The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-07
EDWARD nULbES's DEATH.
The State Prison cIerk Killed By p.
II. Train at Newark

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NEWARK, Feb. Z, 1s9l.-Edward Null
len. clerk OF the State Prison. who re
sided at "A Tyler street. Trenton. was
run over by a train at the Market street
depot, this city, early yesterday morning.
and died from the effects of his injuries
few hours later.
About two o'clock In the morning en-
ployees at the station found the uncon-
scious, nutilated BODY of u man lying be-
tween the track aud the platform on the
east side of the station. The man was
breathing despite his terrible injuries.
His right leg was cut of at the knee, and
the left foot and left side OF his head
were horribly crushed. The features
were barely recognizable.
An ambulance was called, and while
awaiting It's arrival the sufferer was car
ried TO the baggage room. where he was
jured man was conveyed to st. Micnaei's
Hospital. where at i've O'Clock he died,
without having regaiued consciousness.
How long the unfortunate dying man
lay alongside the track before be was dis
covered is unknown, but it Is believed he
must have been there an hour or more.
Mr.. Mullen succeeded Robert Bonner as
clerk of the State Prison about two years
ago. He brought his family to Trenton
soon AFTER He was widower. and leaves
two small children and stepdaugnter,
who is a young lady. rorfa Iong time
the stepdaughter presided over the Tyler
street nome, put she recently left. He
was best known here, where he
spent most OF his life. lie was born IN
central New York, and came to Newark
with his parents early in life he was
man of varied talents, with particular
aptitude for figures. Residing
in the Sixth ward, he early
frf h fpfa In, and a
Democrat he figured Tor years IN election
contests ia The city and county. bis
talents as an accountant and his knowl-
edge of matters OF municipal finance
made him valuable as a newspaper re
porter, and he served at different time
on the journal, the Call and the MorliH
Journal. which latter paper he had
charge OF for some time.
AS an expert accountant Mr.. Mullen
was engaged in an examination OF the
books OF the Aqueduct Board, and dis
charged other duties OF a similar char
acter Senator Mcpherson employed him
about two years ago in the work the SEN
ator was tnen engaged in. OF gathering
data and statistics bearing on the tariff
question, and Mr.. Mullen was we'll COM
pensated. In 1885 he was appointed a
United States Postal Inspector for this
district, and performed MS duties with
an ability and zeal that pleased his
superiors in office.
de was removed by Postmaster General
Wanamaker for partisan reasons. When
the Office of bookkeeper az the Trenton
State Prison was made vacant Mr.. Null
len was appointed 70 the place and gave
every satisfaction in MS WORK, winning
also the esteem of the inmates OF the
prison by his kindly nature.
Mr.. Mullen, although always active In
politics. was only once nominated for
Office being a candidate for Alderman
from The Sixth ward in 1855. He was
then defeated.
Some years ago Mr.. Mullen spent sew
eral weeks in Trenton examining, as an
expert, the accounts or one OF the city
officers.