Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-10-22
BRIDGEToN, N j., THURSDAY OCTOBER %, 1891

goods taken from the store at the
of the robbery.
Ihis was very positive witness
He SAID on the morning after the rob-
berry, Sunday morning, he went to the
store, and found il had been robbed.
He said he saw the tracks of men who
had entered the window of the store;
be saw where the trac ks of these men
left the back door of the store and
followed them directly to Barth's
house. the tracks showing all the way.
The same tracks had left Barth's pre-
vIou5ly and gone to the store. He
knew this by the fact that the return =
ing tracks had, in some places covered
the tracks made by the men in goi
The goods had been put in box, and
in putting it over the back fence the
whitewhashing had been screped off
by the box. He also saw a wagon
track, to which the foot prints showed
a mule was attached.
Thomas Heritage was next sworn,
and corroborated Mr.. Pierce as to the
foot tracks of the robbers.
j. D. Wallen came next. He was
witness who also saw the tracks.
The testimony continued about in
the same way until Marshall Rutter
was called
The second star witness of the term
was John Jones, of Trenton. But his
resideoce Ia Trenton was at his old
quarters, the State Prison. His testi-
mony moy be interesting to read, and
when ne took the stahd, Co. Potter
asked the Court to caution him that
he was not obliged to answer any
q7astion that would tend to crimiuate
hlmseh. Jones went up from Salem
county. The Court refused to caution
him at this time.
He was asked Did you ever live in
Millviiie?n
Yes sir, three miles below Millville." !"
How old are your
Thirty years of age"
How long have you lived below
Millville?"
Il came ont Of State Prison lest
November, and lived there till the 18th
Of last April.
"Do you know John Barth?n
'.Vas sir.p
"How long have you known him p
Eight or ten years"
How came you to get acquainted
with him p
Il went there to work for him, to
attend the clubhouse and sort rags"
Were you with him when the
Reeves store was robbed?''
Yes sir"
when was it?'
"on Saturday night, but 1 don't
know the date"
Where were you that night?"
II stayed at Barth's in the rag
house."
did Mr.. Barth have any callers
that night?'
Eyes sir"
Then he proceeded TO tell of being
aroused by noise and he saw three
men drive up with wagon and mule.
The three persons were "Ul Gle John"
and two Others whom he named Harry
Wright and Will Thomas.
They had dry goods in the wagon
also four or five pounds of smoking
tobacco and several pounds of chew
log tobacco and a number of hams,
so bag of coffee. They were placed
on the floor in John Barth's house
and also basket Of eggs and some
loose tea; also couple of boxes of
cigars and other notions. Uncle
Johh' had raped on window pane
and B4rth came dove and let them in.
His wife was present and she went in
the room aud got the money to pay
them eff. they claimed the goods
weFe worth $500, and they wanted SIS.
Bar'h gave them SO They we're not
saiisti d with this snd Barth told wit
ness to give them + ur quarts Of whis-
key, which was done. The men left
about 5 o'clock. ] want away the
mex morning to my home three miles
from Nilvills."
Cross xamiuatis Jones. you are
now ssrviuG term "a s ate Prison ?"
YES sir.7
What vera you convicted for?"