Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-01-15
BRIDGET0N, N. J., THURSDAY JANUARY Is. 1891
The appeal case of Mulford g.
Coombs and Gerge and Benjamin De-

The appeal case of Mulford &
Coombs and Gerge and Benjamin De-
maris, was takel up.
This was a sui by Messrs. Demaris
to recover $l95, or two stacks Of hay
sold to Charles E Mulford, of the firm
of Milford " Combs. w. A. Logue,
for the plaintiffs, Messrs Demaris and
J. Boyd Nixon, for Milford & Coombs
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Before Court adjourned in the morn.
ing session, Rachl Griner, indicted fo,
cruelty to her child, was brought in
and entered pie. of not guilty to the
charge.
The appeal case of Milford &
Coombs and George and Benjamin De.
maris was resumed this afternoon,
and several witnesses were called by
Mr.. Logue to shov why the hay they
had sold to Mulfom & Coombs should
be paid for.
The defense began after these had
all given their testimony, the first wit.
ness called by MI Nixon being Mr..
Redgraves, who had baled hay.
since 1866, and was acquainted with
that kind of work, and also assisted
in baling the hay n dispute. His tes-
timony showed taat the hay which
had been objected to, was unfit for
baling.
The claim was also made that BENZ.
Demaris owed Milford & Coombs sos
for moving machine and horse rake,
and thai the amount was to be paid
from the proceeds of the hay. This
was not allowed nor consented to by
George Demaris, bat the firm insisted
upon 1t.
The case consumed nearly the whole
afternoon, and at its conclusion the
Court took the papers.
TUESDAY MORNING
| It was bright day when court was
opened this morning, and the first
criminal case was called, which is one
that will attract the attention of the
railroad men Of the State,-he Hand
manslaughter case.
James NJ. Hand, the defendant, an
engineer, who was driving the train on
the fatal morning when Linniken, the
butcher boy, met his death, was sitting
near his counsel, Walter H. Bacon.
Near by sat his wife, and during the
trial she was very much interested.
Prosecutor Logue sat at the end of the
Prosecutors table, and he said 81 am
ready to move the case OF the State
against James M. Hand"
"We are ready" said Mr.. Bacon.
There was considerable trouble ia
drawing the jury. Mr.. Bacon had
seven challenges, while Mr.. Logue ex.
ercised this prerogative eight times
The names of the Jurymen are: Ed.
Wallace, Geo. Harrison, Charles E.
Milford, John Pierce, Jehiel Westcott,
Walter johnson, H. Clay Trenchard,
W. w. Dare, Abram Tice, James E.
Hicks, w. Howard Blew, Geo. Will
liams.
The Prosecutor opened the case for
the State, by stating that Hand had
been indicted by the Grand Jury, in
May 1890, for manslaughter, in caus-
ing the death of Allen Linniken, a
young man. by being run into by a To-
connective, in charge of the defendant.
After stating what be expected to
prove, the Prosecutor called to the
stand l. 0. Acton, OF Salem, civil en-
gineer, who said he had made a map,
which was produced, and tackled up in
front of the jury, representing the
scene of the accident, the railroad, the
drive by the side of the road, the dis
tances, etc, which will play an i'm
portant part in the case
H. A. Jorden was called and testi-
fled that he had been keeping record
of the weather for the past fifteen
years. Ga the 7th of March, 1899. the
day of the accident, the thermometer
was IA at seven o'clock, and the wind
from the North west. The dav pre-
cedipg, the weather was cold, with
rain. In the evening at nine o'clock,
preceding the 7th, there was slight
snow fall. On cross-examination, Mr..
Jorden said these observations were
made in this city.
John G. Parmelee, a farmer who
lives just northeast of the Oak road
crossing, where the accident took place
was called, and said on the fatal morn
ng, he was In the barn in the rear of
his house, harnessing horse. He
heard noise while thus engaged
which attracted his attention to the
railroad. He looked out, saw the
train had stopped, and immediately
went over to the spot. He saw the
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