The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-25

which the GRIM. was committed ~ very
essential for upon IL hangs this alibi
which S-ar. ,s.ks 90 establish n II
was later than 10 O'Clock there Is a lIk"h
hood that /. will N. difficult To fin the g,illt
upon sears for u was -aid late tonight
that ia boarded the brunswick ear AZ
least several mIi,.. from Dutch Neck
The d-j"ctiv-- think however, that
tn ortSinll S'rtn"u"nt of Mrs. Sears
that th" shooting wa don" between
and y O'Clock IL IN" NOR hk"iv Hold
ing t-nic,pu~lv ~ tn" theory that SEARS
l. the Cllprit they argue THAI after the
-hnorIn. h" boarded a car. got "a lar
away rrrm DItrh NaCA a, he could h,'-
fore IN, b 1t car home met MS and then
RETURN. and CAV. IN" alarm
Jack Snar- ~ he - known. - ~
v"ar- old he has been "A member III
the Armstrong household sine" Ia wh-
weeks old A.. ~ half whit" and his
patsrual ancestry - shrnud.d ia doubt
Sears - looked upon m the meiGhhorhnnd
a. not strong m"u' Ally. although NOT
un~ound IN mind GOSSIP among the
neighhors had u to-daN tri' the halt
breed believed that Ia" wds IN" h'.lr u'
the Rev. Nlr. Armstrong amt that when
the minister and hi WIFE IE"l l." and
his mother wo'Iii inherit IN" property
The report thai he had mta" >'Inn u state
mAnt was not definitely verified. but
consideration Ma gwen ~ = hv IN"
authorities ~ aFordinE pn-~rblr motive
for IN. Grim" other than m"r. robbery
That a spirit Of r"v"nE" could have
prompted tn. killing or such Coupl" II
almost unthinkshlr TN tho other hand
tha theory Of m.r. robbery ~ scarcely
support ed nv tn" facts Although Their.
We're soni" ~ ldsuc,a, ma ia. house had
been ranSackei they indicated not So
much a search for di},ov-rv ~ an effort
Ia Great" an appearance" nt dI"arrang.-
ment about ih.. premises Tn" packets
OF the clergyman clothes had III the
eyes OF the detectives been turned InslG"
out not 70 G"' a. their onnrrn'' 80 much
as for the purpose Of creating AN i'm
precision In this view IN" uhrrtttr..
may have been deludcd INTO irving to
holsi or up IN" theory 'hcy had adopted
bu, lf So hey seemed reasonably C,rr am
Of their ground
Prosecutor eros slew. acCpmpln.'l hy
County D..,"Ctiv" kirkhlrn and CIiv
Detective CLANCY left the Cn.Irt HnI~.
for Dutch Neck tonight Ar automobile
was III waiting and the little party hundle,i
into IL unnoiIced After they had gone
it was rumor"i that Sears had been taken
with them To $3.50 II sight ~ th. dead
bodies and the seem" II IN. murder wuVld
shak" his original story Tn. Jaik.ep-r
refused to confirm the report that Sears
had h."n taken away bat tho curt H"u>"
was kept barred I" all visitors
When Prosecutor I'ruS-iry and hI- party
returned II was Nearly II o'clock They
went directly To- the Prosecutor = uffic-
Ia which Sears was taken \ conference
followed and then William Mills :.
Justice of the peace, was sent Tor N.
Prosecutor entered Il formal complain
charging Sears with IN" two murder
and he wa- committed 10y SsIuIr. Mills
without hal! - await IN" action "f the
Grand Jury
After the commit .nt th.' Prosecutor
consented for tho frs, tim. to talk To- thu.
newspaper mon. bun h" had littl.. TO add
60 what had already hsen learned except
Co say that whlle Nlr- Sears had nov
been arrested IN" had been placed N
custody II an officer ~ tn" "utIn-v ana
won Id not he allowed T." get away There
were reasons not stated why ia. Prose
cutor did not deem II wise To- place her
In jail yet
Mr. Cro-siev SAID that A. result Ui their
inquiries the authorities wears. satisfied
that Rudolph SorhaIl-. the Young man
from New Brunswick who had been held
with S-arS, wa- entirely Innocent II
appsar'@. that Norhaus ua- not with Scar
last night A. reported bat went 10 Dutch
Neck This morning expect ing to 20 gun
ming with Soar ~. did not know mi
he approached IN" hou-. that tn. arm
~tronE- had been Int rd"r"d
The prosecutor found rwp guns IN ne
kitchen II IN" house. nt.t n j. not certain
that either Of them was h" weapon used
hy IN" murderer ON" II tn" gums VA
empty and the othar was loaded Tn.
empty gun. u appea ~ had been borrowed
by Sears from Elmer Rood. a nsi ghbor A.
the opening of the g,InuIns season Th.
other belonged 10 Mr. Armstrong hur VA
sonnet INES rIr'.i 10y Scars
The far that Scars - "A halfbT""i wa
apparently mot generally an"~u. Uf A.
Least not taken In,p aCcoun; H.. 1850
GATED with whites NOR. han sIih negroes
He IL "A 'nciub"- ~ Company II second
Regiment National Guard. who's. heat
quarters ar" a New Brun-vIck H.. hns
a number ~ acpuain'anC"- IN that .I,v
as well a. abou. Dutch N,.Ck AMI Prince
ton. He - iign' cniDr..i and hI- apJ.ar
anee would pa-Iv h"'e NJ Negro origin
Tn" Roy MIR ARMSTRONG was SHOWN
to every Clergyman II N" Pres hyr"rian
Church of this State Ha po-sa--.d
a character that mad" hiin beloved by
all. His app"aranC" was such a. o. com
mard attention. Although ~ wears I'D
ne was remarkably Web preserved and
active II" was born AZ Oweg". '
His father. AT one NM" Nh"rtN pi llpRd
county. lived to TO- ~ years old Mr.
Armstrong was graduated from Prince
ton University III l-i1 and from m" Prince
ton Theological Seminary few wears
later He assumed the pa-to-atn - no
church Al Dutch Neck IN 1851
For forty years he was the -'Ar.-ci clerk
Of rhe Presbyterian Church of New
Brunswick II was customary when hs
entered meeting 81 Presbyrery for
every member 10 rise a. a marx 81 respect
and he always asked TO occupy a
place Of honor beside he moderator
He attended th. last meeting 81 the
Preebyrery IN this city ten day. ago
His first Hifa wa- Mr. Kate Hoover the
widow Of physician Of Crlubury. y !
The second Mr. Armstrong. who was
shot with h.r husband was "a Miss Annie
Rue. "A member II "A well known Mercer
county family The Rev Nr Armstrong
married Miss Rue when she wa q young
girl. and the discrepancy h.twa.-n their
age- was a subject upon which thu family
always manifested some dslCaCy Mr.
Armstrong. in the Judgment nf tho phvsI-
ciar performing tn" autopsy. Wa h--
tween - and g. wears Old
The double funeral will re hold at 'ke
Presbyterian Church 81 Dutch N"ok a.
noon on Saturday IN" elders ri tho