New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-29
HOBOKEN POLICE AT SEA.
UNABLE TO FIND CLEW TO THE HAM
BURG PIER ROBBERS.
NOTHING KNOWN BEYOND THAT THE DOOR OF
THE SAFE WAS OTENED WITH A KEY. AND
ALL THE MONEY EXCEPT THE Sill
YER WAS CARRIED AWAY.


YER WAS CARRIED AWAY.
The robbery Of the safe in Superintendent A. Ba-
denhausen's Office the Hamburg pier in Hoboken.
Saturday has thrown the police of that city into
a state OF CONSERVATION. Acting Chief OF Police Pat
rick Hayes said last night that there clews
TO the identity of the thieves which he would to
make public
II may have something to say later on" he de-
clared, with an air of mystery. Hayes added that
his mon We're still working on the and that
the amount stolen was almost 5000.
AS told in The Tribune yesterday. the money was
placed in the safe Just before the noon hour. and
was to have been used in paying of the men en-
ployed the piers. In consequence OF the robbery
the longshoremen. clerks and other employees had to
go without their wages. They will probably be
paid off to-day
Of old design. 1t made by Wider's Safe
Company. and according TO Acting Chief Hayes,
has been in for twenty-five years or more. The
safe has no combination lock- and the only key
known to in existence Is kept by Captain Baden
hansen. superintendent Of the PIERS.
On Saturday the superintendent gave the key to
the head stevedore Peters who is his brother-in-
law as was his custom, that the latter could
draw the money from the bank and place II In the
safe until o'clock. the time for paying the men.
Peters and his assistant. Clemens who is chief bag
gagemastcr the piers. went together TO the First
National Bank in Hoboken. and drew $3.50 In all:
5000 in ten-dolar bills. slO0 in one-dolar bills and
silver dollars $50 in iftycent pieces and sl2o in
quarters The cash was taken TO the pier IN a
money. the amount Of which could not be learned,
already in the SAFE and part OF this was also
stolen.
The safe stood next to Captain Badenhausens
desk in his office on the second floor OF a frame
building on the pier. Peters and Clemens were
positive that they locked the safe and went TO rneir
dinner soon afterward.
THE LOSS OF THE MONEY DISCOVERED.
About O'Clock Chief Clerk Keller, who pays off
got the key from Peters. unlocked the safe and
found the valise and between 5000 or $500 in silver
He did not realize first that robbery had been
committed. but thought that a mistake had been
made INQUIRIES revealed the fact that TIE full
amount had been drawn and that somebody had
helped himself 1t then past banking hours
and too late TO draw more money IN ORDER 10 pay
the men. The situation explained TO them
and they departed with long faces wh1le captain
Hayes was sent for. Detectives Wilson Quinn and
Welnthal were assigned TO the case but were UNI
able TO learn anything beyond that the met o or
distracted the bills left the silver behind re.
locked the safe and walked away II IS believed
that the robbery was committed vile Saptain
Badenhausen and Keller were at dinner between
u and o'clock
At the piers no one would talk about the rob,
berry and all inQurers referred OF Acting Chef
Hayes That officer would not say whether or not
anybody who familiar with the office and the
Messrs Keller Peters and Clemens have been In
the employ OF the company for many years, and
are trusted men. who have the confidence OF their
superiOrs
A SIMILAR ROBBERY NOT LONG AGO
The robbery bears a striking resemblance 10 the
theft of S. 300 In postage stamps from the safe In
Postmaster James Currans room IN the Hoboken
Pos;offlce. about year and half ago
Thieves have been having go2d Time OF iate IN
home at No. 25 Hudson-si.. was entered In broad
daylight and jewelry valued at over 800 was taken
while the same day theft OF jewels Valucd az
$2J committed No ~ HulSJn-St