The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-28
LEONARD And ANSOR9
The Second Greenyille Burglar
Captured After a Desperate
Fight-Both Known in
B%ayonne.

Log OuhS.
William Altman, who with an ac-
complete murderously assaulted Asen'
Lewis of the Danforth avenue depot on
the Central Railroad a week ago, turns
out to be William Leonard. He IS WEI
known in Greenville and Bayonne. ms
father for many years having been a re-
spected citizen of the latter city. Ids
Identification was made through tine
sweetheart of his aceomplice. she Is d
tight rope walker. She visited MN III
his cell in the Greenville police station
on Wednesday last, and then returned &c
the office of his father, a lawyer, al
No. POP Broadway, New York City.
Leonard's accomplice is also in Gus
tody. He is Casper Ansort. He was
captured at his home, No. l,265 81. MARX :
place, Brooklyn, on Saturday. He mace
a desperate light to escape and IL Is
probably no fault of his that murder was
not added to the tong list of crimes nc
has committed.
Chief of Police Murphy had been trail
ing Ansort for five days and he reJolcea
Yesterday when he had him in CUSTODY
Ansort and Leonard are young, pu'
hold desperate and clever thieves, the
chief saws. They have, he declares,
committed b%urglaries in Greenvlile lof
months and eluded the police.
LEONARD IDENTIFIED.
In the assault upon Station Agent
lewis a Jimmy was used. Robbery was
believed to nave been the motive. Lewis
was being pretty roughly handled when
a track walker named Carey appeared
on the scene. He attacked Lewis as
sailants n beat them eff,
alias Altman, was captured, put Ms nsa at-
complete, who now proves TO pc AnsoIt,
escaped. Leonard ran down DanloILn
avenue. A number of burglar IooIs'
a rabbits foot and a bottle OIL knoch,
out" drops. were found in a yaru on
Danforth avenue, where eonar IN Try
ing to escape, had thrown them. par
tai identification of was MAGE
morning Of September 81 two men were
surprised while trying to burglarize a
house in Greenville by Detective Nc
Gurk and Patrolman wI pahf aEgchanged.
huf no one was injured. Policeman Dun
nigan informed Chief Murphy, early on
the morning fGli aU,TI tb tne b assb beIiev cd
Leonard alias. Altman, was one OF the
two men whom he and McGurk had ex-
changed shots with IN SEPTEMBER. Inc Inc
tight-rope walker appeared on tne
scene. Detective Dalton was detained 70
shadow her. Fearing she might ne Ioi-
lowed apparently, she took q round
about way in reaching the office OF young
I,etonard's father on Broadway. Sne
was next followed to Ansort's home in
1TAYLoR's HOTEL ESCAPADE.
while Detective McNally of Headquar-
ters, Policeman Dunnigan, and Detectlve
Griffin OF Bayonne we're re- io 9sftigg ae eVi-
dence against young Leonard, whom ne
knows quite well
1t was a brother of the prisoner VINO
had such a sensational e%seapade in Tay,-
Ior's Hotel with Mrs. Leah Berncrd,
merchant of New, York; Mrs, BernaTd
the employ of her husband to get evil
dence against her on which he could OBJ,
tain a divorce. The discovery OF Leonard
in d. room with the woman caused a SEN
Leonard, the prisoner, it is believed,
will have to answer for a dozen or more
robberies committed in Greenville and
Bayonne. He and Ansort are believed
to have robbed and destroyed many of
the yachts in New York Bay last sum-
mel; A revolver sa f ;9and;f IN as ame stdpl es,
No. SFom 5oa G ySena, T. The friends Of young
Leonard have gotten him out OF q num-
will intercede for him this time: He lett
Bayonne a year ago, promising his
friends to abandon his mode OF llvlng;
L IB1 llCAI lltd11 vi I'LL ~ 80 S
dangerously wounded in South Carolina
while burglarizing a house. He is being
closely watched. The police. believe he
would resort to almost anything to es-
ape
Sinse last Thursday Detective McNall!y.
Policeman Dunnigan, Detectives Griffin
Of Bayonne, and Detective Sergeant Kel-
~ of Brooklyn. had been shadoWlng
Ansort's home in Brooklyn; He evident
On Saturday afternoon he was seen IN
the window of his. home. which is a
three story brick house. Policeman Dun,
nigan was stationed IN the rear yarq
the front door Detectives Kelly and
Griffin went upstairs, and while search
ing the rooms Ansort made a break
down stairs; McNally vas warned to
shots. Ansort fred ahead and behind
him unit his revolver was emptied. AS
he jumped for the front door Mentally
grabbed him. McNally is a big man,
but Ansort gave him a hard battle be-
fore he would surrender By the time
sort on the floor and he was sitting on
him Ansort was hardcuffed and re-
moved to the Adams street police station.
He is held to await requisition papers.
glaries, Ansort is under Indictment for
arson. Chief Mcneil. of Bayonne, de-
clares that he is a professional firebug.
He is accused of having fired two houses
respectable citizen of Bayonne n was
at one time Postmaster. He died about
three years ago.
The prisoners will be placed on trial as
soon. as practicable.
Chief Murphy today complimented all
the men engaged in the case for the ex-
cellent work they did.