Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-05
MURDERER
Of GEO.J.REDD|NC,
SLAIN POLICEMAN


lice declared that he appeared to be a
hard working man.
Captain Brown feels the death OF
Redding keenly and spent yesterday in
the neighborhood of the crime.
we haven't the least clue said the
captain. TITS just as though some one
dropped from the sky and ascended
again. Policeman Lee. of the Third
precinct, lives in Maple avenue, near
the spot, and on the fatal night was UP
until after midnight. waiting for a rela
tive to come home and heard no I'M
usual noise. In fact no n in the
neighborhood did.
"Redding carried considerable money
at all times. In the hospital Reddins
told me that before he went on duty
that night he loaned a friend 500 and
that he had $3.50 left and thai was
found in his pocket at the time.
"His post was one of the longest in
the precinct, and at the conference to-
day ] am going to ask for more men.
It's very desolate on the outlying post
and it's a crime to send one mar out
that way"
Just a week almost to the hour after
lie idu DcCn AttdChcu ny hfS oA'u
left lying unconscious in Lyons avenue;
Patrolman Redding died yesterday
morning at the City Hospital from the
results of the attack and al exposure
of four hours. Redding was attacked
about midnight January % and was
found at 4 O'Clock the following morn
ing by Roundsman Sites.
Immediately after Redding was
found the neighborhood was
searched for the men and
every saloon was visited with hopes
of finding some trace of them. Re
ports of the assault We're sent to all
of the precincts and the I%rvington au-
thorities cooperated with the local
police, as Rcdding said that the men
went in hat direction after they had
felled him. No. one has been found
that saw three men who answered the
description of the murderers.
After being taken to the hospital a
week age yesterday Redding said that
he was walking in Lyons avenue about
midnight when he saw three men COM
ing toward him. Near Osborne terrace
he stopped them and asked what they
were doing in that -neighbcrhood and
where tuSy ilVtu. Wfiiic tdihiuS W
two Of the men the third slipped be-
hind him and struck him twice on
the head with a club or blackjack. AS
he fell the others set on him and
Kicked and peal him.. He val left iy-
ing apparently dead.
When Readings duty call at Ill
o'clock failed to come in Roundsman
Sites was sen to look for him AMI
found him at 4 O'Clock just rs he was
trying to struggle to his feet.
The wound on the head We're not
serious. but owing TO Redding being in
a weakened physical condition the
long exposure in the extreme cold
proved too much for him to combat.
The cause of death is given as oedema
of the brain. Had he lived both hands
would have had to be amputated, as
they had been frozen and gangrene
had set in.
Redding was single and had boarded
for the last three years with George
Blindt, at 1879 Park m He passed
the civil service examination almost
four years ago, received his appoint
ment to the force on November rs,
1908, and was assigned to the Second
Precinct, where he served until last
July, when he was transferred to the
Sixth Precinct. In the Second Pre-
cinct he was q member of B squad.
The body was taken in charge by
Francis Redding, who is the only sur
viving relative.