The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-23
PASSENGERS IERROR|zEl.
Two Young Men Create
a Panic on a Court
House Car.
WELL KNOWN ON THE HEIGHTS.
They Brutally Beat the Com
ductor and Fire Bullets
Recklessly.

Julius Emmer and William Delnorsy
young men well known in the Bergen
section of this city, while intoxicated,
shortly after midnight this morning. ter-
rorized a car load of people on the Ho-
bolzen elevated road.
Car No. 50 of the Court House line Iefs
the Hoboken ferry at lis o'clock this
morning. Several ladies and gentlemen,
returning from New York theatres, were
on the car. The car was about to start
when the two young men, semi-intoxi-
Gated. entered with swagger, and at
once made themselves obnoxious by
opening all the windows in the car The
night was cool and several of the ladies'
complained to the conductor about the
unnecessary draught. The conductor,
Herman Grosskopf started to close the
windows when Emmer objected. Emmer
swore terribly, and finally grabbed tho
cop5uctor by the throat and began pum-
neIiing him. Delmore went to his
friends assistance and very soon the con-
ductor was covered with blood, and was
badly used up. The women were border
ing on Mysteries. George Manning, the
motorman sent the car ahead at full
speed until the Washington street station
was reached. Then he ran back into the
car to the assistance of the conductor
Manning is a stockily built man, and is
quite handy with his fists. He sailed in
right and left and soon had the cOnduc-
tors cowardly assailants at his mercy
He blaekened their eyes and they soon
looked as If they had gone through a
thrashing machine, while the plucky mos
torman escaped comparatively unscratch-
ed Manning thea kicked both young men
off the car, and after reassuring las
ladies who had admiringly witnessed
Manning's powers, started for the front
of the car to go ahead.
He had just grabbed the brake handle
when Emmer, who was on the station
platform, rushed towards him. When
a few feet from the motorman Emmons
fired revolver point blank at his head
The bullet whizzed through the front on
the car narrowly missing a young womans
who promptly tainted.
Several other shots rang out and the
women in the car became SO terrified and
screamed so that the motorman thougnr
it possible that some one had been mis-
and he brought the car up with sharp
collected Delmore and Eimmer started
down the steps of the platform Delmoce
ran into The Whistle saloon, corner
he was met by Alexander Weile, or NO.
66 Leroy street. New York, who had been
attracted by the shots. Weile grabbed
Dellnore by the collar and Delmore pulled
his revolver Weile knocked it from his
hand and threw him violently to the floor
After securing possession of the revolver
Weile turned his prisoner over to Captain
Halsey of the Starin Transportation Cons
pany. who happened in the saloon, and
Weile started in pursuit of Emmer. Cap
tain Halsey had a hard time holding Dell
more. who got Captain Halsey's finger in
his mouth and almost bit it off.
Emmer was caught at Ferry street and
Willow avenue Policeman Patricl1
Hayes, Jr., was his captor The blood-
thirsty young men, were taken to Police
headquarters, followed by a large crowd
There they were booked as William Del-
more of No. Foye place, Jersey City
Heights, and Julius Emmer, a butcher, OF
No. 462 Bergen avenue.
This morning when they were arraigned
before Recorder Stanton they were much
the worse for wear after their experience.
Their only excuse was that they were
drunk. Recorder Stanton sentenced each
to pay a Sfne of $50 for disorderly conduct
and held both for the Grand Jury on
separate charges of atrocious assault and
battery. An additional charge of mayhem
was lodged against Delmore.