Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-11-09
Do1NGS IN NEW JERSEY.

Paterson, Nov. 3.-Game Warden
Tooker, who shot Secundo Canova in
the Preakness mountains. has been in
dicted for murder. Tooker has not
been arraigned yet. This will be done
before Judge Dixon, who will come to
Paterson for that purpose. Tooker
claimed that Canova had dead robins
in his pockets, contrary to law, and
that when he ordered him to surrender
Canova raised his shotgun and aimed
1t at him. Then Tooker drew his re-
volver and fired. Canova fell dead, al
he did not aim at him.
Bridgeton, Nov. 6.-Miss Rae Hague,
a young lady of Greenwich. daughter
of Captain Jacob Hague, yesterday
drowned herself, it Is believed, in the
Cohansey creek, near her home. On
the night before Miss Hague had gone
out contrary to the wishes Of her
mother, and yesterday her mother
chided her for it. The young lady
smarted under the chiding words of
her mother, and several times during
the day threatened to drown herself.
The stream was dragged all day, but
the body has not been recovered thus
far, and it may be that the young wo-
man is in hiding merely to frighten her
mother, who is nearly frantic with
grief.
Pennington, Nov 5.-Lewis Gulick. 13
years old, son Of Frank Gulick. Of Clin-
ton, died this morning from lock5aw.
Gulick was run over on Monday even
nd
ly hurt. One of the calks on the horse 6
shoe penetrated the boys forehead neal
his eye Under the care of DIR. Van
Sickl the lad was thought to be recov-
ering, until Thursday evening, when
lockjaw developed. Professor Small
wood, Of New York city. was summon
ed. Tetanus anti-toxin was admins
tered, without effect, and Gulick died
while in a spasm at o'clock this morn
ing. The reckless driver of the vehicle
did not stop to assist Gulick and es-
capped before his identity could be as
certained.
Somerville, Nov. 4.-Vincenzo Aristo,
an italian laborer, employed on dam
at Hub Hollow, was fighting with
fellow countryman in q shanty last
night when he was attacked by Luigi
Minichella. After Minichella Joined in
the fight he was struck on the head
with a club. He drew revolver and
fired five times at Aristo, who fell to
the floor shot through the wrist and
left lung. Minichella was bound with
ropes, kept in the shanty all night and
handed over to the county prosecutor
this morning. Minichella admits shoot
ing Aristo, but says he did it in sch
defense. Aristo says he had no club OF
other weapon, and did not strike Min
ichella. Aristo is dying and Minichella
is in the county Jail here.
New Brunswick. Nov. 4.-Four New
ark boys left their homes this morn
Ing to go to Bordentown. Among them
was Percy Solliday, IA years old, OF q
Burnet street. They boarded freight
train at East Newark and rode to Eas
New Brunswick, where they found all
freight trains stalled because OF
wreck. They then decided to return te
Newark. Solliday was the first to at
tempt to board an east bound train
He slipped and fell under the wheels
which passed over the legs below ths
knee. Both legs were amputated. He
sat up while his wounds were being
dressed, and stood the pain without 9
murmur. The three boys who accom-.
panied him to the hospital, cried. 1t |.
believed that he will recover.
Atlantic City, Nov. 6.-The local mag
istrates and constables are up In armi
over the refusal Of the county board
of freeholders to authorize the county
collector to pay costs in any cases ex
cept where indictments are found. Jus
tice Williams received only about s.
| for his summers work, while Magis
| trate Dehart was paid $40, out Of which
| he said constables costs would hav'
| to be paid Constables Washington and
| Braidwood each received less than 1
cost them to transport prisoners to th'
| county jail. The officials threaten t
| declare an embargo on legal busines,
| unless the freeholders are more liberal
| The freeholders claim that the justices
have been sending to the grand jur,
/, many trivial cases which should hav'
bean settled In the city courfA