Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-01-23
JOHN KNOX CRIME. .
ON TRIAL FOR NUMBERING
ANNIE B:ARD.
the Second Degree, After is
Three Days Trial.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


Three Days Trial.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ~
When Court was opened and the
jury had got settled away in their
seats, August Leitchie, whose exami-
nation had been begun in the forenoon,
again took the stand testifying on
cross-examination, under the scorch-
ing questions of Lawyer Berault.
He said he did not know if he had
ever sworn before, as he had never
been in Court before. He understood
now, that he had been sworn. Mr..
Berault tried to get the witness to ad-
NIT that he had heard MRS. Roedle
say on Thursday evening that there
must be something wrong with Annie,
but he said he had not heard anything
of the kind.
He denied that any of the men had
entered Annie's house after they had
returned to Roedle's house about four
o'clock; he said it was not so that any
of the three had entered Annie's house
and slammed the door after him. He
said he was not drinking man; did
not give Annie anything to drink and
saw no one give her anything to drink;
was not in Annie's house on that
Thursday; Warrington and Chew did
not go in the house, but Knox went in
and talked with the woman. When
he left, the front door stood open and
Knox was standing in the door.
He did not see Mr.. Mathers, who
had come from Mlllville with Mrs.
Roedle on her return. On redirect he
said that the last time he saw Knox,
was when he left him in Annie's house;
he heard Warrington calling and try
ing to.get Knox out Of Annie's house.
William Warrington said he knew
Knox; was one of the party who went
cut in the woods, etc., on Dec. 5th.
Knox, he said, suggested that they
get some liquor and go to Vine
land and see some girls and have some
fun. They passed Annie's house; he
had known Annie ten years or more;
she called to them, why didn't they
bring her up something from Millville.
Warrington said they did not go
into Annie's house, but Knox talked
with her about buying her stove;
they went over to Roedle's leaving
Knox at Annie's, but he came over to
them soon.
On redirect examination, he said
he had gone to Knox's house on
Friday morning and on Friday after
noon, and Knox was not at home.
This was before Knox's arrest.
Agidius Schuh (not Chew as we have
been putting it was called and sworn.
Schuh, like Leitchie, is a German, and
lives in Millville. He said he was with
Knox on the Thursday in question.
and went out to Annie's with him.
Warrington and Leitchie were along.
They stopped at Roedle's, after having
stopped at Annie's; Knox came over
to Roedle's from Annie's few minutes
later.
John Morris was sworn. He said he
had heard tell of John Knox for many
years, but never had any particular ac-
quaintance with him till recently. He
had seen Knex on the Thursday of the
murder. He met him by the Thomas
place, on the Malaga road; Knox was
going towards Millville; Mr.. Morris
was one of the hunting party. Wit
ness saw there was blood on his left
hand. To Morris he said, II killed a
scab up the road, did do right?" Wit
ness replied ''That's all right; come go
home" The party walked along to-
gether till they got near to Wheaton's
factory, at Millville. Cross-axamina-
tion, he said he didn't know that he
saw blood on his face, and did not so
swear at the inquest.
Stephen Hinderhofer sworn, said he
saw John Knox come into the store of
Wheaton & Co.. on Thursday even
ing, Dec. 5th, between half-past five
and ten minutes to seven O'Clock. He
noticed some blood on Knox's hand.
and he asked him what allied his hand;
Knox said II cut it." Witness asked
him how, and he said, ''None of your
id business" it was the left hand
and the hand seemed to be covered
with blood.
Charles Keen sworn, said he did not
see Knox on the Thursday in question.
Jesse L. Hand sworn, said he lived
in Millville and worked at Wheaton's
factory on Dec. 5th, on that day he
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