Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Courier for 19 July 1929: KILLED PAL FOR DOLLAR, WILL BE TRIED FOR MURDER Thomas Cooper, Negro, Indicted For his Crime Among the twenty indictments..of last week, July 11, by the April term grand jyr, was one charging with murder Thomas Cooper, negro, of Manitou Park, Berkeley Township. Cooper has not yet been brought in to plead to this indictment. The shooting occurred on Saturday night, May 24, at the home of Charles Haines. Cooper and Frank Dean, another negro, were playing cards for money. Cooper claimed there was a dollar due him, and Dean wouldn't pay it, so he shot. The .32 bullet went through Dean's abdomen penetrating the intestines. He died the following Wednesday at Kimball hospital. Cooper, after the shooting, his gun outside the house, and then holed away in the attic. He was taken by officers Spencer, Costa, Brice and J. Evernham. He admitted the shooting. It was on their way to this crime that two troopers, MacCormack and Leikare, were smashe

New Jersey Courier 13 Dec 1929 Mrs. Horace R. Wemple and daughter Miss Frances of Elizabeth and Beachwood returned recently from a visit of ten days in Great Barrington, Mass., where they were called by the death of Mr. Ralph Wainwright Pope, Mrs. Wemple's father. Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson of Cable Avenue spent a few days with their son in West Orange. Mrs. Melbourne Camillier, Jr. and Mrs. Frank Hill spent Tuesday in Asbury Park on a shopping trip. Arthur O'Dare of Brooklyn stopped at his cottage on Cable Avenue for the week end. He is having his front porch glassed in, Albert Neilson doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Rheinhardt motored from Orange to spend a few days at their home here. Mr. Rheinhardt is goin gto build a house on Cable Avenue. Albert Ober of Oak St. motored to Trenton on business last Thursday. Richard Stern motored from Irvington to spend the week end at his home on Barnegat Blvd. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koelihoffer have returned after a visit of sev

New Jersey Courier 13 Dec 1929 Mrs. Horace R. Wemple and daughter Miss Frances of Elizabeth and Beachwood returned recently from a visit of ten days in Great Barrington, Mass., where they were called by the death of Mr. Ralph Wainwright Pope, Mrs. Wemple's father. Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson of Cable Avenue spent a few days with their son in West Orange. Mrs. Melbourne Camillier, Jr. and Mrs. Frank Hill spent Tuesday in Asbury Park on a shopping trip. Arthur O'Dare of Brooklyn stopped at his cottage on Cable Avenue for the week end. He is having his front porch glassed in, Albert Neilson doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Rheinhardt motored from Orange to spend a few days at their home here. Mr. Rheinhardt is goin gto build a house on Cable Avenue. Albert Ober of Oak St. motored to Trenton on business last Thursday. Richard Stern motored from Irvington to spend the week end at his home on Barnegat Blvd. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koelihoffer have returned after a visit of sev

New Jersey Courier 13 Dec 1929 Our folks are responding generously to the Community Christmas tree. The trustees of the Presbyterian church have kindly agreed to allow the tree to be placed on the lawn between the church and Union Avenue. For this year, the tree will have to be temporary, but the intention is to have a sutiable tree transplanted on the site, and make it a permanent observance. A committee of the Exchange Club is arranging for a suitable tree and it's lighting, also a candy treat for the children of the community, and the officers of the club are receiving donations to cover the necessary expense. It is desired that all folks understand that this is actually a community affair and not for, or by, any one organization. A.W. CARR and wife visited in New York Friday of last week. Archie F. MURRAY and wife were Saturday visitors to Newark. A card party was held at the home of Mrs. Annie WALSH Tuesday evening. The attendance was large and all thoroughly enjoyed the a

from the New Jersey Courier, 13 Dec 1929 Santa Barbara, November 30--Carrying out his death bed request, the ashes of William Algernon Brackenridge, 71 years of age, retired senior vice president of the Southern California Edison Company, were strewn on the Pacific Ocean following cremation this afternoon. Brackenridge died in a local hospital after a lingering illness Friday night. During the past forty six years he has been connected with practically every great waterpower project in this country, Mexico, and Canada. He served on the board of consulting engineers making plans for the power development at Niagara Falls. He was appointed in 1904 by the Governor of New York to the advisory board of consulting engineers in charge of construction of the barge canal connecting the Hudson River and the Great Lakes. He came to California in 1909 to join the Southern California Edison Company. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Brackenridge and four children, Marian, Anne and Wil

from the New Jersey Courier, 13 Dec 1929 (Lakehurst section) Our folks are responding generously to the Community Christmas tree. The trustees of the Presbyterian church have kindly agreed to allow the tree to be placed on the lawn between the church and Union Avenue. For this year, the tree will have to be temporary, but the intention is to have a sutiable tree transplanted on the site, and make it a permanent observance. A committee of the Exchange Club is arranging for a suitable tree and it's lighting, also a candy treat for the children of the community, and the officers of the club are receiving donations to cover the necessary expense. It is desired that all folks understand that this is actually a community affair and not for, or by, any one organization. A.W. CARR and wife visited in New York Friday of last week. Archie F. MURRAY and wife were Saturday visitors to Newark. A card party was held at the home of Mrs. Annie WALSH Tuesday evening. The attendance was large

from the New Jersey Courier, 13 Dec 1929 Santa Barbara, November 30--Carrying out his death bed request, the ashes of William Algernon Brackenridge, 71 years of age, retired senior vice president of the Southern California Edison Company, were strewn on the Pacific Ocean following cremation this afternoon. Brackenridge died in a local hospital after a lingering illness Friday night. During the past forty six years he has been connected with practically every great waterpower project in this country, Mexico, and Canada. He served on the board of consulting engineers making plans for the power development at Niagara Falls. He was appointed in 1904 by the Governor of New York to the advisory board of consulting engineers in charge of construction of the barge canal connecting the Hudson River and the Great Lakes. He came to California in 1909 to join the Southern California Edison Company. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Brackenridge and four children, Marian, Anne and Wil

This story comes to us from the New Jersey Courier on 2 Aug 1929 BEACH HAVEN AXE MURDERER FOUND INSANE BY JURY Sam Conklin, Who Battered John Carlson's Head With Axe, Called Insane By Dr. Cotton A jury of seven men and five women, taken from the regular petit jury panel of the December term, on Wednesday pronounced Samuel T. Conklin, Beach Haven, as insane and unfit to stand trial for the murder of John Carlson. Conklin had previously, since his arrest, admitted the killing of Carlson on his (Conklin's) houseboat near Beach Haven, on Sunday night, December 16 last in a drunken brawl. Carlson's body was found next morning along the main road to Beach Haven, his head smashed in with an axe, and his face battered. A wide trail showed that the body had been dragged from Conklin's houseboat on the bay shore. Conklin said that they had a quarrel over a sick dog and he had killed Carlson, or the other man would have killed him. Conklin was indicted for murder. Before t

from the New Jersey Courier 6 Sep 1929 The high powered cruising sea skiff Audrey, from Bay Head, coming thru the draw on the county bridge last Sunday afternoon, crashed into a rwoboat in which were a man and a woman crabbing. The Audrey had aboard her owner, C.A. Nicklas of No. 6 Church Street, New York and Spring Lake, with a party of Spring Lake friends. Her sailing master is Capt. Charles G.I. Gifford They seemed to be in a hurry and had blown repeatedly for the draw to open, while still some distance off. They had just come through the draw when they hit the rowboat. In the small boat were Mr. and Mrs. John G. Duner of New Brunswick, and a dog. Mrs. Duner clung to the wrecked rowboat; the dog was killed and Duner was aided by a sailor who plunged overboard from the San-Cath-Ann, of Allenhurst, which moors at Mantaloking. The San-Cath-Ann crew took both the D uners aboard and ran them ashore at the Dutch's Inn dock. It is understood that Nicklas settled the damages. Dr. Fra