The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-11-28
NEWS OF NEW JERSEY.
Brief but Pithy Mention of the
Happenings of Week.
IN THE VICINITY AND ELSEWHERE
Items which Tell the Story of Seven Days
Crimes and Casualties and Other Inn
portant Matters, Arranged Attractively
and Given in Few Words.

Crimes and Casualties and Other Inn
portant Matters, Arranged Attractively
and Given in Few Words.
TRENTON, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Annie Sears was
arrested at her sons residence here tonight
by Detectives Pilger and Leahy on charge
of arson. She lived at Wheatsheaf Bucks
county, Pa, until four weeks ago, when, it
is alleged, she set fire to two dwelling houses
and a barn, because the owner refused to
rent one of the houses to her. Mrs. Sears
escaped into this state, where she has been
in hiding ever since. When the detectives
entered tonight they found the woman in
bed. On pretense Of dressing she asked per-
mission to enter another room and there
attempted to commit suicide by swallow
ing rat poison. A detective was watching
through the keyhole, and on seeing her put
something in her mouth, rushed III and
stopped her when she had swallowed part Of
the poison. She is now in jail, with two
physicians in attendance.
President Smith Must Go.
ELIZABETH, Nov. A.-John ]. Smith, the
Democratic pre- .ident of the Elizabeth city
council, is to be ousted for his alleged arbi-
trary rulings at the last meeting, when he
refused to entertain an appeal from his deci-
sion, and also declared an adjournment, al
though no motion to that effect had been
carried. This is the second rumpus between
President Smith and the board. On the pre-
vious occasion the members accepted an ex-
PLANTATION from him, but this time they de-
clare that nothing short of his resignation
will appease their wrath.
The very men who were instrumental
months ago in making him president are the
ones most anxious now for his retirement
He was then elected over the regular Demo-
cratic candidate, after deadlock lasting
two months, by combination consisting of
six Republicans and three Democrats, he
himself being one of the latter. Now all
these men, with one exception, will vote to
depose him They will be strengthened by
the votes of two Democrats, Egenold and
Schleimer, and two Republicans, Mravlag
and Noyes, all of whom President Smith has
antagonized in his appointment of standing
committees. He will be allowed to resign
at the next meeting, and if he refuses to do
so articles of impeachment will be preferred
against him. This plan of action was deter
mined upon al secret meeting of his oppo-
nents on Saturday night.
Smoked His Daddy's Pipe and Died.
SKILLMAN Nov. 24.-It is an unusual cir
nicotine poisoning, but such was the fate of
little George Joyce, who died here today.
When George was year old he found an
old nicotine soaked pipe which his father
smoked He took to the new toy, and it be-
came his daily plaything. When he was 2
years old the baby began to smoke, and then
the farmers would travel for miles to see the
boy in his high chair putting away at his
daddy's old pipe. He smoked two or three
pipefuls of tobacco every day, and this con-
tinued until Tuesday last, when the child
was taken dangerously ill. The following
day he went into convulsions, which con-
tinued necessarily until this afternoon, when
he died. DR.. T. D. Thompkins, of Hartin-
gen, says death was Immediately due to
nicotine poisoning.
John Bond Killed Himself.
ELIZABETH, Nov 24-John Bond, who was
killed by train on Saturday evening, de-
liberately threw himself in front of the loco
motive. He worked for many years in the
Singer factory, and two weeks ago he was
discharged. This made him low spirited.
Freight House and Cars Burned.
BoRDENTowN, N. j., Nov %. 3.-The fraight
house and three loaded freight cars were
burned at midnight at Yardville, on the
Amboy division of the Pennsylvania rail
road The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Guilty of Arson.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov. 25.-John
G. Raymond has been adjudged guilty of
arson. The jury was absent three hours
The defendant will apply for new trial.
Brutal Murder at Elizabeth.
NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 22.-Henry Wurt-
man, aged "a years, employed by the Dwyer
Bros at their race track at North Eliza
BETH was murdered last night by three COL
ored men, also employed at the race track.
He received four terrible stab wounds, the
one causing his death entering his back and
penetrating the lung. His body was found
on West Grand street. One of the men,
Paul Holland, was captured. Wurtman
won considerable money on the races yester-
day, and it is supposed the murder was COM
mitted for robbery.
Killed by Fall Down Stairs.
NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 25-Mrs. Catherine
Ray, aged 40, Of No. 121 East Kinney street,
fell down fight of stairs at her home Sun
day night and was picked up dead, her neck
having been broken She leaves husband
and three young children.
A Wreck in New Jersey.
NEWARK, N j., Nov 21-A passenger
Central road was wrecked at Elizabethport.
The engine left the track and was completely
shattered, blocking the tracks. Engineer
Luke Stoddard was badly bruised, but the
passengers escaped serious injury.
Keyport's Reign Of Terror.
KEYPoRT, Nov. 25-A recent article in re-
gard to the sending of threatening anony-
NOUS letters to the merchants of this place
has caused considerable excitement. Similar
letters, threatening fire and death, have been
received by many merchants. Postmaster
E. Mckinney says he finds the missives in
the drop box, where they are deposited in
the night. E. G. Bedls, of whom the un-
known scoundrels demand s25 under penalty
of having his house or store burned down,
has arranged to have his buildings watched.
Other parties will guard the Presbyterian
church, where it was demanded that the
money should be left Strenuous efforts
will be made to discover who mails the
anonymous letters.
Six Cents Damages Awarded.
RED BANK, Nov. 25.-The libel suit Of
Theodore Wilson, Of this place, against st.
Georre Kempson John Frazer KompSon