The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-05
JERSEY POSSE OUT
FOR AUTO BANDITS
Northwestern Part Of State
TerrOrized by Shots
Fired at Tires.
OFFICIALS CAR A r

A the result Of an attempt to hold
up a party Of Hudson county men. in.
GLIDING state Senator Charles NJ. EGan
and County Physician George w. King,
early this morning. eighteen state motor
vehicle inspectors were rushed from
Jersey City to Warren and Morris
counties. New Jersey. last night 70 search
for q band Of ~highwaymsn.
According to reports from that dis
trict, the northwestern part Of the state
has been terrorised during the last four
nights by at least three men who n
ceal themselves In bushes at the side Of
tho main roads In wait for automobile
parties. When cars appear they IRE.
aiming at the tires. When the automo-
bilists stop TO repair the punctures the
robbers. h are said to be armed.
pounc on them.
II was only by good fortune that
County Engineer Thomas J. wasser.
with three other men. escaped the rob-
bers while crossing IN Rockaway VAL
ley railway track a few miles west Of
Mendhain. Morris county. at about !
o'clock yesterday morning. As II was
hve bullets gra4ed the left rear tire Of
wasser's car and lodged In the back of
eventually caused a blowout. hut by that
time the party had reached Morristown.
five miles beyond.
Only "A short distance In advance Of
the wasser car. william Glossy. chief
OF the Hudson boulevard motorcycle
police. was driving with a party OF
friends.
The Slurs. an organization OF poll
icia and newspaper men OF Jersey
city and Hoboken. drove IN ten automo-
biles TO Washington. Morris county. Sat
urday afternoon for an evenings out
ing. Late at night they began the home
ward journey over rugged. poorly lighted
roads, which prevented travel at high
speed. State Senator Egan. County
Physician King and George Blakeslee OF
Jersey city. an automobile dealer. were
among the Slugs in the forward cars.
County Engineer Wasser's car was
the last to leave Washington and II
became separated from the others In the
procession. Wakser sat lin the from,
seat with his driver and William Camp
bell Of Jersey City. p lawyer
who practises In Manhattan William
Baxter Of Hoboken. city editor Of the
Hudson Observer. and Harry w. Palmer
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rear. in a position which Vas to prove
per!lous.
At the Rockaway VALLEY track Ave
shots were fred In rapid succession and
members OF the party distinguished
three men lurking at the roadside. De-
spite the darkness and the rough roads
Wasser ordered his chauffeur to put or
speed and the car dashed into Nor.
ristown al a forty mile clip. Their
came the blowout.
When the automobile was halted he.
meath n street light 10 put on n fresf
tire another ear passed in the direction
from which the Jersey citv and Hoho.
ken men had just come. Wasser hailed
the strangers.
Better be careful he shouted I'VE
were JUS, fred at n couple OF mile.
W the road"
The newcomers expressed no surprise
and intimated that they were prepared
for an attack. The h~ighwaymen hat
been active for several nights. the,
said. and had robbed several parties.
With the new tire the Wasser part,
continued the journey to Jersey CIT,
without further mishap. Wasser re
ported his experience 10 State Moto'
Vehicle Commissioner william ]. Dil
Yesterday morning and DIN collected hi
inspectors and ordered them to pre-
pare for a busy night. The posse, which
set out for northwestern New ,Jerse!
Just tefore sunset was heavily arme,
and It's members expressed hope tina
they might be mistaken for pleasure
seekers and be attacked.