Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-21
POSSES
SEEK MAN WHO
KILLED BANKER
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vile; a director in the Bernardsville
National Bank and former president
of the New Jersey Lumbermen's Pro-
tective Association. He was to attend
a meeting of the executive committee
of that organization in the Board Of
Trade rooms, this city, today.
While 1t is believed that he was shot
down in cold blood by an enemy, who
perhaps hoped to kill or injure others
of his family. there is a remote pos
sibility that he was the victim of. an
accident. All his neighbors had shot
guns, because of the burglary scare.
When the house OF Mr.. Childs was
entered, two nights ago. Mrs. Childs at
8 a. m. in the morning telephoned to
Edward NJ. Waldron, the Newark
builder, whose home is in the Basking
Ridge neighborhood. She begged him
to Join In the hunt for the robbers.
sheriff Monshan was spending the
night with Mr.. waIdron. Both took
shotsuns and aided In the search.
1t is said by men in the neighbor-
hood that the sheriff of Somerset has
not sent detectives, in spite of urgent
requests, so that the wealthy business
men had to take the law into their
own hands.
BY the time the screams of Mrs. Ellis
had summoned aid and aroused her
neighbors, the assailant had a good
start. In automobiles, however, q
number OF citizens of Basking Ridge
and Bernardsville sped along every
road and endeavored to throw a Gordon
around the neighborhood.
Two bloodhounds were rushed to the
scene in an automobile by Chief Hollo-
way, of Morristown
Among the physicians who attended
Mr.. Ellis were Drs. j. Neigh and F. C.
Jones, of Basking Ridge, and DR..
Charles L. Ill, of this city, who rushed
to the Ellis home in an automobile.
Mrs. Ellis was rendered hysterical by
the shooting and required medical aid.
Mr.. Ellis is So years old. He made a
fortune in the lumber business and
was one of the best known business
men in the Bernardsville section. He
has many friends in Newark. All the
big lumber men here know him well.
Mr.. Bailey. of Bailey g. Alling, said
today:
Ills Is q great SItOGk " HlCs l. hhSW
Mr.. Ellis very we'll. I can't under
stand it. 1t is hard to believe he would
have an enemy who would go to such
desperate straights. 1t may turn out,
after all, to be an accident"
That Mr.. Ellis is a victim of the lum-
Der trade war was suggested today.
Last year Mr.. Ellis was president of
the New Jersey Lumbermen's Protec-
tive Association. He is vice-president
of the Eastern States Lumbermen's
Association, which is the defendant in
an action brought by the department
of justice. He is president of the Conk-
ling Lumber Company, of Bernards-
vile. For years he has been promi-
nent in lumber organizations.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock he was to
have attended a meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the New Jersey As
ISOLATION in the Board of Trade rooms,
Newark. The lumber war has in many
Instances been exceedingly bitter and
revengeful.
Crime shocks His Friends.
Mr.. Ellis was born in Syracuse fifty
1--WE years g He went to Waco
Texas, where he was a ranchman.
1ilttl TIC CdAlC ~ bSAiltA Us tAAt L 49,
married Miss Conkling. He later be-
came president of the lumber com
pany her father had founded.
At present Mr.. Ellis Is interested In
a company holding timber land for the
opening of the Panama canal. He has
been anticipating a large profit from
this venture.
Mr.. REILLY. secretary of the Board
of Trade of the New Jersey Lumber.
mems Protective Association. was te
have lunched with Mr.. Ellis today
prior to the scheduled meeting of the
executive committee OF the State as
ISOLATION.
II almost dropped in a faint wher
l heard of the shooting" said Mr.
REILLY today. I'VE were close friends
1t is a terrible outrage"
County Auditor Conklin is also
personal friend of Mr.. Ellis.
81 can't account for It" said he
"Mr. Ellis made friends with every.
one I don't hcliava ha had an enemy >