The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-14
TILL TAPPERS THREE.
Determined Effort to Rob
Garrison's Real Estate
0ffiCe--A Long Chase.

A man ran into the saloon at the COR
ner Of Grove and Montgomery streets
yesterday afternoon about three o'clock.
He was hoGly pursued by a boy OF a BIZ
cycle and a large crowd Of men and boys
GU foot. The man didn't stay in the sa-
loon, he simply passed through it and
made his escape through the rear doc
and over the sheds. The boy on the
bicycle, who seemed to be leading the
pursuit was Harry Dennison, who is en-
ployed by Mr.. William v. Garrison. the
real estate agent of No. 463 Bergen ave-
nue.. The man he was pursuing was one
of three who had attenl pied to tap the till
in MI. Garrison's office. He had chased
the man all The way from tue office to
where he disappeared IN tbs SELDOM.
SUSPICIOUS CONDUCT.
All yesterday morning the three
hung around Mr.. GArrison's place.
They were ail we'll dressed aud respect
able looking, but still they excited sus-
picion. as they seemed to have no definite
object in remaining in The vicinity. They
passed Garrlson's several times singiy,
looking sharply ihto the Office each time.
Finally when Mr.. Garrison was ott, and
the young lady bookkeper was the only
occupant of the Office, one of the men
went In and asked her to change a five
dollar bill. She did so and he departed.
They made no further demonstration
until Mr.. Garrison and the young lady
went away to dinner, and the Office was
in charge of young Dennison. Then
another of them came in aud asked Dem
nison to give him a five for two wos and
a a one dollar bill. Dennison said he
hadn't got it. and then the man asked
him if he had the keys to the I'LL
AND Tnv ,,trrn cafd M nshn
left and presently the third Of
the trio entered and wanted tolook at the
house list. Dennison showed iG to him
and he took II and went into the back
room with it. Dennison followed him
and was wondering why the man should
wan to look at the list there, when he
heard a noise in the front office. He went
to the o and saw "a nan standing be-
the desk. He was the mau who mad
got the change in the morning. Dennison
asked him what he wanted and he said
he wanted to see Mr.. Garrison. When
told that Mr. Garrison was out he de
parted. As soon as he was gone the other
one made an excuse and wentltoo. When
MIR. Garrison came In Harry told him what
had occurred, and on putting all
the circumstances together MI. Garrison
came to the conclusion that they were
after his money, there always being con-
siderable of IL IN the till. He was stand
ing in the doorway a little later when he
two OF the men standing at Fair
mount and Bergen avenues. He Kept
watch on them while Harry went to the
Seventh precinct Station House and got
Detective O'Neill aud Patroiman Brady.
and they started slowly towards them SO
as NOS TO excite their suspicion.
o CHASE.
When they were about baif a block
away, however, the men, who evidently
guessed their intentions, took to their
heels. They ran down Fairmount ave-
pue with the of1cers In hot pursuit. Mr..
Denuison mounted his wheel
down through old Paramount
avenue to the glass house hill. There
they took to the marsh and gave the Off
GERS the slip. Mr.. Brewer, however. saw
trick aud continued on to Grand
sti eet. There he jumped into a buggy
aud told the driver tie circumstances.
He whipped up mis- horses and they went
tearing down Grand street. When they
were at Woodward street they saw the
men come out ny the paint works and
jump CD to the back of a farmers wagon
that WAS going down the street at a good
speed. TIE chase from here was an ex-
citing one. Young Dennison had made
up the two blocks he had lost at the start,
and was not far behind The men, while
Mr.. Brewer was urging his horse to
the utmost Men Joined in the
chase as they went along. and by the
time they got to Jersey avenue there
were a score or more in pursuit. The
thieves left the wagon at Barrow street,
and ran TO York street. In York street
one of them was lost sight of and it was
thought he disappeared in some alley
way. The other one confirmed to Grove
street, and at Montgomery street he dis
appeared in the saloon at the corner.
The police of the First precinct were
notified, and were searching for him all
the afternoon, out could find no trace of
him.
The third thief WAS seen in the neigh
borhood of Garrison's after the other dis
appeared, DIT while Mr.. Garrison went
after a policeman, he got away.