Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-10-22

goods, that Mr.. Barth bought the
coffee from Mr.. Hoight in Pniladel-
phi.
Mr. Barth was put on the stand and
swore that he had bought the coffee
OF Mr. Hoight, that he had bought the
tobacco and other goods of peddler
for sc 90 the man saying he wanted
to sell out and go home.
He denied telling Constable Ayars
that the goods came to his house the
night the store was robbed. He said
John Jones never worked for him,
he had only seen him two or three
times going through the place.
He denied the testimony of John
Jones emphatically and completely.
He said jones' whole story was not SO,
it was untrue.
He said on the Sunday morning,
when Mr.. Reeves and othsrs came to
his house, looking for goods taken
from bis store the night before, he
told them to 60 all through and look
for the goods lost, AMI they were not
there. He fought the tobacco and
DRIP goods two weeks after that of the
peddler.
Mrs. Barth was called to the stand
after ber husband had testified. Che
is an American woman. of large forn,
and of self-possessed disposition.
She was most positive that John
Jones had never in the world been in
her house. She did not know him.
She stated that her husband had
bought the tobacco and calico of
peddler and had ptid him 5000 for
it,
W. Hoydt, wis called; he sud this
was his name; he wes a junk dealer in
Philadelphia, and knew MIR. Barth;
he bought rsgs, iron and bones from
Mr. Bartb.
He is the man who furnished Mr..
Barth with sugar and coffee. A num-
Der of letters from Barth to him were
read and identified The coffee men-
toned in The letters wss lba, 8 lbs
ard 10 lis 10 the respective letters.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
The case OF John Barth was contic-
ued in tue af eruoon with Wm. Hoydt
on the stand at the hegi1ning of the
afternoons session. Prosecutor Logua
gave the young junk dealer rafting
cross-4xamipation, but didn't knock
hin out bit; in fact his answers were
clinchers to his direct testimony, only
that he could not and did not explain
why he got Arbuckle's coffee.
John Hampton, of Millvile, was next
called. Mr.. Hampton is a carpenter
and builder and has known the defend
ant eighteen years He was called to
prove tie character of John Barth.
Hs had never beard anything previous
to the present asst derogatory to the
character of Mr.. B ,rtb.
Captain Ellis R ewes gave similar
testimony. A number Of others were
called to give Mr.. Barth a good char
acter, and they unhesitatipgly did s.
Mr.. Birth had rented building to a
''club" near by his residence, and many
of those testifying had been members
of that club.
john Jones ta1 testid ID that he ha
worked for Berth in attending on that
club and in sorting rags. These wit,
nesses testified they had never seen
Jones there, and that he had never
been employed there.
A Mr.. Spray end Mr.. E. G. Porch
were called to prove that they had
&C ne to the house of Barth, entering =
at the back gate at an early hour on
the Sunday morning following the
re bbery. That they both wore gum
boots, and that those were the tracks
that Reeves and others had seen at
Barth's gate. They both swere that
this was the fact.
He1ry Barth, a private in he United
States ermy, son of John Bartb, con-
GUIDED wi h his testimony, the evi-
d. uce fer tt defense.
Richard Reeves was recalled in re
b1tfal, but developed nothing new.
D Wellea vas recalled 70 tae
san pu'p7sf, anl wi'h ab2ef th
same rfsut. With these = aptrais
b tn sd rested aud begun their sam
niog up Col Potter addressing taa
j1ry frsb,
/ The Prosecutor followed with q
good closing, and Judge Hosgt4a5
made an exhaustive charge. Thu iQry
went out at half past four O'Clock aud
Court sdjouFned for The day. The
witnesses in both cases against Charles
". Payne, Jr., are excused until rext
/ week
FRIDAY MORNING
The jury n the case OF John Barth
was still out when Court convened
this morning, having been out all
might without reaching an agree ment.