The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-26
JERSEY POLICEMEN SHOT
ONE Nv ELtziBETH AM ruE oryy,
Nv NEU4Rh.
The second Wounded Toying 60 t,,s,c.u,
thu Thee Men who Shot the Fir.t-t,.
First IL HRdtv Hart, but NJ, u.c,,..


The Second Wounded Tryine 60 tc,.r...,
thu Three Men Nho shot the Pr, -
First IL Hadiy Hurt, bat NJ, U.,,,.
ELIZABETH Jan. 25.-Policemar r.,-,,
Martz was shot on NortA avenue at d, 5......,
this morning by three men whom us sflf,.
and tried to search. MART Carries ..a v.,t, I'D,
save n long NJ ght stick. lis btat .a..o,
the extreme outskirts 81 tho cits .u.., .,
does picket duty. watching Tor tu.s,r, v.,
make raids from Newark Wnun lac moot .f.,
three mon they we're beading tur t.e I.,f,.t.
vana Railroad tracks. aal thuiga.t,,.,. seen. a
suspicious. On being dur~tIoacl iy t.o.rN
lccman they sail thoy were .l tiy'rv.vt g. .,
this city TO Newark. enc Ct tho tnsea ,.,
was taller than his comrurt'ha. wore IL .r,
ulster. Mnrta started to search LM ur c,..
denccs OF theft.
As he dill 80 ono " tho othe.s q. .,.r.
vor from his coat pocket AMI % r4 q, s.as..-
lceman The ball entcre tao .l.,,istf..,.
When the roliceman's long n.E,t 81. d. IA,
then brought into rlay upon t,e ',I mans
head. the third man fired polnt bau.utri ...
The bullet crashed against tIo ti.s.t...
glanced down and plouGhyd n.. u- 3D.. q
Tho policeman lot 60 " the tu..,.ln .-I ....
gan to back away, rappnR for a.,., -..
shower Of bullets was sent uitU. I#.t.l.tr.
desporadoes one bullet floHgl.I 10 'lrr '
in his left side tho others wotf Wide t.....,
his clothing shows holes muIn 3d., af l-..,
twelve. The three mon d,stiY"ur.E B.. Ola.
darkness after they had cwu,t"u the. ...y..
vers. They went toward Newark.
Bleeding and exhausted, Mar ,'a-... 4 n,
the tower house at North a,yruo ,..r. ID,
was met by Policeman Mar,la, wa, r.. Co.,,
but block away. The latter IT,. -....'.
flash Of the revovers ms the th,rr ...... ....t Al,
his comrade. but was then too far ava, '. ...-
The wounded policeman was ,aar, ., ,.,
hospital. whore two bullets WNlo lo. p,... ....
his body Tho wound in his III eh vs. ...
by 32-calibre bullet from rim l"""a-'r q.
The hail passed. through thu thisi H..E.
cut out from Just under the sLIu ,. a.s. b..
pusite side.
on the chin, srlnterlng the huur ur sl.a-
ping the lead. The bullet then WrH' .-.u . d
neck and passed almost thrnuEr. ul--..- 3
lugulai vein 10y Il fraction Of an WHH. T.
piece of lead was removed b. cutting rom -
back OF tho neck. It's rough ei- l. l.a.s
dangerous wound. The thir,i VIII Nr- =
cash several in hes long Just HuuyHtHr 1..
Policeman MartI may recover in sHt, u us
Kilograms from this city arqualHt,I M,
Newark police OF the ARRAY, mn | the men 4
Newnrk's picket line were notIleh 60 watch
for MnrtH'z aRsailants search uart"- muri
also sent into the interlyinE district 'y auh
the Elizabeth and Newark derattq"uts.
The three men who hal shot MART mans
aged to escape detection, however until Ia
were well into Newark. NJ Freljughnys 4
avenue and Elm street Policemen stats AMI
ONeill met three men answering such les.
ecriution as Martz could give Of his asst IaHi4.
ONcill and Stats stopped tho men and ita-.
toned them. Evasiye replies were given. and
when ONeill asked II they came from tus
city, a pistol shot was the answer. aud tUs
three men started to run.
The shot was fred directly at O'Ncills fa,N,
but the bullet flew wide. Ns they ran. tAs
fugitives divided. one going down side street,
the others continuing on Ereltnghuysen
avenue. The policemen gave chase. and Q
running fire was kept up.
one bullet pa sscd through Poll 'emAn Staa'Es
helmet cutting away his number 80" ANnr
chasing the two men for many blocks StaAt4
felt a pain in his arm and discovered he h
been wounded. lie gave up tho chase. UNr |
failed to catch his man also. but was =
wounded.
Later in the morning three mon were 4
rested in Jersey city. They had travelled M \
were not the mon wanted. 30 iNr Hs can % I
nscertained, no robbery was committed III ia.
city last night.
The description OF two of Martz's assailantA
agrees in a remarkable manner with that %
the two men who. on the night of Jan. IL. al 4
most killed Gustav horn. n Jeweller on BrOa
street here and afterwsrd looted his store ID
Is believed that the men are members OF 4
gang OF burglars with headquarters IN New
ark. which makes excursions into all thd
neighboring cities and towns
Tho man who slashed Policeman MnrtI4
over a year ago at nearly the same spot where
the attack was made on Policeman MART. and
the sneak thief who wounded Detective Mo-
Grail at J. j. Coyne's residence on West Grand
street last spring. are believed to be members
OF this gang.