The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-13
TWO BURGLA ARS
NABBED
Both Caught With The
Goods On" After Fierce
Struggle.
ENTERED TWO HOUSES
Policeman Meehan Again Dis
tinguishes Himslf- Harry
Hyams Touched.

T..
Patrolman Frank Meehan, of the First
Precinct police station. made daring
| arrest Of a burglar at about four o'clock
this morning.
+ While on post at 3.R this morning
and while gazing up Mercer street Nee
han noticed a light in the residence Of
Mr. Harry Hyams, No. Paulmier
place.
KNOWING that there should be no light
there at that time in the morning he
started in to Investigate, going up to the
front door, which he found locked. He
came down the steps and met a man
going out Of the front gate with an arm
full Of furs.
Meehan hailed him and asked him
what he was doing there. For an answer
he threw the furs at the officer, knocking
his helmet off.
USED HIS CLUB.
The officers and prisoner clinched, and
in order to arrest his man he was obliged.
to pull his night stick and knock him
down. The prisoner got up and assault
ed Meehan, striking him on the nose
with his fist. Meahan again knocked him
down with his night stick and then gave
an alarm wrap which brought Acting
Patrolman Curtis to his aid
nj. Hyalns ~py thls ume hau come
Gown on the sfuesVaik. Inc prisoner had
been stunned by the blows from Meehan's
night stick, and was carried into the
basement, where he was kept unit the
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Il the ash Of window 70 remove the
catel,, PAN also had ! dozen nawn
t;ekets one for 4 diamond ring and
Others for clothing and handkerchief
partly saturated with chloroform. The
prisoner had on him valuable overcoat
stolen by him from DR.. Dougherty's resi-
dence on Saturday night last. One of
the pawntickets calls for another over
coat taken from DIR. Doughertys at the
same time
ROBBED DR.. DOUGHERTY.
Between II A. NJ. and IL midnight,
January 10, the residence OF DIR. j..
Doughety, No. 2I2 Barrow street, was
entered by the front basement window
and fxx, nvnranatc tho nrannrtv of DIR
Dougherty, were stolen.
Bell was arraigned before Police JUS
tice Hoos in the First Criminal Court,
and held for the Grand Jury on two
charges, robbing Mr.. Hyam's house and
stealing DR.. Dougherty's overcoats.
Mr.. Hyams is manager of the Empire
Theatre in Newark and was formerly
manager of the Academy of Music in this
city.
MEEHAN COMPLIMENTED.
The Chief of Police complimented Pa
trolman Frank Meehan very highly for
his vigilance and bravery, and in the
presence Of the captains and President
Mitchell told Of the following occur
renee that happened about two years ago
and for which Meehan got honorable
mention by the Police Board.
at about two O'Clock on the morning of
January u, 1901, Chanceman Frank
Meehan, First precinct, who had come
off post at midnight and who had night
home, was awakened by hearing pistol
shots Son Montgomery street close by,
where he lives. Meehan jumped out Of
he'd and without dressing further than
putting his trousers on. also coat and
hat ran to the street barefooted. where
\ fo,,ni / colored man
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