Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-08-04
The Shooting Of VIM. VandeEveer

The shooting case that occurred on the
Trenton Turnpike, four miles southwest Of
OF this City, says the New Brunswick Fredo-
man of the 4th inst, continues to be the cause
of considerable excitement hereabouts. A
thousand rumors i'll relation to the affair and
those concerned are in circulation, many Of
which have no foundation in truth. We have
taken som pains to get at the facts, and be-
liege them to be substantially as follows:
On AInnday- Inly 25th, three professional
thieves lett Newly rk -hg- tAa -eA-
Newark, and staid over night IN the vicinity
of Elizabeth. On Tuesday afternoon they
arrived at the toll-bridge in this City, and on
declaring that they had no money, were final
ly permitted to cross free-they asserting
that they were intending to go to work for a
farmer near Trenton. They went on through
this city and passed the night in a barn some
where in the neighborhood Of the old tollgate
on the Trenton Turnpike. About 9 o'clock
on Wednesday morning, Mrs. Cornelius Van
derveer, who resides a little above the Rail
road track on the Turnpike, had occasion to
go to her fathers house close by, and on going
out turned the key in the door. 1t seems that
the H1ieves were near by watching that and
other houses, and on observing Mrs. VS. move
nentS, one OF them went into the house for the
purpose of robbing it, while the others re-
NAMED near by in different positions to watch
and Signalize to their comrades in case of ne
%cessity. After ransacking the house and oh.
tanning several articles the thief came out, and
passed into the neighboring residence Of Peter
Il. VOORHEES,, which was temporarily vacated.
Here he stole the gun and several other arti-
scles, aud on coming away from the place was
discovered by some of the neighbors who rails
ed an alarm. A number of men working 10
the fields near by, ran out to the road and
chased the. thief who ran down the Railroad,
he still carrying his pluuder. Finding the
party were gaining on him, he dropped large
basket of provisions he had stolen, and cor
tinued on. VIM. Vanderveer soon came near
him, when the thief threatened to shoot V. if
he came nearer. Mr.. ". still went on, and
when within about thirty feet of him the thief
did fire, after which he went on with his plum
der, Mr.. Vanderveer Immediately fell to the
ground, and tae neighborS, instead of follow
ing the rascal, ran to help Y. and thus let
him escape. The comrades of the aboye-men-
toned robber also ran up to Y, to see what
damage had been done, and then in the excite
ment, and before they were known as parties
to the affair, escaped.
After Vanderveer had been taken care of,
the alarm had by that time reached this City,
and several officers started in pursuit, the
neighbors also assisting. Officers Mitchell
and Suydam got on the track of the two con-
iederates, and after tracing them soma thir=
teen or fourteen miles, found them late in the
afternoon in the woods near the village of
Washington, After some show of resistance.
they were arrested aud brought to this CITY.
and examined before Justice MENUS, who com
mitted them to jail to await the action of the
Grand Jury in September next. The two ar
rested gave their names as William Huston
and John Brady. They pretend that they
don't know the name OF their comrade who
fired the gun, or that they see him do it.
The search has eeen continued by several
officers since the affair, and it is reported that
the man was seen on Thursday several times
IN the neighhorhood of the Sand Hills, not far
IRON Kingston. The officers hage been dill
gently searching IN that neighborhood. and ap
10 This writing have not found the scamp. He
Is supposed to be either a Dutchman or a.
Frenehmap, about five feet nine or ten inches
high, would weigh about $50 pounds, rather
slender, with black hair and black moustache.
and with a heavy dark beard that had NOT
been shaved IN ten or twelve days. He had
on when he committed the misdeeds a dark
Kossuth hat, black frock coat much worn.
white and yellow c~roos-barred pantafoons with
small stripe running through. AS he has sto-1
ten clothing tits probable he has changed them
before this, and also may have cut off his
monstache and shaved his beard. Heis said
so'hayea blue india ink a~nchormarked between
the thumb and fore-hnger of his right hand
u 2 mark of some object on his left hand.
FMS may not be so. a