The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-20
DoINGs IN NEW JERSEY

I.-Ay - man III cumberland county,
tine venerable DR.. Enoch Fithian, is older.
TRENTON, April 1S.-Health Inspector
Packer says that, Judging from reports,
there Is more diphtheria in Trenton than
any. other city. Many deaths occurred
during last week.
CAPE MAY, N. j., April 15.-The work
Of laying the rail of the new electric
ROAD was stopped by injunction on COM
plant Of Henry B. latham. The court
VIII review the ordinance granting the
right to build the road.
ORANGE, N. j., April 2O.-Thomas
Darcy, 20 years old, a barber, was
KILLED by an electric car here. The acct
dent occurred on the corner of Main and
High streets. The car was running at
the rate of about twenty miles an hour,
and Darcy tried to cross the track lust
as the car neared him.
WATERFORD, N. j., April IA big
forest fire is playing havoc near Blue
Anchor, four miles from here. II has
destroyed thousands of acres of wood
and endangered many properties. It is
said to be the big Williamstown fire of
last Saturday, which was supposed To
have been gotten under control, but
which again broke out.
CAMDEN, N. j., April 19.-The rival
boards of public instruction organized
yesterday. Ex-Mayor Pratt's board. the
tirst appointed, elected B. F. Sutton
president and John D. Courier secretary,
The Westcott board elected G. III. Ellis
president and w. d. Brown secretary.
The matter will now be carried into
court in order to settle the legality of
appointments by the ex-mayor and the
present mayor.
BRmGEToN, N. j., April 15.-The
striking window light blowers of the
cumberland glass works are still out,
The men again made the demand on the
firm for their money, and were again
refused. The firm told the men to go
work and they would get their money
on Saturday next, but they are de-
termlned not to blow any more until
paid. The men have received word
from John P, Eberhardt, of Pittsburg,
president of the Window Glass Workers,
association, to hold out, and if necessary
he would be down to adjust the diff
Guilty.
TRENTON, April 19.-The report Of the
state board of assessors shows that there
are 2,377 corporations assessed for tax
alton, the capital stock of which ranges
from SIC, 900 to $50, 900. Some thirty
corporations have a capitalization of
more than So, 900, 900. Before the pass
age Of the law of 1891 these companies
were taxed one-tenth of / per cent. ON
their capital, which would make the
lax in some cases $4,000 to $4,000.
Since the passage of the act of 1901 tax
,f one-tenth of l per cent. is imposed
IN the capital stock up to and including
b, 000, 900; ON all above that not exceed
ing $5,000,0 600 the rate is one-twentieth
IF per cent, and for every million in
excess of that $50 additional tax Is as
,essed.
RAILWAY, N. j., April 18.-This city
has a murder mystery which, from the
present outlook, will remain unraveled.
The bodies of the two men were found
in patch of bushes half mile east of
this city by an officer. One of the bodies
had bullet wound in the side of the
head, but the other showed no external
signs of violence. The bodies when
found lay some distance apart. One
was that of man about 6 feet tall,
about $50 pounds. He had
worn a brown mustache. and his hair
was thin and partially bald on the top.
He was roughly and poorly clad. This
was the body of the man who had q
bullet wound in the side of the head.
The other man weighed about 40
pounds, was feet inches in height and
wore thick curly hair and dark brown
mustache. The man who was shot has
been recognized as rough named
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for some time past.
RAILWAY, N. j., April 18.-Later de
velopments prove that one and probably
both of the men found Friday were
murdered. Chief of Police Tooker ar
rested several tramps at the rendezvous
where the bodies were found, all of
whom admitted that there had been a
free fight in which several shots were
fired, but the men taken into custody
deny that they were concerned in it.
The tramps arrested say that the dead
men-Thomas Walsh and John Davis
came to the camp drunk and with pint
of alcohol in their possession. A fight
ensued for the possession of the alcohol,
and Walsh and Davis were driven from
the camp. They were followed by some
Of the men and another fight took place,
during which several shots were fired.
The men came back with the alcohol,
saying that Walsh and Davis had run
away.
MARLToN, N. j., April 1S.-In a little
house on the road from Marlton to Mil
ford, only short distance from either
place, most brutal murder was COM
mitted. The victim was Matte Chalk
lev, a bright young colored girl, 0 years
q age, who was deliberately murdered
by her mother, Louisa Chalkley, in the
presence of another member of the fam
ly, who was unable to prevent the trag-
sdy, SO quickly was it committed. In
lact, she could hardly realize that the
child was dead until some time after
wards.
Even then the affair was kept secret,
rs the mother, it is said, threatened to
inish the rest of the family if they made
my cutlery or even told the neighbors
anything about it.
The discovery was finally made by
John Proud, brother of Mrs. Chalkley,
who came over to see how the family
vas getting on. In response to his
questioning the guilty woman admitted
hat she had been rather rough with the
,hild, and had put rope around its
neck to punish it for some slight offense.
Then she asked the child If it was sorry,
md as no answer was received she pulled
he rope rather tigher than she thought,
ehereupon the child fell off the chair
lead.
Proud Immediately left the house and
Notified Constable Mckinney, who in
urn summoned Coroner j. d. Janney,
If Riverton. A few hours later the cor
, '!a arrived and summoned a Jury Of
lake them long to reach o conclusion.
The testimony of Proud as to the adj
missions made by Mrs. Chalkley, to-
getker with the testimony of the Oldest
child, Rachel, bright child of IS years,
was taken, and the jury returned a ver-
dict of willful murder. Mrs. Chalkley
was taken to the Jail at Mount Holly
yesterday, and the case will be laid be-
lore the grand jury this afternoon.