Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-16
EMLEY'S CAREER
ENDED BY DEATH
Former Passaic Prosecutor Dies
Of Pneumonia, Brought on by
Overwork in Office.
Especial TO the Newark start


PATERSON. Feb. 16.-Eugene En-
ley. for fifteen years prosecutor of
Passaic county, died early yesterday
at his home. Ss4 Fifteenth avenue.
Death was due to an attack of acute
hial-pneumonia. He was fifty
nine years of age.
Mr.. Emley has been ailing for
nearly six years. Six months ago he
went to a Philadelphia sanitarium
because of a nervous trouble. He
never fully recovered and when
bronchial-pneumonia set in ten days
ago it made rapid inroads on his
weaked constitution. From the first,
no hope was entertained for his re-
covery.
The former prosecutors break down
was said to be due directly TO his
activity as county prosecutor. About
the same time he was taken down
with nervous trouble, his assistant,
Ralph Shaw, broke down from SINH
lar strain. He went insane and ended
his life.
Had Notable Record.
passaic county never before had a
prosecutor with a record such as Mr..
Enjoys. He conducted for the State
many notable cases, including the
convictions of murder in the second
degree were received against four OF
Paterson's most prominent young
men. He also prosecuted the an
archists, MacQueen and GTossman.
Mr.. Emley was born at Jacobstown,
in Burlington county He began to-
study law in the offices of Daiskell g.
Soov. Mount Holly. and was adj
mitted to the New Jersey bar in 1880.
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later entered politics; was candi-
date for Assembly and senator and
was defeated each time.
Appointed by Griggs.
Former Governor John w. Griggs
first appointed Mr.. Finley prosecutor
in 1896. He was reappointed by Gov
ernors Voorhees, and Stokes. He was
succeeded by the present county
prosecutor. Michael Dunn. when the
Democrats came into power.
Mr. Emley was the last male mem
Der of one of the best-known families
in South Jersey His sister, Martha
Emley, is now the only surviving one.
For 200 years members of the Emley
family have been known in South Jer-
sey His father. Edward Emley. was
sheriff of Burlington county for
number of years. His grandfather,
Oliver H. P. Emley, was lay judge
Of the Court of Common P1eaS OF
Burlington county, and his great
grandfather, John Finley, was a
member of the General Assembly
from that county for thirteen years,
and served as speaker of the House
for two years
Family Here 200 Years.
Former Prosecutor Rmley was a di- |
rect descendant of William Finley, |
who arrived in this country from
Yorkshire, England, in 1877, having |
been sent as a commissioner to pur- |
chase land from the Indians in South |
Jersey. He settled at 1.-THE Falls"
near the present site of the State |
prison He also was a member of |
the Assembly in 1852, and several of |
his children occupied public positions. |
Most of the property purchased by |
William is still in the name of the |
Emley family at Jacobson. In a GEM
etery there may be found several |
score of tombstones marking the |
graves of members of this notable |
family. Some of the tombstones were |
set up over 200 years ago.
The funeral will take place Wednes-
day afternoon. Interment will be
made at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.