Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-23
GIRL RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANF|ELD3
-slAYERS CAPTURE
Grant, Wanted for Woman's
Murder, Trapped in Somer-
set County Barn.

pIAINEIELD. April 90. Caugh
,bro,oh the sagacity of ~16-year-old
Mary Burnett, of Stirling, John Grant
buckley. alias John B. Buckley. the 10
vear-old express driver, who on Thursr
day morning at North P~lainf1eld shot
ana killed Mrs. Fred j. Covely in the
presence of her three small daughters,
had IN be secretly hustled to a cell by a
strong guard under command of Sheriff
Ross. of Somerset county. to prevent a
mob of 1000 persons from lynchilis
him. sa-
Charles j. Fisk, senior member of
the banking firm of Harvey Fisk &
| Sons. of So Cedar street, Manhattan,
bore a prominent part in the capture.
The two posses that sought Grant
were led, one by Mr.. Fisk and Marshal
| George Weiss and the other BY Chief
Of Police Kelly, of Plainfeld, and New
ton b. Snlalley. mayo of North Plain
| field. who is a capitalist, with offlces IN
| Wall street, Manhattan.
AS soon as Grant had shot Mrs.
Covely he fled to the Watching Hills
The 7-year-old daughter of Mrs. Cove
ly. who had been standing near her
mother when Grant shot her from be-
hind. told the neighbors.
Grants arrest was effected yesterday
afternoon at the farmhouse of William
Mergnah. in Smalleytown, over the
Watching Mountain, near the Passalc
| River bridge. by Marshal George Weiss,
of North Plaintield, n Detective Tot
ten, of Somerset County yibft
A member of the Margnah family
found the fugitive In the hayloft Of
the barn in the morning, and immedir
ately recognizing him as The man want
ed for the murder, pretended indiffert-,
ence as to the identity o. the fugitive.
HALO, he said to the fugitive In a
gruff and careless voice. "Down AMI
out? Well. dent worry; have been
there myself. Come on up to the house
and have a bite to eat. and then you
will feel all right to hit the tall tim
bers." 81,
Grant watched the farmer, with
narrowed eyes, suspecting some pitfall,
and, evidently believing that his idenST
tity was known to the farmer. pulled.
a revolver from his pocket, He kept II
secreted from the vision of the farmer,
evidently with the idea of using the
weapon in the event of an attack.
The farmer continued to simulate IN
difference and after throwing a
few forks of hay dow to the horses
from the haymow. started to leave,
saying: .
We'll, stranger, IL you don't care to
accept the hospitality of the house. you
are at liberty to- eat all the hay thai
you want"
Grant, weakened as he was by the
absence of God since Thursday, fell for
the trap created by the farmer, and ad-
mitted that he was hungry n would
be glad to join the farmer at dinner.
He meekly followed the farmer into
the horne. t-4Ar T.
While a bountiful repast was being
set before the fugitive. the authorities
were notified by Miss Mary Burnett .
~1s-year-old girl, who ran to the stable,
secured a horse, and, without q Saddle.
dashed off TO town.
Or the way to Jail Grant confessed
to killing Mrs, Covely and said he fhS
tended to kill himself, but thought he
had a chance to get away. Mayo
Smalley came to the jail and with the
officers took Grants confession.
The funeral of Mrs. Covely will be
held late this afternoon, n in order
to avoid sensation the services will be
strictly private and the interment At
the convenience of the family. sh