The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-17
A TRAGEDY IN CAMDEN.
An Old Woman Brutally Murdered
This Morning.
NO CLUE TO THE PERPETRATOR
OF THE DEED.

old woman had been mnTuored during the night,
jus Oh the outskirts OF the own.
As soOD as the report Gained currency the people
of the neighboThOod lockeo to the spot IN crowds,
desirous OF YIewng the body and o. learning the
palucu ans. Alderman John >. Bundick, VIII se
Office Is quite near the scene oil the 'ragedV, was
summoned once, and repairing to the scene, took
cbaroe OF the body. He X, wise sent ger
for ofOner Rob"Ils who reslues Iii the northern
section VI tine city but as the arrival of that Official
was long and unaccountablY delayed. the magls-
trate at last yielded TO the demands OF the people,
ug sSs @ to inquire into
! The body OF the murdered woman was d covered
about quarter OF miie IRON the kalghn's Point
lDlis, near what Is commonly called the "hne
ditch" Among all the Witnesses who were present
| at Il inquest, one knew her nams or anything
about her antecouents previous TO yesterday. Shs
was JUDGED to De from sixty to seventy years OF age,
was plainly but respectfully dressed. wearing over
her snould black silk crcular her stockings had
been removed nom her lee which were still covered
with pair OF laced gaiiers
Unuer her head was iound small bundle, which
she had been seen carrying on the previous day.
his contained some stockings, rays, and small trim
kets, from which 1t inferred that she ped
dleI OF small wares bv profession.
There was but one wound on the oodY, ana that
was OH the back of her head Tne skull had been
entirely crushed in by blow from some blunt in
srument, such "a Dnck or a scone. An old black
bonnet which was iJlng near her was catered out
of all shape, show ng that it had probably been re-
moved from her head at'er the assault some OF the
witness es suggested that she might have been run
over by carr, but tnat quite unlike y, as the
lace was perfect not showing evidence OF even the
slightest bIuse; nor were arks OF violence found
on any other portion OF her body.
The substance OF the testimony ELECTED was as
| follows:- ..-. ....
The deceased had been seen in the neighborhood
yesterday 1or he first time All day long, and dur
ing portion OF the EVENING she mad Ueen seen
lOHnging about the village of stockton, which is
situated just the boroers OF Camden, and is popu
| lated by an indefinite admixture of whites and
blacks. During the course OF the day she had par
| taken OF liquor quite frequently III the various
saloons with winch the suburban village OF stock
At times she had hired the children whom she had
encountered to 90 little erIands Tor her, paying
| wees. Towards evening she entered a lager beer
saloon, kept By Mrs. Wckey, and asked for drink:
This had been refused her, and likewise ner request
| for lodgings during the night.
Late in the evening passer-by had seen her
lleless pody was dlscOveieda daylight this morning.
| Mrs. Bowman, whose residence Is aoont one hun:
drsd DIS from the scene of the tragedy, testified
that about O'Clock this morning heard noise
| winch resembed the sound OF blows Her evidence
was ccrrObofated bya Mrs Reeves, whose house Is
| u lit Q 1ulther removed rom the spot.
Beyond the testimony of these two witnesses, no
| facts Oearng upou the immediate cause or circum
stances OF the unfortunate Woman's deatn were
elicted. When Coroner Roberts arrived the inquest
| had been concluded He took the body in charge
and proceeded with 1t to his office.
II is impossil lie TO conceive OF any motive which
could LEAD a desperate man TO make murde Gus
a. saut on such an unOffendln0 person. BegOnd tn
TACT that sne mad distributed few coppers among
some children on the daV beiole, and that lew
cents were found on her person, there was nothing
to show that she was possessed OF any considerable
The neiehboi hood of Stockton has for long time
rast been dlsgraced and disturbed by the rIotous
pranks or q gang of young roughs, both white
and black, against who numerous complains have
been mace before Aide = IN Bundick. IL IS gene
rally supposed that some OF these prompted by
merely wlul passion for mischief, have been guilty
OF sending this poor old woman TO her long accounl
AItoPether. the affair ls very mysterious one
demanding the part OF the au' horltles the most
guilty of tins black deed suffered to go unwnipt
OF Justice, the reputation OF ockton will bee )me
even more unenviab Q lhan it has been in the past
| TrTr nuA m IVA mr.
Tedly The hottest day ofthe season. Such thing as
decent shrt-collar was not seen after O'CLOCK Ill
the morning, although the moist strings winch
gentle mon wore about their throats had probably
at ume been dIRnlted with that title. AT
O'Clock in the afternoon @ the the heTHo%eSer Ya6 In tn'
ana in many places it had reached lO2 and 1O'
degrees ..
petition of anOther such day as yesterday, but at
O'Clock the mercury had succeeded in sweatins
itself up to Onh 96 degrees, and at noon let It D'
unclaimed throughout the length and breadth o
the CITY, 1t hao Roue no higher. II any one is dis
sausfied with this stationary temperature, let him
emigrate little further soutn, and his Inc inatiOn
tow rds a warmer climate Will probably be gratl1ed
The unfortunate brutes whose duty it is to dra
through the streets the passenger cars, suffered M
less than their human contemporarles Inc Un lol
lne lost four horses rom the effects OF the neat go
the Chestnut and Wa nut streets line two. Una
some of the other roads were equally unfortunate
quite probable. .r
PRIZE-FIGHT SPoILED-Two professors o
! | the ''nanly ART" named Rock and Wood respect
|
I | fight near Belmont Cottage this morning. rh
police got wind OF the affair." and Lieutenant rOber
| sent out SQUAD arrest the particpatoTs. Whe
they arrived on the grounds they found that rim
had been formed, and all the arrangements had Dee
ma de COR the expected fight None OF the principal
, | OF Others had arrived on the ground. One ma1
. | however, was arrested near Dy, ON suspicion Q
having something TO do with the affair bur o
I proving his Innocence was dismissed, one Woul
think that the intense heat of the weather wOul
tend TO deter men from uch brutal exhibitions, eve
If lost to every feeling of shame and decency.
If EXCURSIONS TO THE SEA-sHoRE.-ln cor
d sequence OF the exc ssive warm weather. laTe
q number OF excursions constantly peing awe
D. hsed TO take place at the seashore Dut we al
8, assured that none that has already taken place
ie will come on curing the present season VIII exc
that OF the HounP Mems ASSOCIATION OF the Sont
j. street PRESBYTERIAN Church This grand affair come
ID of tomorrow At Atlantic City where the bansio
IN House "a Don mas been engaged for the comfort
)i the excurtlenlsts Those who contemplate paying
hyinP VISIT TO the sea shore should avail themseY
10 OF this very excellent and cholce opportunity.
I'D STEALING EGGs.-This morning AliC
o. Brannin undertook to replenish her arder or q
ne up a supply Of luxures of the season from II
no | second street market, without paving for the
m | She was arrested however in the act and take
nd before Alderman roland who held her in $500 bS
la | TO explain herself
ly BASE BALL.-Hamilton VS.. Camden. Thei
II l climbs will play a match game to- morrow the I8
10 instant on the grounds of the Camden Club at Fiji
nd and Penn streets Camden, Nd, Play to Oommen
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