The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-06
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BREEHoLp, N. j., Jan. b, 9'--eet.Sey Jus!!liVS
has been frequenV meme y, oscuSsss, On and
everybody, except An lnhabitant of this side of |
the Delaware, has bitterly denounced the ex- |
tent to which IL has been carried. The tradl- |
tionai terseyman is Inherently selfish. He |
goes for everything that is for Jersey, and
AGAINST everything that is against Jersey. He
cares not 10 what extremes he goes, so long as |
Jersey is cared for. We now have In this county |
a friehtful exemplihcation of what selhshness |
and prejudice may accomplish. man has
heen killed, and according to Jersey law |
whstSeT That somebody Is the right individual; |
or whether II he is the right one, ne was moIally
tesp9ssiDast ot Surey % accidental alIude to the
case of the poor ignorant wretch w WilIah N. |
Woolley who, If the Court OF Pardons does not
,Mte,te91a will be hung Thursday next, ip
the ward attached to the prison In tnls borough.
me facts of the crime. as have been able TO
inon Ihen-many having been excluded on
the Trial, owing to the desire Tor revenge on the
part of those who administer Jersey Iaw-wers
SS rSe prisoner, who is about fifty years of age,
followed the occupation OF q fisherman and gun
nar and lived ia u hut ON the Snark river, AT q
noint about fifteen miles distant from the above
piace Prior TO living in the hut he spent his
TnsL prior TO that event he became acquainted
with Hartshorne Fleming adngona ana ,s Wle %no %o
whole party were about as ignorant trio as
one Woala %isn the nroperty "g nn,S Si
Fleming enlisted in the the army and performed
service ,Re With Wooey nS hut ne on was @
return she went back to her lawful spouse.
Their abode becoming uninhabltaole, they
appled 10 Woolley, and he consented to allow
them q portion OF his one room. Both the men
at this lime obtained livelihood, such as it
was by cunning and fishing. They drank
freely, and frequently pummelled each other
AS soon as they were sober their troubles were
forgotten, and all would go smoothly until
This sort of existence was carried on until
Loot rrylNa
indulged In free fight. Both were drunk, aud
the consequence was that Fleming and his wife
out of the building. This he would not have
MINDED, as he had frequently met with the
Anew hustled al bis go.ds ou after him. Tots
was robping hlm of his home wnen there was
Iieht way of doing 1t II he had no legal resi-
FMS summary mode of procedure did not
trsns includiL g an altered musket he had, ana
bo g Them to hotel in the vicinity kept by
Mace them temporarily in the bsr.room
Woolley took several drinks OF liquor. and then
Sose6 Snse by rins at target After the last shot
had been discharged he loaded his gun and put
behind the Geer ae ,nen erss1 essed anoaer
the effect OF which can 70 De , wei Judged @ 9y any
within ten miles OF Long Branch.
Wooliey by this time was very much intoxi-
cated, and returned TO Benefits, where the
crowd jeered him about being thrust from his
CASTLE He became very much enraged, and
during this excitement Fleming. the man
who had done him so much injustice, ap-
psared. Woolley then staggered to where his
gun was and coming out front warned Flem-
sRSot hS nj Dim 10 fleming Kept advancing At this
time he had the stock OF the weapon in his
aud the muzze was pointed in the direction OF
Fleming. All at once the gun went of, and
ing, who fell 10 the ground exclaiming, 80!
The injured man was carried into the house,
No fifteen
minutes No attempt was made to arrest
Woolley who put the gun behind 18th the door aad
back and requested 10 be taken into custody,
saying, Take me to Freehold and hang me-"
He was not, however, medded with, and he
again left the place, An hour afLev this, the
party started 10 hunt him up and during their
absence he again made his appearance with
his throat cut slmost from ear to ear On being
questioned he stated that he had cut himself
with to this pscs 'aed as5 oeked
IN the jail His Injuries %ere @ properly attended i6
a verdict Of death at the hands OF Woolley:
The prisoner wss t9en s Tadses reeees 5n
plea of not guilty 70 be entered. and assigned
Ex-Governor Joel Parker , as his tS e1pnse G Tat
and after examining the matter became con
WINGED that the evidence zen ar would not ]uslfy
November % was fixed as the day for trial
and IL accordingly came up, the courtroom
days that were consumed In hearing the testi
m1nV. the argument OF counsel, and the charge
of the Judge. Mr. Parker produced testimony
az 10 the drunken condition OF the prisoner OF
the day of the shooting, but his offer to prove
the tmme ediately preceding gcircumstances-tha
of mis- ex pulsion from his own home-was no
tolerated. From the intoxicated condition o
me prisoner Mr. Parker argued his moral IRE
sponsibility but drunkenness was ruled to b.
NO excuse for either the crime or the degree
of the crime. ~ -.
der in the FIRST degree, and the prisoner wa
sentenced to be hanged. The 24th OF Decembe
Was ixed as the day of execution, but owing 4
was moi until within q few days of the time 70
the law to be carried into effect that any move
ment was started for q postponement Of tn
hanging. The papers mere then look hold Q
the matter, and the Democrat particularly urge
that some such steps be taken. GovernO
parker then called on Governor Ward, VIII
agreed to postpon ement TO the 7th OF January
The matter again laid dormant until few day
since when the papers again alluded to tn
necessity OF some action on the part OF the clti
zeps they asserting that the ends OF justic
would be better answered In the case by q com
imitation OF the sentence to imprisonment 10
life on the ground that II was not malicou
murder and that Woolley was not morally re
aponsibie TO the same degree as other men VIII
mad been executed In Freehold.
A peIitiOn was circulated, and then, but IL
feared too late, the dull and apathetic natur
nj the citizens was aroused. Governor Parke
took the document yesterday to Governo
Comrt of Pardons on Wednesday, for the pui
nose of considering the proprieiy OF comnutin
fhe sentence, as now requested by the inhat
itanIs. Mr.. Parker returned here to- day, bu
9Th what result is not known. 1t is surmise
that his REQUEST will not be granted.
Sheriff John H. Patterson yesterday receive
tbo warrant of execution, and he Will procee
to.morroW to make the preliminary arrange
"Woolley has borne his imprisonment p
A,amntIV' and has been visited by the clergyme