The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-25
VERNIMMER In WAR PAINT
he Plays the Cowboy and
Has Three Warrants Out
Against Him.

Peter Vernimmer, the man of bird and
dog fame, was released from the County
Jail yesterday afternoon upon paym enu
of the SO fine imposed upon him by the
Guand Jury. Peter was sentenced for
having attempted to take the life OF his
wife week or so ago, the story at the
time being fully told in THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS. Sin, Peter has been Gagged up,aud
ana while the one or two friends he mas
left scraped up $40 to pay his fine for him.
his wife and two sons have been dlsposing
of the household furniture and all OF
pet dogs and birds which were salable.
AS soou as Peter was let out yesterday
afternoon he set off in post haste for
home, No. 143 Franklin street, to greet
his CANNES and fouls. Upon failing to
find the animals or his family Peter went
off into frame of mind" and CONF
menced sfamming out what furniture
was left around the rooms at a great
rate. Among other things which had been
sold was a valuable bookcase. Peter
searched through The house for that, but
could not find 1t. He suspected where 1t
was located. and at once prepared him
self for bombardment on the second
hand furniture shop of Mrs. THOMPSON,
at the corner of franklin street and Og-
den avenue.
INvADES THE STORE.
At nine O'Clock last night Mrs. Thomp-
son and several customers were in the
store, one of them striking a bargain on
an old piano. Suddenly someone rusned
in and shouted that Vernlmmer was run
ming towards the place with revolvsrs
and clubs and was going to kill them all.
That was enough. Immediately the
dozen or so people scampered away, leav-
ing Mrs. Thompson and servant girl
from next door alone III the store. Mrs.
Thompson mad barely time to bolt the
doors when Vernimmer was heard out
side, shouting like maniac, anu at bhc
same time he exploded one cartridge OF
the revolver he carried. The bullet struck
the stone steps, and Mrs. Thompson sim
ultalleeusly: eXtinuushel ine three
lighted gas Jets. Vernimmer hurried ~
the stone steps and smashed at the door
with baseball bat. Mrs. lhonlp-
sou ran out OF the deor At
a policeman. In few moments one came
Ia signt. but refused TO arres6 Narlim
mer, as ne mad no warrant to serve.
Vernimmer had, in the meanwhile,
forced an entrance, and stralghtway
spotted the bookcase. lie lifted out
three of the drawers aud ran hurrldly
out IJ was subsequently Ia rned that
he took item TO saloon at the corner of
Central avenue and Franklin street. and
drank up their value. He then skipped
the town, and no one knows where he Is
THREE WARRANTS OUT.
There are three warrants out for
him. One is made by his wife, charging
him with having stolen her yalise last
night, another is made by Mrs. Thomp-
son on the charge of larceny. and third
by a man on Sherman Place, who alleges
that Vermimmer stole one of his dogs
two weeks ago. The mans name could
not pc ascertained.
STALE DOGS, TOO.
Wnen Vermimer made the raid on Mrs
Thompson's store last night he brought
with him three big dogs. which were lost
in The shuttle, evidently. for there are no
traces of them today.
Peter is the mau who drove his pretty
nineteen y years-old daughter Insane from
his treatment of her. He has u dozen
dead dogs lying around his back yard.
who have been a territier TO tue whole
neighborhood for several years.
Mrs. Vermmimer said this morning TO
NEWS reporter that she has moved for
good. She has sold the dogs aud furni-
ture only to get enough money TO live on.
She will now board at some place ou the
Heights, and her sons will provide money
for her suSteQance,