New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-27
HOBOKEN POLICEMEN SHOT.
CHARLES GERHARpr KILLED BY NAN
WHOM HE TRIED TO ARREST.
THE MURDERER. CHARLES X. BROWN. JERSEY
CITY CARPENTER. HELD-HE HAD SET OF
BURGLARS TOOLS AND WAS TRY
ING TO ESCAPE

ING TO ESCAPE.
Charles Gehhardt, OF the Hoboken police. was
murdered by a burglar whom he was trying 10 ar
rest at.Twelfth and Bloomfield SITS. Hoooken' yes
terday afternoon. between and O'CLOCK Inc
burglar fired Ave shots at the ofcer two OF wh'ch
ook effect.
For TIE las; few weeks In the uptown section OF
doboken numerous small rcbberies have taken
place and Captain John Tanning detailed some OF
his best officers 70 co duty In citizens clothes ana
70 endeavor TO catch the thieves Geohardt was
walking along Twelfth-st. yesterday afternoon
when he saw standing In Twehth ana
Bloomfield SIS. with bag in his hand JUST then
Aonzo Let's a lawyer. passed. and Gebhardt said
10 him DO you know that man over mere. !,
don't like his looks and am going to follow MN,
The mar came toward them. and t.etts waIheo
away. Gerhard, talked to the man. and they gha po
oleo- he man drew revovsr ana ttS" q, MS bis
stomach The mi-derer then ran away ieeharo.
gave chase end caught the man before he man goe
ials block and again they clnched ne ihui :
;Srer then fred two shots at the wounded officer;
,ne OF which cook effect under the heart ana
the man again began TO run. but ohicer Meys .i
attracted by ;he shots hurried 10 ,ne ,hhsd him
'' defective Kerrisan came running I'D. and Geb,
the sidewalk Dr. Herman Childs who was pass rs.
Ss sa S9 es Re fq IN feT
Tho murderer was taken 70 me SeconI
pSSc STATIC, Ia ma @no statement to CAPTAINS Patrick
HAYES and John Tanning. He said ne was James n;
Brown a carpenter thirty -four years old ana nVe1
in Frie-st Jersey City. He said he was out Oh
work married and had three children / had 4
bag Of tools" he said. land II toli you where
got them YOU would say was lying 49,.
"How did YOU come 10 kill Gebnardt! asker
Captain HAYES -, sorr,, 7 killed
him knew ] had burglars tools, ana wdnteu
10 get AWAY started TO run. he knocke1 ny
down and punched me. ] tried 10 get up. ana Iq.
my hand against his face 10 shove him away. ne
took my finger in his mouth. and bit II gov up;
but ne struck me again. pulled my nngeI out VI
his mouth and ran. While running looked DncH
and saw a revolver In the officers hands. ! puiiso
mine and said. Keep back. or you'll get shot re
came al me and fred three times. each sho' 'aA-
Ing effect. . .,,.,o ,o,, shot IN
self-defence?" asked Captain Hsyes . 80.
mo" replied Brown. II was only Trying 10 se'
away" , ,o ,ou,d
IN contain q costly OF burglars tools.
The body OF Policeman Gebhardt was removed 10
the second Precinct police station ~
C;ebhardt had a good record as an offcer ne
was appointed on the force May IL. lSsl Ife
leaves a wife and hve small children When MIS-
C;ebhardt was told of her husbands rate oy De
tect!ve Quinn and eX-Schoo Trustee George Gep-
hardt brother OF the murdered ofllcer. sne pe-
came historical She was recovering from, a
severe sickness and last night she was reported 70
be In a critical condition. ...
Brown was arragned before Recorder Stanton
last night The testimony or the witnesses was
taken Brown refused 70 make statement IN
court and he was committed 10 the County jail.