The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-31
JEALOUSY IN JERSEY.

Tragic Wind-np Of s'varictyv Wedding-A
Widow That Would Wear the Brceches-
How she Perforated Her Inc0nstaut Lover
with "a Pistol Bullet-Hcr Arrest.
Once more docs Jersey loom up as the scene Of .
genuine love, jealousy and attempted murder sen.
sation some details OF which are intensely dramatic
In character. On the line of the Camden and Am
boy Railroad, some eight or nine miles from New
Brunswick, in Middlesex county, N. j., Is 10.
Gated very pretty village, called SpoLs-
wood. Here it was, on Thursday night
that the affair alluded to took place.
At the hotel there on the night named, o party
gathered to enjoy variety wedding"-a social In
slltuon gotten up by persons DESTROYS OF nonoring
married couple by bringing presents OF all sorts
and INDUCING In merry time generally. About
eleven O'Clock, while the sport was ut it's height
within doors, the proprietor OF the hotel, Mr..
Jernee, looked out on his piazza and observed
lounging suspiciousy there wei dressed stranger.
Lately the country has been subjected to visits
from burglars OF the Edwards type and citizens arc
therefore suspicious OF strangers After scanning
the unknown the hotel keeper concluded to ask
him IN. but the civlity was declined ana
mine host returned to his guests. sooE after no
reappeared. accompanied by young man OF the
village, named Daniel snowfall.
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER
was stu on tne PIAZZA. Advancing ava, towards him
business or else enter TO the hotel. Ere they reached
the stranger he whipped out from his breast pocket
o revolver, and, aiming IT ut Sn0whill, tired two
shots in rapid succession. The first snot took efecs
In his lett lung, whie the second new past wide oS
the marx. As might De imagined the sound OF the
pistol shot startled every oil the inside reveller
aud in a minute the hotel front was crowded with
rustic bellies ana Deaux.
THE ASSASSIN FLED,
and was quickly followed by crowd OF neet- footed
Spotswood valiants. Turning on the pursuers the
mystery threw of the SILK hat, coat, mustache aud
wniskcrs, and revealed the face and form OF Mrs.
Commodore Chauncey, young widow OF the place,
or than ordinary personal attractions. Level.
ling the revolver at her pursuers, she soon com.
PEELED them to come to halt. and she escaped.
But divestlng herself OF her disguise soul
in tile crowd would ever have Identified ner.
Tue WOUNDED MAN
was removed to the hotel and medical man sent
for post haste. The wound was found To DC very
serious, so that fears Of fatal termination were
entertained. Since then, however, change for
the better has taken place. and 1t Is now thought
probable that Snowfall may recover. IL appears
he and Mrs. Chauncey were engaged to be married,
but his free and easy style did not suit her. and so
she TOOK summary measures to put stop TO Ms
floating around at pr0miscuOus gatherings.
THE WIDOW HAS BEEN ARRESTED
but not removed from her house, - her physician
certnes that Is unit 10 be removed thence. the
story goes that she and Snowhill mad violent quar-.
rel prior to the shooting and that he went far as
to strike her. youthful relative OF hers i charged
with being an accomplice In the Assassination plan.
Justice Appleby, or SpOtswOCd, promises To give
the whole AFFAIR an ample investigation. The whole
OF Middcsex and Monmouth counties are much
excited the matter. All the parties are widely
known In the parts named