The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-25
'GREENVILLE'S SSCARE
Burglars Make Their AM
nual Visit to the Celery
District.
RESIDENCES FORTIFIED
Reyolyers and ShOtguns Ready
For Action, Yet the Burg !
laries Continue.

The Greenville section is experiencing
a burglar scare which has caused the
quiet residents of the more quiet dis
trict no end of worry during the past
few days Rusty revolvers, shot guns
and other firearms which had remained
hidden away have been brought out,
polished and cleaned. their owners sud-
denly arriving at the conclusion that
little practice would stand them in good
stead. For some years past burglars
have always visited the section in the
spring, but this year they are a little
earlier than usual. The first burglary
occurred two weeks ago yesterday, when
the residence of Judge Hudspeth, and
that of his mother. Mrs. Benson, adjoin-
ing, Were entered and a few articles
stolen. Last week the residence of Mr..
Tannerhill on Linden avenue and that
OF Mr.. Sampson, next door, were visit
ed in broad daylight at six O'Clock in
the evening. Mr.. Tannerhil1 lost all the
silverware which had been on the side-
board, while Mr.. Sampson was minus
two overcoats. All of these articles were
recovered on Saturday afternoon by De-
tectiye Colville Smith, Of Headquarters.
Who found them in a pawnshop in New
York.
Early yesterday morning the knights
of the jimmy held high carnival in the
district. Two places were visited, but
the burglars were scared away at each
one. The first place selected was the
large Belvedere Hotel at Danforth ave.
nue. and Old Bergen. Road, owned by
Mr.. August Zeugner. The proprietor is
seriously i'll with pneumonia, and his
hrQ Il fe taI,
ing by his bedside. At half-past four
O'Clock yesterday morning Mr. Mang
started downstairs to the cellar AS ne
reached the first floor he found the rear
door open and lighted lamp on
table in the room where the safe stands.
After ascertaining that no one had
been downstairs during the night he
made a further investigation On a
table near the safe he found large
axe and small hatchet. The rear door
had been pried open with the hatchet
and the presumption is that the burglar
intended to open the safe, which is a
very old one with the axe. IN the safe
were Mr.. zeugner's bonds and mort
cages but no money. A further investi-
cation showed that the burglar had also
visited the kitchen and dining room and
had prepared to make meal of a West
phalia ham. Nothing was missing,
LOOKING FOR THE BURGLARS
Mr.. Zeugner suspects that the man
who visited his place was former ems
ploye who has been In this country but
a few weeks. Detective Egan and Cap
tain Nugent of the Fifth precinct visited
Ellis Island emigrant station this morn
ing in the hope of finding him. When
Salconkeeper CHASER of Ocean and Walk
er avenues arose yesterday morning he
found that his place had also been en-
tered. Nothing was missing. however.
Shortly after one O'Clock yesterday morn
ing g. number of the residents in the VII
cinity of Pearsall and Garfield avenues
were awakened by three reports from a
revolver followed by the vigorous blow
ing of poEcemans whistle. There was
q cry of voices and then noise ceased as
quickly and mySteriously as it had conn
nenced. When questioned about the
matter the police refused to talk. A
number of residents in the vicinity were
also interviewed this morning but no
taken place. 1t ts believed that the po-
lfceman on that post had scuffie with
burglars and that they escaped.
On account of the burglaries the polica
have received orders to keep a sharp
lookout while on post, especially between
the hours of midnight and five O'Clock.
In the entire Fifth precinct which ex-
tends from the Newark and New York
Railroad cut to the Morris Canal. a DIS
itance of nearly two miles. and from
BAY to Bay, a distance of over one mile.
In some places there are but eight po-
licernen on the night posts.