Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-15
Men We're Heard
and Fled to
the River
BACK LAT Err

1t became evident last night that
robbers are still active in this city,
when a vain attempt was made to
catch three men who are believed to
have been doing the sneak thief work
here for the past several months. In
dications are that they attempted to
enter the homes Of Victor P. Christ
offerson at 81 Kearny avenue and
Customs Inspector Tyrus w. Peck
at 95 Kearny avenue. They escaped
in a southerly direction and hid In
the field near the Perth Amboy Gas
Light Company's gas plant. 1t is be-
lieved they escaped in a boat. Christ
offerson claims to have secured q
pretty good view of the men and If he
should chance to meet them again
either day or night, he could identify
them, he believes.
The chase was preceded by some
excitement In High street where the
police saw a light in vacant house.
They surrounded the place and en-
tered but II anyone had been inside
he made good his escape.
An attempt Is believed to have
been made to rob the home of George
d. Runyon in High street last Satur-
day night. A domestic coming in
late found the kitchen door open al
though she is certain she locked II
when she went out. AS the girl ap-
preached the front hall she heard a
noise as though somebody was leay-
ing as quickly and silently as possi-
| BILE. Nothing was taken.
Mr.. Christofferson, who lives with
his sister at 81 Kearny avenue, dis
covered the three men, believed to
have been robbers, at work about his
home. around 8 o'clock last night
| Indications are that they were de-
termed to burglarize Mr.. Peck's home
as men who are thought to be the
same made vain attempt to enter
the Peck house about 2 O'Clock this
morning. Mr.. Christofferson believes
that he frightened them away. When
he first caught sight OF the men and
his suspicious were aroused, one was
going through An alleyway between
his home and that of Mr.. Peck and
two were. standing suspiciously
across the street. At the time Mr.
Christofferson was sitting in the
front hallway reading a paper. His
attention was attracted by footsteps
and later by the noise of a board al
the side of his house. He ventured
out to find one man making haste
for the rear of the Peck house
Christofferson followed and the man
disappeared over the rear hedge. He
ran out between the homes of Nathan
Wilentz at SO Lewis street and Lud.
wig Wolff at 100 Lewis street in time
to frighten Mrs. Wilentz who has
watering her lawn. On Lewis street
the alleged robber was Joined by the
other two men and the trio retreated
to the field south of Lewis street.
Not being disposed to make an at
tack unarmed, Mr.. Christofferson re-
turned to his home for a revolver
He summoned Mr. Peck and they to-
gether with Patrolman Hartunf
made a vain search for the trio. II
is believed they crawled under cover
of darkness to the water front and
left in a boat.
About o'clock this morning Mr.
Christofferson was aroused by noises
in the rear of the Peck home. HI
arose and his shadow about the place
where the men were working fright
ened them away, he believes. 1t ap
pears that the thieves knew the Peel
family was on vacation and thu
home was not occupied and therefor
made strenuous attempts to enter it
This act indicates that the robber
arc the same who have been working
here the past several months.