The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21
BOLD BURGLARS.
Daring Attem pit to Rob the
Centra1's Station at
GreenVille.
ONE MAN CAUGHT
Two Men and a Jimmy Against
Two Men and a Poker =
The Poker Party Wins

The residents of Greenville are breath
ing easier today than they have for
some time. And why shouldn't they. Tor
one of the burglars who have been ter
rorizing that section for months is now
behind the bars at the City Prison. Em-
boldened by the success of their former
exploits the burglars early yesterday
morning attempted a robbery which for
daring excels any in the history OF the
precinct. The scene of the attempted
robbery was the Greenville station OF
the Central Railroad: the time 1870 AN.
Yesterday. William A. Lewis. the night
agent. was in the mems waiting room
preparing to close up the Station. The
last train from New York had arrived
ten minutes before and the next train
to step ait the station would be the
4.19 train for New York. There being
mn occasion to leave the station open
during the intervening hours the com
pany for years held in effect an order
which compelled the night agents to ex-
tins,lish all lights and bar all doors for
the few hours.
Thomas Carey of No. $50 Grand street,
who is employed as a fagman at the
station was down on the tracks below
making a tour of inspection to the block
signal stations. With the exception OF
Policeman Dunnigan who was on Dan
forth avenue a few hundred feet from
the station, there were no other people
in the vicinity.
TWO MEN APPEAR.
Lewis had extinguished the lights on
the station platform and was closing
the windows when two men one tall and
the other short, walked into the waiting
room. The tall man. addressing Lewis,
said
"what time does the next train leave
for New York;"
mot until 49, replied Lewis.
'aOh, h. we'll go to Elizabeth
chimed in the short man. His com
panion then advanced to where Lewis
was Juggling and pulling at the window,
in an effort to shut it. and grabbing the
agent by the shoulder. said gruf1y, 81
don't see why in h Bob Stewart eyer
put you here Bob" Stewart is the
Telegraph Superintendent of the Central
Railroad. and at the mention of his
name Lewis laughed, believing for the
moment that his visitors were railroad
men who had dropped in to have a little
fun at his expense. He had closed the
window and started to walk to the door
of the ticket office when he was seized
from behind and thrown to the floor.
He was taken completely by surprise.
The two men started in to punch him
with their fists and when he cried for hep
the TAN mar said. I'll show you. you
---," at the same time pulling
a burglars Jimmy from his pocket.
With this he struck Lewis on the arm
and tried to land a blow on the head.
Al three men were rolling about the
FLAGMAN TO THE RESCUE.
Carey. the fagman. hearing the scuff1e.
from the tracks to the Station. AS he
rushed into the waiting room one of
the burglars. which one neither Lewis
here's another duck to spoil the game
Carey took in the situation ait a glance
and grabbing the heavy stove litter
which lay at the foot of the stove. went
to the agents assistance. For two or
three minute it was a battle royal with
the agent and fagnan in the lead for
and very often both. with each wins
The fight finally became too hot for
the burglars and they beat a retreat,
the tall man running up Danforth avenn
and the short man along Avenue E.
Carey pursued the tall man, who ran
cyan. In his fight he threw the jimmy
and a bottle of Knockout drops in the
front yard of Mr.. Lutz's residence and
Prosecutor winfieid's residence. All of
these articles were found later. The
short man escaped. Donegan took his
prisoner to the station house, where he
gave his name as William Altman, "a
years old. of No. 343 West Twenty-fourth
street, New York. A rabbits foot was
found in one of his pockets. At Police
Headquarters last evening Detective Nc
Guirk picked out Altman as one of the
men who shot at hin and Policeman
Donegan a few weeks ago. Justice
Douglass this morning held Altman in
S., 900 bail for trial.