Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-07-19
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NED BRYANT HERE.

ne IS Captured d in Pittsburg bx,
Constable Ayars and BrOusht
10 This city Tues day ansKs
Locked mp.
Ned Bryant, former resident OF this
city, returned here on Tuesday afssx
an absence SIM last October. He vii
probably remain here n 81 ort time and
then take up a permanent residenees
in Trentop.
Interest'ng perso pal that. Intersst-
Ing to sevsr l on ragged M reliant E.
Interesting 10 the police fficers, inter-
esting to the Coat fficere, and lie es-
pecially interesting to e1 Sheriff Whit
ecar.
Last summer it will be r. me bered
that the stores Of .Iot n The MAJ. T.. a.
GOLDSMITH Il Co., Cocmbs & & ~
and Ksnin & Wolfson W, re .a,s L.
and large quantities of goode ss.e
s'olen. In some of the stores the
most aggravated nuisances were com.
mitted bv the thieves, and the author
tiles soon learned that Ned Bryant.
Clayton Cuff and Lewis Brown al
colored, were the gentlemen who had
carried on.
The result was the arrest Of Cuff anil
Bryant, while Brown escaped. The
two later confessed their guilt, plead
Ing guilty to three indictments, and
were in jail waiting for sentence.
Last October, one bright morning..
Sheriff Whitecar awoke to End that
Bryant and Cuff had escaped from jai
by saving through the bars Of their
cells and the bars of the back Window.
Every effort was made to recapture,
the men. but Cuff only was caught,
out in the vicinity of East Bridgeton :
around In the neighborhood OF the.
city reservoir.
All forts to capture Bryant were
unavailing and he has been at liberty
until last Thursday.
The authorities learned that BRYANT
was in Pitteburg, Pa, and had papers
prepared and placed 10 the hands OF
Constable R. F. Ayars, who on Wed
nesday left for the smoky city. He,
arrived there on Thursday morning.
Bryant was located at Mcdonald, g.,
little mining settlement, not far from
Pittsburg. He was at work In a COS
mine, and Thursday night local con
stable arrested Bayant, and turned
him ever to Constable Ayars. Re-
QUESTION papers were Immediately
sent to Governor Patterson, and re-
ceived Monday, and Constable Ayars
started home with his prisoner, arriv..
ing In this city at eight o'clock Tuesday,
morning.
Bryant was smiling and happy and
was driven over to jail in Rynick1s
coach. A PIONEER reporter went
along In the hack with Bryant.
He was smiling and apparently max
ing the best of his position. As he
rode along he said he resogn' zed many
familiar plf ces. He looked quite
earnestly at Frank Pierce's barber
shop on J, fferson street. but saw no,
familiar faces.
Bryant told the reporter that whom
he skipped from Jail, he and Cuff
agreed to meet the next morning at
the Central railroad bridge, ever the
race. But Bryant became suspicious.
and skipped cut, going up the West.
Jersey railroad. and walking all the.
way to Camden. Going over In Phila--
delphia, he Immediately arranged to-
go to Pittsburg, where he has been.
most of the time since he escaped.
All the while he did not feel safe,
and kept one eye open. He wandered !
about considerably but finally conclud--
ed that there would be no interference,
and was working In mine. Since he
has been away he has worked In g.
park, done some barberiug and mined.
He says that he heard on the day OF
his arrest, that he was to be taken in
custody, but thought If he was arrest
ed he might as well take his medicine,
and If he was not he could remain
where he was. and earn good living
Inall probability Bryant will be SEN
fenced at the special session, on Mon
day next. He has pleaded guilty, and
only sentence remains to be pro-
nounced.
Thus the devlish work will have COST
three lively young colored fellows q.
pretty heavy penalty, as it should.
Bryant is locked up In a cell in the
BOYS Corridor, along with Whitsett
and Murry, the would be murderers.
Don't Diet.