Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-20
CALLS COUPLE
TO HALL, SHOOTS
WOMAN TWICE
Negro Succeeds in Planting
Two Bullets Out of Five
in Human Target.

Charged with shooting Mrs. E,stelle
Golden, colored, with intent to kill
Robert Ford, a negro, Al years of age,
Of $50 Sherman avenue. was arraigned
before Judge Wolf, In the Fourth
Precinct Police Court this morning
and locked up in default of $4,000 bail
to await the action of the grand jury.
Mrs. Golden and her husband
Clarence, were the object of Ford s
attack in their home, "a West street,
but although Ford emptied a five
chamhered revolver at the couple in
the hallway of their home, the only
bullets to take effect were one that
pierced Mrs. Golden's neck on the left
side, and one that penetrated her
ankle.
She was taken to the City Hospital
The police are looking up F'ord's rec
ord, acting upon information given
them alleging Ford was wounded In
trying to escape after robbing store
In Philadelphia. Ford, upon being
examined, was found to have a, bullet
wound scar in his shoulder.
Attributed to Jealousy.
All the parties involved in the sor-
did near-tragedy are eolored. Ford's
attempt to kill is attributed to his
jealousy over the refusal of Mrs.
Sarah G. Sermond, twenty-nine years
old, of 421 East 164th street, New
York, to permit Ford to pay attention
to her. Mrs. Sermond Is a sister of
Clarence Golden.
According to Mrs. Sermond. she
first met Ford in New York city last
January, and he induced her to ac-
company him to Boston. About three
weeks ago Mrs. Sermond returned to
her mother, Mrs Belle Golden, who
had continued to live at the New
York address.
Ford, she alleges, appeared there
recently and began to annoy her, so
she decided to accept her brothers
invitation and come to this city to
live with him
Saturday afternoon a woman neigh
Dor entered the Golden home and
told Mrs. Sermond a man outside
wished to see her. She refused to
60, and about 2 o'clock yesterday
morning Ford entered the Gildens'
kitchen, where Mr.. and Mrs. Golden,
Mrs. Sermond and a friend named
Eva Coleman were seated.
Ford, 1t is alleged, started to plead
with Mrs. Sermond to return to him,
but she refused, and finally retired
with the Coleman woman, while Ford
stayed in the kitchen until $3.50
o o'clock, when he withdrew.
A Departing Threat.
AS he went down the hallway he
had to pass the door of the room
where Mrs. Sermond and her COM
panion were. Mrs. Sermond called
good night, Bob" as she saw Ford's
shadow on the door glass, and he re-
marked. It is alleged: III 1 catch
you with another man there's going
to be trouble"
About 1 o'clockAMr. and Mrs. Col
den, In response TO knock, stepped
into the hallway. Mrs. Golden bearing
a lighted kerosene lamp. Ford, 1t Is
charged, was in the hallway and i'm
mediately began emptying five
shooter at the couple.
Two bullets struck Mrs. Golden,
who dropped the lamp, but the flame
fortunately did not ignite the wood
work.
Policeman Edsall Badgely. of the
Third precinct, attracted by the shots,
started on a run for the Golden house,
blowing his whistle. He was Joined
by Patrolman Charles Kabus, and the
two arrested Ford and the Goldens.
Sergeant Brex, of the Third Pre-
cinct, and Detective Kenny arrested
Mrs. Sermond and the Coleman
woman as witnesses. Mrs. Sermond
said Ford had told her he had been
shot on a previous occasion trying
to escape after robbing a store in
Philadelphia.
Sergeant Brex had Ford examined
In the police station and an old scar,
evidently from bullet wound, was
found in his body. The Philadelphia
police department has been asked
to look up Ford's record there.