The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-07-27
THE NEW JERSEY VENDETTA.
Three Ficnds In Human Shape--Inno-
cent Men Butchered for Imaginary
Wrongs.

!
cent Men Butchered for Imaginary
Wrongs.
The city of Newark, N. j., was recent
ly convulsed with horror and excitement
over the murderous work of three despe-
radoes, who shot eight innocent men,
killing four of them, and then were
stabbed and stoned to death by infuriated
workmen as they attempted to escape.
The New York Herald gives the annexed
history of this remarkable and tragic
affair: :.
About three years ago. there was en-
ployed at Thomas H. Dawson's patent
leather factory, corner Of River and Mad
son streets, man named Albert Thil-
horn, peaceable, wellLdisposed work
man. Soon he was Joined by two
brothers, Charles and Adolph. These
proved decidedly less quiet and tractable.
They brought with them some 81 800, the
value of small estate left them by their
parents. The possession of this money
seems to have made them exceedingly
over-bearing and disposed to take UNI
brage at every slight. They went to
work at Dawson's with Albert. The old
hands called the new corners green
horns" in joking manner. This annoy
ed Charles and Adolph so that in about
two weeks they, together with Albert,
the elder brother, left the factory. Some
say they were discharged, but this the
foreman at Dawson's denies. While
employed in the factory the brothers
loaned man named Weitzel some $40.
After their departure they earned for
themselves a pretty bad name, Albert
even having changed his Peaceable dis
position to that Of a rowdy. One day
the two stopped Mr.. Charles w. Meyer,
Dawson's foreman, and iT an angry,
menacing manner demanded the money
borrowed by Weitzel. Of that he knew
nothing, but told them he would see
Weitzel about it. He did so, and the re-
suit was that the money was all paid over
in instalments. Meanwhile the brothers
led very loose life. They sought no
employment and spent their time in beer
drinking, smoking and carousing. They
hired rooms at No. 101 Jackson street
from Mr.. Peter Miller and lived there,
keeping bachelors hall in rude, un-
couth way. One day, as if Weitzel had
not paid them cent, Charley, the young
est of the brothers, waylaid the former
on the canal bridge, near the factory, and
demanded more money from him. Welt
eel refused and Charles assaulted him
atrociously. But for tin dinner can,
which Weitzel carried, he would have
been stabbed to the heart. AS it was he
was wounded. The result of this was
the arrest of all three of the brothers.
Charles was sent for SIX months to State
Prison. This was about year or eigh-
teen months ago. Then it was that the
brothers vowed vengeance on Weitzel
and every one who had been in any way
instrumental in consigning Charles to
the doom of convict. That this threat
was no idle one is proven by the facts of
the dreadful slaughter yesterday, and by
the additional fact that target, we'll
riddled with pistol shots, was found in
the rooms occupied by the Thilhorns.
Of late they have been in many ways
greatly disturbing certain workmen in
Dawson's factory, Mr.. Charles w. Meyer
being their special 6ete aoire. Threaten
ing letters they wrote him in great num-
bers. 1t seems that they were equally
troublesome to Mr.. Mofatt, ward tax
collector. Whenever he appeared at the
place for arrears of taxes they would
seize razor and begin sharpening it,
and acting in such a manner as to almost
| frighten the life out of the poor official,
and start him off without his taxes.
Mofatt and Meyer held counsel, and to-
gether they went to the Police Court on
Wednesday and lodged complaint of
disorderly conduct against the brothers.
Meyers was the complainant and Mofatt
the Witness. A warrant was issued by
Justice Jessup for the arrest of the
Thilhorns. 1t was placed for execution
in the hands of Officer Benjamin Elsden,
one of the newest appointees on the
police force. Yesterday, about one
O'Clock, Elsden, accompanied by Officer
Albert Dickerson, one of the few colored
policemen of Newark, proceeded to exc
cute the warrant. They arrived at the
house where the Thilhorns resided be-
tween one and two o'clock. Dickerson
| posted himself in the alley near the
house, while Elsden entered it. He first
ascertained from the people who own the
house and reside on the ground floor that
the men were in. The brave officer
sprang up the stairs and knocked at the
door Of the Thilhorns' apartments.
"Who's there ?" said voice from with
in. "a friend; open the door," said the
officer. The door was opened and the
officer showed his warrant. Instantly
the door was shut in his face. He de-
manded its reopening in the name of the
law and called for Dickerson to assist
him. Before Dickerson had time to re-
spond the door was opened, and as soon
as the officer entered it closed second
time. Before the gallant fellow could
look about him in the room he fell to the
floor shot through the heart. He had
been twice shot at besides. Two young
women, Mrs. Vanderhoof and Mrs.
Georgianna Reynolds, sisters and daugh-
tiers of the owner of the house, Mr..
Miller, sat in the room underneath where
this tragedy occurred. They heard
the heavy fall on the floor above of the
slaughtered policeman and were fright
ened almost to death. Mrs. Vanderhoof
darted out into the yard, while her sister,
Mrs. Reynolds, remained in the house.
paralyzed with fear. Presently down
stairs dashed one of the Thilho-ns and
through the lower apartments. He
seemed crazed, and levelled his great
navy revolver at the detenceless female.
He fired, but fortunately the ball only
grazed her head. Out into the street the
rufian next darted, followed by his
brothers. Dickerson, the black police
man, fled before them. They shot him
in the back, the ball entering the left
side of the backbone, glancing upward
through the lungs. The villains next
shot and seriously wounded Mr.. John
Cahill, residing next door, who ran out
from his dinner to see what the noise was
about. Cahill had not raised finger or
spoken word to the rufians. All this
occurred in great deal less time than it