The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-05
ROBBHRIBS TN HOBOKEN.
The Police Baffled By a
Gang of Young Sneak
Thieves.

Several successful robberies have been
perpetuated in Hoboken recently. and the
police are inclined to believe that a gang
of sneak thieves are working the city.
AS soon as the police would get fairly
started on one case, another would be
reported.
On last thursday the saloon of William
Cliff, corner of Second street and Park
avenue, was entered and a tan box con-
tanning 81, 100 abstracted from behind the
bar while the proprietor was outside on
the sidewalk. A couple of days later the
same game was worked on Fred Hagens,
the saloonkeeper at Eleventh and Wash
ington streets. Sixty dollars was taken.
The police are inclined to believe that
both of the robberfes were worked by one
party.
On the same day as the Hagen's rob
bery, plausible stranger engaged Mrs.
Husie in conversation in her residence,
No. 400 Bloomfield street, while another
fellow stole S23.
Some time Sunday morning burglars
effected an entrance into the barber shop
of Fred Schultz on Eleventh street, and
captured considerable booty. The police
are completely baffled and the patrolmen
have orders to keep their eyes open.
All the Cells Were Filled.
There was a rare occurrence in the Ho-
boken Police Station last night. AS early
as seven o'clock policemen began to arrive
with prisoners. Finally at midnight the
fourteen cells were occupied, and the ser
geant was waiting patiently for the fif-
teenth, but he waited in vain. This is
very rare event at the Station house, and
has only happened once before
OF course this morning was heavy one
in the court. The following were some of
no nrroi ion of,fc a
drew and Julia Keating, OF No. "a Willow
avenue, charged with disorderly conduct
by Ella McKeever, were fined S5 each;
Patrick Carmody, a longshoreman, of No.
6S Clinton street. charged with as
sault and battery by Michael
Henry CHASER. of No. 50 Jefferson street,
and William Coppinger, charged with
being disorderly by Louis Lowenstein, of
No. $50 First street, were bailed to keep
the peace; John Jacobs, a twelve-year-
old school boy, of No. SO River street,
charged by Lee Wah, Chinaman, of No.
S3 Washington street, with malicious
mischief, was sentenced to fifteen days in
the County Jail; John Mewes, of No. PSI
First street, charged by Fred kathmeyer,
of No. 23 jackson street, with assault and
battery was bailed for trial; William Lee
roy, Of No. 107 Seventh street, charged
with disorderly conduct by Mrs. Torpey,
was fined $5; John Dunn and William
McGinnis, two suspicious characters,
picked up by Detective kivlon and Po-
liceman DAWN, were sentenced to the
penitentiary for ninety days.
Lost His Son and $500.
Contractor Donnelly. of tins city,
mourns the loss of his son James and
$500. Donnelly has been doing much
work in Hoboken lately. He has en-
ployed about one hundred men. On Sat
urday he sent his son James to a. bank
to cash certified check for S1,S00,
and with orders TO pay the men oil.
james performed the first part of his
errand. but he neglected the latter. He
drew the money from the bank and has
not been seen since.
The men waited patiently for their
money, but it was not forthcoming, and
they were compelled to wait until yester-
| day, when Mr.. Donnelly paid them off.
Young Donnelly is twenty-one years Of
age and is said to be a liberal spender.
His father is one of the wealthiest con-
/ tractors in the county and is nearly dis
! tracted at his sons rash act.
Hoboien Notes.
The first annual picnic of the Inde-
| pendent Frauen- -Bund No. l, of Hoboken,
| was held at Kroebel's Pask, Jersey City
Heights, last night. 1t was pleasing
success. The officers of the society ares
| President, Mrs. Dorothea Beute; second
| president, Henriette Woelfel; secretary,
| Mrs. Katherine Koehling; second sec
retary, Mrs. Henriette Peters; schatzm,
| Mrs. Louise Hartwitch.
| Policeman Otto Kaufman and family
| will go to Athens, Greene county N. Y.
| tomorrow, and will return in a week.
| EfMartin Burke, the captain of the canal
| boat Thistle, lying in she D., L. Il w.
basin, came to the station house yester-
| day with blood flowing from an ugly
| wound in his scalp. Burke said he had
been struck with poker in the hands of
! John Kenny, a fellow boatman. DR.. Hell
| fer dressed the mans wounds.
The annual picnic of ST. Joseph's Ly-
| ceum will be held at Pohlmann's pavilion
on August 25.
The free bath is extensively patro nized
these days.