Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-10-23

road, | called to Wright to come and
get the whip. l stepped up to the fell
lows and called them by 'Didlame' and
Alb. Before Wright could get to me
Tyler brushed up to me in a hostile
manner and I said ''go away boy, -
and pushed him. I never struck him
with the whip. Tyler struck me with
his fist and I kicked him-not hard.
The next time he came to me he had
his coat off and he hit me again. I
hit him with my left hand and knocked
him over. The other fellows crowded
about, and l gave all my attention to
him. Before anything else was done
l was hit by something, 1 did not
know whether it was stone or black
jack. l spun around and scarcely
knew what I was doing or what allied
me. l couldn't hear anything that
was said and don't know hardly what
was done, but I remember hit a boy
with a whip.
After | hit the boy, I went over to
the house and went upstairs. don't
know what I went up for. I picked
up piece of paper and put it on my
ear. Next I recollect going down to
the restaurant, and saw these BOYS.
and heard them say repeatedly 'look
here what you have done to this boy"
L went on into the restaurant. 1 could
not hear anything out of this ear
(meaning the left) until the next morn
ing.
Il went away the next night. 1
heard the officers about the house. and
never had been to Jail and 1 thought
there was nobody there, and did not
want to go there alone. If they had
come in the day time, 1 would not
have run away. I went to Penton-
vile, and learned the next day by the
papers, that the boy was dead. It
made me feel very badly. That night
I came back and surrendered myself
to the Sheriff. was never arrested in
my life."
The cross-examination of the Prose-
cutor was very thorough and exhaus-
tive, and his searching questions at
times confused Pierce. Some of the
most salient points of the examination
in-chief were shaken by the rigid
queries. He admitted to Mr.. Logue
that he said to the boys down at the
restaurant, that he would ''do them
all that way" referring to the manner
in which he had treated Duffeld.
FRIDAY MORNING,
This morning the Court House pre-
sented an animated scene. The cool
bracing atmosphere seemed to have
its effect upon everyone, and there
was decided freshness about every
body.
The attendance was large, and the
people seemingly took a great inter
est in the case, the stubborn fight of
the lawyers, giving decided zest to
the proceedings.
Pierce was on the stand when Conrt
adjourned last night, and under cross
examination. This morning he was
called by Colonel Potter, who asked
him to describe little more fully con-
cerning the wound made by the stone.
Pierce declared that he had not clear
recollection of what occurred subse-
quent to the blow, but knew perfect
ly well what occurred previously.
The Colonel asked young Meyers
concerning his weight. He gave it as
1876. Dare and Tyler were also asked
the same question. The latter is the
boy who threw the stone, and he gave
bis weight as 112. Harry Pierce said
he weighed 146 pounds, and his height
was five feet, nine inches. With this,
Col. Potter rested the case upon the
part OF the defense.
Prosecutor Logue then announced q
rebuttal. Jimmie Tyler was called.
The lad said that Pierce did not call
for Wright to come and get the whip,
but called for Wright to come over.
He declared too that he did not
strike Pierce at any other time than
when he threw the stone. No one else
struck the defendant. The boy denied
having his coat off during the evening
from the time he left home until be re
turned. Col. Potter had no questions
to ask.
Young Meyers took the stand and
said that none of the parties removed
their coats during the affray.
Jesse Dare answered the questions
of the Prosecutor in the same manner
William McHenry said that when
the party was at the restaurant after
the affray and heard one of the boys
say to Pierce LOOK here what you
have done to this boy" The reply
made by Pierce was "You s---
I'll give you all the same thing.
Freeholder Chas. H. Pierson, testified
that he lived within two squares OF