New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-14
Lakewood Asks u. S. TO In.
vestigate Shooting Affairs
at Testing Range.
SHIPPING, WORKMENS
EVENING DIVERSION
Boss, After Having Hat Riddled
Stays at Home-Restaurau,
Shot Up in Western Style.

From sfa- Coraspordert p r, T-i5.,,l
Lakewood, a. J.. Jan. After "a.
mission By Lieutenant r. s.. John Gre.
bic. L. S. A.. in charge Of construetioa
work at the Lakehurst camp and
range Of the Eddystone Munitions Cor.
poration. Of Pennsylvania, IN the woods
three miles south Of here, that strikes.
outlawry and shooting have marked tie
last two weeks OF work a. the camp.
Prosecutor Harry A. Newman Of Ocean
County. left for Washington this after.
noon.
Despite his denial Mr. Newman pre-.
sumably will confer With Secretary
Garrison or other officials Of the VA
Department before investigating TIE
wholesale carrying Of firearms and 70.
sultant shooting affairs az the cam
and in fashionable Lakewood
Il is thought Mr. Newman viii in.
ouire particularly As 20 the exact sta,g,
OF Lieutenant Greb.c, who is repu,ei
20 be on two months leave OF absence
rom Fort Nyar, Virginia Sergeant
White and Lewis. both on similar leave
are with Lieutenant Grcb'e IT he
camp.
Tales OF trouble a. The construction
camp have come with increasing recur-
renee recently and Nr Newman is seek.
ing information Oh these specific 81.
fairs:
A visit by Foreman David Curtis a.
ex-army man, second Boz command %
the Lieutenant. and David lewiston %
Reds restaurant. on Second Street,
Lakewood, IN the early morning
Lewiston. it is asserted shot up the
place in true early Western STYLE max.
ing Al Scanlon, a dimlnutiye waiter,
dance, while several patrons "iroze' 20
their chairs.
A hold-up az the camp OF Foreman
Rov Henderson by several men. Her
derson Knocked the leader down. The
next day. from ambush, came bullet
that went through Hencerson's hat
The shooting up OF a ounsAouse con
tanning 100 men oy drunken employs.
The latter was taken out DO bus palama'
and paraded over the range trail in
the biting cold for an hour Until he
became sober.
The discharging OF foreman named
Sharp. who was liked by The men, De-
cause he was inefficient followed b.
a strike Of more than hale the men.
Threats against lewiston, various
plots against the officials By discharged
workmen, and alleged wholesale Gun
"toting" 49,.
Lieutenant Greble admits one thing
pecifically-that some Of the shooting
was done by Horace Newman LAKE
wood young man, formerly an emp.oye
at the camp, who fired into me ar
merely TO test his revolver.
Newman admits he fred DO practc'
but says: Il sa' trouble was coming
here. All of the foremen and gusta,
were armed. Orly few nights oeioIs
| cot the gun Henderson was ne.d "
by another foreman named JndermaIs
Henderson got the drop on OnderTaSi'
and -hen tnockeu % out 0e
dav Henderson was shot al twice iro.
ambush. and | believe he has been ..
home ever since. was aiiau "
trouble and got gun.
Work az the range was conlhe"S'-
two months ago. At first there W.
considerable trouble from su'
caused by the employment. OF sore
German workmen. Il is planned .
erect fourteen buildings on the ISht.
reservation. which is four miles !O--
and one mile wide Two ana ihTee USE
guns, il is understood, VIII Oe ln@"'
featured end tested on the premises