The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-17
HIS BLOODY HAND.
A NYack Burglars Desper-
ate Escape From a Jersey
City Policeman.
DID HE MURDER HIS PAL?
Fragments of a Story of Crime
Revealed Through a Railway
Journey.

A general alarm has been sent ont from
Police Headquarters by Superintendent
Smith for the interception OF young
fellow who is believed to have committed
a burglary. and perhaps murder, in N.Y.
ack early this morning. The fellow.
whose clothing was besDattered with
blood and who was laboring under great
mental excitement. was arrested at the
depot of the Erie Railroad on the arrival
OF the 6:15 train on the Northern Railroad
of New Jersey. but on the way to the
police station he ESCAPED from the police
man and he is now at large.
One of the first trains that leaves
Nyack for New York every day is the ex-
press on the Northern Railroad. The
train is due at the depot In Jersey City at
a rule, has very small COM
plement of passengers. As this train
WAS about to leave Nyack, this
morning, many persons about the
depot were talking about a daring rob.
berry that had been committed In the
town in the early morning hours. and Of
desperate struggle which the burglars
had. All the train hands were soon talks
Ing about the burglary, and there was a
great deal of excitement about tha
depot.
Is THIS THE MAN7
Just as the conductor had pulled the
bell cord for the train TO start a young
man dashed into the station, purchased q
ticket for New York. and jumped ou the
moving train. He took a seat in the
smoker" There were only two other
passengers in the car and the new conner
kept ss far apart from them as possible
and pulled his hat down over his eyes
When the conductor came around to
collect the tickets, he sSade startling
discovery. The young man 10 the smoker
as the conductor approached him, became
very nervous. He fuDbled in bis pocket
for some time, and t1nally handed up the
ticket with his right hand. The hand was
covered with blood, and the young man
quickly drew it away. The conductor
looked sharply at the fellow, who tried to
avert his gaze. The conductor noticed,
however, that the fellows hat and coat
were spattered with blood stains.
The conductor was about to question him,
but he decided to bide his time, aud in
stead he went among the other hands and
told them that he had No doubt but what
he had the Nyack burglar was on the
train.
The trainmen held consultation and
| 1t was decided not to say anything to she
suspected burglar or to awaken his sus-
pieions in any waV until Jersey City was
reached. when the programme was to
hand him over to policeman. 1t the fellow
WAS to attempt to leave the tRain before
| interrupted. But the fellow made no ate
tempt TO leave the train until it rolled
| into the Jersey City depot. The conductor
| was one of the first TO leave the train, and
| hurrying into the ferryhouse he told
Policeman McDermotI of his strange pas
senger. The policeman hurried fnte the
depot, and the conductor pointed out the
man.
A DESPERATE RUNNER.
When he saw the policeman, the fellow
| increased his pace, but Policeman Nc
Dernaot5 soon had him by the collar,
"Where did you come fromf" sharply
| demanded the policeman.
None of your business" was the tart
reply.
"Where did you get that bloodi" again
| asked the policeman and he received tha
| same answer.
YOU'D better come along with me-"
| said the policeman, and he started up
| Pavonia avenue with the prisoner. The
| fellow went aloLg quietly enough until
| Henderson street was reached. There he
| suddenly threw up both hands. almost
knocking the policeman from his
| feet. He threw off three coats which he
! wore, and dashed along Henderson street
| towards the Hoboken line. The police-
| man ran after the fellow and fred several
| shots after him, but the fugitive was
| feet runner and soon distanced the po-
| licemau aud made his escape.
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| tilted OF the matter, and he has sent out
| a general alarm. just what crime the
| fellow has committed is not YET known.
but that he is guilty of some serious of
| Tense the police have no doubt.
! The following description of the fugi-
I tive has been sent OUT
| about twenty-five years old, 5 feet 7
| inches in height, smooth face, brown
ulster with black stripes, black beaveE
| hat and black sack aud under COAT"
| THE FELLOWS GRIMES.
| At one o'clock today two pei sons from
| Nyack VINO had been informed by Con-
| ductor Broach- of the capture in Jersey
I City of the blood stained man called at
| intendent Smith was net in, ano the
| Nyack people were much chagrined
wnen they heard of the escape of the fel
| low from the Jersey City police.
| A JEREY CITY NEWS reporter who was
| present, was told there had been five
| burglarles committed in Nyack late last
nign5 and early this morning. Among
| the victims were Mr.. o. H. Frazer,
baker and confectioIer; Mr.. Heath,
4 travelling salesman; Mr.. Gerber and
Lawyer Slater.
DID BE MURDER HIS PAL?
| Mr. Heath sOld the reporter that there
were two burglars and that they had
\ created intense excitement in NYaek.
They bad been traced bytheir footsteps
| in the snow to Tappan where ops of them
| had boarded Conductor Broaeh's tram.
| What depredatioDs the pair had COM
mitted after they left Nyack are not
known. The disappearance of one of the
| burglars and the bloohstRins on the other,
are mystifyinR the police of both citiss.
| e