The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-26

WILD WEST SCENE
Masked Marauders Fire Re-
volver Vol1eys in a
Hoboken Saloon.
TWO MEN BADLY HURT
Robbery Was the Motive but No
Booty Was secured-The
Useless Police.
TWO MEN BADLY HURT

Michael O'NeiPs saloon at Ferry and JET
ferson streets, Hoboken, was entered by
masked men early this morning. Failing IN
their attempt to secure the contents OF the
cash draw, the scoundrels drew reyolvers
n riddled the place with bullets. James
Lynch, the bartender, and August Schon-
bein, an engineer, were wounded, the latter
probably fatally.
This wild western scene occurred III a
thickly populated section of Hoboken, well
lighted and one of the l~iveliest in the city.
AN ALL NIGHT HOUSE.
O'Neirs saloon is one of the most promi-
nent in the Fourth Ward. 1t Is an all night
house and there is someone drinking at the
bar at all times night and day. james
Lynch, the night bartender, is a popular
young man. About one o'clock this morn
ing he stood behind the bar waiting upon a
customer, when Schonbein. who is employed
az Reider's fat trying establishment in the
neirhborhood entered. The strange man
drank whiskey and left. Lynch then stepped
in front of the bar and entered into a politl-
cal discussion with Schonbein. While he
was thus engaged, the door suddenly opened
and two men with their faces covered
with red bandana handkerchiefs walked IN.
Throw up your hands," exclaimed both
men, at the same time drawing their pistols
and covering the bartender and Schonbein.
Then in a low, calm tone the tallest OF the
men said: ssWe want all the money behind
the bar and everything you have in your
pockets. Make the slightest cutlery and we
will fill you full of lead"
ssNou on your life, exclaimed Lynch, who
bounded over the bar and seized a club.
At this juncture both men discharged
their pistols and began a fusilade. Schon-
bain, to escape from the place, had to pass
the men.
A BRUTAL BLOW.
As he did so he was struck on the side of
the head with the butt end of a revolver and
knocked down. Regaining his feet, he made
for the door, and had almost reached the
Sidewalk when he was shot in the back.
LYNCH, when he ascertained that the high
waymen meant business, got behind the bar,
and to use his own expression, kept lodging
bullets.
Unable to shoot him, one of the robbers
reached over the bar and knocked him sense
less with the butt of his pistol. The whole
affair lasted not over three minutes.
When both victims had been rendered I'M
conscious the ~highwaymen darted out OF the
place and ran down Henderson street into
Jersey City. Attracted by the pistol shots,
there was soon a big crowd of people upon
the scene. Among them were several po-
licemen.
Schonbein was found in the doorway still
unconscious. Lynch lay behind the bar OBJ
Eyious of his surroundings.
BACK NUMBER POLICE.
The police ambulance was summoned and
both men were conveyed to st Mary's Hos
pital. There, it was discovered, that Lynch,
besides being badly wounded about the head,
had been shot in the arm. The wound was
not a dangerous one, and when ne recovered
consciousness he was permitted to go to his
home. Shonbein, also, finally regained his
senses. His wound is in the small of the
back in a dangerous position. An effort will
be made to probe for the bullet today.
Captain Hayes has detailed his full force
of detectives Upon the case, and believes he
will have the highwaymen in custody before
night. He believes the affair was the work
of thugs residing in the lower section OF the
citu