Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-20
Held Without Ball. Bride
Begs to Share His
Cell.
CHARGE IS ASSAULT AND
BATTERY, INTENDING TO KILL
Walter Force Must Stay lfl-
prisoned Pending Result of
Victims Injuries.

Following his arrest this morning in
Livingston for shooting two serenaders,
Walter Force was brought from the
West Orange police station to this city.
after an affecting scene with his wife.
and committed without bail by the
prosecutor on a charge of assault and
battery with intent to kill
The warrant for Forces arrest was
sworn out by Prosecutors Detective
Godfrey before Justice of the Peace
Blauvelt.
Weeping Historically and clinging to
her husband of five days Mrs. Walter
Force refused to leave his cell in the
West Orange police station, and the po-
lice rather than use force 10 eject her.
locked her in.
She declared that she would never
leave him, and would follow him to
death, IL necessary. but a ruse on the
part of the bridegroom got her out of
the cell. Force pleaded hunger and
asked his bride to get him something
to eat
Never thinking that she would be
prevented from reentering the cell
Mrs Force went out and returned to
the station with a bottle of milk and
ten-cent apple pie only to find that
the door of her husbands cell had been
locked during her absence.
Fear She VIII Lose Her Reason.
She vert bitterly and became 10
hysterical that her father, Harry
Gamble, of Livingston, feared that she
would lose her reason. He finally In
duced her to enter a carriage and re-
t,,,- x~I&t
to the prosecutors office in Newark.
Orn of the Victims Of the shooting,
Walter Leavenburth. who received the
full charge of one barrel of a shotgun
in the abdomen. is not expected to re-
cover. His condition was SO serious
that he was taken to tn, Orange Me-
mortal Hospital this morning. The
other victim, Hugh Porter was wound
ed in the hip. He will probably re-
cover.
Mrs. Force. mother of the young man
accused of the shooting. suffered
nervous collapse from shock early this
morning, and was placed under the
care of two doctors, Edwin Bond and
Edward Peck.
Prosecutors Detective Godfrey, Of
West Orange. arrested Force this
morning Force made no attempt to
get away. He is an officer of the Trinity
Congre gationa Church in Livingston
and steady attendant. His father-in-
law, Harry Gamble, is principal of tho
Livingston Public School.
just Arrived from Honeymoon Trip.
Force and Miss Gamble were married
in Northheld last Thursday, and i'm
mediately left on a honeymoon trip, ar
Last night a score or more of friends
marched to his house and serenaded
him, singing songs, footing horns and
ringing bells. After half hour of this
kind of entertainment Force begged
the young men to desist, but instead
they increased the noise. and at mid
night the demonstration became such
nuisance that he made heated de-
mand that they leave the premises.
Again they refused, and suddenly two
shots rang out, LeaVenburth and Por-
ter dropped
The sight of two of their number
lying on the ground maddened several
of the serenaders and it was with diff
Aculty that they were restrained from
inluring Force Drs. Peck and Bond
dressed the injuries of the two victims.
Included in the party Of serenaders
were Percy Toyson. CLANCY McCleery,
Frank Kemp, J. j. Force, Horace Cook.
Frank Ford, John Tompkins George
Nertland and Tony LarlSin.
Force said today that most of the
serenaders were intoxicated, and that
he shot because he feared for tha
safety of his bride He declares that
some of them climbed on the roof and
pounded with heavy clubs, while others
discharged revolvers up the stairway
! Of the house.
The weapon said TO have been used
by Force was a ble-barrelled shot
gun. Prosecutors Detective Godfrey.
in arresting Force, eonhscated the gun.