fried in @ctober, he was convicted and sentenced to die and, as there
was no appeal, he was hanged in the jail yard at May's Landing on
January 3, 1889, Elder, who seemed unconcerned about his fate, spent
his last night listening to hymns sung by a number of friends and
prior to his execution he stated that he was willing and anxious to
die as he felt that he had killed his father in self-defense and that
yhe punishment of his parent had been just pec@aid& of wrongs that he
had- done to his mother and others in the family, ,
DAILY UNION HISTORY OF ATLANTIC CITY AND COUNTY by John f, Hall, The
Daily Union Printing Company, Atlantic City, N, J., 1900,” page 52.
LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Ky., Jan. li, 1889.
| Tried in @ctober, he was convicted and sentenced to die and, as there)
was no appeal, he was hanged in the jail yard at May's Landing on
January 3, 1889, Elder, who seemed unconcerned about his fate, spent
his last night listening to hymns sung By a number of friends and
prior to his execution he stated that he was willing and anxious to
die as he felt that he had killed his father in self-defense and that
Yhe punishment of his parent had been just beagadé of wrongs that he
had-done to his mother and others in the family, ;
DAILY UNION HISTORY OF ATLANTIC CITY AND COUNTY by John f, Hall, The
Daily Union Printing Company, Atlantic City, N. J., 1900,” page 52.
LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Ky., Jan. l, 1989.
Tried in @ctober, he was convicted and sentenced to die and, as thei
was no appeal, he was hanged in the jail yard at May's Landing on
January 3, 1889, Elder, who seemed unconcerned about his fate, spent
his last night listening to hymns sung By a number of friends and
prior to his execution he stated that he was willing and anxious to
die as he felt that he had killed his father in self-defense and that
i ‘of wrongs that he
DAILY UNION HISTORY OF ATLANTIC CITY AND COUNTY by John f, Hall, The
Daily Union Printing Company, atlantic City, N, J., 1900, page 526
LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Ky., Jan. li, 1889.
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Elder, a 27-year-old white man, was born and reared on,the farm of his
60-year-old father, William John Elder, near Hammondton, *tlantic Co,,
No Je The married life of his parents was far from happy even though
several children had been born to them and in 1883 Mrs. Elder left her
husband and went to live with a married daughter who resided in the
same county. Robert, who had always sided with his mother and free
quently was loud in his denunciations of his father, remined in the
old neighborhood and even though he occassionally assisted his father
in the work on the farm, they did not get along. On July 28, 1888,
Mrs, Elder had her husband arres ted on charges of cruelty to their
youngest son, then 12-years-old, who had remained with the father,
At his hearing, Elder was released on grounds of insufficient evidence
and at the time he made a number of objectionable remarks concerning
his wife which angered Robert. During the following week he purchased
a revolver and on Saturday, August 4, hewent to his father's house to
secure the clothing of the younger brother, stating that he would not
be allowed to live there longer, When he left the house, his father
followed and they were quarreling loudly, As Robert reached the road
directly across from which his 90-year-old grandfather John Fider,”
Srg, lived, he drew a revolver, turned and shot his father died in the
presence of the grandfather. Robert Elder fled but the next day he
surrendered and claimed that he had killed his father in self defense,
| ELDER, Robert
Elder, a 27-year-old white man, was born and reared on,the farm of his
60-year-old father, William John Elder, near Hammondton, ‘tlantic Co,,
N. J, The married life of his parents was far from happy even though
several children had been born to then and in 1883 Mrs, Elder left her
husband and went to live with a married daughter who resided in the
same county, Robert, who had always sided with his mother and fre-
quently was loud in his denunciations of his father, remined in the
old neighborhood and even though he occassionally assisted his father
in the work on the farm, they did not get along. On July 28, 1888,
Mrs, Elder had her husband arres ted on charges of cruelty to their
youngest son, then 12eyears-old, who had remained with the father.
At his hearing, Elder was released on grounds of insufficient evidence
and at the time he made a number of objectionable remarks concerning
his wife which engered Robert. During the following week he purchased
a revolver and on Saturday, August 4, hewent to his father's house to
secure the clothing of the younger brother, stating that he would not
be allowed to live there longer. When he left the house, his father
followed and they were quarreling loudly, As Robert reached the road
directly across from which his 90-year-old grandfather John Elder, 7
Sr@, lived, he drew a revolver, turned and shot his father died in the
presence of the grandfather, Robert Elder fled but the next day he
surrendered and claimed that he had killed his father in self defense.
ELDER, Robert
Elder, a 27-year-old white man, was born and reared on,the farm of his
60-year-old father, William John Elder, near Hammondton, atlantic Co.,
N. J, The married life of his parents was far from happy even though
several children had been born to them and in 1883 Mrs, Elder left her
husband and went to live with a married daughter who resided in the
same county, Robert, who had always sided with his mother and fre~
quently was loud in his denunciations of his father, remained in the
old neighborhood and even though he occassionally assisted his father
in the work on the farm, they did not get along. On July 28, 1888,
Mrs, Elder had her husband arres ted on charges of cruelty to their
youngest son, then 12-years-old, who had remained with the father.
At his hearing, Elder was released on grounds of insufficient evidence
and at the time he made a number of objectionable remarks concerning
his wife which engered Robert. During the following week he purchased
a revolver and on Saturday, August li, hew ent to his father's house to
secure the clothing of the younger brother, stating that he would not
be allowed to live there longer, when he left the house, his father
followed and they were quarrel: As Robert reached the road,
directly across fron which his ‘ery Sohn Elder,
Sr9y lived, he drew a revolver, father died in’ the
presence of the grandfather. fobert FE jay he
surrendered and claimed that he had killed his father in self defense,
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