The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-19
DRUNK, NOT DRUGGHD.
A Prominent Orange Citizen
Robbed and Thrown Out Of
a Cab in Hoboken.

As Chief of Police Donovan and OhiceE
Weinthal of Hoboken Police Headquar-
ters were walking down Hudson street
near First street, last night shortly
before eleven O'Clock, a cab driven very
rapidly passed them going up Hudson
street. They thought the circumstance
very strange ana had good reasons
for so thinking, when upon reaching
Hudson place one block further down
they came across the body of a man ly-
ing in the gutter apparently dead.
Upon examining him closely they dis
covered that he was only unconscious.
Calling assistance the Chief left Wein-
thai and several men who had come at
their call, to carry the man TO Head
quarters while he ran on ahead and
telephonea to the Twelfth street pre-
cinet to stop any cab going over the
Fourteenth street ferry
Captain flaming of the Twelfth street
station sent two officers Immediately to
the ferry, but they were just TIVE min
utes too late, as they learned that cab
had driven up very rapidly and gone
over TO New York on the eleven o'clock
boat. Captain flaming teIephoned the
information to Chief Donovan, VINO then
detailed Detective Fenton upon the case.
F'enton went to New York over the
Fourteenth street ferry. but returned
a couple Of hours later. after fruitiess
search for the eabby.
ONLY BEASTLY DRUNK.
In the meantime Dr. Simon had ar
rived and examined the unconscious man
whom he pronounced to be only beastly
| drunk. The doctor said he did nor think
the man had been given knock out
from the effects of the liquor
Upon the mans person was found a.7s
| in cash, a Communication ticket on the
D., L. & w. r. e. between Brick Church
and New York, with the name of Andrew
J. Van Ness upon 1t, and two tickets
over the Central Railroad of New Jersey,
| one between Ocean Grove and South AM
| New York. There Were also some broken
glass and a number OF bottles filed with
| drugs found in his overceat pockets.
Van Ness was laid upon stretcher
| and placed in enc OF the cells to sleep
| oil the effects Of the liquor. III s morn
| ing when ha regained consciousness, he
told Chief Donovan that he was a travel
| ling man. and came TO New York yes
tercay from New Haven. He went di-
rectly to the Grand Union Hotel where
! he has been going regularly since 1879
When he reached the city he mad $50 in
| cash and hand satchel containing
| valuable papers. He said he went into
| the bar room of the hotel late yesterday
and remained until ten o'clock, drinking;
| rather freely. Frem that time he re-
members nothing until he awoke this
| morning in Police headquarters. lie
| said he was well knewn in the hotel
and whenever he went there it was al
| weys after he had been on a spree.
About ten o'clock at night the hotel
people always sent him home in the Care
OF the head porter.
ROBBED BY HIS PILOT.
It 5seemS, however, that last night the
head porter was away and Van Ness
| was turned over to another porter. who,
instead of putting him safely en- the
rain had him taken to Hudson place
and Hudgen street, Rebeken, where,
| chain and a Masonic watch charm,
! drepped him on the street.
While Van Ness was talking to the
Chief this morning, he took off his shoe
and with a smile and a wink took out $25
He said he always put some money away
ike that when he started on spree for
| when he was under the influence OF
| liquor he was unable to get at it, and
consequently was that much in when he
| became sober. Van Ness said he was
gong home. but would leok into. the
people to take care of him.
When Van Ness was found last night
! his coat was covered with sawdust, and
as there was none upon the sidewalk
| the police We're of the epinion that he
| had been drugged and rebbe6 in soma
store in New York and brought over to
| Eohoken. The place wheEe he was found
/ is dark and unfreeuented.
The head porter of the Grand Union
| Hotel was at Police Headquarters this
would have the porter in whose charge
Van Ness was handed over, arrested.
Van Ness is highly connected in Orange
! and moves in good society.