Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-07-05
crlminal Acts in ziontown

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Ziontown is hamlet in Franklin town
ship. and from the meagef facts brought
out at hearing before Justice Pancoast, 0
this city, on Tuesday, fawiessness and dis
regard of personal rights, are characteristic
of a portion Of it's citizens. Ziontowu Is {
new town, and from the story of Mrs Anus
Miller, comfy Hebrew lady, wild Tree
dom has prevailed the place, akin to that
OF the Western frontier in the fifties.
Among the residents are Lewis Freedman
his wife and daughters, and WIN. Ford
Anthony Ford, David Charles, Samuel
Seeds and Geo. Seeds. Anna Miller, who
is Freedman's step daughter, came 10
Woodbury. Oh Monday and made complaint
against the two Fords, father and son the
two Seeds, father and son and David
Charles, for assault and malicious mischief
Officer D0pson, armed with warrant
aud arsenal Of small arms. and sustained
on each flank and rear by d " Conway
John Wagner and A. W. Cattell, JT
swoaped down on Ziontown Monday night
and took the men into custody, and landed
them 10 jail Tuesday morning. Justice
Paneusst presided at the hearing in the
Sheuh's Office Ut TO a. ~
Anns Miller testified that on Sunday
June "A, the men all came to her house and
did many things to frighten and annoy her
They broke the wagon and smashed the
chicken coops, and when The family fed to
the house aud locked the door. they forced
the door open, smashed fnrnitnre, pulled
ont the stove pipe. wound harness lines
around her neck too TIGHT for comfort, and
did other acts calculated to frighten the
household and cause fear Of serious bodily
harm.
The following Tuesday, the junior Seeds
and Ford came over and rubbed black
Jack up and down her cheeks, tried to take
a two year-old baby from her arms, with
what object she knew mott used profane
language, threw dirt in the wash tub where
her mother was washing, and alarmed the
household generally
Lewis Freedman, an aged Hebrew cor
federated his daughter and told how they
swung him around and tumbled him on
the ground; tied his horse in the woods
and annoyed him beyong endurance. He
thinks the whole trouble originated ia his
refusal to loan his harness to Seeds on Sat.
urdsy Hebrew Sunday
Alexande. Rogers, a student at law with
Prosecutor Starr, conducted the hearing
for the State
The accused all put in the defense that
every body was drunk and the whole affair
was good natured and no harm intended
Justice Pancaast held the defendants
to court, fixing bail at $500 each.
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Criminal Happenings.
John Riley, Burdette Rose, Arthur Gil.
,,anro tNefpor, an9 ChorIco Grudar
all of New York city, were arrested al
Washington Park late Sunday night or
suspicion of being professional thieves
Detectives spotted the gang early in the
evening. and, after following them through
the crowd for some time, finally rounded
them up in the lower end of the grounds
ard placed them under arrest. The men
protested against arrest, and claimed that
they were reputable citizens OF Philadel-
phia, but when arraigned on NJ onday after
noon before Justice Pancoast, on a dis.
orderly charge, they admitted they were
New Workers, three of the gang having
spent time il Jail before Riley, Rose
Gilmour and Watson were sentenced to
ninety days each ia the county jail, and
Snyder was given The option of serving a
similar sentence OF paying the fine and
costs amounting to $40 rs
The officers believe the gang has been
working IN Philadelphia When taken into
custody only 3 cents in money was found
on the quintette Detective Tate, of Phil
adelphia stated this afternoon that the
men were old offenders, Burdett Rose,
better known as Barney" having been
released from jail only few days. New
York and Boston authorities haYe been
communicated with, and the officers state
that they will soon have the career OF each
of the men.
Laura Jackson, eolofed, of Deptford, had
John Morris arrested for assault and
threatening her life. He was given hear
ing, and held to court in the sum Of $500
There are seventeen prisoners in jail.