Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-11-10

A FACTORY TRAGEDY.
A Quarrel Over a Paddle in Wheaton,s
Glass Factory at Millville, Ends in
Tragedy. Rnbart Arrested.


Tragedy. Rnbart Arrested.
A tragedy occurred in Mil1ville Satur-
day, in which a young man was killed
while at his work. by an angry boy.
A PIONEER reporter was sent to Mill
vile to learn the facts of the case and
CLEANED the following account of the sad
affair:
Wheaton's glass factory was the scene
OF the disaster, and it seemed to be the
outcome of quarrel between two boys
who were working in close proximity to
one another. Their names were Milford
Lloyd, aged nineteen and Robert Rubart,
Jr.. about thirteen years of age.
AS told by eye witnesses, the boys
quarrelled in the morning over one of the
paddles used in their work and which
belonged to Lloyd, who told Rubert not
to run against it any more, but which it
is said he did. At any rate the boys
quarrelled and kept it up for some time
| CThis is said to be characteristic of glass
factory boys.)
| IL appeared afterwards that Rubart had
concealed in his pocket chunk of coal
which he had picked up off the bricks.
| The quarrel was renewed and witnesses
say that Lloyd pushed him down and as
he raised to his feet Rubart pulled the
| piece of coal out of his pocket and threw
IL at Lloyd about the time the latter
turned his head. The coal struck
Lloyd on the head just back of his left
| ear.
Rubart ran after throwing the coal and
jumped through what is known as the
| open shutters and ran to his home not far
from the factory. AS he leaped from the
building Lloyd picked up piece of coal
and threw it at Rubart, the missile strik-
ing the side of tie factory close to Rupart.
breaking the coal in number of pieces.
AS soon as be threw the coal, Lloyd fell
headforemost to the floor, one arm going
in bucket of water Several of the
employees ran to his assistance and tound
hlm dying. He was laid out on a board
in the factory and physician summoned
but life was extinct when he arrived:
Lloyd lived but about seven minutes
after he was struck
Undertaken Weatherby took charge of
the body and it was taken to the home of
his parents, No. 8 Foundry street.
Chief of Police Bullock took charge of the
case and County Physician Diament and
Coroner Davis were summoned. The
county physician examined the BODY of
Lloyd and found that his death was due
to bruised artery on the brain, caused
by being struck on the head with some
hard object.
Mayor Payne issued al warrant for
Rubarts arrest and he was arrested and
locked up Saturday evening, pending the
action OF the coroner's inquest, which is
held in Millville this afternoon.
The tragedy has cast gloom over the
northern part of the city, where the
parties reside. Both families are highly
respected and are frantic with grief over
the affair. Young Lloyd was a member
OF the choir of the Methodist church.
The mother of young Rubart is sister
to Councilman Albert Ottinger, of this
city.
Lloyd's funeral will take place on Tues
day afternoon.
Inc inquest.
Coroner Davis held an inquest Mon
day afternoon, on the case of Milford
Lloyd, who was killed by Robert Rubart.
in quarrel at Wheaton's Glassworks.
last Saturday.
The inquest was held in the Council
Chamber. which was crowded with
friends of both parties. Several wit.
nesses were examined. They were the
workmen of tie factory, and their testi-
mony did not differ very much from
what was told in Mondays PIONEER,
There was some testimony, however,
which was quite damaging to young
Rubart.
Harvey Cobb, in his testimony. said
that Rubart and Lloyd quarrelled, and
that the former threw his pincers at the
latter, who threw them back. They
struck Lloyd. 1t was some time after
that when the quarrel was renewed, and
it was then when Rubart threw the piece
of coal which caused Lloyd's death.
One witness testified that during their
quarrel Rubart told Lloyd that ''if he hit
his paddle again he would hurt him."
All the witnesses said Rubart threw
the coal, or some missile which struck
Lloyd, who was only about ten feet from
him.
DIR. Fl. g. Miller testified to being called
to attend Lloyd, and found him dead.
His death had occurred in about seven
minutes from the time he was struck.
The doctor had made casual examina-
tion of the wound, which was at the base
OF the skull, about an inch from the left |
ear. 1t was his opinion that death
resulted from congestion of the brain,
caused by being struck on the head with
some blunt object.
DIR. I. 9. Wheaton, of the firm of T. G.
Wheaton q Co.. at whose factory the boys
worked, said he was called from the
office to see Lloyd, and found him dying.
He tried TO create an artificial respiration,