The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
DOWN TOWN Thief HUNT.
Two Culprits Bagged After
a Hot Pursuit and Pistol
Shooting By Pearson.

Lower Montgomery street and Elk :
change place were the scene of an excit-
ing .'saop thief chase as half-past elev ell
today. which for a few minutes filled the
streets with all sorts aud conditions OF
people, and made vacant nearly all
places of business in the neigh
lborhood. The shouts of "sJo.
thief" were punctuated by the
report OF Detective Psarson's pistol n
the capture of two fugiJives, the alleged
thieves. was foilowea py a huoDdo Of
questions and animated narratives OF
what everybody saw and everybody |
and thought about it.
THE FACTS OF THE CASE.
The Iaree-inasted scho ,rer Mary j.
Chadwick arrived at the Black Tom dock
on Saturday last with a load of piles
from St. Johns. N. b. That night her
Captain. jeremiah Donovan, discharged
his COOK, Louis Nevins, and put Joseph
Craig, a colored youth OF 20 years, q ma
tive of the West Indies. in his place.
Nevins left and Craig attended to tue
cooking all right until last night. Yes
terday the Captain went ashore
and left the cook in charge OF the
schooner. When he returned last even
ing Craig was missing. So was about
everything of value of the captains per
sonal effects that he had left on the Yea
Gel, HIS JIuuh anu CACotS AaN oSSh
p%iliaged.s He missed three suits OF
clothes, a watch, W chaius, his shirts
and underwear and various articles, al
worth about 500, were gone.
gNEvINS WAS OBSERVED
Captain Donovan learned that Nevins
had been on the schooner during his ao-
sence, aud that Nevins had urged Craig
10 leave. They left the boat together.
Captain Donovan hunted In Jersey
City Tor Nevius aud Craig last night and
this morning and toward noon he saw
them in Hudson street walking toward
Exchange place. He started after
Them but they saw him and rae.
He shouted. stop thief" aud gave
chase. Nevins carried a bundle and
Craig a salchel which handicapped them
hsavlly. and the bundle and satchel were
cropped in Exchange Place. DOnovan's
shout and the spectacle filed the streetln
snort order from offices. stores aud sa-
looms. Dignt1ed lawyers came out 10 see
what it was all about, and typewriter
girls in the Fuller building mad reserved
seats at the windows.
Pa trolman Higgins heard the tumuli
and confronted The fugltiyes. They de
them.
THE CAPTURE.
They turned like feet footed wild beasts
and dashed up Exchange place Into
Montgomery street. Detectives Pearson
and Mcbride saw them from Exchange
place. Pearson Is in it when
there's any sprinting to be done in the
police line. aud he tool after Craig VINE
ran like a deer. Mcbride captured New
ms, who COULDN'T see the use
OF running any more. Craig turned into
Green street and snot through {
hole IN the fence by he Pennsylvan u
Railroad. He was running up The rail
road bank when Pearson appeared
through the same hole. II Craig could
have got among the sidetfacked cars
or on the other side Of tne
Yailroad he would have hat
q good chance to elude the
pufsuer. Pearson appreciated the fast
aud, drawing his revolver, ordered Craig
to stop and followed This up by discharg
lug the pistol. Craig hated prompts
nj thestwo prisoners n Donovan rode
TO Police Headquarters III the patrol
| wagon which higgins had called.
Il RECOVERED.
Captain D5novAu found all MIS- stolen
properly, includiag a dollar, in the
| satcisel n spuudle. Craig denied thu
ne stole the thugs or that ne knew Of tht
| theft. and Nevins declared that he alone
| did The stealing, aud that Craig WA
Ignorant Of it. Craig did not exptail
why he ran when he saw Captain Dome
van. Neyius and Craig were lock ed q
| Tor exslninaE[on tomorrow.