Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-01-10

long before Court opened. Among the
witnesses subpgned and who came into
Court, was Mamie Williams, the poor
colored girl from Springtown, who lost
limb from a gun shot wound, re
ceived from gun in the hands of JOS
eph Spencer. She is tall, rather
good looking girl, quite dark, and
hobbled into Court on her crutbhes.
Ezra Hughs indicted for keeping a
disorderly house, was called and en-
tered plea of guilty.
The first case moved was that of
Charles Richman, indicted for Indecent
exposure, and Jury was empaneled.
Walter H. Bacon, ESQ.,, took charge of
the defense.
Richman is a colored man, of Indian
descent, the son of the Indian Thomas
Richman, who died near Centre Grove,
some years ago. He is thought to be
of unsound mind.
John W. Hackett, of ,Millville, was
called to the stand and testified to see
ing Richman on the streets of Mill
vile, on Nov. oath last, with his per-
son indecently exposed.
Elizabeth Hackett, the wife of John
w. Hackett, was next called, and said
she had seen Richman before now at
the Poor House; she saw him on 7th
street, Millville. on Nov. oath; he was
| coming towards her house.
| This ended the evidence for the
State, and Richman was placed upon
the stand, in his own defence He
claims that he was on the street de
signated, and that there were no but
tons on his ragged pants, but he had
| them pinned up and they became dis
arranged. He admitted, ON Gloss ex-
animation, that he had been convicted
on similar charge, and sent to State
prison. once before. This ended the
case, with a strong probability that
he will again visit an institution of
great repute in Trenton.
| The judges charge was short and to
| the point.
The jury was out about ten minutes
and returned with a verdict of
guilty"
J The case of Joseph Barber and
James Neal was called and a jury
empaneled
These prisoners had been indicted
for breaking into Wheat's store-house
and stealing a couple of guns. Barber
was indicted with Albert Sayre. Sayre
has not yet been arrested. Neal is not
tried in this case; his being on another
Indictment.
Albert Wheat first took the stand
and testified that his father, Floyd
Wheat, kept a hardware store in
Millville, brick was thrown through
a pane of one of the windows during
the night and two guns We're stolen
from the window; the guns were pro-
duced in court and identified by Mr..
Wheat. The guns were found in the
possession of Barber and others and
recovered. Witness closed up the
the store at night and the
guns were hanging in the window; in
the morning he opened the store and
they were gone.
Charles flanagan testifies that Bar
Der came to him about that time with
two guns; he identified the guns in
court as the ones he had.
Officers Loper and Bullock testified
as to the recovery of the guns and the
arrest of Barber.
The State rested.
Barber was placed on the stand in
his own defense. Lawyer Bacon, con-
| Quoting the defense. said the defense
was that Barber didn't do it"
Barber swore that he didn't do it,
didn't throw brick through the
store window, didn't steal the gnns
Denied telling officer Loper that he
threw the brick into the window, as
Loper had testified, but told him that
Sayre said that he (Sayre) had thrown
the brick. This conversation occurred
on the day of his arrest. His mother
was sick at the time of his arrest, and
she died within an hour after his ar
rest, and this put his mind ia a great
state of excitement so that he was
confused.
The Judge charged that it was a
question of fact. If Barber was with
Sayre at the commission of the act,
he was equally guilty with Sayre. The
Jury retired, and the case of Joseph
Spencer, indicted for assault, with in
tent to kill Mamie Williams, was
called and Jury empanelled. Orestes
Cook having charge of the defense.
TUESDAY, MORNING.
The State set forth that, on the 18th
of last October, the defendent Joseph
Spencer, got hold of a gun, and shot
Mary L. Williams, girl, in the leg,
and that her leg was afterward am