The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-09-21
DETAILS OF A HORRIBLE DEED
Evidence which Threatens to bring q Jel
sey NeRre TO Justice.

Evidence which Threatens to bring a'Jer-
sey Negre to Justice.
Many people in this neighborhood
remember well fashy-looking COL
ored individual who few years ago
was in the employ of Hon. H. B.
Smith of Smithville, as coachman.
His name was Anthony Barnard, bet
ter known as "Ant'ny," and driving
to Mount Holly every day his face
became very familiar on our princi-
pal streets He was also we'll known
and popular among those of his own
race in the neighborhood.
The following from the Philadel-
phia Times of Saturday describes a
terrible chapter in "Ant'ny's" life,
and which may bring him to the gal
lows
A family quarrel has just brought
to light evidence which threatens to
send man to the gallows for crime
committed nearly fourteen years ago.
Catherine Diamond, an Irishwoman
about 55 years old, lived at that time
in a small frame building in the set
Element of Snow Hill, In Camden
county, seven and a half miles from
Camden city and about two miles from
Haddon6eld. She kept store and
supplied the few negro families form
ing the little community The opin-
ion prevailed among the darkies that
she had laid by considerable sum of
money. Her most intimate neighbors
were Anthony Barnard and Mary Ann
Hugg, both colored and brother and
sister. Mary Ann had been married
to man named Hugg, but he had
disappeared. Anthony and his wife
lived in lonely house near Mrs. Dia-
moud.
Mary Ann was about 81 years of
age and Anthony was not more than
rs. He was constant visitor at the
store and did various odd jobs about
the premises, and at one time when
pursued by officers fer robbing an old
man Mrs. Diamond concealed him un-
til pursuit was abandoned. The story
told now is that Barnard and some
others were in the store when Mrs.
Diamond was counting some bank
bills amounting to $50 which she said
she was saving to pay a lumber bill.
Barnard came home late that night
and was restless and agitated. Soon
after one O'Clock the old lady's store
was foand to be on fire, and the in
habitants hurried to the scene, save
Barnard, who refuse to get out of bed.
During the progress of the fire at
tention was called to the PROSTATE
form of the old Irish lady. It lay in
small hall between two windows in
the second story in spot which the
fire had not reached, thus indicating
that she had not been burned to death.
When the fire was extinguished the
corpse and its surroundings were care
fully examined. The woman had ev-
identity been the victim of violence.
The back part of her head was cut,
bruised and bleeding, and her posi-
ton seemed to indicate that she had
been dragged by the feet to the win
dow. Her trunk, in which she kept
her money and a few valuables, stood
close beside her, with the lock broken
and the contents rifed, and both it
and her clothing had been saturated
with coal oil. The neighbors said
they heard means, "Oh, Lord, don't
kill me-" Strange as it may seem
they had not gone to see what was the
matter. Barnard was arrested, but
the Coroner's jury failed to fasten the
deed upon him and he was released.
Barnard is said to have been seen
by his sisters little daughter, Lucin-
da, then child CT Is years, to throw
something like jewelry into the well
on Mrs. Hugg's place. Mrs. Hugg
is said to have been present, and af-
ter the things were thrown into the
well to have closed it up. The next