New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13
BURGLAR SCARE ~ BERGEN COUNTY.
SEVERAL HOUSES VISITED TX HAcKEN3AcK AND
ROGOTA.

SEVERAL HOUSES VISITED IN HAcKENsAcK AND
BOGOTA.
Hackensack June Il (speciaD.-Therc was hur
riad assembling Of police and armed citizens on
Carnden-st.. near Main-st.. about l O'Clock THIS
MORNING. when cries of "Murder.' and Police.
mingled with the sharp crack of revolver aroused
tho nntghborhooi. The Rev GcorgH y. Giinn ala
tho shooting and part Of the shouting. while q
man who he said trying to break into a
harm near the house added his voice 10 the din
The fellow was secured and hurried TO jail under
an armed escort az the first real burglar ever
cap,urnd In IIackensack while Mr.. Giffn was
cxtoll,d for his hercism. This morning the pris-
oncr who gave his name as fatrick y Dohhe',
y.ss identified as a man who had applied TO several
citizens Yesterday fer work. He said he came
from Tcnahy and formerly from Jersey City: be-
ing without money. he was trying to fnd pace
TO sleep under cover He was released
While this little incident startling Hacsen-
suck a scene OF a more thrilling character was
being enacted in Rogota. the east bank OF the
r,vor whore n burglar was visiting the houses of
several citizens. He appears to have called hrst
al the house OF Joseph kunz. on River Road ana
was frightened away 10y Mr. Kunz. VINO hearu
a noise at Il window. He then stopped at A.
Fuchs's house and forced a window. but could
no, got into the bedrooms and went away empty
handed.
Better success resulted at the house of II. h.
stmis two doors from Mr. Fuchss. Mr.. Stims
had az "A guest John J. Squire Of Bridgehamtoh'
I.cnc Island. the two men occupying a room on
the second floor. while Mrs. Stimis and an IN
fanf with her mother and two small chllofeii
weru I'm the other rooms. The doors were M
open At about O'Clock the family was aroused
BIZ cries and shots which they learned came from
the home of Charles A. Hercht, at the corner OF
Iarch-ave and FORT Lee Road.
Mr. Stimis and Mr. Squlres then discovered III NAV
their clothes were gone from the room, , nSss
were found In the dining room riiied OF watchcs
and money, the only articles left being keys anu
Mr. Sduirc's railroad and steamboat tickets
Meantime the Hcrcht family was IN a state OF
wild excitement Mrs. Pauline Grayson. a sister
Of Mrs Hcrcht. awakened to see a man stahu-
ing in the room occupied by herself ana SISTER,
Mrs Aimee IIcrcht-Ne Mrs. Gravson AT ilrst
thinking IL was her brother, addressed MN, Dut,
discovering her mistake. capcd from the pea just
as the man darted out OF the room TIT" YOUNG
woman dashed after the robbeT crying Tor heI
brother. who appeared with revolver ana liei
a shot down the stairs: he then ran down ana sent
three more bullets after the thief VINO dart"d
through an open paror window by which ne had
entered. -, ,. =.
When the family began to count up the result or
the burglars visit IL was found that the thief had
cleaned out the pockets Of MI llcrcht ana Dr'
Levi r. Thomas member OF the househoid'
securing two watches and about 500 in cash
The burglar was u short stout man. round shoui-
d.rcd and dressed I'm dark clothes, with closely
buttoncd sack coat he had a large head and wore
a small derby hat.