The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-16
ANN|E'S WEE WHITE HANDS
She Attempts to Fight All
Bystanders at Justice
Nevin's Court.
RED DUGAN'S DARING BURGLARY
Mrs. Petersen Catches Him
Stealing the Lutheran
Church Collection.


Thomas, alias Red" Dugan, who was
arrested last night for robbing the Rev.
]. c. Petersen of his collection from St.
Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran
Church, was arraigned before Police JUS
tice Nevin in the First Criminal Court
this morning and was held without bail
for burglary, assault with intent to kill
and having burglars tools in his pos
session. His three sisters were in court
when he was arraigned. Annie Dugan
interrupted the proceedings several times.
/ When Mrs. Petersen was through testify
4 Ing against Dugan and left the court
room, Annie, who is short and stout and
as strong as an OK, followed her Several
persons who are acquainted with the repu-
tation of Annie and the other Dugans fol-
lowed the pair. On the stairs Annie got
into an argument with Mrs. Petersen, that
is, she expressed a regret that her brother
had not been more accurate in mis- aim
when he shot at Mrs. Petersen. Mrs
Petersen replied that only the intervene
ton of the Almighty had saved her life.
This angered Annie the more and when
they reached the sidewalk she went at
i Mrs. Petersen again and made an attempt
to strike her. A bystander interfered and
she threatened to close his eye for him.
Police Commissioner West was standing
on the corner. He hurried over to Mrs.
Petersen's assistance, at the same time
calling to the Gregory street station,
| which is at the corner. for policeman.
Annie fled on Commissioner Vests ap-
/ proach. He took Mrs. Petersen in the
Gregory street station and had Rounds
man Ramsay detail policeman to escort
| her home and protect her from the wrath
of the Dugans. Chief of Police Murphy,
when he heard what had occurred, de-
tailed a squad of men under Captain Kelly
to search the city and arrest the three
Dugan women. Inside of fifteen minutes
they were captured. Annie was taken in
Henderson street, several blocks from
Police Headquarters, by Policeman Black
shaw She resisted arrest. AT Police
| Headquarters she declared that she alone
was responsible for the insult to Mrs.
Petersen and that she would do" her if
she got a chance. She was booked. Her
sisters were also arrested. They regis
tered as Lille Miller and Margaret Smith.
! Annie Dugan as she was being led out of
Police Headquarters into the court broke
away from the policeman who had her
and. attempted to- assault reporter
against whom she had grudge. Annie
was sent to Jail for thirty days. The
other women were discharged.
The crime for which Red Dugan was
most desperate perpetrated in Jersey City
for some time. 1t was no worse than
| others of which Dugan has been guilty
| in his career of crime, however, The
thew's German Evangelical Lutheran
Church, lives with his wife in the house
No. 247 Third street. Mrs. Petersen did
not go to church last night. She was
alone in the house shortly after eight
| o clock and was on her way from the
study, which is on the second floor, to the
basement when she heard a noise in the
bedroom in the rear of the study, She
opened the door and was startled to see
a man on his knees at the bureau. His
back was turned to her.
who are you and what are you do
ing here?'' Mrs. Petersen asked
The intruder jumped to his feet and
dashed past Mrs. Peterson and out of the
door. He had q. revolver in his hand
| NTrc of of IN !, &C
he went past her and followed him,
screaming for help. The fellow, who was
Dugan, turned as he dashed through the
hallway and fired shot at Mrs. Peter
sen. The bullet just grazed her head
and lodged in door near which she was
standing.
Mrs. Petersen, who was not deferred by
fear of his revolver. Her cries of Stop
THEIR attracted number of persons
who were in the stree street at the time. ll and
sons We're on their way home from
church. Many Of the men joined III the
chase. Dugan turned on his pursuers
them, but they did not heed his threats.
Through Third street he ran ana thence
along Jersey avenue; At First street he
had Joined in the chase. Wolf brought
his club down with great force on Dusaa's 5
head. The thief fell like a log. The first
thing Wolf did was to take possession Of
Dugan's revolver that had fallen from his
hand. Herman Greenberg, one of the
pursuers, took the revolver to the Seventh
street station. Patrolman Morasch came
to VOLTS assistance and helped take The
prisoner to the police station.
A small jimmy and a wedge were found
on Dugan when he was searched. He had
a pocketbook belonging to Mrs. Petersen
that had contained money but there was
nothing in it. He also had 80 IN bills.
two rolls of nickel pieces each containing
81, one package of pennies, S1.79 in small
change and gold eye glasses.
Mayor Hoos is a member of the Rev. Mr..
toner's called on Mrs. Petersen to con-
gratulate her upon her narrow escape
from death.
Of the most desperate crooks known to
4 the police. During the winter of 1895 and
and the spring of 1896 there were a num-
Der of after midnight. burglaries in the
northern part of the egunty: One or two
such robberies occurred in the Sixth Pre-
cinct near the city line. Patrolman Wa
terS saw two men come out of the yard
of house at three O'Clock in the morn
ing. He walked across the street to see
who they were. Before he reached them
one of the men fred shot, at. Waters
and ran. The policeman had his heavy
overcoat on and before he could draw his
THEY'VE they We're ei block away iva y Chief Murphy
learned about that time that man
hames Charles Dudley : pNS9fefgsi9na Nsf a
gan, one of the Dugan sisters. was living
on Ogden avenue, near Franklin street.
A room was hired IN the mouse across Fve
street and detectives were placed there,
who watched Dudley. 1t was learned py
observation that Dudley remained in the
house during the day and left each night
at Q o'clock. He would go to New York.
retuI ming at daybreak. He never brought
any bundles home with him. He was not
arrested On May 5 1896, Thomas Dugan
had row with his sister, Annie, over
the division of proceeds of stolen. prop
the lower part Of the city by. policemen
and other citizens who saw the assault.
Cha Murphy, believing that he would
go to the Ogden avenue house, teleDhoned
to Captain McNulty at the Sixth Pre-
cinct and had the reserves sent around
there to intercept him and arrest Dudley
and search the house for stolen property.
Captain McNulty went there and found
Dugan in the house. with revolver in
each hand He defied the police and
dared them to take him.. Captain Nc
Nulty went in and arrested him. He
found a lot of burglars tools there.
Dudley was absent. Two nights later
Dudley was arrested while attempting to
lsrob house i'll Harlem. lie was discov-
cred by two policemen. They exchanged
shots with him and shot him twice
through the body and once IN the leg.
The Jersey City police read OF the shoot
ing and went to the hospital in New York
where they identified Dudley. About five
years ago Detective Stephen O'Brfen, now
Captain of Police in New York, and De-
lfectiye McAuley arrested Dugan for
stealing trunk containing $4,000 worth
|of silver bars. Dugan Is now looked up-
on as desperate professional burglar,
n who always goes armed and Will shoot
Without hesitation The police of the
Leonard street station are looking for