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Skeleton found in New Gretna
From the New Jersey Courier 21 Nov 1930: County detective Ellis Parker is making efforts to identify the remains of a man found in the woods in a swamp near New Gretna on Thursday. The discovery was made by two gunners, Raymond Jeffries and William Gill, of Pleasantville. The man had been dead a long time, ad only a skeleton remained. Death probably occurred before the forest fires last spring. The bones were charred by the forest fire and nearly all the clothing destroyed. Clues that might lead to an identification are meager: a pair of rubber boots, gold rimmed spectacles, tooth brush, safety razor, had and leather belt.
Skeleton found at New Gretna
From the New Jersey Courier 21 Nov 1930: County detective Ellis Parker is making efforts to identify the remains of a man found in the woods in a swamp near New Gretna on Thursday. The discovery was made by two gunners, Raymond Jeffries and William Gill, of Pleasantville. The man had been dead a long time, ad only a skeleton remained. Death probably occurred before the forest fires last spring. The bones were charred by the forest fire and nearly all the clothing destroyed. Clues that might lead to an identification are meagre: a pair of rubber boots, gold rimmed spectacles, tooth brush, safety razor, had and leather belt.