Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-01-16
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| stone, nor did not tell him to go on
and make the stone if he did not hear
from her On Monday following. She
had no idea that the stone was being
made until she heard it was up. The
witness afterward purchased another
stone at another place.
The statements of the plaintiffs wit
nesses We're generally denied by Mrs.
| Evans
Mrs. Abbie Ewing, corroborated en-
| tirely the testimony of Mrs. Evans,
concerning the purchase of the stone,
witness being with Mrs Evans at the
| time of the purchase.
Thomas Ewing said he was in no.
wise interested in the matter and had
no authority to purchase the stone
He said all he ever had to do with the
matter was simply to look at the stone
in the yard and say that it was not
like the one at the grave of Mrs
Evans father,
TUESDAY MORNING.
The court room was packed this
lhCihihS "ilCh COulE OpSlcu anu
Judges Hoagland, Stratton and Hen
dee took their seats upon the bench.
Court was opened by Crier Young; the
Constables of the county and the whole
panel of petit jurors were called
| Harry Boice was called up and in
formed that he had been indicted for
assault and battery upon Dan. A.
Gentry. Harry pleaded guilty to as
sault.
j. Frank DALEY pleaded not guilty
to having committed an assault and
battery upon Isaac Saxton.
Theodore Stanisics was called to en-
ter his plea, but did not appear.
T. w. Trenchard, owing to i'll health,
asked to have case for which he was
counsel. go over to next term. The
prosecutor was not willing to have the
| case 60 over for the term. and the mat
ter rested for the present. The de-
fendant was AL. Brown, indicted for
assault and battery on Edward Wright
A jury was impanelled to try BENZ.
Dunham, indicted for assaulting
special officer James 6. Hand, OF Mill
vile. Hand was appaint2d special Off
Ger at the rink in Millville.
| Mr.. Hand was sworn and said he was
special police officer III Miiiville, and
was detailed at the rink on the evening
of Dec. oath last. There was merry
go.round there and crowds would col
| L. fhn, Nd
the night of Dec. 14th fight occurred
there between Dunham and man
named Penn, and others; he put Dun
ham out the back door and intended
door, and finally in the house where he
struck the officer and beat him. Dun
ham was then arrested, and the nip
persn put on him; while he was being
taken to the lookup he begged the Off
Ger to take off the "nippers," promising
to go along quietly. Instead of this he,
with crowd, fell upon the officer and
beat him with his own club; Dunham
struck him and also caught hold of his
thumb and dislocated it. The officer
was badly beaten and bruised. On
cross examination he said that Elmer
Dunham. in company with the defend
ant had offered him $250 90 not to prose
cute the case; Elmer said he would not
stop at any reasonable sum, to HAYS
him not appear against Dunham. John
Penn testified that he saw Benz. Dun
ham in the rink that night, Dec. Gath,
saw him strike and kick Hand out back
of the rink.
Walter Hughes and William White
saw Dunham strike and try to get
away from Ne officer. The State
rested and MIR. VanSyckle, who ap-
peared for the defendant, began the
defense.
Lawyer VanSyckle made the ingeni
Gus statement, in his opening of the
case, that, under the charter of Mill
vile, Mr.. Hand was nothing more than
/ a private watchman, and had no
power over a person as to arresting
him, more than to eject him from the
building. He had no authority to ar.
rest or restrain a person upon the
street.
Benz. Durham was put upon the
stand, and denied point blank all the
statements made by Hand. He, nor
Elmer Dunham had not offered Hand
$25. 90 or any other sum, not to prose-
cute him. He acknowledged, on cross
examination, to having met Hand at
the hose house, where some conversa
ton was had about the affair. bat no
denied that any proposition of settle
meat had been made.
William Garrison, war vuse nsr,
said he was at the rink; saw Dupham
come in and sit down beside ''NimioIe''
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