The New York herald., 1868-09-29
NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

DESCENT ON GAMBLING HOUsEs.-Onicers Mann
and Stratford paid unexpected visit to the saloons
OF Jacob Gutoil and George Race, on Railroad ave.
nue. Sunday night, and arrested the proprietOrs.
with fifteen other persons, on the charge OF gambling
The proprietor Of one and two men, named Henry
Auckman and Frederick Hand, were committed for
@ o e e @
George Race besides John Lappan Eugene DOran
and Thomas Caldwell were also committed.
THE BLOODY APFRAY IN THE FIFTH wARD.-The
wounded man, John Reilly, was living up to late
hour last evening The only chance Of life depends
on whether the wound in the breast be not 80 deep
as to have reached the apex Of the heart. It sup
posed that the blade of the penknire was q short
one, In which case the man may recover The
alleged perpetrators, Thomas Martin and man
named Thomas Leonard, were brought up for exam
ination before the Recorder yesterday morning,
when both stoutly denied the charge OF stabplng,
mans ma brother having provoked them TT The "H i"ared
man, on the other hand, made statement to the
Of pSs IN nm which he T. positive that
~ had never seen Martin before and do not know
him." What Is most lamentable In the case is that,
like the West Hoboken murder, the victim was sim
ply peacemaker and not directly concerned In the
quarrel. Martin and Leonard will remain In prison
to await the result OF the mans injuries.
Passaic.
ANOTHER SHOCKING DEATH ON THE ERIE RAIL-
RoAD-The milk train which arrived In Jersey City
at one O'Clock yesterday morning ran over young
man, named John Sherwood half Q mile east Of
the Passaic bridge. Both the engineer and brake
man felt the jerk OF the locomotive, and they at
Once exerted themselves to stop the train and back
up to see what was the matter. They found the
feet or SO terrible the shock that the case Of
the unfortunate mans watch was separated from
The manged remains were taken to Jersey City,
where an inquest will be held by Coroner Warren.
Deceased resided at Boiling Springs, and worked ct
the bleach factory. 1t, supposed that while on his
passage home he lay down and fell asleep.
Newark.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST In the case OF Nathan
Nichols, the engineer killed by the recent smash-up
at the Morris and Essex depot, Saturday night Is
to be held on Wednesday next In the case Of the
naSman, ByrneS, who was subsequently fatally in
jured no inquest has been deemed necessary, and
accordingly burial permit has been granted by the
county physician DR.. Sehbach Byrnes had been In
the employ OF the company for probably twenty
years. and 1t Is generally thought was victim to his
own carelesSness
SHOOTING AFFRAY IN EAST TNEwARK.-Between one
and two A. M. on Sunday John Haley, aged seven
teen years, was shot In the knee by pistol In the
hands OF John Beck, who keeps saloon on the turn
pike road, near the Passaic bridge. Beck reports
that Haley was very much ntox cated and had gain.
ed an entrance to the saloon by breaking through
the lower panel OF the door, when he was met by
the proprietor, who struck him on the head with the
pistol and then shot him in the knee. The young
will lose his leg. Haeys version of the affair Is that
he returned TO the place for his hat and was fed
without any provocation. Beck has been arrested
and warrant has also been issued for the arrest OF
Haley
MOrristown.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT AN IRON MINE.-Four
miners named william Moore and Richard Samp-
son, from Bristol England, and James Richards and
James Thomas, OF Cornwall, England, were instantly
crushed to death last Thursday by the falling in OF
shaft Of the iron mine OF Mount Hope Norris county.
They were buried on sunday. An immense crowd OF
miners attended the funeral They were buried in
one grave.