The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-26
SHO2 AT TEE BURGLAR
Mr.. Vreeland's Unsuccessful
Chase After a Midnight
Visitor.

The citizens in the Fourth precinct
are much excited again over attempted
burglaries 1t seems that no sooner does
Lone series of burglaries end than am
other begins Scarcely week has passed
since the summer that one or more at
tempts have not been made in Captain
McKaig's precinct. That the attempts
are the work of someone who like Albert
Alberts, is thoroughly familiar with the
precinct is evident from the fact that
they have skillfully eluded arrest, al
though the streets after midnight fairly
TEEN with officers in plain clothes and
uniforms These. burglars confine their
operations to one locality. There are
ten attempts at burglary in the Fourth
precinct to one that occurs in the
Seventh.
HEARD THE BURGLARS AT WORK.
There were exciting times in the Fourth
precinct last night, and Albert Vreeiand
had an experience which he will not for
get for many a day. Mr., Vreeland Is
florist and lives at West Side and Com
munipaw avenues. His house stands
alone and has a great deal of ground
around it. There are a number of shade
trees in the yard which partially conceal
the house.
Shortly before two o. clock this norm
ing Mr.. Vreeland was awakened Ky a
slight noise in the basement. He listen
ed and could distinguish the noise of some
person moving about the dining room. He
sprang from his bed and seized a revolver
which he keeps in his room. Not stop
ping to dress he made his way to the
hall and stealthily crept down the stairs.
He was about half way down when he
could dimly distinguish a. mans figure
at the bottom. The intruder discovered
him about tsae same time and turned to
flee. Mr.. Vreeland fired shot at him,
but it few wide of its mark and imbedded
itself in the wall. He gave chase and fol-
lowed the burglar through the hallway.
He fired another shot, which was also
wasted. When he reached the kitchen
door he found it closed and was hindered
for moment in opening it. He entered
the room just in time to see his visitor
disappear out of the window. He fired
third shot at him and then returned
for some clothes.
LEFT THE WINDOW UNFASTENED.
His shots brought Patrolman Stevens
to the house and Vreeland told him his
experience. He said he thought he heard
another man besides the one he fired at
Stevens telephoned to the police station.
A general alarm was sent out and De-
tective Hottie and Captain McKaig were
sent for. Hottie Investigated and found
that entrance had been effected through
Che kitchen window. There We're no signs
on it to show that it had been forced
open, and Mr.. Vreeland thinks he must
have neglected to fasten it last night.
Hottie was on his way back to the
police station when he met Mr.. William
Van Zee, who lives at No. Lexington
avenue. Mr.. Van Zee was on his way
to report that an attempt had been, made
to enter his house. He was awakened by
the sound of breaking glass, and on going
down stairs found that the upper sash
of the dining room window had been
smashed. The window is about three
feet from the ground. He found a short
stepladder, roughly made of old bits of
wood, against the wall beneath the win
dow.
CAUGHT TWO MEN
Patrolman Stevens at about two o'clock
arrested two men on suspicion. They
were booked as William Condon of No
SIS Golden street Newark and John Ray
mond of No. 70 Commerce street Newark,
They claimed that they We're on then
way to New York in search of wOa ~
Mr.. Yreeland could not identify either
of them positively, but he thought Con
don resembled the burglar. The prisoners
were arraigned before Justice Douglass
in the Communipaw avenue court this
morning and were held for examination
| The police are working diligently in the
case. 1t was only last week that two
houses were robbed ON kensington ave-
nue..