John Muller, self confessed murderer
In the August 31st, 1854, issue of the New Jersey Mirror, a rather strange story was related from Washington Township. It seems that sometime in 1853, two men worked for William H. Sooy. They were apparently Germans, as Sooy had many Germans working for him and was unsure of the names when asked a year later about the men. At any rate, it appears that John Meyer was accused by another worker, a man named Mulheiser, of mistreating his wife. Mulheiser evidently intervened to prevent what he deemed inappropriate behavior on Meyer's part. The story relates that Meyer sought revenge on Mulheiser, and went to his cabin with a gun and a knife. Mulheiser evidently fled out the window, and immediately obtained a warrant for Meyer and had him arrested. The other workers intervened at that point, and apparently smoothed everything out. Both men soon left Sooy's, and Sooy believed Meyer ended up working at the Jackson glassworks. At any rate, a man named John Muller seems to have hear...