Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-05-28
WAGES OF WICKEDNESS.
PAYNE'S DISORDERLY HOUSE
CASE GOES OVER.
Those who go TO State Prison,
The County Jail and Others
who are Fined.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


q WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
4 When Court opened in the after
moon, the lawyers made their summing
sup in the case of the bombardment of
the little house in Fairton, with the
pretty little name of "The Wren's
Nest" or, the State against Charles
Harris, indicted with Henry Fithian
land Clement Moore with riot.
j The house was evidently misnamed-
q "Bnzzard's Nest" would probably
] have been more appropriate name
in the past history of the house.
The judge charged the jury and it
y withdrew, It returned a verdict of
& not guilty in about bait hour. The
jury in the case of Mart. Edwards
came in at this juncture and rendered
verdict of guilty.
The next case moved by Prosecutor
i Logue was the State against William
Wilson, and a jury was placed in the
box.
II This defendant is a young colored
imam indicted for larceny in having
|Istolen suit of clothes. valued at SIG
from Cornelius Campbell, at Dividing
Greek on April 18th last; when he
zworked for him. He was captured in
Vineland with Campbell's clothes on
his back. Mr.. w. Berault appeared
Tor the defendant. G. Campbell was
sworn and stated that Wilson worked
Tor him on April 11th last; he, the
|plaintiff, had a suit of clothes worth,
when purchased $16, consisting of a
coat and vest.
4 On. Saturday, April 18th, he left
home to go to Dividing Creek. When
he returned Wilson was gone, like.
wise the coat and vest.
He learned that Wilson had gone to
Vineland and he made complaint and
constable was sent for him end he
was arrested with the clothes upon
him. Wilson had the same clothes
upon him in Court and Campbell
swore that the clothes were his. No
other witness was called by the State.
The defense was that Mr.. Campbell
had given him the clothes on account
of wages due him or rather that Will
liam had purchased themIin his wages
account. William was put on the
stand and testified that he had been
Eemployed by Campbell from February
18th till April 18th at $t2 per month.
That he lad been paid IS in clothes
and cash on account of wages. The
money and clothes we're mostly given
him by Mr.. Beckett who was Mr..
ECampbelPs partner. He had been
given the suit in dispute sometime be-
fore and had worn it about the place
In Mr.. Campbell's presence and to
church at Haleyville.
he claimed the clothes were given
him in his wages. Stacy Newcomb
was called and gave the lad very
excellent character.
He was in Mr.. Newcomb's family for
five years.
There seemed to be very little in the
case, and this view was evidently
shared in by both the Prosecutor and
the Court.
The jury retired, and another was
put In the box for the trial of Nathan
doldstein for keeping disorderly
nouse on South Pearl street near the
Conansey Glass Co.'S store.
The defendant was cared for by
non. L. W. Trenchard and q Phila,-
oeiphia lawyer named Singer.
doldstein was charged with keep
ing disorderly house of the char
acrer known as the cider mill.
Lewis Mattson was sworn. He said
ne knew doldstein and his place; had
oeen there frequently and had pro-
cured something to drink there; he
Ro' II frequently; he called it "cider
win a stick in it;' it would not take
nu0u 10 make man drunk; he had
frequently seAn others there. ba bod
neen there tight and had seen others
.nere In like condition; had drank
oeer there but thought the bovs
brought that in from outside, couldn,t
cay tnat 1t was bought there; the cider
sofa there, if a Ian drinks enough 81
~, VIII make him drunk; had made
Jun Dad tight; had gone in there both
sober ana tighr r -
mas went in their sober ard ,ca,ne
nu' ooozed from drinking that cider
lao LAO been doing this right along ali
"'A'er until about a month ago. 1t