Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1888-10-11
TERMS, s1.5o per year, in sdvanc

John Butler was sworn and said
Three of us were coming in together
Jesse Mardock and George Fisher
on the Roadstown road, and met Jo,sn
Harmon and others, between 5 and 8
o'clock at night. Jesse spoke to the
crowd, and John Harmon slipped
around and hit me and knocked me
down" He then procured warrant
and had Harmon arrested. Harmon did
not say a word to him, nor had he
ever spoken to him. Lawyer Orestes
Cook appeared for Harmon. On cross
examination he admitted to having
taken a walk out to the farm and
had spent couple of hours at the
farm and drank some beer there.
He denied that he said Harmon had
taken some liquor from him.
Mrs. Harmon took the stand, and
swore positively that her husband
spent the Saturday night before the
Fourth of July at home. This would
be the night of June 30th.
John was put upon the stand, and,
on his oath, said that he was at home
on the night of June Both after o'clock
the entire night-never went out.
Never saw Butler to know him until he
appeared against him.
While this case was going on, the
Jury in the disorderly house case of
William and Ann Berry came in and
rendered a verdict of guilty as in
dicted.
Albo Brown and John Brown,
brothers, both testified that they had
staid at Harmon's on the night of June
Both, and Harmon was home all night.
The evidence seemed conclusive that
Harmon was at home on the night of
June Both.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The jury in the case of Chas. Emory
(who had been indicted as George
Emory, George Willis, James Ander-
son and Jos. johnson, brought in a
verdict of guilty against the whole
quartette, this morning, having been
out all night.
The case of John Harmon was re-
sumed, Judge Reed charging the jury,
which retired.
Judge Reed announced that, having
an engagement at Mays Landing on
next Monday week, he could not be
here as he previously announced. He
therefore said that he would be here,
instead, on Tuesday, October Both,
and hear the Appeal cases which go
over to that time. The Court of Com.
mon Pleas would be in session on the
following day, the 31st.
The case of BENZ. L. Tuft, Jos. Fox,
John Nolan, VIM. McQuig and John
Getz, indicted for keeping disorderly
house on the Fairton road, and a jury,
after some difficulty, being empaneled,
Jos. Burt was put through a series of
questions, and premptorily challeng,
ed by Col. Potter, who conducted the
defense. Challenges followed fast
after this by both sides. Every person
having a suspicion of being possessed
of any positive conviction for OF
against the morality of liquor selling,
We're challenged until the number OF
challenges was reached.
Tho nt1octio,nr
of the jurors, by Colonel Potter. were
as follows
Are you member of any temper.
ance party?
Are you amember of the Prohibition
party?
Do you believe that the sale OF
liquor, under any circumstances, as a
beverage to be moral wrong
So believing, under any evidence to
convict the defendants in this case,
could you vote to aequit them q
In the case OF Samuel Flanagan, the
questions were such as to show dis
cord of feeling between Mr. Tuft and
himself in a matter growing out of
premiums in the Agricultural Fair of
1887.
John Jerrell was the first witness
sworn. He said he lived in Fairfield,
near the city line; knew Tuft Il Fox;
they occupied his grove and a piece of
ground, under written lease. Lease
psoauced-dated July 2d, 1888, and
offered in evidence. Another lease was
produced, dated Sept. 18th, 1887; the
earlier lease was delivered up when the
lease OF July ed was given. The lease
of Sept. 18th was withdrawn from evi-
dence. The building on the lot COW
cred all The ground leased excepting
about two feet on the north, east and
front OF the building, respectively.
The old lease had been taken up be-
fore its time had expired, for the pur-
pose, as stated by Mr.. Hoagland, of
reducing the premises around the