New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
VATCHMAN SHOOTS A TRAMP.
RESULT OF DEPREDAT1ONS IN "NO MAN
LAND" ON THE MEADOWS. NEAR
Jersey CITY.

...r,r MA. sho. and mortally wounded by
watchman early yesterday just beyond tho nm''s y.
Jersey City. The tramp was removed 10 nosp.~'
To die and the watchman SURRENDERED hH'se'i' A
victim Is Albert Meyer twenty-eight years oo'
whose father a shoemaker lives at NO l3 Sadhuei-
., Chicago The fatal wound was inflicted Dy Ed
ward Keneagh twenty years old. OF NO 3's Firs'-
ave- New-York City The scene or the traseoy was
on the meadows, near the Newark fiahk s'"ao'
The stretch OF meadows between the hackehsaoh
and Passalc rivers has been known as NO MAJ" ,
Land" II is within the jurisdiction OF the town OF
IIrIsor hut tho polce force Of that settlement Is
,,adeoua,. 70 patrol the entire territory. and limits
i,s attention to the improved section OF the Town.
No Mans Land has been surrendered 10 the ""''P''
who have held high carnival curing the "'n'e''
Their lawless acts were 80 frequently repoi'eu ~
tho Jersey City police that officers were occas'ohay
ecnt ont TO suppress the theving and peiiisereh'
nonads who beat and robbed any unfortunate VINO
trespassed on their domain. Several enthusiastic
bycycsts took spins on pleasant eveh'hss A'o"s ',e
plankroad but returned TO recount thriihns eNPe''
cnces and thereafter to shun the ROAD. Inc Ea''
Jersey Water Company is laying pipes along .n'
Morris Canal TO connect with Bayonne Clty' Inc
company and It's watchmen have suffered from 'ne
denredatons OF the tramps. who plfered the COM
pany's tools the workmens clothing ana their
luncheons The pipes are being lhid py Jon" MY
contractor OF No 635 Marcy-ave, Brooklyn. Inc
,h.,,s h.cane so annoying that the contractor two
weeks ago employed Keneagh' VINO ma" oe'" "s"
~ recomm. nded as a night Waterman
Tn. shooting occurred about 2;3o IN the morning
Never. with n feliow-,ramp named Charles Mlller'
approached the nre near which the watchnan was
stationed guarding the property OF his enployer'
He had been ordered TO keep the tramps d"uy'
Kenearhs version OF the tragedy Ia tnat one OF ths
iramps picked up n wrench and the other seizei
an axe He commanded them 10 drop thcm ana go
away His youthful appearance caused the ramps
20 laugh al him When ne advanced TO take ths
properiy from them Meyer exclaimed. as ne struck
he watchman on the mouth with bis hs cutting
the lin "il plant you. you -- k'd! -
Ths' "a, ,hrnan pulled out hs pistol and. he says.
no in,enied firing In the air 10 righten the tramps
who started when his pistol appeared. ne hred
three shots. but one entered Meyyers oaSn an ~
pas-eI through the right lung. Miller boarded thc
wagon ~ a baker who WAS driving to jersey C''y,
and reported the shooting AZ The police station IN
comrnun nipaw-aye The patrol wagon was sent out
ami Meyer was removed 10 the hospital Ihe sur
rnons declared he could not recover In his ante
mortem statement Meyer said he went 10 the fre
with Miller to get warm whereupon tho Waterman
or lcrel him 10 leave They fi1 not heed him' ana
ne attacked them win his club. and while, tney
we're moving away he hred at them lie denied denied
having taken anything. but admitted having caHed
Kcneagh a kd. Miller was detained as wines
Ken. ,ch aurrenierri himself yesterday afternoon
lI,a brother is a member Of the New-York police
force ana his father Is employed In the street De-