Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-24
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William Shoemaker has returned to the
navy yard after being laid off nearly all
Summer. He has been working for Han
cock, the butcher.
Mr.. John Body, life long resident oil
this place, aged about 60 years, died Mon
day evening with heart failure Mr.. Body
has been sick some time with kidney
trouble, but has been about the town until
a few days before his death. He leaves a
wife and two adult children.
This town was stirred from centre to cir
conference Saturday night last by having
a murder committed here--a Mr.. Rich be-
ing shot TO death by his brother-in law
VIM. Hough at the house of Mr. David
Ramm. IL appears Hough had quaFreled
with Rich some time ago and threatened
INN several times, and finding him visiting
his wife, Mr.. Rich's sister, at the house of
their friend, kamm, he entered the house
by the cellar window and nat Rich in the
front room and sho two shots as him, one
taking effect IN his left breast piercing his
heart. Rich then ran upstairs where his
sister was IN bed and fell dead. Hough
was arrested on the street and taken to
Squire Cowgills where his wounds were
dressed. he was cut in the face, breast
and left arm, also ON the nose and forehead.
supposed to have been done by his own
hand as he was not cut when he left the
house. Afterward he was sent to Wood
bury and locked up.
Drs. Laws and Hunter held post NOR
tenn examination on the body Of Rich, Sun
day afternoon and found bullet had
pierced the heart, lungs and liver, then i'm
bedded itself in the muscles of his back.
Coroner Hunter held an inquest on the
body Monday, beginning at eleven a. M,
when the jury was taken to the morgue of
Undertaken McMullen, where they viewed
the body and were sworn. Then the in
quest was adjourned until two o'clock
when the Prosecutor was expected to be
present, but he being delayed at Avalon
the Coroner proceeded without him. The
evidence was very plain and straight for
ward, leaving very small chance to doubt
as to the manner of Rich's death. The
| jury found that Rich came to his death BY
pistol shot wound in the left breast at the
hands of VIM. Hough, on Saturday evening
about 30 o'clock, p. M, at the house on
Adams St. owned by James Cox, Occup ed
David Ramm
The jury was discharged with the thanks
of the coroner. The jury decided that
Coroner Hunter is an earnest, gentlemanly
officer and understands his business
Search is being made for the knife or dirk
with which Hough cut himself, alter shoot
ing Rich Prosecutor Starr vas in town
Tuesday and took charge of the case. L N.
Derrickson, a special officer has charge OF
the Ramm house where the deed was COM
mitted.
The funeral of John Body will take
place Friday morning, Aug. rs. at 10
o'clock. Services at the house, interment
at Eglington cemetery.
Robert Stetser has the cellar dug for a
new dwelling house 2Sx30 feet on the lot
owned by him on Delaware ST., below the
railroad Lawrence Packer is building it
for him by contract, and says it will be a
nice house when completed.
Contractor Shoeme ker is having the fin.
ishing touches put on the new annex TO the
public school, and it certainly looks well
from the outside. Some think it is too
near the street, but they forget we are not
out in the country any more. The build
ing is credit to the town.