New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-22
SHor BY MISTAKE FOR WHIrE CAP.
FATAL RESULT OF A MIDNIGHT VISIT IN NEW
JERSEY.

Mount Holly, ~ j.. Jan o1.-shortly after mid
night yesterday morning John Mcneil shot his brother
ln-law, James Dellett, ir on his front doorstep.
Death was instantaneous Mcneil lives n lonely
road leading from shamong Station TO Indian Mis-
about twenty miles from here. Tho house Is moro
than mile from any other dwelling. Mcneil says
he was awakened by loud rapplng on the door A
number OF White Cap notices had been posted In the
ncIehborhood recently and although they were gen.
orally supposed to be the work Of mschievous young
mon II had been strongly hinted in tho last few days
that serious work was soon to be done By the ReG
Iatorss Mcneil had received no warning Of impend-
Ing punishment and had reason to believe that he
merited ono OF the whippngs for which these lawess
bands are noted, but the unreasonable hour OF the
night and the isolation OF his homo made him proceed
cautiously.
The knocking was soon renewed VIGOROUSLY ana on
looking out another window Mcneil saw IN inc
shadow Of the trees in his front yau solitary ngure'
Suspicious Of the mysterious stranger Mcneil took his
sbotcun and went cautiously down stairs to the front
door which was s being battered by tho fists Of the
unknown visitor lie opened II short distance, ana
pokIng the gun out said What do you wantP
al want you,p responded the stranger, and started
10 enter tho house. As he did so he encountered tne
end Of the shotgun Mcneil pulled the trigger Ihere
was loud report followed by smothered groani ana
dead body lay the ground welterins IN oioou 'h"'
flowed from n largo w0und near 'ho "'N'''
IJp 10 THIS time Mcneil had not tho slightest idea
who the man was nor had he seen him as he started
to enter the door lie felt some one seize the gun ana
he fired The family was soon rouscd' ana an III
yestleation showed that the dead man was James
DcIlett. ir who had married McNeiPs sister some
wears ago. who Is now dead. Mcneil gave himself up
70 tho authorities to-day and is in jail awaiting
hearing.
This is McNels version Of tho affair ana IS cor
roborated by members of his family. IL IS known
that Dcllett had spent Saturday evening at sinah
tavern near Shamong Station. He had drunk con-
siderable Hauor and IS believed TO have peen ntoX-
Gated II McNcirs story is true, he prooaDS AioeAnu
on the door in q drunken fancy as he passed H.
Mcneil denies that he had any moiVe ior ooin'''nH
the crime, and says he was on inc oeS' P ~
with his brotherin-law. ..,ovo McNel,s story
There are persons who do not believe s.Se,
and say that circumstances Indicate tns !. ~ sot
anarrcls n is thought by some persons tnat Deiiss
was Killed I'm he woods By Mcneil. and drasscu 20 ~
front doorstep In order that piauslu ni33v " sa a
death might be told Dcilett was ABOUT M t,, SIed
about year ago Dcllett's father 70 a "'@''ns
farmer and Mcneil Is also prosperous sar rrhor ov
Coroner Coppuck held an inquest opa;y' ops;y the shoct
donee was adduced tending 70 ha snow Mcneil had delb
crately shot his broher,l-law, and that me snoohs
was the outcome OF long standing iea ss Dn,t .
two Tic jury rendered yeI,dhSr- Sr-s,IIv caused
came TO his death by gun shot wounu woua 40 The Hur
by Mcneil INC prisoner comml tea 70 e s Du.
lugtOn County Jail await the actioh VI Va" N'"~
Jury on charge OF murder
By UNKNOWN PERSONS IN IOWA.
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