The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-23
DERIES The POLICE
The Boring" Burglar of the
Hill Makes His Ap-
pearanCe Again.
EX-CHlEF NATHAN ASSAULTED
Costly Door Of Private Residence
Ruined by the Rob
ber's Anger.

Ex-Chief of Police Michael Nathan who
lives at No. 1S1 Belmont avenue, was ON
his way home at 7:50 o'clock last night.
AS he neared his home he noticed man
lurking about and keeping within the
shadow of high fence. Nathans Police
instinctN came to the fore and surmising
that the fellow was not acting in such
suspicious manner without cause, walk
ed over and confronted him.
When the loiterer turned and saw
Nathan he started, and made an attempt
to move away; but before he had gone
two feet the ex-chief was at his side.
When cornered the fellow looked up and
with a leer said:-
We'll, do you want me, or are you
looking for trouble?'
That all depends answered Mr..
Nathan, but what do want is to know
what you are hanging around here for?'l
Well then it's none of your business
answered the fellow,
"Il make it my business" said Mr..
Nathan as he moved forward and caught
the fellow by the collar. you just come
along with me-
Mr. Nathan supposed that the fellow
was one of the gang who have been op-
time Scarce a night passes that a re-
port is not made to the police of an at
tempt to rob, one of the houses in the
neighborhood. So it was the ex-Chief's
intention to take the fellow around to
the Fourth precinct station house, on
Communipaw avenue.
AS he grasped the collar of the fell
lows coat and uttered the words quoted
above. the fellow turned and delivered
two hard blows on Nathan's face, which
caused him to loose his hold on the fell
lows coat, and that worthy immediate
ly began to make tracks at rapid pace
down Bergen avenue.
Nathan shouted and attracted the at
tention of Patrolnan Bettiger, who, see
ing the man running, promptly pursued
him. Bettiger is feet of foot and gained
on the fellow. who turned and ran down
Emory street. When they had reached
No. 81 Emory street, the fleeing man
darted in an alley, with Bettiger close
on his heels. The policeman called ON
the fellow to stop. but this command
was not needed, so Bettiger; drawing his
revolver, fired one shot in the air. This
did not have the desired effect and the
fellow disappeared among the labyrinth
of yards in the neighborhood.
This morning at two o'clock Policeman
Frank Bennett, of the Gregory street sta
ton, arrested man who answers the de-
scription of the supposed burglar witt,
whom Nathan had the encounter. He de-
scribes himself as Edward Bailey, of No.
II Forsyth street, New York. When ar
raigned before Justice Potts, Bailey said
he was a checker employed by the Erie
Railroad: He said he was cousin of
Thomas McGrath, a saloonkeeper at Grove
street and Railroad avenue. Last night
he quarreled with McGrath and having
no place to sleep started for New York.
He is held for a further examination.
James A. Demarier of Gates avenue
this morning entered the Greenville sta
.tion house and laid down five pieces of sill
verware, a silver jewel case with the letter
''K1 inscribed on it, and silver tea set
marked walter He also carried ON his
arm a fine overcoat.
These things he laid on the Sergeant's
desk with the explanation that he had
found them lying in the street on Avenue
E.. He had scarcely made this report
when Robert Kay, of No. 108 Avenue E,
rushed in and excitedly told the Sergeant
at the desk that his house had been rob-
bed AS he caught sight of the silverware
and overcoat he cried out, There is what
was stolen; that silver is mime Captain
Nugent allowed Kay, who is weu-known
citizen, to take his property home.
The Supposition of the police is that the
theft was committed by two or more
burglars, who could not agree as to thet
disposition of the booty and quarreling
had left the silver and overcoat on the
ground and during the quarrel the fell
lows were scared by the. approach of
Demarier, who found the lsilverware and
carried it to the station house.
The burglar who has been the cause Of
many a scare among the residents in the
fashionable neighborhood of the Heights
in the Fourth precinct, seems to have
transferred his attentions to the Third
district. A few nights ago a gentleman
living on one of the fashionable streets
In the Third district was returning from
the play and upon inserting his key to
unlock the front door he was surprised
to discover small hole bored in the door.
Lighting a match the gentleman investi-
gated further with the result that he
found his handsome doors had been
bored over an area of about square
foot The holes were several inches apart
and seemed to have been bored with a
three-quarter inch bit.
The door on the inside was lined with
a fine steel plate and Through this the
bore could not be forced The appearance
of the door was marred; but an en-
trance could not be effected. The matter
was reported to the police, but the borer
has not been heard from since in that
district evidently being satisfied to con-
fine his operations to the second district,
where folks are not SO particular as to
have bu-glaf-uroOf front doors