Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-01-13
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BY WOMAN ON ROAD,
CHASED BY HUSBAND
Mr.. Wiedenhaupt
Unable to Get
~ the Man.
NEAR1$ELIN N

While driving toward E nome 9ts
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternocx, -
a buggy, Mrs. Mary Wiedenha'Vp,'
wife of Henry Wiedenhaupt, preS,
prietor of the Iselin Hotel, was held
up on the road between Woodbridge
and Iselin by man who tried to
rob her.
Although frightened, Mrs. Vie
denhaupt, who until two weeks ago
was Miss Mary Hanson, of this city,
gave the would-be robber hight
and, securing the -reins, which he
had taken possession of, whipped up
the horse and escaped.
The place where Mrs. Wieden-
haupt was stopped was within a
half-mile of Iselin but on lonely
part of the road where the houses
are a long distance apart. After
escaping from the man, Mrs. VIE
denhaupt drove to her home and
notified her husband. He immedi-
ately got into the buggy and started
after the fellow. The time was so
short that the fellow had not had
much time to get away and Mr..
Wiedenhaupt discovered him quite a
distance ahead on a side road lead
ing from the Iselin-W Woodbridge
turnpike to the race track of the
Railway Driving Association.
When he discovered that he was
being pursued, the fugitive ran and
took to the fields. Mr.. Wiedenhaupt
followed and chased him for nearly
a mile-and-a-half. The pursued
man, when Mr. Wiedenhaupt was
about a block away, took to a
swamp, across from Luke Kelly's
hotel near the race track. and dis
appeared. Mr. Wiedenhaupt says
he was winded and was unable to
follow him any further
From Kelly's hotel he telephoned
to the Woodbridge police about the
holdup and gave them full descrip-
ton of the man. He says that he
asked them to send an officer to the
hotel as he believed the man was in
the vicinity and could have been
captured, but declares that he was
given no assistance.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Wiedenhaupt
agree on the description of the man,
but the former did not have a
chance to observe him as closely as
his wife. The latter says she thinks
he was an Italian, although he spoke
good English. She says he was
about feet, inches in height
about twenty years old, had smooth
face and wore light colored cap, @
light colored striped sweater and a
short black coat. Mr.. Wiedenhaupt
says the man did not look like a
laborer as his appearance was neat
Mrs. Wiedenhaupt says she passed
the man near Woodbridge, in which
direction he was walking at the time
She says he evidently turned as
soon as she had passed and followed
the rig. She says she was driving
slowly and he could easily have
done so without her knowing It,
When the lonely part of the road
was reached she was suddenly sur.
prised to see the man appear at the
side of the buggy and reach for the
reins He snatched them from hel
hands and pushed her aside, hand
ling her roughly and speaking to hel
in harsh tones. Mrs. Wiedenhaupt
however, succeeded in keeping hin
from getting in the wagon and go
the reins back, after which she
whipped up her horse and outdis
tanced the man, who followed for {
short while.
At 1890 o'clock RoundsmaI
Morris, at the police station in this
city, received a notification of the
holdup and was furnished with de
scription of the man. The police
are keeping close watch for The
fellow in case he should come here
Mr.. Wiedenhaupt was formerly f,
resident Of this city, where he con
Quoted a butcher shop for a number
of years. He was married ON De
cember 26 last to his present wifi,
by Rev. Jacob Ganss, pastor of st
Paul's German church, of this city.