The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-16
r. WAS A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
.o,,n rHIkP DUKBR cor sHERIFF
noaERr BF THE JBRozL

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M. Across the Room, and The. Turrsd
"a pu,tea the sheriff ssvsseiy. But IN
a, Instant Ni,. Losmsr Was As.,- O-
M. B.ss-The. Mes. Borert sh-t
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A 7,5 yesterday morning Sheriff Albert
poe.rt descended from his sleeping apart
amt In the Bergen county Court House at
u..tsnsaek, N J., to let the fifteen prisoners
nader his charge out Of their cells During
"A. usrt Eve minutes he was engaged In .
Ant for his life But for the assistance Of
NJ. Emma Loefier. the family servant. and
A alarm given By . female prisoner. murder
,-Ould no doubt have been added to the record
ia notorious horse thief
The large structure comprising the Bergen
County Clerks and surrosate's offlees. Court
House. aud jail fronts on Court square. about
800 yards from Court street bridge across
Hseksnsack River. In the old part Of Hacken-
,sek. the south wall OF the prison being on
Hscksnsack Creek. The old First Reformed
Church and the village Green are in front: to
N. left IL the Hackensaok House. across the
SQUARE the ancient Hacksnsack Mansion
House, the National Hotel. two private resi-
dences. and the Haekeusack Bank. Sheriff
Boeert's private once Is divided from the
Court House corridor By an anteroom. between
which and the ONCE II heavy barred door
seldom used. The main prison 10 entered
nom the once to the south through solid
Iron door and . barred door. The prison
proper IL square. with thirty-six cells back
ing each other three tiers deep In the centre
the upper tiers having heavy iron platforms
IN front OF them.
"a H. l.
stely over his ONCE. and II reached By stair
vay leading from behind the solid prison door
whom It 10 open. From the bedroom peep
hole In the wall gives view Of tho east corri-
dor OF the prison. where the worst criminals
srs always confined
There were fifteen prisoners In the Jail on Bat
urday evening. Cell No. I. on the main q oor.
called murdsrer's cell. contained Henry Duker.
sstalwart fellow. voted last week Of stealing
horse and harness from John King ct Ruth
erford. and . surrey from Chosen Freeholder
John Kehos at Lyndhurst On Friday he was
sentenced TO eight years in State prison. He
has been there before. and he also served O
term In the Esssx county penitentiary. He II
. mulatto. 30 ysars old. feet 10 inches
weighs about 100 pounds. and 10 very ugly
In disposition. On two or three occasions dur
ing confinement the prison of1cials had to In
tsrfsrs when he was going to thrash other
prisoners.
Anthony aadaka. aged %. slept In cell No.
g. He 10 only 8 feet 8. thick set has light
complexion aud stubby beard OF reddish
hue. His profession II that OF thief.
His special crime. for which he was under
four years sentence to State prison. was an H.
legitimate craving for books OF reference He
stole dictionaries. sneyelopsdias. ana similar
books from BERGEN county public school u
brariss. and said he sold them to q second
hand book store on Chambers street. this city.
He also confessed TO robbinR ono railroad
depot. He was arrested In jersey City some
time ago.
Cell No. 4 contained Norris shean. alias Ste
vsns. who stole Q horse and buggy from
Farmer John A. Voorhis at Spring Valley. four
miles from Haoksnsack. three months ago.
Stevens 10 80 years old. 8 feet IL inches, and
weighs nearly 200 pounds; has q fiorid COM
plexon. heavy moustache. and brown hair
combsd pompadour. He said he had wife In
New York city. but she did not visit him; the
only friend who appeared at his trial last week
was . Young woman who said she was his
sister. Louise shean Of Binghamton. N. Y.
Gadaka who was known - the Bookworm.
conducted himself so well that Sheriff Bogert
made him mailman. place usually assigned
to some prisoner In whom the officials have
y
night and in the morning he was intrusted
with the keys to open the other cells. He also
wsntinto the shsrifrs once to get the cups
and pans from the dumb waiter. and carried
thsm back again The sequel shows that on
this occasion Sheriff Bogeres judEmsnt was
faulty. and the confidence no placed In the
bookvorm nearly cost BIN his life.
Before leaving his bedroom yesterday morn
me the Sheriff scanned the prison through the
psephols and found everything apparently all
right Nobody was stirring. and the cell doors
das three prisoners named were closed the
same a. the others In view. He then went
down to the ofios. opened the solid iron door.
Unlocked the barred door. and. swinging It
Ssct. vas about 10 step inside to arouse
oadAkA when he received . staggering blow
on the left side Of the neck and found himself
sonironting Duksr. the big mulAtto.
me barred door swings inward 70 the right.
puhsr stood TO the left. against the partition
VAL and his the ,sAsrin before the latter saw
any one. 1t
sheriff Bogsrt IL 81 years old. IL OF medium
hsisht and weighs about $50 pounds. He IL
seArpsntsr. IL muscular and agile. and has al
sAJs been accounted COURAGEOUS As soon a.
ne was struck he took In the situation. and
snnehsd with the brawny horse thief. each
.sulng the other By the throat The larger
:. -A4tou the smaller DAck and Doth Tell on
we n0or In the main once MrA BoEsrt who
vas only partly Attirsd. heard the noise. and
Isansd down to the once. screaming. As she
stepped from the bottom step she was fsllsd by
%os tom GadAkA. who. with shean. then
!s.hsd out through door from the ants-room
.ne yard. leaving Duker to his fate.
mss EmmA Losffisr. the family servant and
'' SAIharino Quigley. . female prisoner un-
sa sentence for disordsrly conduct. were pre-
pHileE breakfast In the kitchen under the
y wus ana they heard the noise up stairs.
"nne MIRA oniglsy rushed cut into the street.
- sming murder. brave Miss Loef1sr went
snsrn bogerts assistance. Mrs. Bogert
~ soS partly recovered from the blow which
s.a isHed her. aud MAS lending the aid Of her
'S1ee 10 attract help from outside
DuAsrs size and great strength were too
ior the little Sheriff. who had caught
st iS nngsrs In the nsok band Of the horse
u Two shirts and twisted until the gar
s,' s gave HAy. The two men were strug-
lug hereslJ around the room when Miss
entered. She Is about 25 years Old
-Nt she weighs about l25 nounda Tnsthfa