The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
CHASING A THIEF
He Stops His Pursuers Sew
era1 Times with a
Revolver.


Hoboken and up the side of the Hill,
Charles Meyer, professional thief. was
under the Bowers street bridge
by Fireman Braun, of Jersey City
Heights. The fellow was brought to the
Sixth precinct station house, followed by
an immense crowd, and afterwards taken
to the Hoboken Police Headquarters by
Detective GaIlagh and Policeman D. L.
Harrison.
The crime for which Meyer is held is
one of the boldest attempts at thievery
for some time and Chief Donovan is
positive that the prisoner is profess
sionai. At eight o'clock this morning
Mrs. Weller, a young widow, left her
residence, No. 81 Harrison street, Ho-
boken, to visit her mothers house next
door. When she left she forgot to lock
her door, and satchel containing
two gold watches, $50 in money, a
bank book and several shares of Building
and Loan Association stock and some
rings and jewelry was left lying on the
table. She returned to her house in
about ten minutes. AS she was about to
enter fellow passed her on the stoop.
He avoided her look and started to walk
briskly away. She noticed the end of her
satchel sticking out from under his coat,
and at once, woman-like, screamed: This
started the fellow on dead run. Detec-
tive Gallagher, who was standing at the
corner OF First and Monroe streets, heard
the woman's scream and started to the
place. In the meanwhile the fellow had
run up to Second street and down that
street towards the Hill, followed by an
immense crowd. At the Erie tracks, just
as the foremost of his pursuers was about
TO grab him, he turned on them fercely
and, pulling huge revolver, said:-"Get
back or I'll murder you.
Charles Hoffman, the well known livery
stable keeper, said the gun was aimed
dead at him. Hoffman ran back to his
stable, and quickly saddling one of his
thoroughbreds, and getting an immense
revolver again started in pursuit. The
thief had by this time reached half way
up the road which runs alongside of the
would get uncomfortably near, he would
draw his revolver and flourish it. This
always had the effect of keeping his most
ardent pursuers from getting TOO close.
Finally he made detour and climbed up
the side of the hill. He was tagged out,
and appeared to be willing to give up, es-
pecially when he saw Hoffman on horse,
and knew he would be pursued until cap
tured. Just as he was about TO go under
the Bowers street bridge, he was pounced
upon by Fireman Braun, who had seen
the chase and was laying for the thief.
The fellow attempted to draw his re-
volver on Brown, but was too exhausted
to make q strong resistance, and, as sew
eral other people came up, he was carried
off to the Sixth precinct station house.
He was later brought before Sergeant
Marnell. He gave his name as Charles
Meyer, aged thirty-four, of 80 Arch street,
Philadelphia. ALI of the stolen goods
wers found IL his possession When ar
raigned before Recorder McDOnough he
ioufA hof IN xUo or1f INF tho fa lnnk
for rooms, spied the satchel and walked
off with it. When Meyer signed his name
to his statement Chief Donovan noted
something which satisfied him that Meyer
is only an assumed name. When the
prisoner had finished writing his last
name he dotted the letter in Meyer and
then bIushed and attempted to erase it.
Meyers photograph now adorns Chief
Donovan's collection of beauties. He
was later committed TO the County Jail.
An Unknown in the River.
The body Of well-dressed man was
found in the Hackensack River just this
side of Secaucus last night. The body
now awaits identification at Cranes
morgue. The following is description
of the deceaSed:-About fifty years of
age, six feet in height, weight about 100
pounds, black hair, full black beard,
beaver overcoat, diagonal cutaway coat
and vest and trousers of the same mate
rial, white linen shirt, rundown collar,
collar has laundry mark A. 1928, new
underwear. underwear marked A. 1913.
When the body was found the pockets
were turned inside out, and there is a
possibility that the man was robbed and
then thrown overheard.
One Wife Here, Another in Germany.
I Last August Henry Braasch left his
young wife in Germany and sailed for
America to carve out fortune. He
promised to send for her when his fortune
was made. He arrived in Hoboken in
due time and his far away wife was glad
dened by receiving frequent letters from
him. About two months ago the letters
arrived with less frequency and finally
ceased altogether. On Saturday last
Mrs. Braasch arrived on O Bremen steam
er and learned that her husband was liy-
ing with another woman as his wife at
No. Cottage row. She caused war
rant to be issued for his arrest before
Justice Streng, and the faithless husband
was arrested yesterday morning. He is
held in default of bail.
Hoboken Notes.
Mary A. Reilly. of No. Jefferson street,
was committed TO the County Jail yester-
day. She is hopelessiy insane.
Robert Blythe, OF No. 23S Ogden
avenue. Jersey City Heights, caught on
to Tillie Brown. fair but fckle damsel,
early Sunday morning. Titles ways did
not suit Robert and she claims he struck
her. He was arrested by Officer Goode,
and was discharged on payment of S..
Robert White, of New Bedford, Mass.
is lying at St. Mary's Hospital, suffering
from severe injuries received while jump
ing from a train on the West Shore Rail
road at Weehawken yesterday 1t is
thought he will recover.
A fire at No. IS Hudson street called out
the department yesterday. No damage.
Thomas Carr, aged forty years, was
found dead sitting in q chair at the board
ing house, No 63 Clinton street, Hobo
ken. yesterday. His body was removed
TO Cranes morgue and the County Ply
sician notified. Death is supposed to be
due to heart failure.
The Hoboken Camera Club invaded
Kings Wood, back of Weehawken, yes
terday, and succeeded in obtaining many
very beautiful instantaneous photo
graphs OF landscape scenes. The most
successful artist of them all was Ed.
Grltten.
Many Persons Buried Alive. y
"There are plenty Of people moulderine
under the sod says Il physician, ''whe
were \, buried before life became ex
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