New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-16
SAVED BY PLUCKY WOMEN.
FIGHT IN A JERSEY JAIL.
SHERIFF BOGERT. OF BERGEN COUNTY,
NEARLY KILLED BY A PRISONER.


cAPE-Two SUCCEED AND THE THIRD HAS
A STRUGGLE WITH THE sHERTFF-HIs
WIFE AND A SERVANT ASSIST THE OF
FIcER-"THAT LITTLE SHE TIGER
WON THE FIGHT.
Sheriff Albert Bogert descended from his sleep
ing apartment in the Bergen County Courthouse.
at Hackensack y. J., just before o'clock yes
terday morning. to let the fifteen prisoners
under his charge out Of their cells. and for the
next five minutes his time was devoted to hght
for life But for the OF Emma Loefiier.
the family servant. and the cries or ternale
prisoner murder would doubt have been
added to the record OF notorious horsethiet
and criminal.
The large structure comprising the Bergen
County clerks and surrogate's offices. the court
house and Jail fronts Court Square, ABOUT
300 yards from the CoIrt-st. bridge across
Hackensack River. the south wall of the prison
being on Hackensack Creek. Sheriff BoGert ;
private Office is divided from the courthouse
corridor by an anteroom. between which ana the
office Is a heavy barred door seldom used me
main prison is entered from the Office To the
south through a solid iron door and barred
door The prison proper is square In FORM with
thirtv-six cells backing each other. three tiers
]
iron platforms I'm front Of them.
The Sherns sleeping apartment Is immedl-
atelv over his Office and is reached by stair
way leading from behind the solid prison door
vhon u Is open From the bedroom peep
hoI. I'm the wall gives a WV Of the east cor
r,dor NJ the prison where the worst criminals
! are always confined
There were fifteen prisoners In the jail last
| evening" Cell 40. l CMurderers Cell mann
! floor contained Henry Duker, stalwart ho'Se-
! thief sentenced on Friday to eight years Ill
state prison He has been there before anu "lS'
served term in Essex County pent'nuary' lie
! IA thirty-three years old. muatio ana Is ubN
+, disposition Anthony Gadaka. twenty-eigh'
Years Old slept In cell No. B. His proteSSio" -
! that OF thief and the crime for whlch ne ""'
under four years sentence to State PRISON was
stealing books from Bergen County puoHc-S'"oo'
libraries He also confessed to roppihR o'e '"''
road depot cen NJ. contained MOTIFS ''''"'''
alias stevens also a horsethiet
Gad,ka. who vas known as the BOOK worn"
..,,,~,.I himself So wcl that Sheriff Bogert
mad. him hail man. a position assigned to prs
.rs f., whom the officials have confidence. h''
an d,or was not locked at night ani III 'ne
,,,,-,i,g he was intrust-l with the keys 70 opf"
,b. other cells: he alsr went into the Shei'"
a.. T., got the cups and pans and carried tn'"'
,,.1 again. on this occasion Sheriff b'se''
tute.,cnt was faulty. ard the confluence ~
,i,..d IN the Book Worin" nearly cost NJ" "'7
NE ..,,,,
Refore leaving his room yesterday morning.
| .ho Sheriff scanned the prison through 'he p,P
nc,. and found everything apparently a" "sm|
ft ,hon went down 10 the ONCE. opener '''' '''
iron door unlocked the barred door anu :"
70 hack was about to step inside 70 arouse '"''','
D. he laf
/ ,yhen ne received staggering bi'W %" '''
49,. nook and found himself confronting
Dukcr. the hIg mu1i'' T. -
et.r,c Roger, is Nftv-two years oil. Is "'
..,,, height and weighs about 80 pounds ne
-, ...r,.r,.r bv trade muscular AMI agile anu
/ , ,,.o,., i.cn courageous. As soon a ne ""N
1,-.,, ,,. ,.,i,ehel with the brawny horse 'h'e''
..h e.tyine the other 10y the throat anu '''
,.-,.,r man hurting the smaller back win S"'"
,, ,b,, both fcn on the hoor In the i'''''
Office. ,.,.,.
,,o,,r,. COME TO THE sHEEiFFs AS7iSrNN' T.
yr, p,gcr, who was but partly attired' hearo
..,s. rushed down - the Office. scre'l''''s'
and "a She landed in the room was i'"'" ~ =
,,.,. from, Gadaka. who with Shean theh ruS''''
ON, through "A door from the ANTERIOR" ~ -"
yard leaving Duker to has fate. ,..,,.
Emma IocfIcr IA" servant ana Cd''".' '"' ''9
,.. , female prisoner. were preparing nr'"N 'n''
t., tho kitchen under the prison ana h'"'n 10"
, ,,,s,,ira Whie Mrs Qugey rusheu ""'
,., ,h.. snuare calling for help p''''
,o,,,r went t. Sheriff Bogerts assistance '''S
h,d partiaIly recovered from the do"
,.h,.h Stunned her. and was Lending 'h' "'' -
49,. ,,ic. to attract help from outside
,..,.,,,, s,za and great strength were too mucn
r,r the sheriff. who had caught h'S "'S, ,,
'o' ,a,d ~ the horse thiers two shirts anu
,eofs
.,r, STRUGGLING nerccly when MISS hoe"''.
''' cho ,s about twenty-five years old anu
49,. ,h,r, 125 pounds. In this trying ino''''"'
49,, tainted screamed nor finch'd p"'
S"' -, the back ~ he mulatto. she IocNeo
or,,,s around his throat and strahs''u III"
-. h temporarily released his h"'' %" NV
,o This was only TO release the young
7"'''"' ,old and huri her vciously across 'h'
! room. 49,, o,tcnnted 10 escape without
Tne i'l,D" i.',cI. hut Sheriff Bogert again II"
fur'h't, tt Dnker eluded the Sherln s."Hi, ,,
upon hack and butted the oit'i'', VIM n w. va 4
s''PP 80, T., send him flying. MISS l'Tu'' i
force as !" - from the blow she received anu
now I', fo,ned upon the big fellows PACK. 'nn> NV
,s5nnding him until the Sher;n a ,ho once
, attack. @ ina tho prisoner kicking and strlk
moor ,h, wi and left and being the hrst I'D lciHn
iI,s is te, !Ie kicked the SherH IL ~ .'i IN,
ms lr' and ON the nip, and knocked MISS Lot',T,
breast anu y" ancn = second time but she flew DacR
across Wv hrcak the hold Of Dukers grip Oh 'H'
Sheriff's throat
ups BOGEETs PROMPT AcIloN'
Thus the three fought for three or io"i "."
, ..,as Duker was working his way ~ 81,
Soor where he hoped to shake q" '',e ',n '"''i
r and the Young woman and make oa7" ,'' -.
ortv His enormous strength e""''
literally drag them to the door ''".''S .,,
ante-room to the yard ana ne ''' ,,r,,
""' 49,. ,oroh of the door, giving him a grii
/ hose ,vhen Mrs. Bogert ran IN IRON
'''N ,o,, door where she had been calling lo
i, sn,n and pressed the ante-room door smut o'
Dukers arm. - tho excitement anC
the blow dealt her by 'adah" i"efrg ns that doo