Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-02
DoINGs IN NEW JERSEY

short distance below Barnegat, and her
crew of seven men were rescued by the
Harvey Cedars life saving crew. The
Finch was bound from Virginia with q
cargo Of pine wood.
Trenton, Dec. Mrs. Mary A. Johns
ton, Of Ashmore avenue, was burned to
death yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Johns
toms dress caught fire from a hot coal
while she was raking the kitchen fire.
Her cries attracted the attention of her
son, who went to her assistance. Her
clothing as entirely burned from her
badly, and she died two hours later.
Elizabeth, N. j., Dec. Jacob Cir
bach, John Decker. William Dobson
wrecking, were committed to the coun-
ty Jail yesterday to await the action
of the grand jury. A Jersey Central
railroad detective alleged that on Mon
day they placed beam in front of the
eastbound Long Branch express in an
attempt to wreck the train at Eliza
bethport. The beam was seen in time
to bring the train to stop.
Bridgeton, Nov. 2S.-An officer from
Medford will be down tomorrow after
Harry Munyon, who surrendered him
self here last night. He frankly adj
n1its the charge against him, that of
drawing a pistol on the cashier of the
Glass Manufacturing company at Med
ford He is glassblower, and he says
he did it to get $3.50 which the COM
pany owed him, and succeeded in OBJ
tanning SIS. He says he did not leave
Medford till the next day, and walked
all the way to Bridgeton. He resided
in Bridgeton several years ago.
New Brunswick. Nov. s0.--A peddler
who stole an overcoat from the home
of Charles Smith, of South River, was
caught in an unexpected manner. Mrs.
Smith was on a trolley car riding to
this city, a few days after the theft,
and recognizing the peddler accused
him of the theft. He admitted that he
had taken the coat. Mrs. Smith re-
quested the motorman to call police
man, and fearing he would be arrested
the man surrendered the coat and
Jumped from the car. Before a police
man could be found he made good his
escape.
Trenton, Dec. 1.-Ex-Senator Ed
wards, of Jersey City, has made appli-
cation to Justices Van Syckel, Dixon
and Collins, of the supreme court, for
a hearing on Friday morning on an
other application in connection with
the anti-gambling amendment to the
constitution adopted on Sept. %. The
court has fixed $3.50 o'clock on Friday
morning, when Senator Edwards will
be heard The point is made that the
amendment did not have the required
constitutional majority. The granting
of the application will be opposed by
Attorney General Gray.
Trenton, Nov. 30.-John M. Hart, of
Yardville, was last night acquitted by
a jury of a charge of conspiracy
against the county. Hart and Free
holder Miller Cross were jointly in
dicted some months ago for conspiracy
in transaction in which coal was sold
to the county by Cross in Harris name,
in violation of the law which prohibits
a public official selling goods to a mu-
nicipality where they have a vote upon
the payment of the bill. Cross pleaded
guilty at the time and was fined $500.
Hart pleaded not guilty, and his trial
took place yesterday with the above re-
suit.
Long Branch, Nov. 2S.-Rafal Fra
gale, 10 years old, is charged with at
tempting to kill Angelic Ross last
night. In a fit Of anger he fired two
shots through the latter's show win
dow. The bullets just grazed the shoe
maker and his wife, who were fore
warned by their little daughter in time
to save themselves. Fragale, it is said,
abused Ross because the latter did not
have his shoes finished. After the
shooting Fragale took to the woods,
but was caught this morning. He was
held under $1,000 bail by Judge Patter-
son and committed to the Freehold Jail
in default.
Camden, N. j., Noy. 29.-John Brump,
who claims to live in Philadelphia, mar
rowly escaped lynching yesterday at
the hands of an angry mob because Of
an attempted assault on 12-year-old
mulatto girl named Florence Pierce.
The girl, who lives in the lower part
Of Camden, was on her way to Sunday
school, when Brump, who is a white
man, and about 80 years of age, is said
to have dragged her into the bushes.
Her screams frightened him away, and
he took refuge in a house close by.
He was captured by some citizens, and
preparations were being made to hang
him to an electric light pole when the
police arrived and arrested him.
Atlantic City, Dec. IA man who
registered at a local hotel as ]. Barnes,
Of New York, was arrested yesterday
on a charge of horse stealing, but it
is now asserted by police that he is an
extensive bogus check swindler, and
the belief, from papers found on him,
is that he is Thomas Seymour Meyers,
of Bluefield, w. Va. He was held under
$1,000 bail 1t is said he tried to open
an account with the Girard Trust COM
pany, of Philadelphia, with a worthless
check for $4,000, endorsed by a promi-
nent divine, and that he victimized a
Philadelphia hotel out of a big board
bill. 1t is said that Meyers, who is
clerical looking fellow, gained the good
graces of Presbyterian ministers and
induced them to cash checks for him.