The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-18
SKIPPED FROM THE COP"
Hoboken's Youthful Burg
lar Breaks Away on
the Road to Jail.

George Lintner, the seyenteen-year-o
youth who was arrested in Hoboken for
breaking into the Rosedale Boat Club
House, escaped while being taken to the
County Jail yesterday afternoon. After
the examination by the Recorder yester-
day morning, Lintner ahd his pal, Oscar,
were taken back to the cells. 1t was in
tended to transfer them to the County
Jail some time during the morning, but
as Sergeant Rathjen had reason to believe
that Lintner was wanted for crime COM
mitted on Garden street. he was held for
Identification, but as the party failed to
identity him it was decided to send him
to Jail.
In the meanwhile Owens had been
bailed. Lintner was placed in charge of
Policeman Joe Kenny. The ''nippersn
were not brought into use, Joe saying
that they were not necessary. Before
leaving the station house Policeman
Weihr cautioned Joe, telling him that he
had a very slippery eel to deal with, but
Joe only laughed and the prisoner and
the policeman left the station house arm
in arm.
Just as the policeman placed his foot on
the first step of the elevated station Lint
ner, by great effort, wrenched himself
free from the policeman's grasp and
darted Off. Joe was after him in a min
ute. Then ensued an exciting chase.
The boy ran down Ferry street to Garden.
with the policeman In hot pursuit, but
Joe was no match for the young criminal
and he was soon lost to sight.
Joe returned to the station house very
much crestfailen, but says he will not
sleep wink until he recaptures his pris-
oner.
the boldest little thieves in existence, and
the police say that he cannot remain at
large very long, owing to his fondness for
getting in scrapes.
Insane and Batty.'
There seems to be an epidemic of crazy
people in Hoboken. Whether it is the
weather or bod whiskey is not known,
but the police are inclined to believe it is
the latter.
Last night Henry Bungar, sailor on
one of the Bremen steamers, came ashore.
He appeared rational enough before leav-
ing the ship. About nine o'clock Police
man Detters noticed him acting strange.
| ly on River street. He would look in the
windows OF the dwellings on that street
and try the door knobs. When ques-
| toned, he said he was looking for his
| ship. This morning in court he imagined
he was aboard ship and addressed Re-
corder McDonough as captain. He was
| committed.
| William Miller, a dealer in fishing
tackle at No. As Newark street, was also,
| to use the v9rnacular, very "battyo early
| this morning. He fiourished loaded re-
volver in the air and cut swath among
the fair pedestrians on Newark street at
| that hour. Policeman Whitlock hap
pened along and managed to take the re-
| volver away from him after a struggle.
| He said Mt the police station that two per-
| sons were trying to ruin his business. II g
| will be examined as to his sanity.
| The Dead Mans Barrel.
| A morbid crowd of curiosity seekers
visited the Thingvalia docks in Hoboken
this morning. expecting to see the barrel
in which the remains OF the man who was
| murdered in Denmark had been shipped
| to this country.
| The barrel with its horrible contents
| was located on the upper portion of the
dock, and nobody was allowed to look at
| it without the permission of the watch
| man. 1t was brought on the dock last
| night, and the utmost secrecy prevailed,
| but the news that the murdered mans
remains were on the dock spread like
| wildfire and great crowd soon gathered.
| Through the courtesy of the watchman
/ was allowed to look at the barrel. There
was no difficulty in locating it, as hor-
1 rible stencil arose from it. The barrel is
| an ordinary soap barrel and the seal of
the public store is still on it. The words
"Beersford & Co.. Racine, Wis.," were
printed artistically with marking ink.
This was the original destination of the
cask. On the side was tag which stated
| that the barrel was to be shipped to the
| Danish police by order of the Danish
| Counsel in New York. The barrel will
be shipped on the Thingvalia which
| sails tomorrow.
Charges Against Sullivan.
| At the meeting of the Hoboken Board
of Education last night School Trustee
| Darcy preferred charges of derelictior
| of duty against Janitor Sullivan, of the
| High School, in failing to notify the
| Board of his change of residence Mr.
| Sullivan now lives in Harlem After the
charges were made Mr. Sullivan was
cited to appear before the Board at ITS