The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-05

New Egypt has been under considerable
excitement since last Wednesday, over a
serious assault which occurred at the pup
! lie school.
The principal of the school is Charles {,
| Heisley. He is the eldest son OF Kew.
Charles Heisley, who was minister at the
M. E. Church here some years ago. While
here Charles went by his middle name OF
Clifford.
On Wednesday morning soon after the
school opened, Heisley ordered one of the
pupils to lower the windows of the room.
The child, daughter of Jacob Win, did
not obey promptly, claiming that she did
not hear the order
Heisley seized hold of her shoulders In
rough manner, and forced her to the
window, at the same time choking her
and using unnecessary force. A brother
of the girl, who was also scholar, ran in
to the street, shrieking at the top OF his
voice. The Win family live next to the
school house and the boys cries attracted
his mother who ran into the street. The
father was not at home.
The boy told his mother that his sister
was being abused, and Mrs. Win went to
the school house, but could not get further
than the hallway, as the door into the
school room was locked. Mrs. Win
knocked at the door, and Heisley finally
opened 1T. He was armed with poker
and with it he attacked Mrs. Win.
Miss Pauline Win, a young lady OF
about "a years of age, having heard the
screams, also rushed to the scene, stop
ping first to change her dress, hastily dom
ming wrapper and putting an apron on
When she got to the school house and
saw what was going on, she naturally pro-
tested, and she, too, was attacked, and
when two brothers arrived, she was lying
insensible on the floor, with cut on the
head, and with bruises on her arm.
This is the story told by the Win fam
lily. Heisley claims that he acted in self
defence, but it is hard to discover what
justification can be advanced in favor of
a man, weighing over 200 pounds, attack
ing defenceless woman with poker. That
the blows were delivered there is no
doubt Mrs. WINS arms were bruised from
the shoulders to the wrists, and she was
also bruised on the hips and body. Miss
Pauline received blow on the head, the
scar of which will always remain, and also
has a badly bruised arm. Abram Win had
a hole cut in his head. The clothing of
Miss Pauline Win was covered with blood.
The news of the fracas soon reached the
town, and drew a crowd. Heisley was
compelled to desist and Miss Pauline Win
was conveyed to her home, where her
wounds were attended to by DR.. Wood
ward.
Three warrants were sworn out lmmedi-
ately before Justice Lovett-one by Abram
Win for assault and battery, one by Mrs.
Win for atrocious assault with intent to
kill and one by Pauline VIM for afro
clous assault with intent to kill.
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from home at Toms River the nearest Con-
stable, Iyins Grant, of Prospertown, seven
miles distant, was sent for. He arrived
about two O'Clock in the afternoon, and,
in company with Lloyd Apologize and
Jacob A. McKaig, assistants, he went to
the school house. Professor Heisley
made no effort to resist arrest. He was
taken before Justice Lovett, and was held
in 81, 900 bail for appearance at the De-
cember term OF court at Toms River.
This amount of bail he was unable to
get. Justice Lovett then reduced the
bail to 81, 800, and Prof. Heisley was Civ
en- until the next morning to procure
bondsman In the meantime he was
placed in the charge of Deputy Constable
McKaig for the night, and was finally
taken to Toms River Jail.
Heisley claims that the Win children
we're unruly and gave him trouble. He
also says that Mrs. Win, MISS Pauline
and the two brothers came at him in
group, and that he was compelled to use
the poker in self-defence. He says Miss
Pauline had a sharp instrument IN her
hand which pierced his vest and cut
passbook that was in his pocket. The
constable who stayed with Heisley says
he saw the passbook twice. The first
time he saw it it was not cu5. the next
time it was displayed there was pecu-
liar slit in it,
Heisley had warrants issued Tor the Win
family for assault and battery, but they
were promptly bailed, Hon. George D.
Hornor becoming their surety. Jacob
Win and his family are Jews Some time
since he was in business on the Main
street, and his store was burned down.
Since then there has been some prejudice
against the family and if all reports are
correct, Heisley was deeply imbued with
it. Public feeling, however, seems to be
against the school teacher, and Rev. w.
n O0burn publicly denounced him from
the pulpit of the M. +. Church, on
Thanksgiving day.