The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-07
AHLWARDT EGGED.
The Great Jew Batter Has
an Experience in
Hoboken.
HEBREWS STOOD THE ABUSE
But When He Advised Christians
Not TO Buy of Them They
Arose in Arms.
HEBREWS STOOD THE ABUSE


Herr Herman Ahlwardt the Anti-semite
Of the German Reichstag. who has been
leeturing in this country for the past sew
eral months against the Jewish race.
spoke in Hoboken last night. He was
advertised to lecture in Schaek's Hall at
the head of First street. and right in the
nearr OF the Jewish section of the city.
But When the doctor arrived at the hall
ABOUT eight O'Clock. School Trustee
ocnack, proprietor of the hail. told him
that he could not have the hall for his
lecture. and must find another place.
FROM Schack's Hall. DR.. Ahlwardt went
to Harmonic Hall. at No. IL Grand street,
which several Of his admirers said they
had already secured for him. fearing that
just such an incident would occur. In
his wake followed from between 100 and
$50 of his sympathizers, and about thirty
flve or forty Hebrews, who kept continu-
ally hooting at him the entire distance.
The presence of a half dozen stalwart po-
licemen, under the command of Rounds
man Hammond. with long night sticks in
their hands, was the only thing which
kept the sons of Abraham from assaulting
MIN. More than once on the way from
Schack's to Harmonic Hall. some over
excited Jew would utter a loud threat,
which would be answered by several of
the agitator's friends in a manner which
threatened trouble
1t was aften nine O'clock when DR.. Ahl-
Wardt walked upon the stage in Harmonic
Hall, and announced the object of his vis-
With now and then an English phrase
The hall was crowded there being in the
audience at least 200 people. of which about
nIty We're jews. who sat in the front of
the hall in a BODY
There was no serious disturbance. al
though the doctor heaped all sorts of
Scurfious abuse upon the Hebrews. until
ne asked his hearers not to purchase a
cents worth from them. When he began
ms ms poyeott N that manner. It was more
llan some of the Jews could stand and
they then became excited. and one of the
youngest of the Jews present. Adolph
Gintzberg, who sat in the very front seat.
got up and threw at him an egg of the
1890 vintage.
The missile struck the doctor in the neck
clothes He was a deplorable looking
object as he beheld a small riot Several
Of his friends had pounced upon Gintz-
When the crowd got through with Gintz-
berg he was worse off than Ahlwardt.
For a moment it looked as if there would
be riot in the hall, but the police took
a. hand in the affray. and 1t was over
almost as soon as It had commenced.
was trying to escape from the hands of
tors
The officer took Gintzberg to Police
Headquarters. but Captain Hayes refused
to hold him, as DR.. AhIwardt would not
make any charge against him. The doctor
left the hall under police protection and
mysteriously disappeared from the city.
His lecture lasted over three hours.
and it was nearly one o'clock before he
left the hall.
To several people who spoke. to him af-
forwards he said in very good English
"I don't understand English well enough
vet to lecture in the language, but hope
to in few months more
When DR.. Ahlwardt first arrived in this
country he stopped at Meyers Hotel on
Hudson street, Hoboken. but was COM
PEELED to leave the next day as Mr.. Meyer,
the proprietor of the house. received
threatening letters from the Jews to the
effect that if he allowed Ahlwardt to re-
main his hotel would be blown to pieces
by bombs