The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-05
MAGISTRATE R. G. BROWN
SHOT BY ROBERT KNIGHT
Assailant Captured at Egg Har-
Dor After Hunt by Local,
State and County Police
WOUND IS NOT SERIOUS

Justice of the Peace Richard G..
Brown, who was shot on Friday after
noon by Robert Knight, a colored man
of Egg Harbor City, was not seriously
injured and will soon recover from
the effects of the wound. Brown was
returning to this city from Egg Har-
Dor, where he had been on business
for Knights wife, when the shooting
occurred. Brown was driving his ma
chine with Mrs. Knight and her moth
er as passengers.
Knight hired a jitney and followed
the Brown machine. When he caught
up with it near the water works he
jumped to the running board of the
jitney and pulling a revolver COM
menced firing. He fired five shots,
the first four going wild and the fifth
striking Brown in the side. Brown
continued to drive his machine until
he reached Mayor erawford's drug
store. He entered the store and an
nounced that he had beer shot.
He was hurried to the office of DR..
Robert Grier, who treated his injuries
and then had him taken to his home,
where he continues to improve.
Following the shooting Knight made
his escape, and finally made his way
back to Egg Harbor on foot. County
detectives, the ~Pleasantville police
and State Constabulary combed all
sections of Atlantic County to locate
knight, and finally he was arrested
near his home on Saturday night by
State Policeman J. Lynn and Chief
Reinhart, of Egg Harbor. Arraigned
before Magistrate Mischlich he was
committed to the county Jail, without
bail, to await the action of the Grand
Jury. He didn't wait long for the
Grand Jury indicted him on Monday.
After his arrest Knight made the
following statement:
MY wife, Nena Knight, came to
Egg Harbor with Mr.. Brown and her
mother. She came to get part of the
money | got for selling my things. I
was angry at my wife because |
caught a preacher kissing her in my
home and he had her picture which
he carried around and showed to my
friends.
"She met me in Egg Harbor and
said she wanted $65, but | told her it
would be better if she paid all the
bills first and then divided what was
left. She would not do this, and
wanted the money right away. l gave
IL TO ner. 1nen the Dutcner came ana
said he wanted $34, and the grocery
man wanted $34. l told them to wait
and r would try and get the money
back from her.
81 asked Jerue, the jitney driver, if
he would catch the machine in which
my wife was returning to Pleasant
vile. | went with him and we over
took the car at California avenue, be-
low the water works. | called to
them to stop, but my wife's mother
told the driver not to stop, but to go
ahead. / wanted to show her the bills
and get the money. She would not
listen. Then l stood or the running
board and started to shoot.
"Jerue threw on the brakes, stopped
the car and | fell to the ground. l
walked across a field and back to Egg
Harbor and got there Friday night. |
went to a lunch oom on the county
road opposite the power house and
then went into the woods to a vacant
house. | walked around Saturday I'M
til $50 and Their went home. Chief
Remnant and Corporal Lynn arrested
me"