The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-18
TWO Thieves CAPTURED
Grove Street Enjoys the Ex-
cltement Of a Lively Chase
Mrs. Gross Pluck.

Nelson Hansen, twenty-three years old
and John Finn, twenty six years old, o.
NO. l46 Chrystie street. New York, sup
posed professional thieves, were prisoner:
IN Justice Potts court this morning
Yesterday afternoon the prisoners gave
the unusually quiet neighborhood of Grove
and Mercer streets a lively shaking up
afforded the fremen of No. engine com.
pany opportunity to display their PLUCK
and sprinting ability and gave police
man chance to demonstrate that he car
run a block or two in hurry when ne
cessity requires.
Mrs. James Gross, of No. 2s9 Grove
street went out shopping about two
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Returning
at three O'Clock she was surprised, as she
entered the vestibule of her home, to find
the front door wide open In the lower
end of the hall man was crouching
and second one was seen by Mrs. Gross
moving about her apartments Mrs
Gross boldly entered her rooms and ad-
dressing the intruder said Who are you
and what are you doing here?"
just at that moment the man in the
lower end of the hall darted for the front
door. His companion in the front room
followed his example. Mrs. Gross at
tempted to block the way but they
brushed her aside and dashed into the
street. Mrs. Gross followed them, shout
ing Stop thief!'' at the top of her voice.
One of the thieves ran down Grove to
Mercer and then up Mercer toward Bar
row. The second man fed up Grove
street toward Newark avenue.
the f11Oit{yo ubo Lod +o1xo, NEora.r
street passed No. 8 engine house John
Hayes and Hugh Boyle attracted by the
shouts of Mrs. Gross, espied him. They
gave chase. Boyle is a sprinter and he
had overtaken his man before he reached
Barrow street. The prisoner was surly
and attempted to resist arrest He ap-
parently abandoned the idea of escaping
when he discovered that there were
about hundred men and boys at his
heels.
Hayes and Boyle escorted their prisoner
to the Gregory street station followed by
at least Two hundred men, women and
children. Mrs Gross was in the crowd
and she recognized the prisoner as the
man She had seen in her rooms Shortly
after the fremen had arrived with their
prisoner Policeman Schnoble, who does
with thief No. 2. I SchnoEle had a lively
chase after his. man, capturing him lust
as he was turning into Newark avenue
from Grove street
Mrs Gross apartments had been ran
sacked by the thieves. The contents of
bureau drawers were scattered about the
rooms, and every article of value found
had been wrapped up in an old shawl
preparatory to removal. So far as Mrs.
Gross could learn only gold watch be-
longing to her husband had been stolen.
Inc prisoners were searched, but the
tlmepiece could not be found. Chief Muir
phy, upon hearing that watch was miss
lng sent policemen out to look in yards
along the streets through which the
thieves had fled. In about fifteen min
utes Policeman Luryey returned with the
Watcn He found It in a yard in Mercer
street, where it had been thrown by the
thief who was captured by the fremen.
The prisoners were committed this
morning: subsequently they were
mugged for the rogues' gallery Chief
Murphy is looking up their regulations.