The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-06
BURGLARSOWN HODOKEN
The Police Are Not Numer.
Gus Enough, and the
Tough Young Thieves
Are Daring.

The facts OF another daring burglary
In Hobokeu have just come to light The
police foe reasons only known to them
selves have kept them secret
On Saturday morning burglars entered
the plumbing shop of McGovern s. Muir
ray. No. So Fourteenth street, and carted
away in a wagon about $500 worth Of
stock.
Early that morning one of the tenants
IN the house saw a man standing near
the door with long piece Of lead pipe in
his hand.
He was evidently on the lookout. and
what be held was a weapon intended to
Kill anybody who interfered with the
work. A skeleton key was used in effect
ing an entrance.
The burglary was discovered by Mr.
Mc6overn and he at once reported the
matter to the police. The police were so
chagrined that they did not tell the re-
porters anything about the robbery.
In Hoboken and all caused by gang Of
young amateur thieves. A man high
in police circles said:-"The police
cannot be blamed for the numerous rob-
berries lately. If you will ask any of the
men they VIII tell you thar tnere
Is !. more more duty being performed
trouble is that the force Is not sufficient
One man has too much ground to cover.
lake for instance First street
between Washington and Willow streets
There are a great many big stores
there, yet this stretch is supposed
to be protected By the men on
least twenty more policemen aud each
man should have permanent post"
Jimmie Halloran Buried.
The funeral of nine-year-old JIM
mie Halloran, who was poisoned
by liquor given to him on
New Years day to>k place
from No. 222 First street, Hoboksn. yes
terday afternoon. When the tiny coffin
was taken from the house, the grief OF
the dead boys mother and sister was
heartrending.
There was a morbid crowd of curiosity
seekers in the street and IL was with
difficulty that the undertaken carried the
| coffin to the hearse.
There was hitch in the burying of the
little fellow. When he died ON Thursday
night his body remained in bed where he
breathed his last. Mrs. Halloran, who
is poor widow was without
means TO provide a decent burial
Several chrritable persons offered to bear
| the burial expenses, but their offer was
| proudly refused. Mr.. John Kerrigan her
/ 5Ou-4u-4aW suc sdlu WOulQ DuTy t0e ld0.
| kerrigan called on Undertaken Grimm of
| First street and came 10 terms with him
and the dead boy was taken from the bed
and placed in an ice box. The under
taker then learned that he might not re-
celve his money right away and the next
| day he went TO the house and took
the corpse out of the ice box
aud put IL back on the bed The follow
ing Jay Undertaken Flaherty, of this city,
took charge Of the funeral. and he buried
4 the body yesterday In Union Hill Gene
| terry.
County Physician Converse has made
an autopsy and found that death was
| directly due to alcoholic coma
| A new fact in the case was learned by
JERSEY CITY News reporter yesterday.
| Mrs. kerrigan, the sister OF the dead
| BOY, on whom he called New
| Years Day, said that when she asked
her brother where he got the Yhiskey he
said John. the saloon keeper gave it to
me. He gave me cupful of whiskey. Mrs.
| kerrigan says she does not know who
| John is.
Coroner Parslow has been directed by
the County Physician to hold an inquest.