The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-17
A REIGN OF TERROR
Over Forty Robberies Com
mitted in Hob0ken in a
Few Months.
THE POLICE FORCE TOO SMALL
1t Is Believed That Duhrkoop's
Arrest Will Lead to the
Capture of the Gang.

The Hoboken police believe that In the
arrest Of young Duhrkoop. when he and
companion were about to break into Hub
bells iewelry shop on Monday night, Will
lead TO the detection Of the thieves who
FOR six months past have been committing
burglaries in that city with impunity-
Although the police were unusually vigi-
liant the most daring burglaries were
there was a veritable reign of terror In
fact, a robbery was OF such frequent oc-
currence that the question could be heard
every morning at the station house,
Whose place was cracked last nj ghts"
AT a recent meeting Of the Board Of
Police Comm issioners resolution was
offered by Commissioner Utz ordering the
Chief to report TO the Board the number
Of robberies that were committed in the
past six months and what had been done
for the detection OF the thieves The
Cbief's report. which was presented at
the meeting of the Board on Monday
night. showed most startling state OF
affairs.
On July the feed store Of Nevin 8 Co,
on River street was entered, the lock and
hinges Of the safe broken, bnt nothing
taken. On the same night the soda water
factory OF j. Puck & Co., next door TO
Nevin & Co.. was entered. but nothing
taken. On July 6 the apartment OF j. C.
White. No. 334 Washington street, was
entered. but the thieves were frightened
off. On July the liquor store OF Martin
Guilfoyle on Newark street was entered
and stock valued at so taken. The thieves
were caught in this case aud the prop
erty recovered. On July l6the liquor store
Of Cornelius Jahen was entered and IS
worth of stock taken.
Barnes, No. p Washington street. were
entered and watches and clothing to the
value of 500 taken.
From July 10 to September there were
nine robberies committed.
On October B Otto Lutz. or No. 93 jack
son street, was rosbed of S24 by gur-
glars
From October 8 until November Is
there were twelve burglaries committed
The night Of November IS was red let
ter ore for the thieves Incredible as it
may seem there were five places entered
that night The following were the
places:-Tne liquor store of Henry Ringe,
No 70 River street; the liquor store Of c.
j. Donovan, corner Newark aud Hudson
streets tine Chief OF Police lives over the
saloon;) the liquor store OF l. Linnewerth
directly Opposite; the liquor store Of Mike
of Louis Fricke. corner OF Ferry street
and Park avenue.
From this date until December 2. there
were half dozen more cracks" On
the afternoon of Jnly 81, some persons
entered the saloon of William Cliff. at the
corner OF Second street and PARK avenue,
and stole 81. coo which was In TIN box
behind the bar. The thief or thieves
were never captured,
According 70 the Chiefs report over
forty burglaries have been Committed.
but the total amount taken in all the
robberies, with the exception OF Gifts,
would not make one good haul The
work has been done by amateurs. IL i5
thought that gang of young fellows OF
the Dahrkoop stripe are responsible Tor
the reign of terror They know the posts
of the policemen and know all the
rounds and have thus far
9ssn Tsat Tsey sss poIiss oqrsy force eisapS 4.
sufficient there is no doubt Ii the men
did not have so much territory TO cover
there would be fewer rObberIes- On
Monday Robert Bender, young English
man who was formerly employed in the
hnickerbocker Garden, was arrested on
suspicion of being one OF the gang lt Is
thought that DuhrKoop viii squeai on
his pals.
The Mayor Married Them.
CQOEI11 dlltI LuEcc y CAoCA y cckc&t<n% a.
ternoon, when Mayor Grassman was
about TO leave his Office at the Hoboken
City Hall, young couple entered the
City Clerks Office. IL was plain TO be
seen that they were Italians. In q bust-
ness-like manner the woman's companion
asked Mayor Grassman's private secre-
tary, Charles Vincena Darcy, II His
Honor was in. On being answered in the
affirmative they said that they wanted 70
be married. The Mayor was called and .
messenger sent TO Assessor Dollard's Of
fee for Mr.. Dollard to act as g witness
The young man said his name was
Joseph Ripetti, and his companion said
the was Mary ParodL They came from
the ciassic precincts OF Baxter street,
New York. After the ceremony had
been performed Assessor Dollard made
move as il he was about 10 kiss the
blushing bride, but her husband antici-
pated him and jumped between them
Jimmie SAYS he had no intention OF in
dulgiug In OSCILLATION. but was about e
get his hat
It is only last April that the Mayor
married Joseph 10 another sunny
daughter of italy. Joseph said yesterday
that his wife had died. The woman he
married was young widow. They saved
s. by coming to Hoboken TO get mar
ried.
Jacobs Hoboken Theatre.
Seldom has this pretty theatre held .
more crowded or delighted audience than
that which witnessed the second perform
ance of 1.-The Stepdaughters' last night
The play portrays the devotion OF an Irish
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