The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-16
THE ILBE ARRESTS.
Sergeants Rathjen and Tanning
Tell the Same Old Story.

Before the close OF the Elbe investiga-
tion before Governor Albeit in Green
vile yesterday James FiIzwlliams. a re-
porter. testifed;-'T went down to The
Bremen cock about one o'clock in the
morning Of October ). saw some police
men coming off the dock with some pris-
oners and followed them to the station
house. l also went down later in the
morning, when other arrests were made,
and followed the prisoners to the station
house. | did not see Policeman Ryan.
There was no clubbing at the time of
either arrest
RATHJEN's STORY.
Sergeant Rathjen testIfied:-'On the
morning of October ) l was of duty.
was going along River street towards my
home when Mr.. Koffs, storekeeper,
said to me, 4 am afraid some of the
sailors are killing policeman on
Stenck's saloon and borrowed a
long club and ran towards
the dock. On the wy met Chaneeman
Kip. We ran towards the dock and saw
a fellow named Meickle kicking Ryan.
was about TO run towards him when
was knocked down and kicked. My hat
was knocked of and have never seen it
went back TO the station house. got some
more men and went back 10 the dock
The officers were on the gang plank and
refused TO allow US TO 90 on board. l tried
10 reason with them, as did also Sergeant
Tanning. Some one said let go;' a few
blows were struck and We all went
aboard and made the arrests. l made
complaint IN the morning and arrested
the two officers who were identified as in
terferlng with the arrests. | told the Off
GERS ia English and German that one of
our men had been murdered. l WAS told
that the rIngIeader's name was Behrens,
and that he escaped on board lighter.
We have often been requested to make
arrests from the slip"
FANNISG's VERSION.
Sergeant Tanning tesJiTied:-.I have
been on the police force ten years About
one O'Clock on the morning of October 5,
1859 / was standing at the corner Of
Fifth and Washington streets. when
some men came along and said:-You
had better 90 down 10 River street
Denny Ryan is getting licked | ran
down River street. | learned that there
was a fight on the dock. / went down
the dock, when / met Sergeant Rathjen
leading Ryan. could not recognize him.
he was bleeding so. Sergeant Rathjen
said:-'There is no use going down
there with few officers. There are about
twenty there, and we will be murdered.
We obtained assistance and went down
to the ship and tried to 90 aboard. The
officers on board refused to allow US 10 90
on. / said:-'Instead of preventing us,
you should help u.s. They were then
pushed out of the way. l stood at one
gsngway and Policeman McAieer at the
other. We made several arrests, and
brought the prisoners 10 the station
house DIR. Heller was there dressing
Ryan's injuries. took Ryan 10 the hos
pital. l did not 90 back to the ship. These
firemen give as much trouble, e. specially
in the summer time. They go around tne
city drinking and carousing and seldom
20 aboard their ships sober"
EIvLoN's TALE.
Detective klyion tesufed:-.I have
beeu connected with the police force for
twenty-three years. On the night of Oe-
tober 4, was IN the police station with
Policemen McAleer and Barker. A tele-
phone message was received saying that
some policemen were wounded At the
Bremen DOCK snd that there had been a
muss there. We went down. lmet Ser