Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Courier 28 Feb 1901

The following names were listed as being delinquent on their taxes in the 25 Aug 1866 issue of the Burlington Gazzete Thomas ADAMS William ATKINSON Mitchell ABDELL William S. ABDELL Moses ATKINSON Charles ADAMS Ezekiel ALLEN Isaac ADAMS Ambrose ASAY Joseph AVES Joshua P. ADAMS William B. ALLEN Charles H. ATKINSON George H. ADAMS John C. ALLEN Elizabeth A. BARTLETT Thomas BAKER William BENNETT Ruth BORDEN Daniel BEATTY John E. BROWN Joseph F. BOOZER Joseph BASSET Henry BOULTON Aaron BURR Hannah S. BOULTON Joseph BAYLIS William A. BOWNE, Jr. Elijah BENNETT Patrick BRAISLIN James DAVIS John BOWERS J.O. BROWN John BOYLE Edward BRADY M.W. BURKHARDT Martin CONNOR William COOMBS Robert COLLIER Isaac COOMBS James COOMBS Joseph CROZIER Frank CASSADY Charles CLARK Sarah CHURCHMAN Spafford W. CUTTER S.W. CATURULL Henry CHEW Joseph CLIFTON Lemuel COSTILL Michael COLLINS Henry CARR George CONGO, col. John CHILDS Alfred COOKMAN Thomas CARSON Randolph CAMPBELL John CAVENDER Romanza COPELAND Isaac CO

A WIFE OUTRAGED--THE PERPETRATOR SHOT DEAD BY THE HUSBAND.-- We announced in our last paper, that an attempt had been made by George Akins, Jr., to commit an outrage upon the person of a Mrs. Conover, wife of John H. Conover, living near the Red Lion, but that he failed to accomplish his purpose, owing to the cries and resistance of Mrs. C. We have since learned that he fully succeed in his infamous designs--and a few days afterwards he was shot dead by the husband, while about to enter his house again. The particulars of this dreadful affair, as we have learned them, are as follows: Akins went to the house of Conover, on Sunday morning, the 5th instant(August, 1860), soon after 8 o'clock--nobody being at home or near the premises, but Mrs. C. and her two children--Conover having gone to visit a neighbor. It is supposed that Akins had been watching Conover's movements, and seeing him leave the house, went immediately over. Soon after going in, he seized hold of Mrs. C., who