Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-11-24 | Page 1 | Aged Pastor and Wife Are Killed by Burglars

I ACED PASTOR AND WifE ARE KillED BY BURGLARS HouseKeeper Housekeeper- Conceals Herself Herself Her Her- self While Thugs Thuds Plunder der House TRENTON TON N. N J. J Nov 24 Rev 24 Andrew An An- drew L. L Armstrong Armstron 80 years cars old pastor pastor pastor pas pas- tor of the Presbyterian church at Dutch Dutch- neck ten miles cast east of here and bi his wife were murdered last night in iu their thoi r home by bur burglars lars The a aged ed wore shot and it U is believed they died instantly The pas tor and his wife had bad not retired when L the men entered their home about 11 I o 0 The shooting was heard by 3 Mrs frs rs John Sears an a aged ed woman who had been for years housekeeper in the Armstrong Armstron family She remained upstairs and was wasso wasso so afraid she mi might ht be shot that she hid 1111 under a bed until tho the arrival of ot her ber son who also lived in the house but who had been spending the evening a away Way Meanwhile the bur burglars larg ransacked ransacked ran ran- sacked the house and carried away jewelry jew cw- cw dry elry mone money and other articles Mr ir Armstrong Armstrong- and his wife were both hoth shot in tho the broat The aged pastors pastor's bod body was as lying In his stud study while white that of his ils wile wife in ina was a a. doorway nearby From the tIle condition of ot the tho lower tower floor It t was Tas plain there thero had been boon a struggle lc by b- y th the year old clergyman and his wife wHo to escape tho the murderers It Jt was as relieved th the murderers were recognized b by ay the tho and and that they W were were- re killed because of this Te recognition recognition- The rhe ho houie b was o not only ransacked f but the watch fatch orn worn t bojt t ihne th ih h ne h j Jo natch ft sr chain and and- his pockets were ere Armstrongs lived 11 in an old hom tead Mr Armstrong Wag known to be a. a a a. manof man manof manof of considerable means A big farm adjoining th the Tion bons house e was leased cased to tenants Early yesterday mornin morn- morn in its Joseph Jo eph Scars Scats went vent hunting in the tho neighborhood of New Brunswick Rev Dr Armstrong was a a. native of New Cew York state lie had bad been pastor of the Presbyterian terian church for more than forty years Jears Mrs Armstrong was F about 45 arRol years old 1