The Penn's Grove record., 1889-09-21
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Joseph Hiimsu was srrxigned in the
Gloucester county court at woodbu.y
on Monday. for the murder OF Herman
Ssidmann, q peddler which was slleee ,
TO have been committed on the oh of
November.
The jury Is composed s follows:
Daniel +. Hendrickson. Lewis s. War
wick, Charles C. Hannold, Charles J.
Davenport, John j. Stratton, Nathan
Redrow, Clayton B. Stetser, b. Frank
Holdcrsft. Joseph Tsggsrt, Charles II.
Porch, Peter N. Mossbrook.
VIM. M. Carter, a surveyor, exhibit
ed maps and explained the locations
about where Hillman llved and Nash's
pond where the body was found.
Edward Schus,er OF Camden, testified
to the finding of the body on March
9Th. Bernard Wutschafer, a shoema-
ker, Of Phila., testified TO meuding a
pair Of shoes for Seidemann about cleo
ton time, and he reco snized the shoes
found Id Prosser's pond as those lie had
repaired, Identifying y patch as his work.
Mrs. Macy Glsssnaii, living II PI,iia.
testified that size hal known Seide-
mann for about TIRES years; that he
left her house on November It'll last.
The witness recognized several gar
ments MS similar to those Seidrmann
carried in his pack, the garment IN
question being those said III have been
sold by Hillmau.
Dr.. Wallace McGeorge, who, with
DR.. Iszard, made the post-moetem OH
the body found in Nash's pond, read
from notes taken at the time his exam
ination. The skull was produced and
the location Of the woands pointed out
rs the reading progressed. The ma ufe
of the wounds, which were all in the
head, indicated that death had been
produced by blows from some sharp m-
strument. A hwtcl,st might have pro-
duced such wounds. The state Of pres
~ervation Of the face was such that he
thought It might readily be identified by
one who had known the deceased He
thought The countenance Jewish. The
nan had been circumeised.
Bernard G~lassmanIi, The husbaud of
Mary GIassmann, told how IT, identi-
fed the body ty the mustache and the
peculiar bunions IN tile feet. He ard
Seid-mann bought goods together, and
therefore he knew we'll what the de-
ceased carried. He identified u jacket,
jersey, some underwear and some other
goods "a the same lie and Seidemann
had bought together.
Jacob Jones admitted buying a jack
ct Of Hillman, who gave him u ped
dler's strap.
As 1t was understo ODD tia the defense
designed TO show Hillman was in Cam
den on November 10ih, The State on
"Wednesday proved by witnesses, Jacob
Prosser, tie ou ner',Ttin Il rSr Hill
man lived IN, Mrs Ms ..f,l SHARP,
Mrs. $. IL. Bartholomew and Martin
Williams, that Hillman was talking
with them on the morning of the 10th
and went to Clementon. Other witness
es testified that HillmaD sold peddlers
goods at and below wholesale prices.
On Thursday Hillman's fate was seal
ed when Moses Frisbee, who had been
in Jail with Hillman, testified that. Hill
man confessed to killing a peddier in
his house because his wife was sick, he
had no money and no work. He hit
him in the head with a Ratchet and cut
his throat with q knife.
Above the excited hum produced by
this impressive narrative, Hillman
laughed a dry, forced laugh, looked
nervonsly about him and then again
hung his head on his breast.
Frisbee declared that Hillman said
he got S1l.O4 from the peddjer's pack;
that he and his wife took the body
down stairs, and he wheeled it down to
the mill race. Dumping it in the race,
he opened the food gates and washed
the horrid thing down into the mill
pond.
Wilbert wilkins, a boy who was also
In Jail, swore he heard Hillman's ean-
fession. Hiliman made a confidant of
him, and ga We him notes and messages
to convey to his wife. All these notes
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