New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-23
WEDNESDAY,,
OCTOBER %, 1895.
HE VISITS SEVERAL HOUSES AMI
ESCAPES.
ONE MAN GOES FOR HIM WITH CLUB AND 4
PISTOL. BUT LOSES HIS MoNEY-rHE THIEF

ONE MAN GOES FOR HIM WITH CLUB AND
PISTOL. BUT LOSES HIS MoNEY-rHE THIEF
RESTS IN CHURCH
The most serious OF the many burglar scares tnat
Hackensack town has experienced within six weeks
was that OF Monday night when shots were ex-
changed between a citizen ard the thief This oc-
CURED at the home Of Edward GO.dschmidt. In sum-
mit-ave.. the heights Mr.. Goldschmidt Is a New
York lawyer and showed his disregard OF the men
who were robbing his nelghbors by refusing 70
secure his bedroom door, but took the precaution
OF sleeping with a revolver under his pillow ana
heavy Cub standing against the bed. He awoke At
o'clock Yesterday morning 10 find the usually
bright light in the hal turned .ow and saw man
lifting his garments from the chair. where they
rested.
Mr.. Godschm.dt reached for his revolver only 70
find that Il was not where II would do the most
good He then leaped from the bed and attacked
the intruder with the club but was again deneateo
by the man lodging and escaping to the nan ne
paused long enough to fire shot INTO the room ,ns
bullet passing across the bed few lnGhes so9's
Mrs. GO.dschmidts head. and entering the wal.
Mr.. Godschmdt fired at the retreating rooy ,'
who was heard laughing a. he desc@n6ed , on ssach
ing the open door there was no sign OF ,he lsuvw.
Ing a fne god watch and chain and some cash;
The lawn around the house was newly MADE anu
Previous to this the thief had entered the house
of John G. Ackerson. also on the Heights, out INC
bedroom doors being locked he left with an over
coat and an umbrella.
An effort the home OF Otto H. krause.
near Godschmidts, frustrated by the barking
OF a dog 49,.
AT / 80 O'Clock Mrs. J. V, b. Rapp. living In Union
ST, In the aristocratic part or the town aWoke 70
find In the ROOM appropriating articies OF
iewelry from her dressYng-c She was 100 over
come with fear TO cry out or arouse her sleeping
husband, and the man proceeded deliberately Win
his work Twice he turned and stepped toward the
bed which in .he shadow OF the room lignted
from the hall and Mrs Rapp feared he would dis-
cover that she awake, but he finally walked OUT
CARRYING Mr. Rapp's waistcoat and trousers con-
tanning his watch and chain and over $780,
The thief had also visited the bedroom or Miss
Bessie Rapp Mr.. Rapps sister where he secured
a quantity OF tewelry.
While this part OF the drama was being enactec
another scene was Christ Episcopal Churchf
about three hundred feet away. Alfred L. Hoiey,
the rector's son. had been awakened by NOISE
outside the rectory. and the church had twice
been made the Of thieves before start
ing on their rounds Mr.. Holey summoned a detec.
tive and posse OF members OF the newly organized
Protective Association While the posse guardea
the building outside the professional detective ana
Mr. Holley examined the interior They found
nothing but a pile or cushions where the thef nad
been resting A private watchman fired severai
shots shortly after the robbery at Rapps and DE-
ella red that he chasing man who acted suS
piciOlKly.