The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
REV. GUNSCHEE'S STORY
He Complains of the Hobo
ken Police, a Girl Com
plains Of Him.
INSULT OR MISUNDERSTANDING
He Was looted aud Prlted by
Men and Boys and Held in
a Station House.
INSULT OR MISUNDERSTANDING

Rev. A. Gunschke, pastor of the German
Evangelical Lutheran Church, at High
point and Clinton venue West Hobo
ken, complained to Chief Donovan last
night that he was a victim of a gross OUT
rage while walking along Grand street,
Hoboken, last Thursday evening. He
claims that he was assaulted by an I'M
known man and then pursued by a mob
Of men and boys through several streets
before the police came 10 his rescue.
Pastor Gunschke told Chief Donovan a
plausible story. He said he lost his
bearings at Sixth and Grand streets, and
asked a young girl to direct him to
Fourteenth street. He claims that he
said nothing to her which could be con-
strued as offensive. After she directed
him to Fourteenth street, he says, She
told several men that he had insulted her.
One of the men struck Cunschke in the
face with his clinched fist. knocking him
down. When he RECLAIMED his feet. the
man made another attempt to strike him
but he warded off the blow and injured his
hand.
Pastor Gunsehke said he feared his as
sailant would renew hostilities unless he
ran away and a mob of men and boys
pursued him. On the way to the Second
precinct station house he met several
policemen who went to his rescue and
prevented the mob from assailing him.
At the station house Pastor Gunschke
says he declared himself as being limo
cert ard told the police to bring the girl
TO the station house to make a complaint
against him if she could. He claims he
was detained at the station house about
two hours before he was released, as the
girl failed to appear and prosecute him
as he demanded.
Although Pastor Gunschke said that the
alleged outrage took place last Thursday
night, no entry of the affair was found
on the records in the Second precinct sta
ton house and no report was made TO
Police Headquarters. Chief Donovan said
he would make an investigation
The police of the Second precinct last
night revealed another side of the story.
They claimed that he was remarkably
fortunate that he escaped 50 easily:
year old Annie O'Boyle, who lives with
her parents on Grand street, told Detec-
tive Kivlon that the Rev. Mr.. Gunschke,
whom she did not know at the time. FOL
lowed her. and at Sixth and Grand streets
accostea her. She claimed hat he first
asked her the way through that part OF
the city, and then made an insulting prop
osition. She promptly screamed. Sew
eral men responded, she told her story,
and they pursued the man.
Miss O'Boyle refused to prosecute Mr..
,Gunschke when Detective kivlon asked
her to accompany him to the station
house because, as she claims, she did not
want her name dragged into court in con-
nection with such an affair.
Detective Kivlon said last night that he
met a mob of men and boys pursuing Mr.
Gunschke at Ninth street and WILLOW ave-
nue.. The clergyman was running to es-
cape while the mob booted him to the Sec
ond precinct station house until an inves-
tigation was made.
HRev. Mr.. Gunschke declared that he
was innocent" said Detective Kivlon.
land demanded that the girl should be
trough forward to prosecute him If she
had any complaint to make. and 1t was
for that reason that we held him until
we found the girl
.sMr. Gunschke's name was not entered
on the books, continued Detective Xiv
ION. ssbecause he was not arrested. He
was merely detained until we found the
girl. AS she would ont make a complaint,
he was released
When asked why no report of Pastor
Gunschke's detention was made to Police
Headquarters Detective Kivlon said he
did ont think 1t was necessary. as Mr..
Gunschke was not detained longer han a
few minutes. 1t is not known who as
saulted Pastor Gunschke and the police
are not e~xerting themselves to find has as
saiiants.