The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-17
DUKER GETS I YEARS MORE.
HIs SENTENCE SEkRLr DOUBLED roR
HIs <ITEHPr TO BREAK JAZZ,

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Henry Duker. the eolored horse thief who
came 90 near emitting short the career OF
Sheriff Boesrt OF Bergen county In the county
jail at Hacksnsaek on Sunday. spent Sunday
night in dungeon. ironed from head to foot.
Yesterday morning he was escorted to the
Court House by three deputy sheriis. to one OF
whom he was handcufed, and srraiRned
before Judge Van Allen. The penalty for
Duker's crime was fifteen years 10 the State
prison. but Judge Van Allen. when the man
was nrst arfaigned before him after being
found guilty by jury announced that he un-
derstood Dukcr was penitent and desired to
reform. He sentenced him. accordingly. to
but eight years When the Judge read In
yesterday mornings papers OF Duker's assault
on two women and the sheriff while striving to
escape. he ordered the negro brought before
him again. When DuKer was rcarrsignsd. he
looked sullsn but said nothing
Duker" said the Judge. "elsmsncy Was
exercised in your case because II was believed
that you desired to reform. Your conduct yss-
terdaT shows that Jou never had any such in
tention. You let two other prisoners escape.
and. besides sssaulting two women. almost
murdered the sheriff Of the county. have
reccnsidersd my fret sentence and now re-
sentence you to fifteen years in the State
prison"
Duker said not = word as he was led away
but there was q look on his face which be-
tokened no good TO the oflcers who had him
in charge. Constable Post who was hand
cufied to the prisoner did not notice the looks
the prisoner gave him. and was. in conse-
quenee. taken com pletsly by surprise when. as
he was leading him back to the cell. Duker
suddenly made . DESPERATE effort to break
away
The negro pulled yanksd. and tore at the
handcud. and finding this OF no avail started
down the corridor on q run. dragging the con-
stable after him. When he reached the end Of
tho corridor he set on the constable and .
desperate fight ensued. 1t might have gone
hard with iOst had not the other constaoles
heard the noise OF the struggle and gone 10
was ironed securely. and locked up in the dark
cell lie will be taken To Trenton today. At
inc. two other charges will Le preferred against
Duker. one for att-mp pied IsIl breaking and
Under the direction OF sheriff Bogsrt viSi-
liant search Is beiTg conducted Tor August
pf,sonsrs who escaped Will. Duter was fight
Ing with the sheriff Two State detectives.
assisted by a dozen or more deputy sheriff.
AMI the constabulary OF the entire surrounj-
ing country are ,rearching 70. the men; and.
although they have traced them to halt =
Accurate descriptions of the men have been
large cities within three hundred miles Of
hackensAck. ~ Az OF the hishw1ys Leading to
Weehuwk On. and all Of the ferrles to this cry.
as well as the railroau stations. are heiue
with the Prison and will Know the me lust As
soun as they lay Eyes on hem.
After tn. men lett the prison. II has been
and made for EnelcwooL. hundred armed
men searched from one end OF mat town to the
ing but they could get no trace Of the fleeing
pr. soners. sheriff Eogsrt was OF tho optimism
river tut suOseGuent reports show that they
diI not. Yesterday samuel Boxart "f
reported that on SUNDAY aft-rnoon. when
walking along the T-aneck road. he came
IrnSe and drinking whisSey from q mask.
Bogart as he .Erroached heard one OF the
guess that Niger must have killed the
Sheriff W this time"
When the men saw Bogart they sprang up
that he was not going to Interfere with them
the description Of them given by Bogart there
10 no doubt that they were the escaped prison.
schraslenburr Is only about i've mile, from
HAckrnsark. anh the fleeing men must have
No one cav the two msn alter Docart until I
o'clock Yesterday moInine when one oi The
log iriend-. and Who snsW nothing about the
men. PASSED item on the road about -shteen
called Manuel 90 the New Jersey and sew ork
KAiiroad. The constable Thought he saw
couldn't quite place them. He has seen botn
Of the men in the county Jail time and again,
b. the men he met or the road. IL wasn't un-
ill he got almost to HacktnsaeE that he heard
\. S ssd Ss, Ss Ds
travellers looked so familiar TO him He rode
immediS,eiy to tho Iail and Ieportsd 10 the
Sheriff his meeting with the men. number
Of constable, and deputies were sent out on
the road in the direction OF Manuel to search
Shortly After this. the driver OF beer wagon
rsp:r,ea in hreSensack that he had met
uet. lie recognized Them. he said. and spoke
TO them but theI walked right on. He had
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where thsv made for; One OF them suspected
his motive IN 'tcPnLng and started on . run
and whipped VI hts horses. He didn't stop
Until he got To hackensack. when he reported
When the posse which was sent out. By
shertr Bogert reached Manuel they found by
making Inquiries that the two men had been
and when last .een were making fsr the Wild
formed that there WAS a small unoccupied hut
hack in the woods about three miles. They
beat their way through the woods until thsy
occupancy ABOUT the place, and thsre was no
doubt in the minds or the deputies that the
Two men had been there but short time be-
When las, heard from, the, deputies were
ing TO run across their men at anI none
They are positive that they are In the neigh |
and there IS certain to be a hsht Il they meet
with he deputy sherins. The latter are well |
armed and say thsy wiz take the men back TO
lIackensack they have TO carry them back
col pses.