The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-16
BANDIT QUARTET
FO|LED BY GAME
BANK MANAGER
Emil Siedberger Nearly Killed by
Beating in Market Street
Office.
SPECTACULAR CHASE
OF ARMED DESPERADOES
Two Captured, One Being
Knocked Down by Blow
from Citizen.


from Newark was being watched by
detectives today and the tenement sec
tions were being gone through as with
a fine-tooth comb for two of four ban
dts who employed the wild West meth
ods of Jesse James in daring attempt
to rob the bank and steamship agency
of Vincent Rozuk, SOL Market street.
Emil Siedberger, manager of the bank,
which is a branch of Rozuk's main
bank at Washington street, New
York, and whose heroism in refusing
to give up the keys to the big money
laden safe cost him nine scalp wounds,
today identified two prisoners in the
Third Precinct Police Court as two OF
the four bandits. They described them
selves as Walter Werner. 80 years old,
Of 81 Fairview avenue. and August
Slwert, 20, of 162 Adams street. Each
was held in default of $4,000 bail.
The police told Judge Freeman that
both prisoners had made complete
statements in which they said that their
companions in the bold attempted rob-
berry were Fred Siwert, brother of
one of the prisoners, and Adam Piuka,
both of whom lived With August Siwert
In the Adams street house. That build
ing was closely watched today, but
neither of the wanted men returned.
Get Him Beyond Railing.
The pursuit and capture of Werner
formed one of the most sensational in
cidents that section of Newark has Wit
messed in many years Manager Sleo-
berger was behind the railing counting
up his cash when one of the four
bandits entered and asked for a postage
stamp He was paying for it when the
three others came in and inquired about
steamship rates to Europe. Tney sald
they wanted to go together.
Just outside the railing is a steam
ship folder spread out and tackled upon
the wall. Seidberger came from behind
the railing to point with his pencil TO
rates quoted on the placard and as he
was doing so, with his back turned on
the four men, they set upon him. Each
of the bandits was armed. and they
brought the butts of their revolvers
down upon his head
Siedoerger, a strong stoutly built
man. turned and battled with the rob-
hers. They grabbed the long chain at
tached to his clothes and on the end of
which were the keys to the safe.
Hangs to Keys.
The chain broke, but the manager
held TO the bunch Of keys, and one of
the men, whom Siedberger identified
as Werrer brutally beat his knuckles
with the revolver to make him release
his hold. While the fight progressed
one of the bandits drew long rope
from his clothing and threw it over the
managers shoulders, in an attempt TO
hind him so that he could not resist.
While this was going on one OF the
outlaws went to the door and looked
ont Whatever he saw prompted MIN
TO veil to his confederates to run.
They bolted from the bank, rushlng
ont of Market street, and with SLED
berger. his face covered with blood
from the nine scalp wounds he had sus-
tanned, pursuing them.
Samuel Rosenbaum, of 554 Market
street. saw the men run out and saw
Siedberger's battered and bleeding
head. and gave chase to the robbers
Two of the bandits turned down van
Buren, street, with Rosenbaum ana
Siedberger after them
John Donahue, collector for wei
denmayer's brewery, followed III
buggy. and Policeman Fttzsimmohs
panpd on q passing lunlpei N"5oAA
anplied the whip to the horses Wnile
the driver held the lines.
crowd Joins Pursuit.
Each block the crowd in pursuit
areyv larger. and after six blocks had
been passed there was a continuous
cry Of "the Jesse James gang" ana
f,ilv a thousand persons were racing
down the street after the fugitives
Frank Cotton, a young expressman'
was standing at Jackson street When
bo saw the fugitives coming toward
hin, with the crowd following AS 1he
fo,&nost Werner, came up to nm
Cotton reached out to grab hlm Wer
no.. nointed his pistol al Cotton ana
n,,lled the trigger. Cotton stopped
The gun missed fire. Cotton ran alter
j,i,, and for six blocks kept close 10
ili,,, bI,t convenient to doorways. AL
r,a,,ar street he saw that the man
VIae firing. and was just about TO
.,ring on him when Werner turned ana
oaa;n tried to shoot Cotton, but again
the pistol missed FIRE -,
Then Cotton landed a heavy pio"
with his fist on the mans Jaw knock
,no Bim down. He jumped on top oil
liz, and disarned him. Then came 10
uaa,aan Fitzsimmons and the crowd
and made the capture secure Inc
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