Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-02-05
KAUFFNIAN'S HEARING.
He is Held for Court ON "a Charge
OfSimDle Assault.

He is Held for Court on "a Charge
OfSimple Assault.
Considerable interest was taken in
the hearing Wednesday, in the case of
John Kaufman, pefore Esquire 8. W.
Wells.
Kaufman had been charged by VIM
Polkenhorn, with committing an as
sault on his wife Annie, on the evening
of January 18th, and beating and i'll
treating her. Kaufman was defended
by Jas. s. Ware, Esq.
Mrs. Polkenhorn, tall, feeble look
ing woman. took the stand and testi-
fed.
81 was at church, and as came down
Pearl street met man He said to
me how do you like Weber, l said
very well.' He said he had never
heard him before" They talked on,
and passing on down the street, he
asked if Mrs. Polkenhorn had heard of
two girls having been assaulted. She
told him she had not. He then said he
felt cold, he guessed he would go home
and change his clothes. Then he said
no he would not, but came on with
her and kept crowding her up to the
fence, and remarking he was cold
She became timid although there was
nothing Objectionable in his language.
When reaching Conover's store, on
South avenue, where he put his arm
around her, and pushed her up to the
store. She then aroused Mr.. Conover
who came out and the man ran away.
She declined Mr.. Conover's offer to go
home with her, as Mr.. Conover seemed
to indicate the fellow was a harmless
individual. When she proceeded on
her way and had reached Mr.. Stretch's
house, the man came up to her again
and then took hold of her shoulders
she then became frightened, and
screamed. He then struck her on the
head; the blow aud the fright car1ned'
her to fall. She screamed again and
the man told her If she cried out again
he would shoot her. She pulled off
the mans spectac,es. She continued
to scream and the man left. She iden-
titled John Kaufman as the man
She stated that she was Scotch.
From the effects of the blow and the
consequent fright and shock, she has
been confined to her bed, under the
doctors care, ever since.
Under Mr.. Wares skilful cross-ex-
animation, the story was brought out
only little more plainly.
Lewis Danzenbaker, the hackman,
testified that he was going home that
night, and met Kaufman near the
walnut tree, on South avenue, and
spoke to him. Shortly after, he met
Mr.. Conover, who asked him if he had
met man, and he replied that he had
met Kaufman. Conover told him of
Mrs. Polkenhorn having been insulted.
w. H. Parker testified that on that
night he heard a. woman scream
while he was in bed; he spraug out
OF bed and looking out, discovered
woman lying on the ground in front
OF his house. She was unconscious.
and he carried her in his house, and
his wife attended to her. She partial
ly recovered, and cried out that a man
had struck her, and said, "Oh my
mead. my head hurts me SO bad.n She
old not recover consciousness until
atfer she was taken to her own house.
Mr.. Ware, in short speech to the
COURT showed that there was a posi-
plllty OF its being case of mistaken
identity, and that although Kaufman
went with her to Conover's store. he
could pot have been the one who
assaulted her afterward. Kaufman was
in held $100 bail which he secured. for
his appearance to court
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