The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-07
.NEW JERSEY ASSAULT CASE
TWO OF THE NEGROES. TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY.
Lynching Fever AIIayed by Promise of
omcials Of n speedy TriaI-Excite-
ment, However, Increases and County
Omcials Are on. the Alert to Nip Any
Attempt at Violence.

Attempt at Violence.
Philadelphia, July 6.--Two of the me-
groes implicated in the assault and
robbery of Mrs. Elsie 7. Biddle, wife
Of Charles Biddle, a farmer. living on
the Raneocas road, near Burlington, N.
j., are now under arrest, ard the au-
tnorities Of this city and Burlington
county, N. j.. hope to have the others
within a few hours. Lynching fever
has been somewhat allayed by the
promise Of speedy trial William
Jones, of Philadelphia, one Of the two
negroes who were arrested yesterday
in Burlington, was identified to-day by
Mrs. BiddIe as one of her assailants,
but he says that he is innocent The
second arrest was made by Philadel-
phia detectives tonight This prisoner
is William Austin. He confessed to his
part in the outrage, and claims that
there were four men in the affair. Mrs.
Biddle says there were only three.
Aaron Timbers, of Burlington, the
leader Of the gang is still at large.
The excitement following the outrage
is increasing in Burlington and the coll-
ty officials are on the arert TO nip any
attempt at violence, Hundreds of men
and boys continued all day to search
the woods surrounding Burlington for
Timbers, but no trace Of him was
found Mr.. Biddle came to Burlington
early in the day and had no difficulty
| in identifying Jones. A large crowd
was assembled outside the lookup, and
cries Of lynch HIM were heard when
lit was announced that Jones had been
identified. Later in the day he was
rushed out Of the building and taken
to the county jail, at Mount Holly.
Mrs. Biddles brother was with her
when she Identified Jones, and he made
rush at the negro. The police, how
ever, were on the lookout for such a
move and they prevented him from
reaching Jones. The action Of the po-
lice in quickly taking Jones to Mount
Holly was prompted by the information
that 200 farmers had been invited to
assemble at the city park, Burlington,
for the purpose Of taking some action.
4 lut HG1DWd llldl eAiS5
lookup to-day was one farmer who car
ried q sixty-foot new manila rope,
Joseph G.. Bowen, sheriff of Burling-
ton county, and Joseph Tallman, fa-.
ther of Mrs. Biddle, have each offered
$500 reward for the capture and convic-
tion Of Mrs. Biddle's assailants. Three
prominent citizens appeared before a
justice of the peace tonight and sign
ed blank bail bonds for the release of
| any person or persons who might kill
Timbers in sendeavoring to capture him.
Austin, who was arrested in this city,
tonight, said that after they left the
Biddle farm, they sayed in the woods
all day and lay in d ditch all night. He
insists that there We're four men in the
party Tin1bers, Jones, another negro
named Sims, and himself. Timbers,
Sims and himself, he said, came to
Philadelphia Iii the morning early. He
ibid not know what became of Jones.
Austin told the police the haunts of
Timbers and Sims, and a force Of de-
Electives and policemen are out tonight
! looking for them. The authorities of
this city believe that Sims is a myth
and that Austin is trying to shield
himself by using the additional name.
He says the other three were the active
men in the party.