The Goffle Road Murders of Passaic County: The 1850s Van Winkle Killings
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Up until January 9, 1850, Passaic County, New Jersey, had been spared the bloodshed that had stained so many other communities. It was on this winter's night when Judge John Van Winkle and his wife, Jane, were brutally stabbed in their home, which still stands today in the town of Hawthorne. Jane died from her wounds immediately, but her husband hung on long enough to identify John Jonston, their former employee, as their assailant. Jonston maintained his innocence through the county's first murder trial and until he was marched to the gallows. Local author Don Everett Smith Jr. uncovers the true story behind the Goffle Road murders and the unusual connections with United States Vice President Garrett Hobart.
ISBN
9781609493165
Publication Date
8-7-2011
Keywords
History, murders, New Jersey, Passaic County, Van Winkle
Publisher
History Press
City
Charleston, SC
Disciplines
History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Smith, Don Everett Jr., "The Goffle Road Murders of Passaic County: The 1850s Van Winkle Killings" (2011). Alumni Book Gallery. 402.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/alum_books/402
Comments
Class of 1996