Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-17
DoINGS IN NEW JERSEY.


the alleged policy agents. for court In
$500 bail. Adjutant Spaun, colored, the
fourth member of the alleged gang,
was captured by Detective Russell this
evening and held for further hearing
on Monday. The police are stiil after
flfth man.
Mount Holly. June 13.-Douglass
Fisher, Of Retreat, was arrested yes
terday by Constable claypoole ON
charge OF cutting timber on the pine
land OF Buchanan q Smock, near
Chatsworth. 1t IL claimed that forty
trees We're consumed IN this manner.
Jonathan Fisher, Of Mount Holly, went
his bail In the sum OF $500 for a fur
Their hearing, which will be given him
on Tuesday before Judge Slack.
Mount Holly June i4.~-The criminal
court opened this morning before
Judge Gasl6ill The first case called
for trial was the state VS.. Harry Ma
thias, OF New Gretna, who was
charged with unlawfully taking oys-
tiers from state ground In Long Ditch
near Mullica river, on March 26 The
complaint was made by Marshal A.
Loveiand, who was appointed oyster
commissioner of the state in 1898. No
decision was reached
Atlantic City, June 12.-The New Jer-
sey veterans yesterday elected Emanuel
Sands, of Jersey City, as commander
Voc q s,,,r,.ad one Tha ot,aar t,,,o $3.50
a,d.t as ,vara Ssaoro,a nett 80 w
EranL couI ~ can,da,, no. sa,ie,,
r,ca commandar q Haytar ~
Ploon,f,ald was alactad. i,,nior ,;oa
oommandar Iames HOGAN camn 81
paterson. cbanIain Rev Charles n
nm of Red Rank. medical diractor
John Younelove of Elizabeth.
Atlantic citv .Iune 10-cantain An.
drews the daring mariner. who re-
Gently crossed the Atlantic ocean tn
Spain In a 20-foot dory. walked ont of
the window on the second floor of the
American Hotel at Egg Harbor Wed
nesday night, and was, it is believed,
fatally injured. He was brought to
this city, and was found to have re-
ceived consussion of the brain, brok-
en- hand and severe body bruises His
life is despaired of. Andrews was on
his way to this city, and stopped over
in Egg Harbor for the night
| Bridgeton. June 13.-Mrs. Adolph
Heintz applied to Justice Pierce today
and swore out warrant for her hus-
bands arrest. She charges that last
night he broke into her home and
dragged her from the bed and beat her.
He then, she says, thrust her from him
and drew knife. She ran screaming
into the street. He caught up with her,
and, according to her story, drew a
revolver and pointed it at her, but be-
| fore he could discharge it it was knock
ed from his hands by some one who
| heard her screams. HeintZ cannot be
found.
Cane Nav. June ia daring rob
berry took place in broad daylight yes
terday at the South Dennis pestoffice.
| Mrs. CARL, the postmistress, had just
stepped outside the door, having left on
| the desk $146 in registered money,
which was to have been mailed later in
the morning. She was shot at by the
| fobber as she left the Office but not
hurt, The man escaped with the
money Constable Grady summoned
q posse of assistants and as soon as
| possible started on search for the
| robber, but he has not yet been cap
tured.
Lambertyille. June 1.-THE growth
of tomatoes, potatoes, beans, water
melons and cantalouDes have made
slow progress. Apples and pears are
dropping badly. Strawberries have
ripened very slowly. Peaches in this
section will be light crop, as reported
by extensive growers. P. H. Hartwell,
a farmer of many years experience, re-
ports onion smut for the first time in
the state. The parasite attacks the
young onions, causing them to wilt
and become filled with fine blackish
powder. Many young plants have been
nipped by FROST.
Camden. N. j., June 12.-Policeman
William Shregler, one of the youngest
and bravest men connected with the
| Camden police force, is lying in tbs
Cooper hospital, lowering between life
and death, with a bullet hole through
| his neck, inflicted by burglar, who
| with two confederates, made their eS-
cape. His chances for recovery are re-
sarded as extremely small Shregler
had arrested man early in the morn=
ing for stealing a can of milk, and as
he stood at the patrol box was shot
from behind by a pal Of his prisoner
The niscreants then fled,
Trenton June 15-Tbe GRAND i,rv
vastardov hegan the tating If testi.
s,o.,., q, ,.,e,,.a,,oa IL +ba ;,,1,as+ioa+io,
of the Mercer county Officials. A num-
Der OF witnesses were examined, and
the testimony dealt with the Chambers
street macadam road and the allega-
ltions against Freeholder Cross. FFe was
accused of selling coal to the county
In the name of a. third party. Another
session win he held TODAY and from
dav to dar until the Investigation 10
CONNECTED The proceedings are in
secret and no statement win he given
until Inc i,,rv hoe completed ito yyorlr
iemal ~ - =, oune leuei ~ y \
1 NJ So &C. uieu ys,us ~ Inc ,l'.
o.9 20. ~. Ls ~
Joke. Charles Zehulka aged %, fred
the shot, and is now locked up. The
shooting took place in saloon. Ze-
hulka picked up a revolver lying on a
shelf, pointed it at his friend and press
ed the trigger, his friend remarking
followed ana a pullet entered Miller s
head. Zehulka' when arrested ex-
plsined tnat as the Trigger was Gown
he did not tninK the reVolVer Woula go
OH. Tne weapon, however happened
10 ne sell cooking