The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-05
SAuDBAGGHD IN 4 STORE
G. Robarts Knocked Insen-
sible This Morning His
Assaildnt Escapes.

At eleven O'Clock this morning fellow
whom the police believe TO De pro-
fessional crook entered a saloon in Wash
inGton street, Hobokeu. and sandbagged
the proprietor. 1t was evidently his in
tention to knock the proprietor insepsible
and rife the money drawn but his scheme
failed. The police are hunting the city
high and low for him but up to three
O'clock he had not been captured.
u. Robarts was the victim of the as
sault. He conducts a liquor establish
ment in the basement of No. 66 Wash
ington street. He is F:enchman and
does large business.
Last Friday afternoon well dressed
man entered his saloon and called for
glass of whiskey. Robarts noticed him
particularly, as he seemed to scan the
place closely. Tine stranger was about
thirty-fve years old, 5 feet 8 inches in
height, and had brown mustache. As
Is customary, RobartS took the fellow in
the rear of the store, poured the whiskey
from bottle and placed it on a barrel.
Most of Kobarts' business is wholesale
ana he has no accommodations for retail
trade.
This morning about nine o'clock
Robert was somewhat surprised when
the stranger came into his place again.
ln the store at the time WAS young
Frencnman whom Roberts had employed
to help him. This young man was in the
store when the stranger called before.
. The stranger seemed uneasy and drank
the whiskey with one gulp. lie then
left.
About half-past ten o'clock two little
boys entered the place. They were
typical street gamins. One OF them
handed Mr.. Robarts an order calling for
q lot of wine and whisky TO be delivered
Immediately to No. 105S Bloomfield street.
Boberts and his clark set about preparing
the order, and very soon the clerk left
the store with it.
THE STRANGE ASSAILANT.
The clerk nad been gone about ten
minutes when the stranger again entered
the saloon. He called for another glass
OF whisky. The proprietor noticed tnst
he was more nervous than before, bflt
little suspected that he was soon TO be
made the victim OF deadly assault.
Robarts had served the whisky and
had his back turned to draw some water
when he felt a severe blow Oh the back
of the head. He looked up at the cell
ing thinking it was falling down and
just wheeled about when he saw his
strange customer with ffendish look on
his face and with something upraised
over bis head. Another blow de scended
and then the stranger dropping his
weapon ran into the street aud escaped.
Robarls made an outcry aud a crowd
quickly gathered. A policeman arrived
but there was no trace or the fellow in
the vicinity. The weapon that the fellow
used WAS found on the floor where he had
dropped it. II was brown ladies stocking
filled with sand and soaked with water.
Roberts is u tall man aud this probably
saved him from being knocked insensbls
His assailant was q small man. and it Is
supposed that when about to strike the
knockout blow his heart failed him and
weakened the force of the blow.
About half an hour after being sent
out the clerk returned with the liquors
which had neen ordered ny the boys. the
order was TAXED and there was no such
number. The police are looking for the
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