New-York tribune., 1886-03-08
THE LYNCHING AT EArONTOWN.
ENDEAvoRs TO PROTECT THE RUFFIANs.
HALF-HEARTED EFFORTS OF THE OFFICIALS TO TRACE
THE MEMBERS OF THE MOB.

THE MEMBERS OF THE MOB.
EAToNTowN, n. j., March THE people of
this usually quiet community do want to discover
the lawbreakers who murdered "Mngo Jack" on Fri
day night Almost without exception they approve OF
the deed and Indifferent to the fact that they have
been snlly the fair fame OF New-Jersey for
procuring a fair and just trial to every charged
with crime The officers OF the law who
charged with the duty of discovering the lynchers
are going about the business reluctantly. Coroner
Van Worck, Squire Edwards Constable Licbenthal, As
sistant- Prosecutor Sch wartz and Dr. Beach In
conference all the afternoon and 1t was determined to
make an autopsy OF the body OF the dead negro Dr.
Beach aud his brother made the examination late in the
afternoon, ana found complete fracture OF the right
temple and left frontal bones This confirmed the Opin-
ion OF Dr. Beach that the negro was dead
before he was strung up to the cell grating.
The cOronors jury consists OF LttletIn White.
stove dealer Thomas White, farmer; Robertson Smith,
pension agent: Joseph Herbert carpenter; Charles
Harrington, Henry Cories. farmers; Joseph W. john
ston, dry goods merchant; william VI. Brown, shoe
maker j. Herick, huckstcr John syckles farmer; f..
b. Mccarthy harncssmaker aud Walter Reynolds hard
ware merchant Tho inquest Will be held to-morro"
morning In Halls Hotel. Among those who will proba-
bly, be subpenaed as witnesses are william Abbott
John Naples. william Kelly. Benman Book Will
lam Berford ana J. J. COnn, the editor OF the
Edt0HiOcH Adreiser The coroner refused to give the
nancs Of those for whom he had actually issued sub
lHlihs, as lie was aIfHlu luty mEHJ run away hHoH
asked II he would subpTna the members OF the Her
johnson families. he replied that lie hadn't in
tended TO subpoena the Juhnsous ut AL. and had made
up his mind not tu summon the lerberts.
Henrietta johnson, the daughter Of " MinCo Jack"
told to-day what occurred in her cabin at
the time her father arrested. She
said that when the constable entered the
ROOM he WAS followed by Thomas :. Herbert the father
Of the girl whom johnson charged with assaultinG
Mr. Herbert had lantern IN his hand. lie sat heavily
down on the side OF the bed IN which old Mrs Johnson
lay rck aud swinging his lantern, shouted at "Mngo
jack:
"You black k----,F Ia kill you II had any
thing to do 1t with"
lie started toward ler father. The constable stepped
between the men, and with one hand pushed john
son out through the his wagon while with the
other hand he kept Mr.. Herbert be-
hind him. lie aud Johnson then Jumped
into the wagon and drove quickly to the Lookup Hen
says she followed the men out Of doors aud
that when her father got away, Mr. Herbert said to her
The house has been watched and your father would
have been shot had he come out But he'll never
trouble YOU again
Mr. Herbert dcuied having said anythng Of the kind.
He said that his son Joseph ana Edward Wheeler had
watched the house uut tue constable got there pre-
vent Alng9 JACK from IeAIinR H. ana 'nat M "ls sou
George h'd driven MN th"fe from us honl'
DR. Beach was summoned to tho Norbert home cary
ing FROM a sIIght Inflammation OF brain. lie sand.
when he returned to that he did not consider hcr
call nj the during Tho day hut after the doctors
visit allowed to SO the young woman. Al
the negro cabin there were also many vioItorA
! be- dead mans wife had been removed TO low
rooted garre and his body, covered with sheet lay
upon pine bOarI supported by two barrels
Henrietta and sou, age about twenty, ana thtee
brght-rye1 ncSrO boys, kept watch beside the boly,
aud uncovered the face to VINO wished To look
upon Among visitors gray hatrei, bcnevo-
lcut-oOkuX 10 spectacles who gave llenrirtta
sum Of money before no drove away
Although one will admit that he knows anything
about the yuchIng st bits Ot Information leak ont
here aud there which teui 10 show that low were
actually engaged In II. aud that probably the greater part
o those from some platc places out
side Of EatOntown. Two omnibus loads OF men came
over from Occanport ami put NJ thrr teams Al ono
OF the hotels. IL Is said that thcy dil
not start their homcwIrd trip until
shortly after the mur!cr took place hut one viii Say
IA what hotel the men stopped.
II than prob bic That Of the ncgr"- a.
saIlauts badly hurt n tue hsht. Tor there was
great quantity blood tho cell hOortOO great To
have from the cut over "MinyO Jacks lott eye
which was the only one his body MI. Cuin said
tins afternoon thar hc sitting III his Office, whic s
little eighth Of mile IN un airline, from the
lookup. when. about ll:iO o'clock Friday night, he
heard pistol shot, and twenty minutes later the ucsros
' vOcc yelling murder and begging Ter mercy. These
lasted from ye to eight minutes and then suddenly
stopped.
Thr funeral Of the negro viii take place at o'clock
tO-nOrrow afternoon the Coroner grants the permit
for burial