The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-21

VOICES OF THE NIGHT
Screams Of Murder Wake
Up the Neighborhood OF
Grove and Mercer
Streets.
BURGLARS in THE COLLINS HOME
Six Policemen Not Being Able to
Surround the City, the
Marauders Escaped.
BURGLARS IN THE COLLINS HOME

Murder! Murder. Police.
The screams of a woman rang out on
the early morning air and up
all the residents in the vicinity of Grove
and Mercer STREETS about 3 o'clock this
morning.
Windows popped up, and white robed
men and women startled from their
sleep, reached out to see what was the
matter. while "a policeman who happen
ed to be awake on his post, came run
ming up as fast as the lead in the heels
of his number mines would let him.
Then it was discovered that the screams
proceeded from the terrified throatof
Miss Martha Collins, who was dimly per-
ceived trying to climb u of the Sec
ond story window of her residence, No.
GA Mercer street, in a costume of Direc-
toire design.
She was induced to pause in her peri
lous feat long enough u explain that
three horrid burglars had taken possess
sion of the basement of the house, and
she was afraid to come out by the
front door for fear they would do murder
upon her, contrary to the form OF the
statutes in such cases made and pro-
vided-as Mr.. Winfield puts it upon APP
propriate occasions.
The policeman, after mentally kicking
himself for doing the early bird act
cautiously sent a messenger to Police
Headquarters for aid, then, surmising
that the burglars had not waited to
see who might respond to Miss Collins,
screams, he induced the lady to come
down and unfasten the front door. Whlch
he daringly opened, with his revolver
grasped in his right han and his locust
in his left.
BY the time he had ascertained that
there were no burglars left to Kill, SIX
reserve men arrived from the First pre-
cinct. They promptly surrounded the
block bounded by Barrow, Wayne, Grove
and Mercer streets.
AS they were not numerous enough to
surround the whole city the burglars es-
capped.
nd TRsTs really Egn wsrs burglars g Miss IL the c aHnss
house had been effected by means OF a
ladder, which had been placed against
der the thieves had forced the window
catch and entered: u.
No. Ga is occupied by, Mrs; Margares
M NGlnis Go is a school al and
the jersey City Supply Company. It was
cred the thieves. She was awakened by
hearing a noise in the lower hall and
lighting the gas and looking. over the
balustrade, she was Just in time to see
three men make a break for the rear
rooms. Accusing her mother and sister
She Informed them of the presence OF
callers.
Then the trouble began.
Policemen searched all the back yards
in the block.
A half dozen badly frightened women
were sure the thieves We're in their houses
and refused to stop screaming until the
beds.
It was an hour before gentle peace
again spread it's white wings over the
block. Some of the residents sat up all
night. grasping the dinner bells. pre-
pared ito summon the Fire Department,
if anything broke loose Many remained
at their windows in ball costume watch
up the search for the burglars until day
Night.
AS soon as the Misses Collins had re
covered their compoSure they went down
stairs to see what had been stolen. Mary
discovered at once that her sealskln
| sacuue was missing. In one of the pock.
| cts was a pocketbook containing about
office of the Jersey City Supply Com
pany..
In the parior, a quantity of silverWare,
wrapped up in a shawl. and prepared Tor
removal, was found. So far as is known
nothing except the sacque was stolen :,
The police, of course, believe they viii
have the thieves in a day or two One
Of the men is known. The three who
| are supposed to have entered the mouse
were driven off Montgomery street short
ay after midnight by Policeman keefe-
Detectives are now on their track.