The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-22
Young BoTsing Steals $500
and Attempts to Skip
to Germany.
CAUGHT ON TIE STEAMER TODAY
Took the Money From an Overcoat
in the House Where He
Was Visiting.

A young man was arrested in Hoboken
this morning on charge of robbing his
friend His name is Paul Borsing, twenty
street, Heights. He was proof reader
on the sStaats Zeitung' and friend of
Mr.. Cordt Bischof. superintendent of st.
Johns Sunday School, Heights.
Mr.. Bischoff is in the wholesale grocery
house of Bischoff & Meyehoff, at Little
Twelfth street, New York city, and re-
SIDES at No. 240 South street, Heights.
His son-in-laW, August Won der Heide,
resides in the same house. Borsing, who
has been in this country about four
months, has been in the habit of visiting
daily the Bisehof family. He is a friend
of Mrs. Won der Heide and on a recent
trip to Germany he accompanied her back
to this country.
Last night Borsing called at the Bischoff
residence about nine O'clock. Mr.. BischoH
came in half an hour later and hung his
coat on the rack next to Borsing's. Mr..
Bischoff had been collecting monies DUR
ing the evening and being fatigued lay
on the lounge after a short conversation
with his friend Borsing and was soon
asleep. Young Rorsing was left alone in
the parlor and ait ten o'clock he left the
house while the old gentleman was still
asleep. He said he was going to New
York to do some work on the paper.
Mr.. Bischoff awoke soon after and went
to get the money he had collected from
his overcoat pocket, but 1t was gone.
There were five hundred dollars in bills
and some checks. Mr.. Won der Heide came
home at eleven o'clock and when told of
the loss Immediately suspected Borsing Of
taking it. Mr.. Bischoff was not so ready
to suspect the young man, because he
was not sure but that his pocket might
have been picked on the way home.
Mr Won der Heide3 at once went to the
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New York city, and inquired for Borsing.
Finding that he was not there his sus-
p1cions were at once strengthened against
Borsing.
Mr.. Won der Hede suspected that the
thief would engage passage to Germany
on one of the steamers which would sail
today and her went home and early this
morning notified the police on the Heights.
They told him to go to Hoboken.
Mr.. Won der Hefde appeared before
Acting Recorder Mccullough this morning
and swore out a warrant for the arrest
of Borsing. Detective Nelson went with
MT. Won der Heide and visited the
steamer. In the second cabin of the
steamer Mr. Won der Heide pointed out
Borsing talking to friend The detective
placed him under arrest and took him to
headquarters, where Borsing admitted
stealing the money.
after having good time in drinking and
visiting the theatre. had bought new
suit of clothes. a new overcoat and a lot
of cheap jewelry. When arrested there
was LETT of the $500 he had stolen $3.50 in
bills if checks.
He had engaged a second cabin passage
on the Lain, for which he had paid $40.
He had given his name as John Setten-
nom TO Meyer & Steneck. from whom ne
had bought the ticket Mr.. Won der
Heide was so excited and overjoyed at
catching Borsing that he could hardly
control his feelings
Only last Sunday" he said, 'sBorsing
to think I had to have him arrested. He
was a close friend of the family and we
never thought he was a thief. We have
befriended him in more ways than one
l presented to him.