The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-10
A SLEUTH SLUGGED
: Hugo Ritter, Amateur De-
%tective, Assaulted BY
Oscar Kreig and His
Bartenders.
ALL OF THEM ARRESTED
a Brutal Feature Of the War Be-
tween Law and Order League
and Saloonkeepers.

anu pdluOuhtcptIS,
Justice J.. Herbert Potts court was
crowded this morning with the usual GU
rious people and a large number Of mem
bers of the Christian Endeavor societies
to hear the trial of three men accused of
assaulting Hugo Ritter. the amateur de-
fective, who has been securing evidence
against saloonkeepefs for the violation of
The Sunday law.
The Rev. ]. ". Hathaway, of West
minister Presbyterian Church; the Rev,
Robert K. Wick, of Wayne Street Re
formed Church, and the Rev. Charles S.
Little, of Lafayette NJ. e. Church., took
seats within the rail beside the complain
ant, and Mr.. John c.. Invgright, his coun-
sci Ex-Judge Puster represented the de-
PENDANTS, Oscar Kreig, proprietor of the
Nonparel saloon; Anthony Fay and Peter
sLynch, his bartenders. Chief Murphy and
lPolioe COMMISSIONS Peter West We're IN
>1erested spectators.
The story of the assault is that among
sthe Sunday liquor cases tried Yesterday
Afternoon before Judge Hudspeba in the
court of General Sessions was that of
<Anthony Fay, acting proprietor of the
NonpareH, o. Erie street and Newark
avenue. Hugo Ritter, the amateur detect
dive alluded to, secured the evidence
against Fay by going into his saloon and
Apurchasing a glass of beer. Fay pleaded
tguibty and the Court fined him s45 and
scests.
After the disposition of the case Ritter
boarded a Court House car for dow
town. He says he was followed by four
snen, who jostled him, and one of them
said to him
You are a hungry looking mug; here's
f4fve cents, go and buy something to eat, .
while another added:-"You're a nice sort
aof a - spy to go sneaking about in
,lathis way to earn fifty cents"
K Ritter swears he was set upon by the
men and severely assaulted. He didn't
know them and only escaped a worse
mauling by jumping off the car. He ran
ito Chief Murphy an made a complaint
! against John Doe and Richard Roe. Sub
.~seouently he identified Kreig, Fay and
ffLynch,. and these were arrested on war
Arants.
This morning when, the{three men stood
sup beforefthefBar Rittera could not iden-
tsE5tEfyN Aynchsas bis assailsat and Justice
fREotssulscfsarged him. Hetsaid, however,
lsthat. Kr4ags struck shfm inSthe face, and
fs*ahcfAsfs diam WHOM he%coild not see in
Notwithstanding iham. Assfor Fay. he did
SHOT assault hiHasgsut used lcoarse epithets.
Justlcef FtSttss tI1ereupons amended the
E~zcompaai1t, holding Oscar Kreig for the
HssaultsanasFayias d~tsorIerly person.
Ritter Was just about to repeat his
STORY whensex7Juage Puster,asked for an
adjournmert. He had had noAtime to look
Unto the matter. His ac1ient Kreig denied
that he struck Ritter, but only reproached
him for h~isfsneaky,, treacherous behavior.
N9zl.Ia9ss aiso N.AN Nv e.
conserving. spne Cotlrc adJourned une case
The Christian Endeayor ana Epworth
rao~,a ,a.n1. On s4.a bass.a ps44on
peppfe VIII Stanu einii lseee
ana pus9 tine case against Kreig to the
uttermost.
Mr.. KreEe sean a rtarya rds danied that
no oSs.,,l+aa p,4+ar "a -. somoana ~
= tassao4eeo rleter. y was someone on
Prosecutor Winfield called the atten-
zion Of tho co,,rt ~ +ha 800 +b;s -,arr
ang- He SAID 1t had come to mis- knoWl-
Witnesses. had been assaIllted on his
H neen VI 's
way down town from court. He was a
witness in some of the saloon cases,
which were not called lbecalse the entire
day was occupied with, the Murphy trial.
ITO nrotect This Witness He M is " entitled
to protection and / ask that Mr.. Ritter
be summoned here to give information
no the Co1lrf &c n the aSsa1,l+ 1,non him
Judge Ha,dsnetb direcfed that Mr. All.
ter be sent for at once.
At noon TO-DAY .Joseph .Theimer a bar-.
tender in fhe Nonnares1 wa arrested
on a warrant issued nv .J,,stice pats
aIe is supnosed to have been iror]icated
ii fhe assa5,lt aitbnuob IL s+a,+lry 80
mics If. He was taken 10 Police Head-
quarters. where he f1,rn;shea nail IN
enM for his snnearsnca gj5heu tba ntba !.
accused men. on SATURDAY morning
Tast NIGHT wben Tbief W11r1abv mos
about tn Send o,,t detactj1nes ~ ineL so a.
Rifter,s assailants TIE is ~ : sne9ested
Thai he accon9na nv tbe1n snd 3a5n+ 80
sba 49, r. bad 60 - = eiu IN 49,
ing h'g the .s men wa wanted ted would e l. recognize