Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-09-24

, gan his investigations. He asked for in
formation from this one and that. No
one seemed to be willing to volunteer the
story. Each told that someone else knew
all about it, Then the official pushed his
way through the crowd into the open
shed of the house. The blood stained
floor mutely illustrated the crime. A
pile of something was covered over with
some old rag carpet, and handkerchief.
Sitting directly over it were two men.
Their faces were pale and drawn, and
their eyes seemed never to be removed
from the covered pile. They were
Thomas and Jerry Carlisle, brothers of
the victim of the shooting. The carpet
was pulled away, the handkerchief flung
aside, and the awful work of passionate,
dissolute Simon Shaw was before the
physician-it was the body of Stultz Car
Isle.
He lay upon his back the right leg bent
under the left, both arms extended over
the head. The vest was thrown aside.
the shirt front torn open, and a horrible.
clean cut hole in the right breast told
how death came. Blood had streamed
from it all over the body. The under
shirt about the wound was burned. The
white shirt was blackened with the fire
and the smoke of the powder charge.
The eyes OF the unfortunate fellow were
partially opened. while the parted lips
showed the two rows of white teeth.
Story of the Crime.
For a little whi1o Couo+x,
Thompson left the body, and gaining an
entrance to the house through a rear
door, went in the big kitchen. The furni-
ture was meagre. There was an open fire
place, but it was not used; an old fashion-
ed cook stove being near by. On a
table were two books, one a copy of
Bryon's poems, and copy of Shakes
pears works.
There was small desk, settee and
several chairs. In this partially darken-
ed room the County Physician first learn
ed something of the crime. 1t came from
young man, John Hand, and he had
seen portion of the tragedy.
Hands Story.
Hand said he lived in Manmunskin,
and was over at Fries Mill Saturday
night. 1t was between eight and nine
O'Clock when he and Stultz Carlisle were
standing talking outside of Shaw,s fence.
Shaw came out, and had a gun in his
hands, and he called out, "pm going to
shoot" Hand was frightened, and ran
toward the pond. lodging behind some
lilac bushes. He heard shot fired, and
turning saw Stultz dive down to the
ground, and quickly arising call out
"Shoot again, you can't hit me-" Shaw
went in the house and came out again.
and Carlisle started toward the old man.
He heard no words, but there was
another shot. Hand saw Stultz fall.
Hand heard his sister, Mrs. Laura Sill
vers, screaming and he ran to the house.
Shaw had the gun clubbed, and seemed
to be endeavoring to hit at Carlisle, who
lay PROSTATE upon the floor. Hands Sis
ter was endeavoring to hold Shaw,
arms, and young Hand jumped in,
pushed his sister aside, grabbed Shaw,
and cried out, "Gcod God Almighty.
don't murder the man that wayv' Shaw
then ceased bis clubbing and went into
the house. In few minutes he returned
with lamp, gazed at his bleeding vic
tim. and said he was not dead, and went
back into the house.
Who Carlisle Was.
Information was then sought as to the
identity of Carlisle. 1t was learned that
hewas young man of twenty-seven, the
son of David Carlisle, and lived at Lees
burg, with his father. He was an eccen-
trio sort of a chap. He regarded Laura
Siivers highly, and seemed desirous of
being in her company. People about the
house limited that this was the cause of
the tragedy, the old man Shaw also ador-
ing her.