Bombing possible in fire, 1974
Steverino's Pizza in Pt Pleasant possibly bombed, Asbury Park Press 26 Dec 1974
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Perry Simmons, escaped slave, dies, 1862
New Jersey Mirror 13 Feb 1862 Perry Simmons, the colored man, whose attempted arrest as a fugitive slave , on two occasions, created considerable excitement in our neighborhood, died in Timbuctoo, a week or two ago. Perry had not been well since the last attempt to capture him, in consequence of taking a severe cold on that freezing night. It will be recollected that he was forced to fly suddenly from his bedroom to the garret, where he was obliged to remain till morning, suffering severely from the cold. Perry is at last beyond the reach of his Southern master.
Stop the swindler! 1819
New Jersey Mirror 7 Apr 1819 Ten dollars reward will be paid to any person who will secure a Negro man, whose real name is Daniel Clark, but has passed under the following assumed names: Thomas Kitchen, Thomas Field, Paul Cuffee, David Mapp, Richard Allen, Jacob Stapler, John Gloster, and James Chatman. He is about 5 feet , 8 or 9 inches high, well set, very black, and looks remarkably well--is very insinuating in his manners and a complete adept in every species of Theft and Swindling. He sometimes calls himself a free-willed Baptist Preacher--sometimes says he is a Methodist preacher--and has preached for both persuasions at different places. When last seen, he had on a black coat and black vest, grey cassinett pantaloons, boots, a common fur hat, and very neat in his appearance. He has reported that he was raised by William Newbold, of Springfield, NJ, but his native place is not known. He took numerous articles with him from Mount Holly. He is probably either in Burlington or
Luke Quan murdered by Richard Denby, 1818
New Jersey Mirror 25 Nov 1818 A Coroner's Inquest was held over the body of Luke Quan (a colored man) on November 19, 1818. The Jury decided "that the repeated blows given him by Richard Denby (a colored man) in an affray near Lumberton, on the 14th instant, occasioned his death." Denby has not yet been taken.
Otto Anlauft of Cedar Crest
There was one individual by this name at Cedar Crest. Otto Anlauft was born 19 Dec 1890, in Liebnitz, Saxony. He worked for E.W. Weimar at Cedar Crest. [i] A man named Otto Anlauft of Germany, age 35, arrived in New York aboard the “Oscar II” from Copenhagen on 3 Jun 1925 [ii] . The name and age are both correct, but it can’t be the same man since Otto registered for the draft during WWI from Cedar Crest, but perhaps it is a relative? Or perhaps he returned home, and then came back to America in 1925? When he registered for the WWI draft, his full name is given as “Ernest Otto Anlauft.” So far I have found no other record of this person’s existence. [i] WWI Draft registration card for Ernest Otto Anlauft [ii] Passenger manifest from the “Oscar II” –original scan available at ancestry.com
Augustus Evernham dies, 1852
New Jersey Mirror 3 Jun 1852 On Friday morning the 21st ult., a colored man named Augustus Evernham, in the employ of Robert Woodward, living near Arneytown, went to the woods to cut down trees. As he did not return in the evening, Mr. Woodward went in search of him the next morning, and found his body lying by the only tree he had cut. This tree in falling, had broken a limb from a tree standing near, which limb had fallen on the head of the colored man and killed him--probably instantly. A knot on the limb had gone into his brain.
Dreadful Affair, 1852
New Jersey Mirror 30 May 1852 One of the most heart-rending and melancholy casualties that it has ever been our lot to record, occurred on Saturday afternoon, the 8th instant, on the old Burlington road, a few miles from Camden. A young man, named John Malone, engaged in the distillery of a Mr. Woodruff, was sent to clean something in a vat or cistern, which was nearly or quite half full of boiling water. He had placed a board across the cistern, and was busily engaged at his task, when a colored man, named Polk, stepped on the board, which, under the pressure of his weight, gave way, and precipitated both into the reservoir of boiling water. The colored man caught hold of the top of the vat, and escaped without serious injury; but Mr. Malone sunk in it nearly to his arms, and before he could be extricated, was literally cooked, so that when they stripped him of his pantaloons and drawers, his flesh pealed from the bones. He lingered in great agony and pain until between 9 and 1
Robert Chalmers and daughter killed in car accident, 1939
New Jersey Mirror 16 Mar 1939 Robert Chalmers and his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Pollard, 25, both of Vineland, were instantly killed on Route 39, near Columbus, on Saturday afternoon, when their car collided with a truck operated by James Thompson, colored , of Atlantic City, who was returning to the seashore resort with a load of potatoes. Thompson stated that the car driven by Chalmers appeared to be out of control and was skidding on the snow-covered highway. It careened directly in front of his truck, he said, and was hurled off the road. Chalmers was thrown from the car and Mrs. Pollard's body was wedged between the dashboard and the steering wheel. The two persons were pronounced dead when taken to Burlington County Hospital. Coroner Hiram H. Earnest, of Mount Holly, issued certificates of death from internal injuries. Thompson was released on a technical charge of homicide by automobile, after being taken in custody by troopers from Columbus barracks.
Meryl Simpkins 'coaxed' into taking an underage girl to Green Bank in 1922 (according to him)
New Jersey Courier 22 Dec 1922
Anderson Family of Bamber / Cedar Crest
James Anderson was born somewhere in New Jersey on 17 Jan 1805. [i] I suspect he was living in the Bamber/Dover Forge section of Dover Township as early as 1826, when an entry appeared in a Dover Forge account book on 20 May 1826 indicating that James Anderson had purchased 12 buttons, some tobacco and fish. [ii] There was also a man named Benjamin Anderson working at the Dover Forge in June of 1826; on June 30 th , he was paid for drawing coal for the Forge for 27 ½ days. [iii] How, if at all, he is related to James is unknown. Sometime prior to 1850, James married Penelope Camburn (1811-1904), six years his junior. I believe she is the daughter of Daniel Camburn (1782-1872) and Acsah King (1785-1848). In 1850, James and his wife, Penelope, were residing in what was then Union Township, in Ocean County---Union is now known as Barnegat, but in 1850, there was no Lacey Township, and part of Union would later be used to form Lacey in 1870.
Clayton Still murdered, 1852
New Jersey Mirror 12 Feb 1852 We learn that Clayton Still, the colored boy, who was stabbed by Josiah Cornelius, about two weeks since, died from the effects of the injury, on Saturday evening last. The case appeared to be doing well, and the symptoms were of such a nature as to warrant a belief, that it would, with care, soon terminate favorably. There was an occasional discharge of blood, but not such as to materially affect the system. The wound suppurated, and matter was freely discharged--the swelling of the limb, in some degree, disappeared, but on Saturday morning more blood was discharged, which indicated the necessity of a surgical operation. A consultation of surgeons was promptly called, and it was found necessary to cut down and tie the main artery of the arm near the shoulder joint. This was done, and every means, which art could suggest, was resorted to, but without benefit. He survived about two hours. A dissection of the arm was made after death, and strange to say,