The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-13

SHOWS FIGHT
Sight Of His Bride and
Mother-in-IaW Frenzies
Thomas Coughran.
STOLEN PROPERTY FOUND
Police Of Jersey City Com
naended For Their Excel
lent Work ID the Case.


The arrest Of the gentlemen burglars"
grows interesting apace. Incidentally It
might be mentioned that the police de-
partment OF this citys has distinguished
it's There has been an outbreak Of
bdrsipry OF late. But Chief Murphy has
got the burglars.
There was sensational incident that
transpired in Police Headquarters vester-
day afternoon. The mother-in-iaw and
wife Of the gentleman barglar. Thomas
Coughran one of a trio that has terroriz-
ed the residents Of this city for some
weeks past. yesterday visited headquar-
ters and asked to see Thomas. Thomas
when sent for by the Chief was docile
enough. until he espied the girl he mar
ried in New York and her mother. In
stantiy he became a raving maniac. lie
was being led into the Chief room, where
lis wife and mother-in-law awaited him,
through the main corridor. by Sergeant
JEFF Harrington.
Tht corridor was crowded by reporters
Of the New York papers. The prisoner
showed fight. He fell upon Harrington.
CHIEF Murphy rushed to Harrington $
assistance Coughran went down. In
stantIy pair Of steel chain nippers were
placed upon his wrists. He was entirely
subdued when he was lifted to his feet
and this morning abjectiy apologzed to
Sergeant Harrington and Chief of Police
Murphy. To the latter. he said, he was
deserving of having been dubbed. He
said the sight Of his bride and mother
fn-law frenzied him.
The women folks figured in the scuhle.
Chief Murphy does not even now know
whether they were trying to help him or
help the brides husband. 1t was gem
eral mix-up The woman jumped pel-
mel IN the mix-up.
*soh. Tom, Tom the bride was heard
to excIaim. Men and women were mixed
up IN the melee. The gas heater was kick
ed over in the melee. The Chiefs room
was fun or gas. Court Clerk James Nor
ton, rushed and asked the Chief If he
should go down in the reserve room OF
the Gregory street station and summon
more police help.
No, thank you, said the Chief, we've
got him all right Then he opened the
windows to let the escaping gas escape
from the building.
Gonghran was arfaigned in the First
Criminal 81 aaFl this morning on the charge
OF attempted burglary preferred by Mrs.
Terwilliger, of Jersey avenue. He was
remanded s to the custody of the Chief.
Subsequently, he was taken before Police
Justice Murphy in the Second Criminal
Court and held, to answer to the numcr-
Gus conplainants whose homes the burg
larious trio have recently entered on the
Heights.
: Detective Keenan, has recovered in the
New York pawnshop the articles pawned
by Coughran through tickets found in
the Thirteenth street house. Mrs. Throck-
morton OF the Boulevard, has recovered
all the articles stolen from her home.
Mrs Arrowsmith has recovered her dia-
monds Ex- Congressman Fielder has re-
covered his ov6rcoat and gold watch.
Detectives .Larkins and Prescott die
good work in connection with the arrest
of Wii.iam Cady third member of the
Row, New York. after spending the same
number Of hours through lodging houses
Of Jersey City getting track Of him.
Mrs. Samuel Hepburn. of East Orange,
whose house was robbed by the trio, was
one Of group. in Chief Murphy's room
Yesterday afternoon who identified the
gentrnanly burglar. She admitted that
when he entered her room while she was
In bed that she pulled up the covers over
her head, but kept one eye on the gem
tlemanly burglar.
Detectives I.arkins and Prescott have
secured the black and white silk hand
kerchiefs used as marks by the thieves at
the recent robberies besides a lot Of
ieWeIry