Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1888-02-09

Perry. Little BERTHE Fisher, aged 10,
was called to identify the clothes. Be
fore admitting his testimony Judge
Reed examined the little fellow as to
his competency as witness, and a re-
freshing colloquy ensued.
'sDo you know, Bertie,'' said the
Judge, where little boys go to who
don't tell the truth?' "I don't know
answered BERTHE, "but they won't go
to heaven, Ireckon."
where do boys go who tell the
truth?'' "They go to heaven,
reckon
'Well, then, where do boys go who
tell falsehoods p "Go to hell, I
reckon" and on the strength of this
answer the young witness was pro-
nounced competent. Then he told how
he was one day working with George, y
as Durham was designated familiarly
by many witnesses, and noticed par
ticularly the coat and shoes he wore
These, he said, were the ones submit
ted to him for his Identification.
Prosecutor Perry was sworn himself,
and narrated the part he took in Sc
curing the articles which Dunham is
claimed to have hidden, and in turning
them over to DR.. Formal for his in
spection.
DR.. Formal, the well.known sci
enlist and Coroner's physician, of
Philadelphia, was then called to the
stand. He testified that he had chem
ically and microscopically examined
the coat, pants, shoes and shirt sub
mitted to him by Prosecutor Perry,
and he had found human blood on
them all. He also discovered human
blood on the ramrod and lock of the
fowling piece found after the murder
hidden under cornstalks on Mrs. Kan
dies farm.
DIR. Charles Fisler, when called to
the stand, corroborated DR.. Heritage's
testimony, and, despite Judge Reeds
suggestion to avoid needless repeti-
tions of narrowing details, exhibited
and explained broks4n pieces Of Mrs.
Handles skull, bits of her eyebrows
and shreds of her flesh. He added
that too many grains of shot were
found in the body to have been dis
charged in one load from a gun
Detective Benjamin Franklin, of
Philadelphia, related his conversa-
tions with the prisoner before and
after arrest Sheriff Packer also re-
peated conversation which he claims
to have had with the prisoner, in
which the latter said that he had no
working clothes but those he had on
in the prison at the time. Turnkey
William A. Symonds related similar
conversation with the prisoner.
Abram Cochrane, executor of Mrs.
Handles estate, testified that Mrs
Handle had by her will bequeathed all
her property to her daughter. the re-
puted wife of Dunham. Undertaken
Charles B. Wolf, of Glassboro, testified
to having served at Mrs. HANDLES
funeral and identified the clothes she
had on when killed.
The prosecution then proceeded
through witness, Daniel Harris who
is tenant on Mrs. Handles other farm,
three miles distant from the home
stead, to show motive for Dunham's
alleged crime. Mrs. Kandle,n said
Farmer Harris, was down to our plae e
in October and talked about selling
one or other of her farms. Iasked her
what she wanted for the one rented,
and she replied that they, George and
Martha, seemed to want $4,000 for it. )"
Elam Dunham, the aged father of
the prisoner, with wrinkled face and
white kerchief wrapped about his
neck, was called When he took the
stand his son leaned forward on the
table in front of him, and for the
first time in the trial, offered sug-
gestions to his counsel. In answer to
questions the aged farmer related how
George had come to his house in rain
storm on the fateful morning of Nov.
18th, and had stayed with him that
night. No evidence however, upon
which a damaging construction could
be placed, was elected from the wit
ness.
The session closed with the examina-
ton of Mrs. Susan Ogden, of North
Vineland, niece of Mrs. HANDLE and
cousin of Mrs. Dunham. She described
Mrs. Handles visit to her on the
Wednesday previous to the murder,
but her narrative added nothing to
the case of the prosecution. Attorney
Perry began catcehisng her as to the
amount of money Mrs. Dunham had
with her at the time of her visit, to
which defendants counsel objected
Then Judge Reed with smile said
he would take the matter into consider
alton over night and adjourned court
until half past the next morning.
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