Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-09-06
i TRAGEDY IN TWO ACTS.
Daniel Beetle Shoots Herbert 1. Clement
II Than Cnr,azxaifa Saainida


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News Of the first act in the tragedy above
stated reached Woodbury. just after the
| DEMOCRAT was printed last Thursday, and
the city was thrown into state Of intense
excitement, and after therumors were veri-
| fed, the machinery of the law was put in
motion and armed with warrant Officer
Dopson went to the Beetle home and Ind
little trouble in locating and bringing the
chief actor to jail and placing him in con-
finement.
THE MOTIVE.
AS we stated in the opening paragraph
the Clements and Beetles were neighbors,
owners of adjoining farms. These neigh
bors were not on. good terms. their differ
ences growing out of the use by Clement of
road through the Beetle farm as an avenue
for reaching his residence. Last year Beetle
undertook to close up the road and prevent
Cltment reaching his home that way.
Clement took the matter to Court and won
his contention that it was a public road by
reason Of long use. and Beetle was enjoined
from closing it.
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no attention In him and he returned 10 the |
house Soon afterward Daniel BEETLE
came home, and the sight of the men |
working in the lane, filed him with rage,
and hurrying to the house, he got his gun
and going to within ten feet Of young
Clement ordered him to leave his farm. |
Clement looked him in the face, and did |
not move or utter word, when Beetle |
raised his gun and fired, and Clement |
dropped without uttering O sound, and /
Beetle returned to the house. The c0lored /
farm hand hurried to the Clement home, /
and called Mr.. Clement, and the two
carried young Clement home, and hurried
to Woodbury. for a physician.
Drs. Reading and Brewer responded, and |
found that the load OF line shot had entered !
Clements left cheek at the crease OF the |
chin, and carried the cheek away; the jaw
bone was fractured and four teeth broken |
The wound was carefully dressed, and the
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BEErLEs ARREST AND SUICIDE
When Clement fell Beetle returned to |
the house, ate his dinner sat upon the
porch for about half an hour, and then
started for the barn HIS brother called to
Jake Price, who was driving by, and
together they followed the now remorseful
man, whom they found tying together two
hltching ropes, with which he said he was
gong to hang himself; The men finally
persuaded MN to abandon ms purpose, and
Price induced MN to accompany him to
Edward WarrIck's funeral, at Chew's Land
ing. TO keep an eye on nm, as Price
said
At Opens Landing he was arrested No
resistance was made and he was placed IN
the jail about seven O'Clock, where search |
revealed q two foot rope hidden IN his cloth /
ing.
A watch was Kept upon has cell at night, |
but as he attempted no violence he was
permitted to be IN the corridor with the
other prisoners next morning In a corner |
OF the corridor, hidden by screen, Is a
large bath tub. Beetle finally announced
his intention OF bathing, and no attention
was paid to him until Israel Mick,
prisoner, noticed water running over the
floor, and upon going to the tub found the
farmer lace down IN the Overlooking tub
his fingers firmly clutched In the outlet
tube to keep his head under water