Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-10-23
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
AARRY PIERCE ARRAlGNED
FOR MANSLAUGHTE
JOHN B. DUFFlELD CONVICT.
ED OF ASSAULT.
STATE VS.. JOHN B. DUFFlELD.
DISORDERLY HOUSE.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The following Jury was selected, the
State only making a few challenges,
while the defense made quite a num-
Der.
THE JURY.
Isaac Swing, Samuel Boggs, Jos. G.
Shull, Bloomfield H. Minch, E. Milford
Appelgate, Charles Markland, Hugh
A. Chard, Paul Shoemaker, VIM. E.
Riley, Joseph Turner, John Ogden and
VIM. w. Riley.
Prosecutor Logue opened the case
by stating the circumstances of the af
fray clearly and fairly.
James Tyler was the first witness
called in the case. He said he lived in
Bridgeton and was nineteen years old
last July. He said he knew Henry II.
Duffield; he lived on South Pine street
last August, he said; was with Duffie!d
on August 25th last, both in the day
and evening; Duffield called at Tyler's
house; went with him, after meeting
Johnnie Meyers, in the evening, out
to the woolen mill; turned around and
came back till they met Jesse Dare;
sat down on a. stone; then went on
further towards the reservoir; got at
the reservoir between 8 and 8 O'Clock;
there were Jesse Dare, Johnnie Meyers,
Henry Duffield and himself; turned
around, after going in the woods, and
came back. He worked at East Lake
Glass Works; when they came back
they stopped by some trees across the
road from some houses. Stopped there
and some one across the road said
''that is no manly way of doing" and
said that is none of your business"
''other words followed, and he came
across, after saying he would run us
off with whip. He, Pierce, came
across the street and said Clarence"
or adams or something, and then,
standing few minutes, he saw we
were not who he thought we were,
and he commenced to hit me with the
whip, hitting me six or seven times;
he then afterward struck me and
kicked me at the same time knocking
me down. seized = stone and when
got up" said the witness, II threw
the stone at him, I suppose hitting him.
HE, the defendant, then started
after Henry Dnfleld with the whip
seized in both hands. Henry fell down
and when upon his knees, the defend
ant struck him once with the whip
on the head. Duffield then got up
and the defendant went towards the
house.
Witness said there was a buggy on
the opposite side of the road, at which
the defendant and others were stand.
ing. The night was middling dark.
He said Harry Pierce came across the
road and stood right in front of him;
he said Pierce said something about
being man, there was NO quarrel
until after he knocked me down;
when he struck me with his whip, I
pushed 1t away and told him not to
hit me with the whip; he slapped me
and knocked me fiat on my back.
When I threw the stone at him, I
heard it sound, and thought it struck
him. The defendant is the person.
After he struck Duffield, he went over
towards the buggy.
He came back after we got, l sup
pose, 100 yards down the road. He
was then right behind us following us
up; we were leading Duff1eld, coming
towards the town; some one was hold
ing him back. He came up middling
close, and followed us clean down to
Samuel Shords' store. We didn't 20
in; he walked right by us and went in
the store. Henry had fallen on the
sidewalk. We sent for a physician,
and Dr.. Thompson came. Pierce did
not Remain ut the store more than ten
minus or. kFR bf
Mr. and Mrs. Duffleid sad and de-
jected, occupied SEATS behind Prose
cu'or L ,gue. ~ - Na =
Ga G o-s-examination Tyler said that
wheu Fi-rc cam across to them, he.
adil. sssu tnsan as if they were parties
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