The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-11
QUEER GANG CAUGHT.
Six in a Tuppenny Burglary
That Failed-Are They
Professionals?

A clever attempt at burglary in which
six men participated, was made in Hobo
ken early this morning. Five Of the men
were arrested and the police are confident
that they now have part Of the gang of
thieves who for several weeks past nave
committed over a dozen burglaries IN the
city. The place which the men had
planned to rob was the saloon kept by
George Vorrath at Washington and Four
teenth streets.
About three O'Clock this morning Detec-
tive KivIon and Policeman Eckard of the
Second precinct, were walking along
Washington street when they noticed two
men standing on the corner of Fourteenth
street. Believing the men to be suspicious
characters, Kivlon and Eckardt stepped
into a hallway and watched them. In a
few minutes the two were Joined by four
other men who came along Fourteenth
street going towards the ferry. a con-
sultation was held and then one man
went into the side entrance of Vorrath's
saloon on Washington street and lighted
a match. Another entered the side en-
trance Of the saloon on Fourteenth street.
W of the four who remained outside
went to the corner of Fourteenth and
Bloomfield streets. one block below, as
though to keep watch, and the other pair
walked up Washington to Thirteenth and
stood there. After i've minutes had
elapsed the two men in the Railways of
the saloon came out and gave a low
whistle. The other men who had been
keeping watch for the police Joined them
and the gang started down Fourteenth
street towards the ferry.
Kivlon and Eckardt then went out of
the hallway where they had been watch
gang. Policemen Murphy Tlay'su and ai'e Grimm fin
came along just as the gang a left the
corner. They followed the men down
Eckardt went around Thirteenth street
to head the gang off. When they met the
gang, the police drew their revolvers and
gang got away. The other, fye were
saloon. the police discovered that the
woodwork splintered. There was a bolt
on the inside of the. door which the thief
was unable ITO open and after cutting the
the task. The door on Fourteenth street
had not been damaged.
At the police station the prisoners gave
their names as Max Becker, % years old,
of No. 1882 Fifteenth street, New York
Frank LIE Roy. 80 years, of Philadelphia,
Pa; Thomas Clark, q years, of No. Is
y gears street of No Ney = f Bedm;i J SHEEP Purn Wel i
Brighton, Staten Island, and John Har-
vey, 10 years, of No. 7 Ethelena place,
North Bergen. Becker had in his pos
session a steel jimmy and a screw driver.
The men were arraigned before Recorder
McDonough this morning. All professed
to be innocent except LIE Roy, who made
a confession. LIE Roy Is a tall German.
He wore good clothes and a neatly trim
med Van Dyke beard and had a respecta-
Bile appearance.
II admit. Judge" he said, when brought
before the Recorder, IT took part in the
burglary, only l wish to say
those men on the corner on my way to
the ferry. There was another mar with
me but he escaped"
After. the prisoners had their pictures
taken for the rogues' gallery they were
sent to the County jail.
While the police were making the raid
another burglary was committed at No.
llo4 Washington street, within two blocks
OF Vorrath's saloon. The thieves broke
into the apartments of George Woods. on
the first floor, and stole two suits OF
clothes, an overcoat and a gold watch
valued in all at $50.
Chief of Police Donovan has given or
ders to have a corps of special police In
citizens clothes sent out to arrest all
suspicious characters found lettering on
the streets. As a result of the Chiefs
orders four men were arraigned in the
police court this morning on suspicion.
They had been seen entering houses and
begging, The prisoners said they were
Reid, 40 years. of No. 1888 Columbus ave.
nue., Brooklyn Roy Vincent, 43 years, Of
No. rs First street, Jersey City, and
Thomas Mack, aged q. of Hartford,
Conn. All were committed to the Coun-
ty Jail.