Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Mirror 16 Oct 1935 Pleas of not guilty were entered by Jacob J. Ciemiengo, 16, of Burlington, and George H. Hildebrand, 35, of Columbus, when arraigned before Judge Frank A. Hendrickson at the court house yesterday to answer to indictments charging murder of Herman Eilers, 62, at his poultry farm in Florence township on the night of October 7th. State troopers who investigated the crime state that robbery was the motive, Ellers being known to have kept considerable money in his house at times, and that, after arrest, the defendants admitted having committed the act. The two shots which caused the farmer's death, it is alleged, were fired by Ciemiengo. Date of the trial of the defendants was not fixed.

From the New Jersey Mirror 9 Oct 1935: County detectives and state troopers report that robbery was the motive for the murder of Herman Eilers, 62, who was found shot to death at his poultry farm on Cedar lane, between Jacksonville and Bustleton, in Florence township, on Monday night. Arthur Thieren, a neighbor, discovered the crime when he stopped at the farm that night to buy eggs. Eilers' body was lying near the kitchen door. Two men, who have been arrested and committed to jail, have admitted the crime, police report. They are George Hildebrand, 35, a farmhand living near Columbus, and Jacob J. Ceimingo, 16, of the Burlington-Columbus road, near Burlington. Ceimingo, troopers report, confessed shooting Eilers in the presence of Hildebrand. Arrested on complaint of Seargeant Carlson of Columbus barracks, the prisoners were given a hearing before Justice of the Peace William H. Grady, Vincentown, yesterday and committed to jail. They pleaded guilty to murder. Death resulted f...

New Jersey Mirror 9 Oct 1935 County detectives and state troopers report that robbery was the motive for the murder of Herman Eilers, 62, who was found shot to death at his poultry farm on Cedar lane, between Jacksonville and Bustleton, in Florence township, on Monday night. Arthur Thieren, a neighbor, discovered the crime when he stopped at the farm taht night to buy eggs. Eilers' body was lying near the kitchen door. Two men, who have been arrested and committed to jail, have admitted the crime, polic report. They are George Hildebrand, 35, a farmhand living near Columbus, and Jacob J. Ceimingo, 16, of the Burlington-Columbus road, near Burlington. Ceimingo, troopers report, confessed shooting Eilers in the presence of Hildebrand. Arrested on complaint of Seargeant Carlson of Columbus barracks, the prisoners were given a hearing before Justice of the Peace William H. Grady, Vincentown, yesterday and committed to jail. They pleaded guilty to murder. Death resulted from two guns...