The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-17
GLOUCESTER'S TRAGEDY.
HTLLMAN ON TRIAL At W0ODB URY
FOR NUMBERING HERMAN
SEIDEMAN.

Belonging to the Dead Peddler-Two
Attempts at Suicide-A Newark Pas
tors Salary.
The trial of Joseph Hillman, who is
accused of the murder of Herman Seide
man, apeddler, near Turnerville, Glouces
ter county, on the night of the 9th of last
November, was begun yesterday morning
at Woodbury..
The courtroom was not large enough
to accommodate all that were DESTROYS
of hearing the testimony.
Hillman is not yet of age and is very
boyish in appearance. He entered the
courtroom neatly attired and exhibited
a homemade bouquet on the lapel of his
coat made of red geraniums and wood
bine, which his weeping wife pinned on
as he passed through the corridor from
his cell to the courtroom. He took his
seat beside his counsel, John Harris and
Harry S. Scovel, of Camden, and listened
attentively to everything that was said
by witnesses.
Prosecutor Perry Their moved the indict-
ment charging Hillman with the murder,
and outlining the case as the State in
tended to presentit to the jury.
The prisoner in q strong, firm voice
answered mot guilty"
The following Jurors were selected and
qualified: II L. Hendrickson. foreman,
Woodbury.; Lewis Worrick, Almonesson;
Charles G.. Hannold, Paulsboro; Charles
]. Davenport, Hurffville; John B.. STRAIT
ton, B~arDsbolo; Maj a Rudderow, West
DeDford Township; Clayton b.. Stetser,
Logan Township; Frank Holdcraft,
Bridgeport; Joseph Taggert, Woodbury.;
Charles H. Porch and Peter ii. Moos-
brook, of Clayton.
1he first witness examined was Sur
veyor William H. Carter, who exhibited
W maps of the country lanes and mill
pond where the murder was committed
and the victims body found.
Edward Shuster, of Camden, ave testl-
mony relative to the finding of the body
n the pond on the 9th of March at Turner
Villa while fishing.
Justice of the Peace William BEETLE, of
Camden county, testified to being notified
of the finding of the body. He said he had
considerable difficulty in removing it, as
the arms were down deep in the mud
Upon removing the body to the shore he
found that it was that of a peddler who
had travelled through the county, and
from the deep cuts on the head he be-
lieved that murder had been committed.
The pond divides the counties of Camden
n gloucester, and after he had consid-
cred the position of the body when found
he turned it over to Gloucester county
officers.
Bernard Workshaft, a shoemaker at
No. 239 cambridge street, Philadelphia,
recognized the shoes taken from the dead
body as belonging to Herman Seideman.
by the patches that he had put on them
about four or five days before election.
Mrs. Mary G1assman, with whom the
deceased boarded at No. 226 Monroe street,
Philadelphia, said that the dead man had
lived with her for over three years. He
was q German Jew. The last seen of him
alive woo QhOTff douop atoIOOIr an tha
morning of the 7th of last November. He
left with a peddler's pack to collect money
at Red Bank, N. j., and peddle about
'Glassboro and TurnerYille. She recog-
nized a Harrison and Morton silk hand
kerchief that had been purchased from
Hillman as being similar to those in
fSeideman's pack. She said she sat and
watched him prepare for his trip.
DR.. Wallace McGeorge, who held the
post norton, described the injuries the
dead man had received, and produced the
skull toshow the jurors. DR.. Iszard, who
assisted at the post mortem, c~orroborated
The previous witness.
Barnett Glassman'S testimony was the
most important for the State. He OBJ
Jected to taking an oath In the regular
form, and was qualified with his hat on.
He gave his business as q peddler, and his
residence No. 266 Monroe street, Phi1a-
delphia.
He said he identified the body at the
Coroner's office at G~lassborosas being that
of Seidemann. He had no difficulty In the
identification. He saw the deceased alive
last the Monday before last falls election.
They purchased goods together about
three weeks previous to that time. Sew
eral articles that the officers had secured
were exhibited and recognized by him as
partofthe purchase made on thatoccasion.
One article was q garnet jacket. One of
The Jerseys, he said, was n of half a-dozen
that they had bought and which were I'M
salable; He said he CAV away the three
he had. He rave a description of the
goods that were in Seideman's pack to
the officers before any had been shown
him.
Jacob Jones reluctantly admitted that
he was related to the defendant, and adj
mitted buying the. garnet jacket from
Huffman a month after election, for
Which he gave two bushels of potatoes.
His wife, he said. had bought some but
tons from Hillman. The strap, he said,
was given to him by the defendant. He
lived about three miles from Hillman.
Rachel Weinberg, nine years of age, rec
ognized the strap referred to by Jones as
being like the one she saw Seideman
mend at Glassman's house the Tuesday
ne went away. She purchased the wax
end from a shoemaker for him. The
session closed with the witness ON the
stand.
Would Not Take Less Salary.
The Rev. DR.. William j.. r. Taylor, who
has for twenty years been pastor of the
Clinton Avenue Reformed Church, New
ark, Sunday morning, to the surprise of
many, rendered his resignation. His
action wa based IN the proposition of the
Consistory of the church tina the salary
of the pastor be reduced. When Dr..
Taylor was called the salary named was
1900. He was at that time in the prime
OF life, and the church grew and pros
pered under his ministry. For a num-
Der of years, however, there has peer
more or less of a falling off in the mem
bership, and the financial support has not
been as good as in former years. 1t is
said that the number of additions made
to the congregation was unbalanced by
the number who left. For several years
the annual deficiency has amounted to
from $500 to 1 1000. This has been made
mp by the congregation, although some
what unwillingly and with more or less
complaint. Last spring the deficiency
was found to amount to 81 LOO. A COM
mite of the Consistory was appointed to
consider the state of affairs, and the re-
suit was the plan to reduce the pastors
salary. Although DR.. Taylor had been
called at $4,000 he has not always taken
lat sum.