Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-13
SHOT MISSES man
ASLEEP IN CAMDEN
Target Suspects WiIIiamstown.
N. j., Enemy Of Murder
Attempt g..
HOME BURNED RECENTLY

A shot fred through q window struck
near the bed In which Mt, and Mrs.
Nathan Miller slept at 728 Washington
sreet, Camden, at 2 o'clock this morn.
iss. The bullet Is believed to have been
6red by an assassin who Hdopted the
methods Of the slayer Of John Thso.
dore Brunen. Only one shot was hred.,
The man who aimed the weapon fed
IN the dark1ess. It is not known whetA.
sr he used a rife or revolver. Miller
suspects an, epsmy IN Williamstown,
HE will 90 to Woodbury., county seat
I A Gloucester County, in which viii.
J Jamestown is situated, to place before
lie county prosecutor his suspicious.
According to Miller, he quarreled
With the man over trifins matter and
vas threatened with death.
About four weeks ago. Miller Gays,
some one set fire to his house on a
Arm near WilliAmstown. The fire was
eYtinguished before much damage was
done, but a week ago another hre was
started. which destroyed the building
and all IL contained.
!, The incendiary the second time placed
Rags saturated with Gil at various spots
10 that the flames would leap up from
all corners. -
As Miller was made homeless BY tho
Are he went to live with his mother.
,n.law, Mrs. Florence Genther, at the
Washington street house.
Aitsr his arrival in Camden, moth.
enemy had followed him there until the
shot was fred through the bedroom win.
dow.
A safe was looted Of $3.50 and two
bank books by robbers who broke into
the Model Bakery, at the foot Of Mar.
ket street, Camden, early yesterday.
The bakery occupies four store fronts
with large plate glass windows. Elec.
tric lights under an awning in front Of
the place brighten. the interior SC that
persons working there are within view
ferryboats at ell hours. Trolley cars
sre stopped for passengers at this
trminus, while many taxicab drivers
ere on duty within fifty feet of the bak.
cry day and night
Z John Copoulos. Of 1908 Princess ave.
nue.. Camden. owner Of the bakery. in
making mn investigation, found that
large nails had been driven into a rear
door.
s Lying In the Cooper Hospital, Cam.
den, with bullet wound in his breast.
Daniel Nattoli, ten years old, Of CEDAR
$ brook. today blamed the shooting on
BIZ two year old brother, Joseph, who,
be said, shot him with a pistol they
Z had found.
Daniels statement is supposed to be
IN attempt to shield companions. os
the first news of the accident was told
to neighbors by other boys. ; Further.
more, it Is deemed impossible that a
two.year. child could have fred the
pistol. ,.- 'N'
The neighbors. who learned of the
found Daniel in bed, fully ~ DRESSED.
. .bleeding freely from the wound. liz
had not told his mother, who Is an
s!nyslid, that he. had been shot. His
father was away at the time.
=; A physician was called. and ordered
the boys removal to the hospital, His
condition was pronounced critical, with
probability that the wound would prove
fatal. This morning, however. Dam
iers condition had shown some i'm
provement.
Detectives Doran and Smith visited
the hospital last night and questioned
the boy regarding the accident. It was
then he blamed his baby brother for
!he shooting. and no amount of ques-
uoning could cause him to deny the
statement.
Camden County detectives are in.
vestigatlng the mysterious shooting Of
Daniel Nat0lili, ten years old, son Of
Israel Natolili. Of Cedar Brook, N. J.
The boy was brought to Cooper Hos
pltal last night with a bullet wound in
the left breast. Physicians said he
probably would die.
AT the boys home it was said he
returned early last night and went to
oed with his clothes on. His mother,
VINO Is an invalid, was informed later
oy other boys that her son had been
shot; The boy was found in bed,
o!eeedlng profusely. He told members
q his family his two year -old brother
Joseph had shot him. Attempts to
question him further. at the hospital
were futile. as he had lapsed into a
state Of coma.
Alexander Walters, a Negro, was sent
% jail for three months by Recorder
SStackhouse. Of Camden, this morning.
ne was caught prowling in the home Of
k FRANK Clousen at 48 York street last
Thieves broke into the store of 8. II.
franklin, SIG Federal street, Camden,
early this morning, and rifed the cash |
register and the safe. They got only |
small sum in money and about $50 |
worth of thrift stamps.
Henry, Merritt, Of Woodbury., n. j.,
was held in $500 bail this morning for
Hlt assault on Benjamin Snyder, of AIS
HSalghn avenue, Camden. Merritt and
SNYDER, an aut0mobilist, encountered
yesterday at the Pennsylvania terminal
~ Camden. Merritt said Snyder at.
nnpted to run him down and he retail
!sted by knocking Snyder out of his
ssat; Snyder said he blew his horn
= Merritt, who shouted, II amt
usat!' and proceeded to attack him.