The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-23
QUESTIONABLE HOLD-UP.
Hoboken Police Help a Saloo
Keeper Cover Up His
Violation of Law.

bold attempt to hold up a saloon
keeper was made in Hoboken last night.
Sergeant Stanton was sitting in the ser
geants' room about nine o'clock and was
looking out of the window which faces
on Willow avenue. On the corner of
Willow avenue and Twelfth street is H.
Marcus saloon, directly opposite the
police station.
Sergeant Stanton saw two desperate
looking men approach the saloon. Before
they went in they appeared from their
actions to be planning some scheme.
The queerest part of their actions was
that one of the men appeared suddenly
to become greatly intoxicated, while he
appeared perfectly sober a minute be-
fore.
The two men then entered the saloon
ana about two minutes afterwards the
door opened and the sergeant saw that
the men We're being elected by the pro-
prletor and some of the regular hangers
out OF the place. There was a stubborn
fight for some minutes, during which
time the drunken nfan had become per-
fecliy sober again and was dong him
self justice in the fight The sergeant
and the doorman grabbed up their clubs
ana running across the street they placed
the Two men under arrest. The sergeant
get his man, who was Dominick OConnor.
and placed him in a CELL The other
man, Frank Headep, ran away, but was
overtaken by the doorman before he had
gone block Both men showed fight
and only the appearance of the heavy
nightsticks kept them cowed
Marcus said he wes behind the bar
when the two men entered the saloon
One OF them appeared to be drunk and
ne thought they wanted to buy drinks. In
this he was mistaken. They went straight
up to the bar and demanded that Mar
Gus hand over the contents of the TILL
Marcus refused and told them to get out
They then demanded money for e. lodging
Marcus stepped from behind the bar to
put the men out of his place. If he had
been alone in the saloon he says there is
no doubt that he would have been MUIR
oered. The police would not have known
what had happened because fhe shades
were up and after helping themselves to
the contents of the cash drawer the men
could have made their escape through the
side door on Twelfth street to the mead
oWS which are only a. short distance in
the rear of the saloon.
Marcus was unable to put the men out
OF the saloon and three or four men who
Were in the place came to his aid While
the Two men were being forced toward the
door one of them drew a long triangular
shaped file and made a lunge with 1t at
Marcus Marcus lodged the blow, and
the tile struck the woodwork and broke
off.
The men had two steel drills in their
possession, but were unable to draw them
before the police arrived. The men had
In their possession also two pair Of steel
hnemens nippers and a steel ink eraser
Marcus saloon is considered one of the
toughest places in the city, and it was
here that one night last week a man fell
into the hands of three men who got him
drunk, took him over to the meadows
about four blocks from the place, beat
MIN until he became unconscious, robbed
him of S6 besides taking his hat and shoes.
They then threw him in ditch where
he lay unconscious during the night
In court this morning Headen claimed
he was drunk and said he remembered
nothing of his actions 0'Connor said he
was drunk also and as they had been
drinking in Marcus place during the day
they thought he ought to give them
enough money for nights lodging He
said when ne asked for little assistance
he and his partner were hustled out of the
place, and he simply drew the file to de-
fend himself. Each man was sentenced
to three months in jail. Marcus did not
want to take the case to the hill. and ii
was the opinion of many that he was
afraid that he might strike snag at the
upper court for keeping his saloon open on
Sunday.