The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-22
GAGGED And ROBBED
Two colored Desperadoes
BIutally Assault a
TWelve-year-old
Boy.
LEFT HELPLESS IN A CAR
The Lad Was About to Give Them
Something 10 Eat-The
Ruffians Arrested.
LEFT HELPLESS IN A CAR

Two coiored desperadoes were captured
by Special Detective McNally of the
Pennsylvania Railroad this morning.
They describe themselves as Henry
Smith, % years old, of Philadelphia, and
James Jones, 20 years old, Of Savannah.
Ga. The men are confined in cells III
the Gregory street station on a charge
Of burglary.
The victim of the prisoners is Morris
Speigel, Z Years old, Of Germantown
Junction. Speigel who, is a youngster
possessing a somewhat wild nature,
boarded a Pennsylvania Railroad freight
train near his home last night shortly
| before seven O'clock, intending to steal
a ride to the adjoining town. The train
pulled out of Germantown Junction and
had soon attained such velocity that the
boy was afraid to jump off The train
whirled through the town where the boy
had contemplated stopping. speigel had
stolen some money before leaving home
and he made up his mind TO remain on
the train until it reached this city, and
then cross the river to see the sights of
New York,
Arrivind on the Hackensaek meadows,
New York. He visited the Bowery, tax
ing in all the fake shows in sight. He
wandered about streets unfit three O clock
this morning, and most of his money be-
ing spent he decided to return to his
home. He hurried 10 the Pennsylvania
Railroad ferry. at the foot of Cortiandt
street, and purchasing a ticket boarded
a boat which WRs about to start. Rather
than enter the cabin he walked through
the driveway to the forward part of the
boat. Standing near the gates were two
colered men. He became engaged in con-
yersation with them and told them how
he had been carried away from his
home. The men promised to assist him
in getting back to Philadelphia if he
would buy them cup of coffee. show
ing them g bill. Speigel agreed to buy
the coffee.
When they landed in this city the
colored men decided that they did not
want coffee ana induced the boy to ae-
company them. He went with them. be-
lieving they were taking him home.
Arriving on the meadows the colored
men suddenly seized the boy about the
waist and threw him headforemost in
freight car. They scrambled in and
holding him down tore his shirt off his
back, bound him hand and foot. gagged
him with his handkerchief and secured it
more tightly by fastening it with his
suspenders. The boy struggled with his
captcrs and managed to regain his feet
He was about to jump out of the car
when one of the men, Smith it was,
Speigel says, dealt him blow in the face
which stunned him and knocked him
down. The boy made no further resist
ance and his assailants rified his pockets
and relieved him of g and some small
change.
A short time after the occurrence
Speigel was found in the car in which
he had been tied, by a track walker. I'm
tying the boys hands and feet and re-
moving the gag. the track walker soon
learned what had taken place He notified
Detective McNally and a search for the
men was instituted. They were found
in a car pretending to be asleep. They
were handcuffed, placed in a car and
brought to this city. The police believe
the prisoners are professional tramp rail-
road thieves of the type that have for
months been terrorzing the residents of
suburban towns. They are held for an
examination on Monday by Justice Potts