The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-07
ALL WARD MOBBED|
The German Jew Batter
Roughly Handled BY
H0boken Hebrews.
DREW A PISTOL ON THEM
Trapped Into d Dark Street.
Harangue Headed Off = Me-
Donough's Funny Justice.


A meeting was to have been held III
Germania, late Harmonic Hall. at 39s
Newark street. Hoboken. last night by
the member of the Anti-Jew Society OF
Hudson County. at which Herr Herman
Ahlwardt was to have delivered another
Of his ~harrangues against the Hebrew
race. But 1t was not held. for a number
Of Jew attacked Ahlwardt while he was
en- his way to the hall, causing a small
riot in the neighborhood of Newark and
Grand streets.
Ahlwardt, accompanied by Herr Ernst
Friedow. the editor of the "Anti-Semite,s
the party organ Of the German-American
Anti-Semite Association, reached Newark
and Grand streets about eight o'clock last
night and inquired from several men who
We're standing on the corner, where Ger
mania Hall was. One of the men told
him 1t was up Newark street about a
half block, and sent him a block out Of
his way up Newark street to a dark part
of it.
When the debator and his friends arrived
about half way up the block some one
struck him from behind; and knocked him
down. At that time a crowd came run
ming up, among whom were half a dozen
detectives and policemen from Head
quarters.
Several Jews, encouraged by friends be-
him them, rushed upon Ahlwardt and
Editor Friedow. and began to punch them
with their fists. Both Ahlwardt and
Friedow are big men, and they kept the
crowd off until some one struck Friedow
on the side Of the head with some dull
Instrument and knocked him down. Then
several jumped upon Ahlwardt and bore
him to the ground just as Detective Nelson
arrived at his side. With the use of his
club Nelson succeeded in driving the mob
back, and assisted Awkward and Freidow
upon their feet. Friedow's face was pale
and he was hardly able to stand. He
was braced up by Ahlwardt, who, except
for a slight bruise on the back of the
head, was uninjured. Later, at the
station house it was discovered that Erie
dow's cheek bone had been fractured.
While Nelson was assisting the two
men the other policemen were busily. en-
gagged keeping the crowd in order. The
Jews and We're yelling and cry
ing like wild Indians for each others
scalps, and stones, eggs, sticks and
other missiles were flying through the
air thick and fast. Picking out several
who appeared to be ringleaders. the
police placed them under arrest. They
captured three. among whom was one
whom Nelson identified as having struck
Ahlwardt, rel he ran to the lecturers
assistance.
(1nf the Wnu no %ho l. ~
large crowd followed the police and their
prisoners, and cries of Kill him, Down
the ID dog" were heard on the part
OF the Jews, while the Germans yelled
back like complimentary speeches about
the Jews. All the way to Police Head
quarters, where the prisoners were taken
missiles of all description were thrown
and frequently the police and their nris-
oners We're struck.
AT the Station house Ahlwardt was
locked up. upon the charge of carry
ing concealed weapons, a revolver havino
psen picked up from the ground near
Where ne was standing when he was
flrst attacked. Detective Nelson stata5
tnat Ahlwardt held a revolver in his
nand when he first saw him, but he did
not see him make an attempt to use it.
old and lived at No. 1154 Myrt.e ayenns
Brooklyn The Hebrew prisoners said
they were Samuel sevanfeau.
years old. of No. 105 Second street Hobo
IS ~ N, ,S 3, Conn, twenty-seven years old,
and Israel Birnbaum, thirty wears old If
NO. 81 Grand street, Hoboken
seeker was charged with assault ana
battery and the other twoG with dis
orderly conduct. They were all locked
Recorder McDonough was induced to
accept bail for the prisoners. after thew
had been locked up a little over an hn1,r
ana tney We're bailed under $500 for ex-
ainlnallon this morning. When coilrt
opened at nine o'clock, the prisoners wara
an on nand, and the Court room was
W with Hebrews and Gerna ne
VINO eyed each other with menacIng
Awkward was represented BY Co11nse,-
lar Weller. The only charge against
him was that of carrying Concealed waas
pons. Detective Quinn stated that he
saw Ahiwardt draw a revolver. and De-
teellye nelson also stated that Ahlwardt
first ran 10 his assistance. and was mini
it at a Hebrew.
took the stand in, his own 10
fence in German stated tina when
the New York police to be allowed TO
carry a revolver n the permit wa
granted. He said that he had studied The
of the United States, and
understood tnat a person had a right to
arm himself if he anticipated danger.
The Recorder held him unde $500 BAH.
however, for further examination this
afternoon.
The other prisoners were charged with
assault and battery and were
also held under the same bail until this
afternoon, when the case will be finally
disposed of.
During the hearing a full account Of The
Iracas as stated above wa rehearsed.
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