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

leA Soous, next LOOK position
1t the defendants table. He was
represented by Col. Wm. E. Potter,
of this city, and Lawyer Lowe, of
Millville.
The case promised to be decidedly
interesting, as the nature was very
serious, and the learned counsel en-
ployed in the case certainly indicated
a strong legal fight. A big box of
goods was brought 10, which will
figure in the case.
Richard NJ. Reeves, of Milivile,
was first called He stated that he
was merchant in that city and en-
gagged in the sale of groceries and dry
goods. His store was entered OF the
Saturday evening of the l1th of April
or early Sunday morning the 18th
Saturday night was very stormy
night, and owing to an accident to the
engine, there were no lights in the
city. He was informed Sunday morn
ing that his g ore had been entered,
and his Investigations proved the
truth of his assertions. He missed q
box of Arbuckle's coffee, twelve or
fifteen hams, 20 dozen of eggs lot of
dry goods, and all the smoking and
chewing tobacco in the store. He
found that the burglars had forced q
shutter, and had taken the goods from
the back door into O. back yard
Mems tracks were traced some dis
tanced from the store, the ground
being damp and muddy. o. the iae,
the prints of the box OF coffee were
found in the ground Then wagoo
tracks were found. The mems tracks
were traced then on to the back pat
of the premises owned by John BArth
who keeps junk shop Mr.. BArth
lived there. After looking around, it
was found that the tracks did not lead
further and . search warrant was
issued and Officer Bullock and one or
two others searched the rag house,
and q house kept by Barth's daugh-
ter. The house in which Barth lived
was not searched at all. The premi
IS are in the outskirts Of the city.
None of the boxes were found that
morning. Mr.. Reeves Unidentified
large alnout of dry goods produces in
court.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Court opened this morning with Nj.
OF ri
Potter continued the cross-examin-
alton of the witness. The cross Sex
animation of this witness was extreme
ly exasperating, the endeavor being to
get him to place fixed value upon
the goods found at Barth's which
were in court, and also to find out
how he identified the coffee which was
found there.
Col. Potter desired the goods to be
measured, and the Court directed that
the witness measure the goods at his
convenience before the afternoon seq
siop.
Constable R F. Ayars was called,
aud, after stating that he had been a
Constable nineteen years. AMI that he
had been given sea- ch warrant to
search the premises of John Bar b, at
Miilville, he identified the goods pres
ent as the goods which were found
during this search.
Barth was absent when the search
was made, as also was his wife, they
both being in Philadelphia. The
premises were in charge of a man
named Barber.
He came home before the Consfa able
got away from the house Cospsr
Ware, Harry E birn, Marshall Rutter,
Constable Carney and MIR Reeves, the
preceding witness, were present when
the search was made.
Mr.. Barth, when asked where the
goois found came from, said he
bought them Of peddler, but he
would not say who he pei 4ler was,
neither would lie describe him
Barth was arrested and be aud she
soods were taken to the Mayors ofIiop
nj. Ayars said ttat SArth made she
adm ssion after the goods had been
identified by air Reeves, thar the
goods ail clme 10 njs hous the night
&r. Reeves store WAS robbed. Con
stable Cart ey, Of Salem county, Was
n-Gf called to the stand q said he
was With Constable Ayars when the
search ef Barb S premises WIS made.
lie cosFobora,ed the testimony OF Air.
ayare
Jonatab'e Carney said; "ae made
statement TO me alone on the side of
the verauda l asked him who were
the fellows who brought Tie goods
here. lie said L dol'E know; they put
them uader that box, (pointioel ard
some of them they put uader ny rass,
| found hem there There was 20
one present with MS then; the otber-
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