Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-10-02

fired. The muzzle of the gun was
held close to the head of the victim,
for the wound is one that could be
covered with silver dollar. The re-
mainder of the load scattered some
what and perforated the rear curtains
of the wagon.
When the Prosecutor arrived he at
once went to work. 1t was not long
before it was plainly demonstrated
which way Greenage started.
After the crime the colored fellow
jumped back of the barn and out on
the road. A half mile from the Hall
farm the fellow was met by Mrs.
Belle Pierce and her daughter Carrie.
Greenage spoke to them, and they no.
ticed that he was in the act of re-
loading his gun. A quarter of a mile
further along the road Greenage hid
in corn field by the road side.
Greenage's wife and Mr.. and Mrs.
Emanuel Pierce came driving along
on their way to Justice Halls office to
testify against Samuel. AS they
drove past the spot where Greenage
was in hiding, giving no thought to
danger, there was report, and the
left arm, breast and face of Mrs.
Greenage was peppered with No. 6
shot. Her husband had shot her from
ambush, with intent to kill.
The party in the wagon hurriedly
drove on, arriving at Halls some
little time later, when DIR. L. H.
Hummell attended the wounds of the
woman. She was quite seriously but
not fatally wounded.
When this information of the second
murderous attempt of Greenage was
received, the officers were able to
pick up the trail of the fend. He
was tracked through the cornfeld and
into a big swamp known as the
"Cat'' swamp, where it was decided
that he was in hiding
Carefully the officers searched
through the vast expanse of waste
without result, and as night drew on
the men withdrew from the woods
and were placed all about the place
on guard to prevent his coming out.
All night long the watch was care
fully kept up but no further trace of
Greenage was discovered.
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search it was thought that the MUIR
derer only possessed a single unused
shell, having exploded two of the
three he had taken. 1t was learned
afterward, however, that Greenage
had returned homeTafter the murder
and obtained another supply of shells,
so that he was plentifully supplied.
Constable Buck was forty eight
years old, a fine gentleman, greatly
respected by the community in which
he. lived, and has splendid reputa-
tion. He leaves a wife, three daugh-
ters and a son. The daughters are
Sarah, Linda and Elizabeth and the
son is Louis Two of the daughters
were employed in the canning factory
when the crime was committed, and
the whole family was plunged in
deepest grief.
Greenage is twenty-fou years old,
and has figured in the police courts
frequently.
County Physician Diament and Cor
oner Mcpherson went down to
Bacon's Neck Thursday afternoon and
the Coroner took charge of the body.
An inquest will be held.
After officially looking after the
body, the remains were taken in
charge by undertaken David H. John
son, the rising young funeral director,
and taken to the suddenly grief
stricken home, and will be prepared
for the funeral to be announced.
EFrom Daily Pioneer Saturday. Sept. 81
Unable to escape the pursuers, with
the vengeance of determined men fol-
lowing close upon him, Samuel
Greenage, the desperate colored man,
with his heart filled with murder,
cheated the gallows, escaped the
hangman's moose by'plunging into the
waters of Smalley's mill pond, and
shooting himself in the mouth. The
lifeless body was found in the pond
by Constable Frank J. Lore.
The Worst Form.