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New Jersey Mirror 7 Apr 1819 STOP THE SWINDLER! Ten dollars reward will be paid to any person who will secure a Negro man, whose real name is Daniel Clark, but has passed under the following assumed names: Thomas Kitchen, Thomas Field, Paul Cuffee, David Mapp, Richard Allen, Jacob Stapler, John Gloster, and James Chatman. He is about 5 feet , 8 or 9 inches high, well set, very black, and looks remarkably well--is very insinuating in his manners and a complete adept in every species of Theft and Swindling. He sometimes calls himself a free-willed Baptist Preacher--sometimes says he is a Methodist preacher--and has preached for both persuasions at different places. When last seen, he had on a black coat and black vest, grey cassinett pantaloons, boots, a common fur hat, and very neat in his appearance.He has reported that he was raised by William Newbold, of Springfield, NJ, but his native place is not known. He took numerous articles with him from Mount Holly. He is probably either in Burlington or Gloucester Counties, NJ or in the City of Philadelphia. If you secure said Negro, apply for the reward to Willliam Green in Penns' Manor, Falls Township, Bucks County, PA or in Mount Holly, NJ to George Haywood, Jr. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 22 May 1851 While the workmen were engaged last week in digging on the lot where the water company intend putting up a steam engine, they found a piece of bombshell, which had undoubtedly been sent on its mission of death and destruction during the Revolution, by either the American or British soldiery stationed here. It is probably not known to every one now residing in Mount Holly, that in the dark and stormy period that tried men's souls, a large number of the British quartered on the Mount, while at the same time the American troops occupied Topetoy. From some cause unknown to the people of the present day, they had no regular engagement, but we are told that to keep up communications they frequently exchanged cannon balls and bombshells, and thus telegraphed to each other the friendly feelings entertained. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 26 Aug 1858 The storm on Tuesday afternoon of last week, was very severe in different parts of the County. Near the Red Lion, a man named George Bartlett, was struck by lightning, and instantly killed. He was a carpenter and had been at work on the house of Josiah Prickitt. When the storm came up, he went in the house, and took a seat near the chimney, in the kitchen, Mr. Prickitt sitting only a few feet from him. The fluid ran down the chimney, immediately by the side of Mr. Bartlett, killing him instantly, while Mr. Prickitt was but slightly stunned. In various parts of Springfield, the wind and hail did considerable damage.--Fields of corn were completely prostrated, trees and fences blown down, and a large quantity of window-glass broken. In the house of James B. Warner, 71 panes of glass were broken, and in the house of George Gandy, 49 panes were demolished and scattered, by the force of the wind and hail. At Francis B. Warner's, a chimney was blown down, and the roof of the shed or kitchen partly destroyed. The hail was as large as hickory nuts. A field of corn on the farm of Joseph Smith, was blown down, and twisted and torn to pieces, in a singularly destructive manner. On the farm of George Pancoast, occupied by John Pope, near Columbus, the storm was very severe. About half of the trees in the apple orchard and a large walnut tree near the house, were blown down, the pig-pen, sheds, &c., destroyed, and much other damage done. In Burlington, the instruments of the Telegraph lines were demolished, the magnets bent and the coils of insulated wire crumbled with the intense heat and force of the lightning. In the room adjoining one of the Telegraph offices, two persons were knocked down, and a female in the Railroad office, screamed lustily, as she felt the fluid touch her foot. The lightning struck the wires two miles below the city, knocked four telegraph poles into thousands of splinters, and ran along the wires to the offices. The lightning struck a tree a few feet from the house of George B. Deacon, on the Burlington road. We learn that Mr. Deacon, his son William, and a daughter, were standing in the doorway, at the moment. The son was knocked insensible into his father's arms, and the daughter was considerably stunned. The son remained insensible for some hours | |
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New Jersey Mirror 6 Sep 1860 A Woodbury correspondent of the True Democrat, under date of August 29th, furnishes the following item of interest: A colored man was shot at Eagle Point farm, last night, in the melon patch of Mr. J. J. Richards, by one of his sons. He had been at the house to receive some wages, and had been given a melon. In going home, he passed through the melon-patch, and was shot, the poor fellow says, while getting over the fence. The whole load entered the small of his back, and made a tremendous hole.--He laid in the field all night, until this morning, when his groans attracted the attention of some of the family. He was brought to Woodbury and left in the jail. The doctor in attendance at once pronounced that he could not live but a short time, and he died in a couple of hours after. An inquest will be held this afternoon. A warrant is out for the arrest of young Richards. It is a bad case--the negro being an old thief, and having been convicted several times. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 30 Jun 1864 A colored man John Henry, living in the Township of Evesham, committed a murderous assault upon a German woman named Elizabeth Baker, on Wednesday last(presumably a reference to June 23, 1864), by shooting her with a double-barreled shot-gun and afterwards beating and stamping upon her. It appears that an unfriendly feeling had long existed between the parties, who were near neighbors: the woman who is represented to be of a very contentious, quarrelsome disposition, having for a long time, resorted to various petty devices to annoy and irritate the negro. On Wednesday, the latter was on his way to a neighbor's house, having in his hand a double-barreled gun, for the purpose, as he alleges, of defending himself from a vicious dog--when he encountered the woman on the road. An altercation took place between them, when Henry turned and shot the woman in the back, inflicting a dangerous wound, and then stamped upon the body. One of the woman's arms was broken and she lies in critical condition.--Henry made no attempt to escape, but went back to his house where he was afterwards arrested and committed to Jail. The prisoner is a stout negro, about sixty years of age, and resides on the road from Jenning's Mill to Union Saw Mill, where he owns a house and some twelve or fifteen acres of land, which he employs his time in cultivating. He has lived in Evesham since his early manhood, and has always sustained the character of an industrious and peaceable man. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 23 Mar 1865 We published in our last paper, a brief account of a boy, only twelve years of age, committing suicide, by hanging, near Crosswicks. The following particulars of the affair, we copy from the Bordentown Register: SUICIDE.--About two weeks since, a boy named Josiah Mason, committed suicide by hanging himself, near Crosswicks. The deceased was a mere lad, only twelve years of age, and was hired out by his widowed mother, living in this city, to Mr. Robert E. Woodward, a highly respectable farmer, residing near Crosswicks, for a term of four years. He was in the employ of Mr. W. only a few months, during which time, we are assured by his employer, he conducted himself very properly, always obeying in whatever was required of him. About the time the deed was committed, at his request, he was allowed to go home for a short time.--Upon leaving home to return to his employer, he remarked that it was the last time they would see him. The same remark was made to a negro boy upon the farm, but no attention was paid it in either case. On the morning of the occurrence, he was discovered in the wood-house arranging some horse lines about a beam, but this also elicited no marked attention. It was supposed afterwards that he was then preparing to hang himself. In the afternoon he had been missed for more than half an hour, when receiving no answer to his repeated calls, Mr. W. went into the barn, and there found the unfortunate boy hanging from a beam, his feet about eighteen inches from the floor. Life was extinct, and Mr. W. did not feel justified in touching the corpse until the proper authorities were present. The boy had obtained a pair of stout leather reins, and tied one end securely around the beam, while the other was formed into a noose, which was most effectually arranged. After preparing everything, he must have swung himself off a bench at the side of the barn. The coroner, being summoned, viewd the body, and deemed it unnecessary to call a jury. The body was brought to Bordentown and interred the next day. The only reason that can be assigned for the commission of the act, is the fact that the boy disliked to work, and his mother very properly meant to make him earn his own living, as she is a poor widow, with a large family, and could not afford to keep him in idleness. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 27 Mar 1867 A negro man named John Johnson, committed suicide at Mount Pleasant, Monmouth couty, by taking strychnine, on Sunday morning, the 17th inst., at about six o'clock. He seemed to be laboring under a fit of melancholy induced by jealousy, and told a friend they would not be troubled with him long, and gave directions where he wished to be buried, if he died. | |
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New Jersey Courier, 15 Jul 1875 A calf's disease, said to be plenropneumonia, has broken out among the cows of Michael R. Nixon, in Mansfield Township, Burlington Co. The Moorestown Odd Fellows announced an excursion to Long Branch on the 24th inst. This will doubtless be one of the most attractive excursions of the season. The round trip will only cost $1.50. The Burlington County Temperance Alliance met in the M.E Church, Medford, on the 6th inst., with good attendance. The lecture announced for the evening was postponed. A short time since Hezekiah Haines, a farmer residing in Charleston, Burlington County, had three fine dogs poisoned, which died. At the recent commencement of Adalusia College, Pennsylvania, a medal for high rank in study was awarded to William Irick of Vincentown. On the 5th, a Fourth of July party on a schooner coming up the Delaware, all hands being very much intoxicated, lost a man overboard, and was not aware of the fact until they missed him on arriving opposite Burlington. His disappearance cannot be accounted for, except upon supposition of the above. The sum of fifty dollars has been offered for his recovery. Among the graduates of Princeton at the Commencement last week, was John C. Ten Eyck, jr. of Mount Holly. Mr. T., after a season of rest, will commence the study of law in the office of his father, Hon. John C. Ten Eyck. The New Jersey Mirror at Mount Holly takes the following survey of the agricultural prospects in Burlington County. Rye is starting on well. The straw is ready full length-the valuable part of the crop. Hay, about half the average yield, though there is good prospect for a fair second cutting, which, with Hungarian grass, sown corn, etc may largeley supplement the fodder crop. Corn has seldom looked more vigorous, and there is good reason to anticipate a large yield. Potatoes, notwithstanding the dry weather, will give a fair product, and there is nothing as yet to discourage the hope for a full late crop. Among those who suffered from the operations of the light fingered gentry at the Beverly Monument celebration last week were James P. Nicholas, of Mount Holly, who lost a silver watch, and David P. Lukens, of Burlington, relieved of a pocket book containing about $90. The 23rd annual commencement the Bordentown Female College took place on Wednesday. Six young ladies graduated with high honors. Among the graduates were Misses Mary L. Hulme of New Egypt, H. May Brakeley of Bordentown, and Mary A. Snyder of Moorestown. Two men from Trenton named Gamble and Dirth were upset in Crosswick's Creek near Bordentown on Thursday night last, while fishing. Their boat capsized and Gamble, being an excellent swimmer, struck out for the shore, while Dirth, not knowing how to swim clung to the boat. Gamble was drowned and Dirth was saved. Gamble's body was found in the creek at Bonaparte's old wharf on Sunday. The body was much decomposed. Coroner Beatty of Mercer County held an inquest Monday morning. | |
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New Jersey Courier, 22 Jul 1875 [quoted from the Herald]: Mr. E. Garwood, of Charleston, near Beverly, picked 495 pounds of Amber cherries from one tree, from which he relized 7 1/2 cents per pound, amounting in the aggregate to $31.87. About three months ago a party of Philadelphians joined John S. Cook of Mt. Holly, and purchased forty acres of land at Asbury Park, several blocks lying between Third and Fourth Avenues, running from the ocean to a point beyond the railroad now built to Long Branch. The price paid was $22,000 and the public sale of the propertyon Saturday last, resulted in a premium of $10,471 over the price paid three months ago. Quite a satisfactory investment. A day or two ago a party from Philadelphia landed at Delanco. Soon afterwards they got into a row, wh en one of them fired a shotgun, the contents of which shattered the jaw and face of one of his companions. The whole party then took to t heir boats and made their escape. Their names are unknown. On Saturday last, John D. Longstreet, aged 21, a conductor on a construction train, while engaged in disconnecting cars at the depot, had his right foot caught between the curtain and the bumper of two cars and the fleshy part of his foot frightfully lacerated. Dr. A. E. Budd was called in and upon examination, fortunately found that no bones were broken, although the injury is a very severe one. Mr. Longstreet is a son of Supervisor Longstreet of the Pennsylvania railroad and resides in Mount Holly. A farmer residing in Lumberton township had a hen which had been sitting for two weeks on fifteen eggs. One day the old family cat drove the hen from her nest and took possession of it, and gave birth to a litter of kittens. As the appointed time for hatching had arrived, the farmer's wife concluded to [fragment is illegible here]....Judge of her surprise in finding the hen gone, and the old cat and five young kittens occupying the nest. Hearing the chrip of a chicken, she examined the next and found that the old cat and her five kittens had hatched out eleven chickens, out of the fifteen eggs set. [the following story is quoted from the Visitor] Richard White, living on the River Bank, started out in his sail boat on Tuesday afternoon to look after a batteau which had been stolen a few nights previous. While nearing Burlington, a flaw upset the sail boat. Night came on his family became anxious about him, when his son William and Wm. Spellerberg went out to find him which they did near Burlington. When discovered, Mr. White could scarcely move, he having been in the water some time in endeavoring to get his boat ashore when he was seized with the cramp, and if assistance had not arrived in time he would probably have drowned. The affair created a great deal of excitement in Beverly, and rumors were rife during the evening that the gentleman had been found drowned, etc. Mr. White was entirely recovered and from appearances hie is likely to survive his allotted time. | |
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New Jersey Courier, 29 Jul 1875 [quoted from the Herald] On Saturday, the Trentons paid a visit to Riverton to play the crack nine of that place. Underrating the strength of their opponents, they allowed several of their players to remain at home. The result was the Rivertons came off victorious by a score of 13 to 12 in a game of ten innings. At a meeting of the Directors of the Farmer's National Bank of Mt. Holly, held at the banking house on Saturday last, Hon. J. L. N. Stratton was unanimously elected President, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of it's venerable President, John Black, who filled the position for sixty years. mr. Stratton and J. Wardell Brown were elected directors, April 24th, 1849. They and Clayton B. Rogers, who has since ceased to be a director, on account of his removal to Philadelphia, are the only ones still living who were directors at that time. Mr. Stratton will make a capable and popular officer, and we trust his days may be lengthened beyond those allotted to his venerable predecessor. As William Irick, son of the late General William Irick, was driving up to the passenger depot, at Vincentown, on Thursday, to take the 1.50 p.m. train, his horse became alarmed at the drilling of the freight cars, and making a sudden turn, upset the carriage, throwing the occupants, Mrs. Morrow and daughter, and himself, beneath it. Mrs. Morrow received bruises on the side and breast, while Miss Morrow escaped uninjured. Mr. Irick struck his head with such force against the platform of the station that he remained insensible for several hours. He was taken to the home of John S. Sloan, where he received every attention. On Thursday evening Mr. Irick was not so well, complaining of his head. Miss Priscilla Braislin, sister of Rev. Edward Braislin, pastor of the Baptist church, Mount Holly, has recently been elected Professor of Mathematics, at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., with a salary of $1,809 per annum. Miss Braislin is a native of Burlington county. Another daughter of Patrick Braislin, Miss Alice, is a very talented and popular teacher in the Mitchell school, Burlington. John P. Eagle has sold to Solomon L. Mason, an undivided one fifth in a tract of pineland and cedar swamp, adjoining the "Bear Hole" swamp, in Shamong Township, containing 127 acres of pine land, cripple and cedar swamp soil, for $200. Franklin Jones has sold to Jacob L. Githens, a piece of cedar swamp, situated in Green Limb branch in Shamong Township, containing 63-100 of acre for $225. The cranberry vines in the bogs of Joseph C. Hinchman are full of bloom and at the present time give promise of an abundant crop. Mr. H. flooded his bogs completely, and kept the water on them very late. Other owners who could not or would not resort to this mode of treatment had early bloom on their vines which, with the young berries have been ruined or injured by the hot and dry weather. [next story quoted from the Enterprise] M.H. Ivins, who has recently erected a new store at Florence station, remarked a day or two since that the water from the well in the cellar had a peculiar taste. On investigating the cause, he found that a molasses hogshead had been about half emptied by neglecting the tap, and the molasses had run into the well. It only needed vinegar to make a good summer drink.
New Jersey Courier, 2 Jan 1878 | The dead body of a man named Charles Wilson was found by the roadside near Dicksontown, a few days ago. He had been in Medford the night before, where he purchased a few articles. |
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New Jersey Courier 12 Jun 1879: Mr. Charles K. Landis, of Vineland, has been granted a divorce on the grounds of desertion. This is a startling sequel to the killing of Carruth, his wife's d[word is unclear-starts with letter "d']. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 27 Jun 1894 The tug James D. Nichol, with sixty-three excursionists and a crew of 12 men on board, sank in a squall three miles off Atlantic Highlands, while returning from the fishing grounds on Sunday. Fifty one of those on board were rescued alive, three bodies were recovered, and the remainder, it is believed, were drowned. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 26 Jul 1905 Charles Long, the negro for whom the police of Trenton are looking upon the charge of having murdered Matthew Cunningham, of that city, on July 16, is a native of this county, having been born and spent several long years of his life at Cookstown. Long was recently seen near a thick piece of woods by officers who fired at him, but the murderer managed to make his escape in the underbrush | |
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New Jersey Mirror 2 Aug 1905 Interest has been revived in the hunt for the negro murderer Charles Long, of Trenton, by the increasing of the reward to $500. An additional $250 reward has been offered by Mercer Co. Board of Freeholders, which brings the sum up to the amount named. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 3 Apr 1907 Charles Gossip, a negro wanted for murder in Delaware, has been locked up in the Mount Holly jail during the past week as a vagrant, having been released on Monday morning. It was not until last night that the police learned from detectives on Gossip's track that their prisoner was a murderer. His whereabouts now are not known. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 4 Dec 1907 The death chair has been installed at the State Prison and an Italian, convicted of murder in Somerset county, will be the first to thus pay the penalty for his crime in New Jersey. Giovanni's execution will be followed within the ensuing fortnight by three others, two of the murderers now awaiting electrocution being the negroes who so foully slew the defenceless wife and servant of an aged Camden county farmer while the husbands of the two victims were trying to save what they could from the burning barn which the murderers had previously fired. For such brutes the electric chair offers almost too merciful an agency through which the world is to be rid of them. | |
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New Jersey Mirror 15 Jul 1908 After swallowing carbolic acid in a drug store at Franklinville on Saturday night, Amos Green, a negro bartender, of Atlantic City, rushed upstairs with a club, and chased the proprietor of the store over chairs, tables, boxes and barrels, upsetting a lamp and making the place look as if a cyclone had struck it. The druggist escaped injury. Then the negro fell unconscious to the floor. He was hurried to Clayton, three miles distant, but doctors were unable to save the man's life. | |
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Asbury Park Press 20 Oct 1923 OFFICER SHOOTS NEGRO IN JERSEY HOLDUP Camden, Oct 20- Chalres Johnson, negro, an alleged highwayman, was at the point of death in a hospital here as the result of a shooting affray with Raymond Watson, a policeman, who sought to arrest him early today at his home in Woodbury after a motorist had reported being held up, beaten and robbed. The policeman had a bullet wound in his chest but maintained guard over his prisoner in the hospital. Johnson was traced to his home by the motorist, O.E. Bellini of Philadelphia. Bellini said four bandits on teh Paulsboro road near Woodbury had leaped out of a motor car, brandishing pistols and ordered him to halt his car. "Johnson struck me over the head with a blackjack", Bellini said. "The other three held pistols to my body and searched me. They could not find my money and I handed them $3 I h ad in one pocket". |