The New York herald., 1874-12-15
NEW JERSEY.
the driver OF wagon, when about to cross the
Hackensack Bridge on Sunday afternoon, disputed

Tne driver OF wagon, when about to cross the
Hackensack Bridge on Sunday afternoon, disputed
the bridge, leaving the horse and Vehicle alone.
When he returned shortly alterWard the nmal
and wagon mad disappeared. On the conveyance
were painted the words Frank Robblsh, Green-
ville.n
Willie L., aged fourteen, son Of William Heard,
the proprietor or the Beaver Mil In Paterson was
passing Beveridge's lumber yard in Straight
street. waen heavy plank was displaced Oy the
high WIND and dropped upon the boys head,
knocking MIN senseless and tnnictng what are
were signify injured at the same time.
An inquest was held ON the remains OF the i've
Dotterweich children. who were drowned at
Preakness on Sunday, and verdict OF accidental
drowning was rendered. the accident having been
witnessed 6y number Of persons. The ages Of
the children were-Caroine, sixteen; Augusta,
fourteen; Maggie, thirteen Philip, nine Barbara
SIX. The funeral Will take place this afternoon.
The entire neighborho0d Is sorrow stricken Win
the sad occurrence.
Among the persons pardoned out OF the State
Prison at the session OF the Court on Saturday
was Louis Hartz, who had served fourteen years.
He was convicted or murder In the first degree al
New BRUNSWICK and was sentenced to be hanged !;
but influential and wealthy friends residing in
New YORK obtained communication OF the sen.
tence to Imprisonment for life. He was but
seventeen years OF age at the time OF his convic-
ton. his good conduct for the fourteen years
Hlends, were the causes that moved the Court.
wrange Is being carried on as to who is en-
titled to the reward for the capture OF Sullivan,
the alleged Metuchn murderer. Police Oncer
Schuster or Newark, aud the employees on the
tecuve Campbell, oil Ranway, are the contendlnQ
parties, all or whom endeavor to main tain their ln.
dividual claims for the part eacn one took in the
capture. sullivan Is confined In the Middlesex
County jail at New Brunswick, and will be tried
during the present term Of Court, which opens to-
day.
In the Atlantic County (N ~ Court damages
for $500 have just been awarded against the Cam.
den and Atlantic Railroad Company, at the suit
Of Charles Palmer, for ejectment from the cars OF
the company In March last. The action was In.
stituted Tor 5000 damages, on the ground that
the plaintiff had purchased q round trip ticket at
Atlantic City to and from Philadelphia, good to
return the following day, which was presented to
Q conductor, who refused to accept It because the
date had been erased, and upon Palmer declining
to pay the regular iare he was elected.
Another heavy defalcation has come to light In
hoboken. On complaint or q. q. Peterson, agent
for william Hartwig, OF New York, warrant mas
been issued by Justice White for the arrest OF vii.
liam Stemmler, the keeper OF q lager beer
heuss at No. 81 Washington street. on .
charge OF having swin1led him out OF
$4,000. 1t appears that the accused repre-.
sented himself as welto-do gentleman, holding
notes and mortgages without number, and ten.
dered to the complainant one OF the rtgaa es as
came to investigate the affair he found that
Stemmer had not only deceived him. but was
heavily IN debt to many parties in Hoooken.
Alter the issuance OF the warrant Stemmler was
informed OF 1t by friend and ne ned. Detectives
are now on his track.