The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-14

pain behind my ear and l knew nothing moro
until the men spoke to me this morning
II had a gold watch and chain yesterday,
and inside the watch is my lam l had
also the S295 and some small change"
Neither the watch nor che money was
| found on her clothes. An examination Of
the ground did not reveal any trace of them.
CHIEF MURPHY oTIy1ED.
Whom the statement was concluded, wcrd
was instantly sent to Chief Murphy He was
mot at headquarters when the news FIRST
| came, but on his arrival he was at once put
in possession of the facts.
The description of Hollenberg, or Hoiden-
! berg, is:-About five feet FIVE inches in
height, no board nor hair on the face; a
pimply complexion, light hair, blue eyes, and
wore yesterday Q white hat and light colored
trousers and a dark short coat and vest.
He wears a gold ring with the letter B on
amelled on the signet Chief Murphy at
once notified the police of Hoboken aud New
York. and telegraphed to Rome, ny ask
ing for information of Hollenberg and re-
| ouesting the police to arrest him if he turned
up.
A ssNEws't ON THE SCENE.
A News reporter, on learning the above
| facts hurried out to Snake Hill and found
the Warden and DR.. King, who showed him
every courtesy, and freely told all they
knew about the case.
The young woman was lying in a small,
darkened room to the left of the entrance
into the Almshouse.
She was, OF course, deadly pale from loss
| Of blood and the terrible exposure, and was
partly conscious as the reporter entered her
room.
Only the lower part of her face was ex-
posed as the bandages around the head hid
the forehead and eyebrows. So severe had
the shock been and 50 critical is her con-
dition that the doctor in attendance feared
to make any attempt Of probing for the bull
let's. The wound behind the ear indicates
that the revolver must nave been held close
to her head. There was slight powder
| marks on the skin around the wound. Near
to the hole in the dress where the bullet
which pierced her breast had entered there
was a slight scortched mark as ii
the revolver had been held close to the body.
These facts at first gave rise to the suspicion
that Miss Wertz had shot herself; but where
was the revolvera None could be found in
/ the vicinity, and a careful search of the
ground had been made.
She added little to the story already told.
and appeared so exhausted n weak that
the reporter refrained from putting many
-. T. II,&s@ - r-ho% hoe
been told, she said that Bernard Hoilenberg
has an uncle named John Kraft, who lives
on Albany street, Oneida, N. Y.
HER CONDITION CRITICAL.
DR.. King said that the police of Jersey
city had asked to remove her to the City
Hospital but because of her critical and
weakened condition he feared the removal
would kill her. AS the doctor was saying
this County Physician Converse came up
and told the NEWS reporter that the young
woman was very low. be said that the
chances were decidedly against her. 1t
would be dangerous in the extreme TO at
tempt to locate the bullets.
The indication at present that the bullet
fired which entered behind the ear took a
downward course towards the spine; that
which struck the breast did not penetrate
the lungs, or death would almost Instantly
nave followed.
DR.. Converse and DR.. King both agreed
tina she might linger for some time before
death would ensue. OF course, she may re-
| cover, but it is doubtful.
HOTEL KEEPERS DENY THE oMEN'S STATE
MENT.
After leaving the hospital the NEWS re-
| porter stopped at Mrs. Moore'S Road House
/ near the turn ofs.the County Road towards
| the village of Secaucus. Miss Wertz had
| said that she stopped there, but Mrs. Moore,
| to whom nature has been generous In her
| personal gifts, said thai no one had a dinner
there on Sunday of fried eggs.
sNo indeed" said Mr.. Moone, "if any eggs
had been fried in my house | would know
something about it.
Half mile further north of Moore's house
| are three places whore travellers stop for re-
freshment, but at none of these could any
satisfactory information be gathered
THE COUPLE NOTICED.
One Young man, a fsrin employee, told tue
| reporter that he noticed the couple about
! the new Pest House on the south side OF the
hill. This is the spot where the woman was
| found.
sTne feller,p the young man said, was
about my size, five feet six, an he wore a
| dirty white derby. I didn't notice the
girl"
Little Miss Brum, who assists her mother
in selling candles, peanuts, apples and other
| delicacies to travellers stopping at Secaucus,
! said she remembered seeing a young man
and woman enter the gates of the Peniten-
tiary on Sunday afternoon, and abont an
hour after saw the same man, she thinks,
walking down the Erie Railroad tracks
towards Jersey City. But Miss Bruln quail
fled the statement by saying that the man
whom she saw afterwards was a stout, elder
" man.
Nc one about the precincts of the Aims
house, P~enitentiary, or Asylum heard any
pistol shots yesterday, and even if they had
taken place at any given time, and the sound
been favorable, the noise of passing would
prevent them from hearing. Since that part
/ Of the Hill on which Miss Wertz was found
is utterly deserted on Sunday by the in
mates. the chances Of being seen
by anyone were extremely remote.
HolIenberg must nave known something Of
the locality, for no better place to commit
murder and robbery could not be found on
the slopes of dreary Snake Hill.
THE MAN NOT CAUGH
Up to the time of going to press Chief
Murphy has had no news of Hallenber's cap
ture and there is no change in the condition
of his victim.
M'KANES APPEAL REFUSED.
PouGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, May IA. 1694-The
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