Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-01-29

uIluhflAy oiAih3 AIho uhesU, hoo CNci led
or fee. Archie Heintz brought
over small keg of what he said was
beer, Mr.. Ferretti said.
Mis- Carrie Heintz was one of the
guest of the house on the Sunday in
question. She said that neither Sny-
der Tor DeHert procured any beer
therethat day.
Frea Heintz was there; he took half
a pint of whiskey over with him, fright
in thst bottle" said the witness, hold
ing small flask aloft. He saw nobody
drinking anything about were ex
cept egg nog.
John Ferretti, father of the Defend
ent, was at the house on that Sunday.
Saw nothing of Snyder or DeHart.
When the defense rested, Mr.. Gran
dali asked the Prosecutor, well do
you want Ferretti convicted?" and Mr..
Logue replied mot if the evidence
won't warrant it" The jury soon got
hold of the case and retired.
Mr.. Lsgue moved the case of the
State against Thomas and Mary Mink.
charged with keeping disorderly
house. The defendants are colored
people. Their defense was in the care
of Hon. Thomas w. Trenchard.
Ellen Crawford an elderly colored
lady was first sworn. She said she was
resident Of Port Elizabeth. On Aug.
10th, which was Saturday night, and
Sunday morning, people were dancing
there and cursing. On Monday the
witness told Mrs. Mink that unless the
disorder ceased, she would indict the
house. After that the nuisance seemed
to be greater.
Randolph Parker and Lore MO Will
son had fight there over Mrs. Mink.
The men we're white, and one accused
the other of running off with my Liz
zie." Wilson whipped Parker and then
went off in the house with Mrs. Mink.
Time and time again disorderly occur
rences we're happening theere. Mrs.
Crawford said she had been greatly
annoyed by the conduct of the people
at the house.
Ed. Fitzgerald, a colored man, fol-
lowed Mrs. Crawford. He is in the
employ OF 4saac Sharp, this Port Eliza
beth hotel man. This witness saw
the fight between Parker and Wilson
as described by his mother.in.law.
Sundays and week days drunken orgies
have been in progress, which proved
greatly annoying. The witness said he
had seen people stand right on the
Mink porch drinking beer. He said
further that Mrs. Mink had told him
that her husband told her to keep this
sort of disorderly house for the pur-
pose of making money to live.
Right here the Ferretti disorderly
house jury came in and returned YER
dict of not guilty.
Mrs. Anna Fox, white lady, had
heard two or three cursing rows about
Mrs. Mlnks house.
Miss Mary j. Fox, daughter of the
preceding witness, heard the cursings
and obscene language coming from the
Mink cottage.
Fred. Camp heard the racket up the
street Ia front of the Mink house on
that night of the Randolph and Wilson
fight.
The state rested and the defence
without any opening called J. Fox to
the stand, to prove that Thomas
Mink's character was first class, A No.
l." That of Mrs. Mink was ''fair." :"
The reputation of the house was fair"
Harry Shaw had never heard the
first word against Tom. Of Mrs. Minks
he had heard she was not the best
woman in the world.
Benjamin Camp and Undersheriff
John H. Morris, gave Thomas Mink,
the best of character.
Thomas Mink then took the stand,
but before his testimony was COM
mencsd scarcely, the court adjourned
for the day.
THURSDAY MORNING.
When Court resumed its work this
morning, Thomas Mink, one of the de-
PENDANTS, was upon the stand. He de-
MED that there had ever been any dis
order at his house in Port Elizabeth.
He never had seen any fights or disor-
derly occurrences.
Mrs. Mary E. Mink, another defend.
ant, said she had lived in a house at
Port Elizabeth. While living there
the witness had kept boarders.. Mrs.
Mink said that Crawford and Ed. Fi'z-
gerald made much more noise than she
or any of her boarders. Mrs. Mink de
MED that in August as has beeh testi
fled by the State, there was any dis
order about the house. Everything
was quiet and peaceful. In fact all of
the testimony of Mrs. Mink was a flat
contradiction of the testimony of the