The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-05-15
Woman Shot in Neck

/ Bertha Van Note Anderson Of Bryant
avenue, Neptune City, is in the Spring
Lake hospital suffering from bullet
wound in her neck and Walter White
! of Whitesville, charged with the shoot
| ing which occurred about noon Sunday
at the Anderson home. is held without
bail in the jail at Freehold. Physicians
at the hospital Sunday declared Mrs.
Anderson's condition was favorable to
recovery and that an effort would be
made Monday to remove the bullet,
which entered the left side of the neck
and just missed penetrating the jugular
vein.
White was arrested soon after the
Eshooiing at the home Of Harry Matthews
on Third avenue, Neptune City, by
Officer Dan Gouldy OF the Neptune
CITY police. Constable Edward Han
kinson went to the hospital and secured
a statement from Mrs. Anderson, in
which she declared she was alone In
the kitchen of her home when White
entesed and as he stood behind her.
without saying word. shot her in the
neck. Mrs. Anderson's father her
daughter, Elsie May Anderson, and
John b. Veg eman. who boards at the
Anderson home, were in the house at
the time and heard the shot. The latter
picked up the woman and rushed her
to the Spring Lake hospital, after
notifying the police.
White was given preliminary hear
ing at the Neptune Citv boro han Sun
day afternoon before Justice Thomas
r. Taylor Of Avon and held without
bail for the grand jury on technical
charge made by the police Of atrociaus
assault and battery with intent to kill
and also with carrying concealed
weapons He pleaded guilty to the
charge and admitted the shooting the
police state. Police were of the pinion
that White had been drinking, tho
they say he gave no reason for his
act.
White is about 40 of age and formerly
worked on the DIR. III. S. Kinmonth
farm. Mrs. Anderson is about 49,.
Mrs Anderson was washing dishes
when White entered. He came on a
bicycle, police declare, He left the
wheel in the rear OF the house, jump
ed over fence and entered by the
kitchen door. White was seen to enter
a local hardware store on Saturday
and leave and later Constable
Hankinson discovered that he had
purchased 80 calibre revolver. A
short time ago, the police declared,
Mrs Anderson bad AIKEN q .38 cal bre
revolver from White.
Mrs Anderson is said to have kept
house for White while living at May
wood, She moved to Neptune City
about three weeks ago. The day Mrs.
Anders moved, according to Con-
stable Hankinson, White had taken
his sons rife and threatened to shoot
her but she was successful in getting
the gun and later hid it. Mrs. An
derson told the constable that the
furniture In the house belonged to
her, that she was paying SO per week
for it and that White had paid her
So week when he boa ded with
her
When arrested White had 80 cart
ridges in his pocket and a new re-
yolyer. fully loaded with the excep
ton of the one cham Der, which had
been discharged. Mrs. Andesson's
daughter, Elsie May, 10, and John II.
Wegeman were held under $500 bail
each as material witnesses, Both de-
clared they were not in the room and
knew nothing of the shooting until
they heard the shot. The latter picked
Mrs. Anderson up and took her to
the hospital. He saw nothing of
White except his coat as he ran
from the back door. Mrs. Anderson's
father was also in another room of
the house at the time but left soon
after the shooting and went to the home
OF hislbrother, James Van Note, who
died that evening.