The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-07
In the State Of NesU Jersey.

After viewing the scene OF the
railroad accident by which Charles
Htaebler and Hugo Kromolowski lost
their lives on Monday at Deep Cut,
Pavonia, near Camden, the Coroner's
jury on Wednesday found the accident
largely due to the deep enbankment
on each side Of the crossing prevent
ing an approaching train being seen
until at the crossing. II was also
found that the signal post is at least
fifty feet nearer the crossing than Is
lawful, and the company was reques.
ted to take proper precautions to pre-
vent recurrence Of such accidents.
While the jury were at the Gut .
woman, who lives near, stated that
che saw Staebler whipping and run
ming his horse through the Cut to
get ahead Of the train.
On Tuesday freddy McNulty, /"
one of the young men known as the
"Willow Gang who has served q
term of seven years in the peniten-
tiary for an outrageous assault on a
female, was released from that insti.
tuition, having served out his time,
and returned to Camden. He was
convicted il connection with Michael
Mabney and John Doanelly. Malcney
died in prison, and DonnelIy will be
released IN . week or two. These
men belonged to number Of disor-
DERBY persons who congregated at night
along the banks Of the causeway be-
tween the track Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and Cooper's creek bridge,
on Federal street, under the willow
trees, where they assault persons as
they 60 along. Several robberies and
outlsges ware charged to them, but
they managed 10 escape until the
above named committed the outrage
alluded 10.
William w. wilkinson and Mary
COIN, walking together on the track
Of the Delaware, Lackawanna. and
Western Rsilroad at East Orange,
hear Newark, were killed by the East
ern express train on Tuesday night
The bodies were taken to Newark and
indentiEed.
Henry Meyer, q lainpiiehlas Of
Issasy Clty, while engaged ia ding
lamp % "Wednesday morning, set iIrs
10 Biz clcthsa and was burasd 70 death.
Anumbsr Of colored men formed q
Post of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public in the hall Of Lee Post No. 5,
Of Camden, on Wednesday night.
The post numbered twenty-five mem
hers. It's name is not yet chosen; it
10 numbered 4.
The trial Of r. G.. Miller for en-
beszlement while City Collector, at
New Rrunswick, resulted on Thurs
day in q verdict Of not guilty, the
jury finding on Eve counts Of the
indictment that "errors had been
made without intent to defraud, which
the defendant must make good.
Frederick Grow, ooachman for ].
b. Henry, Of Philadelphia, is lying
at the American House, Trenton, with
. broken limb inflicted by a fractions
horse which he was taking to Long
Branch. The horse kicked him while
embarking on the steamer Edwin
Forrest at Tullytown on Wednesday.
Samel Hutton, Of Camden, hae been
held in 5000 bail to answer charge
of taking coal from the yard of John
his employer, and selling
il by the cart-load.
The authorities of Atlantic City
have made liberal appropriation for
the celebration of the Fourth Of July
which will consist Of q parade and an
extensive pyrotechnic display on the
beach.
At the caucus Of the Republican
members Of Camden City Council for
q candidate for the Office Of Sealer of
Weights and Measures, B. H. Smith
was chosen on the fourteenth ballot
BY one majority. Mr.. Smith is
Of the City Council from the
Eighth Ward, and is a hotel keeper.
Judge Scudder, of the State Su-
preme Court, on Thursday, on motion
Of John q. Fort, Esq, set aside the
plea and demurred in the case of
Peter s. McTague, surviving plaintiff,
Of Lancaster, Pa, vs.. the Pennsylva-
MIA and New England Railroad Com
pany, allowing cTague Judgment for
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