The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-25
POLICE STILL
BAFFLED BY
MURDERS
Former NeWarker Didn't Kill
1 Wealthy Merchant,
Says Chief.

BURLINGTON, Nov. 2~5.-Complete
" at sea in their attempts to discove
the murderers of Edward S. Jefferson
a prosperous grocer of this city, OF
Thursday night last, the Burlington
police are hopeful that the S 1000 re.
ward Offered by the city and count,
Jointly may cause someone with knowl'
edge of the murder to come forward
with information which will convict
the criminals. There is also a hope
that the money will tempt outside de.
tectives to take up the case.
Positive confirmation of the state.
ment tina at least three men partici-
pated in the murder w as obtained by
the police today. John Rose. who lives
in Washington avenue. within a few
hundred feet of the place where the
crime was committed, was the first
man to tell the authorities that the
killing of Mr.. jefferson was probably
the work of more than one man.
Mr.. Rose said that on the night of
the murder h was awakened by a
noise in his back yard, and looked out
lof the window in time to see three men
running around his house from the
direction of the railroad crossing where
the crime was committed. His back
gate was broken down by the men as
they tried to climb his fence in their
hurry. Other persons living In the
Vicinity confirmed Mr.. Roses state
sfnents, and said the men ran toward
South Burlington.
Every new development in the in
yestigation by county and city au-
thorities of the murder of Jefferson
and Of Patrolman George Gusrang
Strengthens the belief of the police that
Jefferson at least was the victim of a
trio of desperate characters who had
plotted highway robbery against sew
eral other Burlington merchants.
The sash cord with which Jefferson
was ~strangled may play an important
part in solving the mystery. 1t is said
the police know where the cord was
taken from, and IN additional clue WAS
furnished yesterday when they found
a knot similarly tied.
Howard wilkins, Schuyler Evans,
Walter. Lippincott and David McCon-
nell, the foul men who were with Gus
rang when he was murdered, supposed
Iy by Albert Lemond, n former New
arker, who earlier in the evening had
been overheard telling the policeman
he had beer robbed, were called to po-
lice headquarters again yesterday,
and closely questioned. After they had
been dismissed Detectives Parker and
Shinn handed out this statement:
We are satisfied the shooting of
z Gusrang closed with the death of Lee
& mond. We desire to discuss this af-
fair no further, MS there is no connec-
ton with Jefferson. Its injection into
the case is an Interference with appre-
hcnsion Of the miirderers of the grocer"
From local pulpits yesterday strong
was voiced in favor Of re-
ducing the number of saloons, of
which there are t~wentysone In this city
OF less than 10000 inhabitants, and
for the immediate closing of all speak
easies. Several pastors expressed the
opinion that the entire wave of crime of
the last week could be traced to rum. In
churches the pastors prayed for
the protection of the city and the direc-
ton of the police in capturing the GRIM
inals. The Rev. Father Russi, Of st.
Paurs Roman Catholic Church, paid
to Patrolman Gusrang as a
brave officer, a good citizen and a de-
yout churchman.
4 Gusrang's funeral will take place
from this church at 8 a. n. Wednes-
day. Jefferson. the murdered grocer,
will be buried from his home at 3 p. m.
tomorrow, the Rev. John Lynch, Of
M. p. Church, officiating.