The sun., 1897-07-29
LURED OCHS TO ROB HIM.
TOLD HIM HIS FATHER IN-LAW WlA
INJURED 1T RIDGEWOoD.

Two Men Try n hold Gamo on . Wealthy
williamsburg Brcwcr cot Hln, late =
Lonely Cottage and Tried 10 Threw . Neoss
Over isis Mend-Ochs struck Out ana nscapea
well.planned attempt to rob o wealthy
Williamsburg brewer was frustrated yoa-
terdsy afternoon by the agility Of the In
tended victim, aided by his hard ast and
strong arm. He was Ernest 0chs. the
President Of tho Etna Brewing Company,
Mt Bushwick avenue and Scholes street. The
scene of the attempted robbery was an empty
cottage in Washington avenue, Ridgewood,
whore the railroad crosses Cypress avenue,
a lonely and desolate spot, to which Mr.. Ochs
had boen lured under the prctext that his
father.in.law was there badly injured. ..t
At 1880 o'clock yesterday afternoon . man
walked into the Office of tho brewery and asked
to SEQ Mr.. Ochs on business Of Importance. The
stranger seemed to bo about 35 years old. He
was five feet six seven inches tall, with q
long sandy mustache. He walked with de-
cided stoop and looked like consumptiva. He
appeared to be very nervous.
II have been sent to tell you that your father
in-law was badly hurt little while ago." he
said to Mr.. ochs. "He was crossing tho rail-
road tracks in Ridgewood when train struck
him and he severely injured. He is In .
house out there now. He didn't want an ambu-
lance called. but wants you to come as soon 20
possible"
Mr.. Ochs's father.in.law, Henry Lehnert, IN .
man Of over 20 years old and quito feeble. Mr..
Ochs questioned the stranger closely. Tho lats
ter stuck to his story. Finally Mr.. ochs was,
convinced that the man was telling tho truth,
and he went out to Ridgewood with him. ...-
On one side Of Cypress avenue stands Constable
Brcchter's saloon whilo few rods away, In
Washington avenue, is q row Of mean frame
dwellings. Mr.. Ochs looked about him, thinking
1t was a rather strange place for Mr.. Lehnert 70
be In.
where is my father.in-law - he asked hi,
guide.
"Over in that cottage" replied tho stranger,
pointing to a low, one-storied frame building
about thirty feet long, that stood in tho angle
made by tho railroad tracks and Washington
avenue. Half OF it was fat-iron shaped, and at
its greatest width was not moro than fifteen
feet Mr.. Ochs followed tho stranger to the
house.
The man unlocked the front door and entered,
Mr.. Ochs followed. The front part of the house
was divided into two rooms, the one to tho left
being Of an irregular shape, conforming with the
shape Of that end of the building. To the
| right was a small square room, at tho bacl.
of which was passage leading to the
back door. Beside this passage, back of the
| front room was a small room about eight feet
| long and five wide. Apparently there was no
| furniture in the place. Mr.. 0ohs was sus-
tell him, !" he's lying in there" and he point
ed TO the little room leading of the passage.
door the shoeless feet OF a man who was lying
on the floor OF the little room. He went forward
door "S who % Was M not hi his M iO man TSe
man had in his hand a long piece Of
SRe whSf w sa% %saf Mr mtg
he jumped up and threw the moose at Mr..
the moose missed him. Then he turned quickly
and knocked down the guido. who was behind
unlocked it. and ran into the IS street Tree before % the
other man had time to get at him.
ouae 81 o Mr M next door s
ssked her If she knew the tenants of the cottage.
house and she said had rented It to two" two mon @ on
adf S Pad ass ssr rent in
Mr.. Ochs went back to the cottage and tried to
get in; The door was locked. s He knoeksd: 10 but
WAS Then he
the part of father-in-law putting on his shoes-
Then he went over to Fritz Lober. who stood ON
what had happened. Lober took him over to
saloon ana got tho constable and
they got into the house the men had escaped
back FENCE and ran down tho Taiiroad track
toward BROOKLYN; A little girl came along
y down the track. cursing each Other
MOOSE moose and another piece Of cord about twenty
feet long, evidently to be used TO tic Mr.. Ocha
after they had choked him with the moose. Mr.,
Ochs went back to Williamsburg and reported
the case to the police of the Stagg street station.
Capt. Lees detailed Detectives Becker and
Kennedy on tho case. and they went out to
| Ridgewood.
Mrs. Watterson told them that the men came
| to her on Monday and asked to rent the house.
She demanded a months rent in advance, but
finally compromised matters by accepting Sl0
that they were in a hurry to take the
house, and would pay her for August
| on the first Of the month She heard tho thin
man say when tho deal was made that the house
would suit their purpose eIcellently. She did
| not pay much attention to them afterwArd. but
noticed then, about the place on Tuesday and
early yesterday morning.
| The police say that the men evidently knew
| about Ochs and were aware OF the fact that he
was in the habit OF carrying considerable sums
of money about with him. Yesterday he had
$lO5 In cash, gold watch and chain. and $500
diamond stud. Mr.. Ochs said that he had nevek
| seen either one before. rt