Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-10-29
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past nine o'clock on Thursday morn
ing Payne saw Mr.. Mitchell and had a
consultation. Mr.. Mitchell sent him
to Mr.. VanSyckle and gave him the
names Of the witnesses who had left
Millville in the meantime. Mr.. Van
Syckle prepared the affidavit, and
read it to Mr.. Payne. The names sound.
ed so similar that he did not notice
the mistake. He declared the men to
oe In existence, and were members of
the club, and would have been i'm.
portant witnesses. The men were
German and French They were
gassblowers and went away from
Millville on the 10Th day of May.
They had been members of the club
from December to May, Mr.. Payne
has not seen them since, but had made
every efforts to find them, but with
out success. He declared positively
that these men were present as wit
nesses two days during the first trial
of the disorderly house case.
In the cross-e1amination Mr.. Logue
first developed the fact that while Mr..
Payne testified to these three wit
nesses leaving Millville on the 10Th,
the affidavit said they left on the 18th.
Again, that while Mr.. Payne's names,
and the names of his other witnesses
were registered at the City Hotel,
those three names were not put down.
Mr.. Payne said that he did not pay
any attention to the affidavit when
It was being read by Mr.. V9nSyckle,
and yet he swore that il was correct.
To Mr.. Logue MIR. Payne raid that the
affidavit was at fault when it stated
that it was expected to prove by these
three men that there was club
formed, as the club was formed in
1889 and these men joined fhe club in
December 1890. In fact in the CROSS
examination Mr. Logue recalled the
affidavit almost froru beginning to
end, by Payne's own testimony given
in answer to the Prosecutors questions.
fhe Court at this poiat took recess
until Friday morning.
All jurors not serving upyl.se5 pres
ent panel were disaharged for the
term.
FRIDAY MORNING
Mr.. Payne was still on the stand.
when Court re-convened this morn
ping, and Prosecutor Logu continued
his cross examination. While this ex
animation was going on, The disorderly
house case jury which had been out
all night, came in the room, having
agreed upon verdict. The foremen,
E. L. Matlaek declared that the YER
dict of the jury was guilty in the in
dictment." Payne was upon the stand
when the verdict was given. He did
lnot look toward the jury at all, and
listened to the verdict, without ap.
parently taking any interest in the
matter at all.
Wilson Banks followed Payre upon
the stand, as witness for the defense.
He said he was present during the ses-
sion of the May term of courtlast Ra
said that after the disagreement oe
the Payne dlsorderly house case ,ry
at that term, he we + to Pfossc,tor
Logue and asked hin if the case ~ou d
be moved again that terai, and tic
reply was that it would not, Bank
told Payne, and the witnesses men
toned were told by Paype shat they
would not be needed. ninks said
that Payne had three forei!ue.s here
during last May as wi,ueeses. lie
knew them well. they having heen
members of the 20 p Cn5 The
witnesses were not the men rroduced
yesterday by the State. II knew
them to be witnesses for 2 yss.
Mr.. Banks said he We pre-ent al
Mr.. Var Syckels office. Vt be stii-
davit was drawn. The Fl l4vit was
drawn by Mr.. VanSycke AMI M
Payne swore to the afFd VT bsfore
the County Clerk, in the e"ors room.
| Just after the disoIderly nocse jiry
had rendered its verdict Of guity,
Stephen Lee, one of Payne ton0smec,
| surrendered the defendant % Sh.riff
Whitecar, and thar officis took chair
near Payne.
+ Gee. Bartlett, glassblowor. said
that he worked in Wheato..'s glas 6
works from Oct, 1890 TO Marcs,
1891. During that period he work d
with man named KuobSe, whom he
supposed was German frc N his con
versatlon- He also had slight rec
election of Alphonse Ruohert. Ea
too, was foreigner. Upon cross X
animation the witness SAID lie WIS nos
quite sure of the last M. As to
Knobbe, the witness sid he was
| sometimes known as ''Co7pey." He
could not tell the Prosecutor wi ether