July 25, 1913 murder at Michelin Plant

[Edward J. Dailey]

I found this article - while I was looking for something else - about a brutal murder in front of the Michelin Plant. Interestingly enough, this is the second brutal crime I found that happened at the plant. I know it's not a pleasant piece of Milltown history, but I thought I'd pass it along. Has anyone heard of this crime before?

"Jilted Lover Kills Woman Who Would Not Wed Him, Shoots Man and Eludes Officer in Pursuit."
newbrunswicktimes_july_25_1913.pdf

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newbrunswicktimes_july_25_1913(2).pdf

[Kathy Heilman]

That is pretty interesting. I had not heard of that before. The paper looks like a good source of info. Are they available on line or did you go the library to look at them?

Thanks,

Kathy

[Edward J. Dailey]

I found the paper here http://newbrunswick.newspaperarchive.com/ through the New Brunswick library web site. It is really something I wish I didn't find.

Ed

[Edward J. Dailey]

Here's another murder, this one from 1872. The article contains some familiar Milltown names such as Kuhlthau and Kohlepp.

http://newbrunswick.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=1377348...

[Barbara Wright]

That's a fascinating story. I never heard it before. How did you happen to find it?

[Barbara Wright]

Wow, Edward. Those are some stories. Certainly some dark episodes in our town's history. Thanks for sharing how you found them. What a great resource the online newspaper archive is!