Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-01-17
THURSDAY MORNING.

were all disallowed excepting that of
Clara Cook, a legatee, for the amount
of note for $1O625. This claim was
allowed.
On Court being opened, the oyster
larceny case of Gabriel Holmes was re-
sumed.
Barney w. Gaskill was the first Wit
ness of the morning called by the de-
fense. He said: Il have been cap
tain; have worked on the shDre
grounds between Fishing Creek and
Fortescae; have dredged all over the
grounds in controversy, except wher
the stakes are; did not dredge all the
way up, on account of the stakes;
found pretty fair work, but not so
good as used to find where the stakes
now are; formerly dredged on those
grounds; I regard that shore front as
natural shore bed; it always has
been.
Cross ss-examination: cannot tell where
Captain Gandy's lower line is; Fishing
Creek is a half mile below Broad
Oyster Creek. There is an old oyster
bed, known as the Poplar bed, off For-
tescue pier; there is small bed about
half way between the Poplar bed and
Fishing Creek.
This is about the gist of the whole
testimony of the defense.
Captain Holmes was recalled On
cross-eXamination. The fact was here
disclosed that Captain Holmes is the
crier of Cape May Courts. He denied
telling Constable Ayars that he was
not on the grounds and asking him
why he did not arrest the MillviIle
parties who were there. Constable
Ayars was called in rebuttaI and
stated that Captain Holmes said to
him, after reading the warrant for his
arrest. II was not there. Haye you
arrested them Millville parties who
were there?"
| A number of witnesses were recalled
in rebuttal after the defense rested,
after which the summing up was made
Mr.. Hoagland made the opening for
the State, and after Mr.. Leaning Is
speech reviewing the evidence for the
defence, Col. Potter made the closing
address to the jury, Judge Reed chargs
ing the jury just after dinner).
| THURSDAY MORNING.
/ The case of George B. Morris indicted
for breaking and entering, was taken
up and a jury put in the box. Alex.
R. Fithian, Esq. appeared for the de-
| fence.
| Morris was indicted for breaking into
/ the house of John Vanmeter, in Deer
field township, on the 18th of last
October, and stealing sundry articles
| from it.
Mr.. Vanmeter was placed upon the
stand and said that on that day some
one broke window pane in the win
dow of his house, raised the window
and entered and stole thefefrom a
shirt, $l.25 in money, some plates, and
small bottle of whiskey. George B.
Morris lived with his next neighbor at
that time. He said he had not seen
the articles since. The whiskey was
especially missed and he had not dis
covered that either. Mr.. Vanmeter
stated he lived alone, and locked up
his house every day. and went away
to his business, returning in the even
ing.
Daniel Berry testified that he
worked for ID. Is. Garrison at that
at that time Morris worked with him
on the 10Th OF October. They were
narrowing in rye. Vanmeter's house
was near by Morris left his work
and went over to Vanmeter's house,
where he remained about 4 half hour;
when he came back he had in his
bosom fine shirt, and had also half
int of whiskey; he gave witness a
drink of the whiskey, and told him he
got it from John Vanmeter's house,
and that he took out the window and
entered the house.
here Court adjourned.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
When court met this afternoon,
Judge Reed delivered his charge to
the jury in the case of G. H. Holmes.
In this oyster case now on trial, the
status of other cases which might be
called, was to be determined. Con-
cerned in this case were those of seven
other captains and boats, and this,
most probably would be the test case
upon which the trial of the others
would hang.
In his charge, Judge Reed was care.
full to be very precise and clear in his
proposition, presenting the different
features of the laws of this State, and
the powers, rights, embraced in ripar-
ian grants. THE taking of these oys-
ters is alleged to have been taken on