The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-13
SCARED THE JAILERS.
They All Thought Sturinsky's
Loaded Revolver Was for
Murderer GEM.

Sheriff Toffey and the Jail authorities
received this morning a bad scare, from
which they have not yet quite recov-
cred. A man who carried a. loaded re-
volver tried to- gain entrance to the cor
ridor where Paul GEM, the convicted
murderer of Clara Arnin1, is confined.
1t was thought by the authorities that
he attempted to smuggle the weapon into
GEM. The latter has tried twice since
he has been confined in the Jail to COM
nit suicide, and 1t is thought that as the
time for receiving his sentence APP
proaches and as he more fully realizes
his hopeless position, he will again try
to cheat the gallows
His every movement is closely watched
and adj possible precautions are taken
to prevent him from doing himself bodi-
ly harm.
THE TERRIBLE MAN APPEARS.
At 1890 o'clock this morning a tall
man, who looked nearly seven feet high,
called at the Jail and asked that he
might be permitted to see Mark Puddler
who is confined in the Jail awaiting the
trial of a civil suit. His conversation
showed him to be a Pole.
He gave his name as Paul Stupinsky
and claimed to live at No. AZ Greene
street. Clerk Mersheimer asked him the
usual questions and wanted to know
what he had about him. The man in
noeently handed him a letter from
Puddler and started to go up stairs to
corridor No l. where Puddler is con-
fined. Paul GEM is confined in the same
corridor. The word of visitors is often
taken when they call to see prisoners
other than those who are held on
criminal charges, and the formality of a
search is dispensed with. Stupinsky hur-
ried toward the corridor as soon as he
handed over the letter. HIS haste, or
something in his manner, excited the
suspicion of Clerk Mersheimer, who
stopped him and started to search him.
The man resisted, but finally had to
give in. A 32-calibre revolver, loaded in
every chamber. was found in his hip
pocket. Mr.. Mersheimer turned pale at
his discovery, and well he might, for
the man he searched was twice his size.
He called for assistance, fearing an
assault, and several constables re-
sponded. They placed the visitor under
arrest. Sheriff Toffey and Warden Nit
cheH were called and agreed that it
looked Ike a bold attempt to assist
CAM to carry out his oft-repeated
threats.
SIX CONSTABLES ARREST HIM.
The Sheriff ordered Stupinsky to be
taken before Justice Macs and commit
ted. Macs swears that it took six Con-
stables TO take the big Pole into his
court. He committed him to the Third
precinct police station on the charge of
carrying concealed weapons. When
searched a number of Socialistic papers
were found in Stupinskyas possession
Sheriff Toffey consulted Prosecutor Win
field in regard to the matter. He wanted
to know if the prisoner could not be
indicted on the charge of attempting
to introduce dangerous weapons into the
Jail. The Prosecutor advised him that
he could only be held for carrying con-
cealed weapons. When interviewed in
the police station by a News" reporter
Stupinsky at first pretended not to un-
derstand questions put to him. After a
great deal of hesitation he said he did
not know Paul GEM. Sheriff Toffey
is convinced that his object was to reach
the murderer and give him the weapon