The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-08
~BR0OMSTICK FOR A KEY.
BOLD W0RK OFJEWELRK THIEVES
IN HARRISON.

of the Mel Cap~tured-News from All
Parts of the State.
Considerable excitement was Gre
ated in Harrison last evening on ac-
count of a bold attempt to rob the
iewelry store of ]. E. Crawford, No.
211 Arlington avenue. Shortly after
nine o'clock three young men were
seen lettering about in front OF the
above place. One of these men, pre-
tending to look into the window,
stuck a stout stick of wood in the
handle of the door, locking the in
mates in. while one of the others
smashed the show window in with a
brick. and thrusting his hand in,
grabbed three gold watches, one sill
yer watch and a quantity of scarf pins
and rings. The proprietOr's son
Thomas, at the crashing of the win
dow. rushed to the door only to find
himself locked in, but acting with
promptness, he seized an iron ban ~
ing near and broke the handle OF n
door, only to see the thieves dlsap-
pear into Second street. Starting
after them on a full run, he u
for help.
Sergeant Egan was already in pur-
suit and chased the thieves up Second
street, down Jersey street into Flrst
street. and across into the Pennsyl-
yapia Railroad yards, where one of
the thieves fred one shot at the police
man and ran between the cars. Ser
geant Egan rushed after him, closely
followed by Alderman Kerr. who had
been attracted by the shouts of young
Crawford, and q large crowd of per
sons, who, however, kept at a respect
full distance, having a wholesome
regard for the thief's revolver. Asthe
thief dashed down between the cars
he ran into a pile of lime that had been
dumped there, and the ball from
Policeman Egan's revolver, which he
fired as he was pursuing the thief,
passing uncomfortably close to his
head, and being unaqle to get to his
feet before the policeman was upon
him, he gave himself up.
The other two thieves successfully
made their escape. Sergeant Egan
IN marched his prisoner to the station
house, where the stolen property was
found in his possession, with the ex-
ception of the scarf pins and rings.
Captain MeManas, of the Second pre-
cinct. hearing of the attempt, at once
6IdIDtu lOI 1ldl 1DO1A, lAA ~ ~
this time, promptly recognized the
prisoner as the notorious Benjamin
Mccarthy, alias Plug Mccarthy, of
No. i Arlington street, Newark, who
has Just been released from State
Prison, having served his third term.
A House-Maid Gets a Verdict.
Judge Miller and a jury were occu-
pied all day yesterday at the Second
District Court, at Newark, with the
suit Of Bridget Devine against Harry
N. Smith and Cornelia Smith. The
plaintiff was a servant in the employ
of the Smiths, and on July IS, 1889, a
gold watch was missed from n of
the bedrooms. Detectives Carroll
and Walker were called in and ar
rested Bridget Devine, and Mrs.
Smith preferred a charge OF larceny
and she was locked up. After Bridget
had been in Jail a few days the watch
was found by the Smiths in a store
room and the plaintiff was discharged.
Consequently she sued yesterday for
5000 for malicious prosecution. The
jury went out at n o'clock and it
was four o'clock in the afternoon
when they returned with a verdict,
giving the plaintiff 800 damages.
Abner Kalisch appeared for the plain
tiff.
A Contractor Makes an Assignment.
Alfred P. Heron. the carpenter and
builder, residing on Spring street,
Trenton, has made an assignment. and
his affairs are being Strengthened out by
lawyer. The liabilities will amount
to about 1922, 900, and the assets will not
reach $40, 900. The creditors in that
city are Alex. Dunn, G. Anderson,
William H. White, Doyle s. White,
and Donohue & Nolan. The liabilities
are more in the shape of floating pa
per than of material. Mr.. Heron has
erected a large number Of houses on
Spring street, and that neighborhood,
above Calhoun street.
A CoIored Woman's Trance.
A remarkable case has come to the
attention of medical men in the neigh
borhood of Bridgeton. Mrs. Andrew
Manship is a colored woman between
seventy and eighty years of age, who
was formerly a slave. She o re-
sides at the colored settlement known
as Tehokaville, near Bridgeton. For
seven days she has been lying in a
trance, and for four days and a half
had not taken food, drink or medicine
of any kind.
Yesterday she suddenly aroused
from her trance, seemingly in better
health than ever. Her attending ply
stefan was daily expecting her death,
and pronouncest it one of the strangest
cases hat eve came under his obser-
walton.
DIR. NTcCosk to Lecture at Princeton.
The Rev. DR.. McCosh has announced
his intention of giving a course of lee
lures at Princeton, which will begin
next Thursday. The subject Of the
course will be, 1.-THE Prevailing Phil
osophers-Can They Logically Reach
Reality?'' DR.. McCosh's realism Ii
much priced by the students, and hi,
consent to lecture again this year ii
hailed with great JOY on the part O
the venerable doctors admirers.
Mrs. Ballantine's Tea.
Mrs. Robert +. Ballantine gave /;
tea yesterday afternoon in honor o
her daughter, Mrs. John o. III. Pitney
nee Miss Roberta Ballantine. Mrs
BaIlantine was assisted in receivin,
her guests by Mrs. j. 0. II. Pitne,
and Mrc CharIoc RraA1av Ahnnr