The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-02
HOBOKEN ATROCITY.
Wayfarer Sandbagged and
Robbed in a Fashionable
Neighborhood.

George s. Ackermann, of No. "a Nor
gan avenue, Brooklyn, was sandbagged
and robbed on Sixth street, between Hud-
son and River streets, Hoboken, about
$3.50 O'Clock last night. He was led to
the place by two strangers, who sudden-
ly turned upon him, inflicted a terrible
blow over his head. then emptied his
pockets, and left him insensible on tha
pavement in front of the First Presby-
terian Church.
The neighborhood is one of the finest in
Hoboken, and is usually carefully patroI-
led by police. The assault however, was
well-umed. Roundsman KiIduff had met
Policeman Kipp, who patrolled the beat
at 9:15 o'clock at Fifth and Washington
streets. two blocks from the scene, Kipp
jumped upon car and rode to Eleventh.
street, where he rang up Headquarters,
reporting things safe everywhere. Police
man McGinnis. on the post adjacent to
Kfppis, ending at Fifth street. reported
at 9:45 o'clock to Sergeant Rathjen,
block from where the assault occurred.
Although Hudson street is generally
we'll traversed throughout the evening"
last night there were few passers-by.
No one witnessed the affair. The watch
man at Stevens Institute, opposite the
church on Sixth street, says he saw
three men running hurriedly down Sixth
street toward River street about the
time of the sandbagging- Nothing att
tracted his attention particularly, he saids
in their demeanor, and he gave the mat
ter no further thought
THE DISCOVERY.
Policeman Kipp had returned from
Eleventh street at 9:45 o'clock, when
boy breathlessly ran up to him and said
a man was lying on the sidewalk in front
of the church. The policeman hurried to
the place and found Ackermann on his
back near the church railing, his head
towards Hudson street. He was about
the middle of the block. Blood was lssu-
ing from his mouth and he was uncon-
scious.
The ambulance conveyed him to the
Second precinct police station, where DR..
two small Jumps on the back OF Acker-
manns head, produced evidently by
some hard instrument. Ackermann was
taken to St. Mary's Hospital, where II
was feared he would not recover This
morning, however, he regained his Senses
and chances for recovery are in his favor.
He talked of the affair this morning, al
though his mind was not clear on some
points.
Fe came from Brooklyn to Hoboken
Yesterday afternoon he said, to collect.
S12 from a friend whose name he had
forgotten. About nine o'clock he left his
friends house, having in his pocket the
downtown, he said, and near Police Head@
quarters met the two men who sand
'>''7 Q 81 mn ASKED THE WAY.
He inquired the way to the ferry. They
offered to pilot him. first inducing him
to enter a saloon. He THINKS the saloon
was near the lower ferry. After drink
ing a few times the men became friendly
and Ackermann confided that he had col
lected the money. The men were both
well dressed, he said, and good looking,
so he had no suspicious. After remain
ing in the gin mill for twenty minutes,
the men suggested that they talk walk.
Ackermann consented. and the three
started up Hudson street They had just
turned the corner of Hudson and sixth
streets when one If the men asked the
time. Ackermann drew towards gas
lamp ten feet away to look at his waten.
Suddenly sharp pang went through MS
head. and he remembered nothing more
When he was found all his pockets were
turned inside out.
The police have a derby hat belonging
to one of the men who committed the
assault They think they nave clue
Ackermann has been a waiter in the PaI-
mer and Sturtevant Hotels, New York;,
He had just lost a job, and had secured
another with the mineral water firm OF
Steinberger at No. 502 Pavonia avenue,
this city. He was to have commences
work this morning. He obtained the
lob through good services he gave the
Steinberger family as waiter at Green
wood Lake last summer.