The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
Aase mhIvman White Dead.

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on Wednesday to hear of the tragic deatt
of Assemblyman A. Harry White, on the
farm of his father, near Pemberton. The
young man had been i'll about two weeks
with the measles, complicated with the
grip. During the first week his condition
was somewhat serious, but the second
week he appeared to be improved consid
erably, so that he dressed himself and
sat up on Tuesday and Wednesday, al
though he was very weak. Toward even
ing on Wednesday Mr.. White seemed tc
be delirious. He complained of feeling
worse, and said he would die before
morning unless there was change IN his
condition.
The young man said he would like to
see his aunt, Mrs. William e. Gaskill OF
Juliustown, and requested his father to 60
for her. During the absence of the faith
er, Mrs. White was called upon to go
down stairs to get some water for Harry,
| leaving the latter alone in his bed room.
Upon her return she found her son gone.
The house was searched hastily, but he
could not be found. About this time the
father arrived with Mrs. Gaskill, and an
other search was made.
Mrs. White remembered hearing the
tinkling of some sleigh bells hanging in
the attic, and she then went upstairs to
see about it. She found that the sash of
the small window was missing, giving
rise to the thought that her son had leap
ed through it.
An examination of the ground below
the window did not reveal anything, so
the search was continued about the farm
by all present. Before long the cries Of
Mrs White indicated that she had found
the body. 1t was lying in small stream
about 200 yards from the house, face
downward, in about foot of water. The
body was not covered with the water,
butsonly portion of the face. The young
man was dressed with the exception of
his shoes and hat. His face was consider
ably bruised, but there were no other
injuries, so that his jump from the win
dow, over 20 feet. must have been made
without serious results.
The general superstition is that deceased
was mentally deranged, from the effects
of his illness, when he committed the act.
His conversation and manner for several
days PRIOR, showed him to be in good
spirits and hopeful of being out soon.
The parents haye suffered a severe
II l.
solable Mrs White has been in a Sc
rious condition since the affair. The
shock and her grief have almost crazed
her, and 1t was pitiable to see her condi-
ton. The sympathy Of the community
is indeed With the grief stricken parents
A. Harry White was born at Jackson
vile, September 10. 1866. He had pub
lie school education, and then took two
years course in the Peirce business col
lege, Philadelphia. IN October, 1887, he
entered the Office of c. E. Hendrickson
as student at law. and would have pass
ed the examination, admitting him to the
bar, this week He was serving his sec
ond term in the Assembly, having been
reelected last fall from the second dis
trict During his first term there were
three assembly districts in the county,
and he then represented the first district.
He was Democrat and promising
young man.
The funeral took place yesterday after
noon. Services were held at the Baptist
church, Pemberton. Rev. j. G. Buchan-
an, Rev. R. F. Y. Pierce and Rev. M. E..
Snyder officiated. Governor Albeit
made short eulogistic address.
The pail bearers were members of the
Knights of Pythias and Jr. 0. .. A. M.
lodges of Pemberton, of which deceased
was member. The lodges attended in a
body.
Interment.s was made in the Mount
Holly cemetery.