The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-22
I. A HOBOKEN GANG.
They Hold Up a 'Longshore-
man at the Point Of
a Revolver.
POLICE CAPTURE FOUR.
Victim and Robbers Held by the
Police Until the Trial
Comes OF.

The Hoboken police raided a notorious
gang at an early hour this morning and
made four arrests. The gang had just
attacked poor fellow and at the point Of
the revolver rifled his pockets. The gang
is known as the Fifth street dock'' gang
They make their headquarters at the foot
Of Fifth street on the river and its MEM
bers have given the police great deal OF
trouble. They sit on lumber piles
and run the growler' until they
are in condition to commit
any crime. When any excursion party
would arrive at the dock the young
toughs would go aboard the barges and
demand beer of the party who had con-
troll of the bar. If they were refused
they would attempt to take away kegs OF
beer by force and generally succeeded.
Wise bartenders G enerally pacifled the
drunken toughs by giving them the
beer.
Last night the members Of the gang
were on the lumber piles drinking beer
as usual. About half-past twelve o'clock
Thomas Barker, young 'longshoreman,
passed the gang on his way to work on
ship near by.
He had got as far as the lumber pile
when out of the darkness jumped John
Kelly. one of the most notorious OF this
gang. In his right hand he held a glean-
ing revolver.
.Hanos up or III shoot" exclaimed
Kelly, at the same time pointing the re-
volver at Barker's breast. BarKer did
not hesitate. He instantly threw his
hands above his head and three other
toughs came out from the lumber pile.
| While Kelly covered Barker with the re-
v0lyer, Henry Miller, another OF the gang,
searched his pockets. He found just ten
| cents, which the gang appropriated
After Barker had been set free he set
up an awful yelling. Sergeant Marneil,
Policemen Joseph and John Kenney,
Werner, Detective KivliR and Chance-
man Meyers were quickly on the scene
and captured four of The gang. At the
station house they registered as John
Hesnan, Henry Miller. No. "A Newark
street, and James Higgings, of No IS
Park avenue.
At the examination before Recorder
McDonough this morning it developed
that Hesnan and Higgins had not taken
any part in the highway robbery, and
they were each sentenced to sixty days
in the peniteptiary as disorderly persons.
Kelly and Miller were committed on a
charge of highway robbery. Barker is
locked up as witness as the police are
determined that the gang shall be broken
| up.
Pastor Freund's Son Arrested.
| Charles Freund, who is accused OF
grand larceny by his father, Pastor
| Freund, of the German Evangelical
Church of Hoboken, was arrested last
night by Policeman Nelson. He was ar
raigned before Recorder McDonough this
| morning and committed for trial. Young
Freund is accused of having stolen from
the room of his sister ruby ring and q
| lady's gold watch. Both articles are val-
ued at Sl25. He pawned both and sold The
pawn tickets to companion When his
| companion learned that the articles were
stolen he eimmediateiy gave the pawn tick
cts to Pastor Freund and they were recoy-
cred. Pastor Freund says he thinks hin
son s mind is unbalanced.
The valencia's Opening.
| The Valencia Boat Club, of Hobokens
held its opening stag racket" at its
handsome new home off Hudson Square
Park in that city yesterday. The club
had sent out large number of invita-