Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-01-22
VOL. XLIII.
GEO. w. MCGOWAN. Publisher.
CUMBERLAND COURTS.

CUMBERLAND COURTS.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK.
HARRY PIERCE GUILTY OF
MANSLAUGHTER
EIzie Bozarth Convicted of Lar
ceny: Henry q. Smith Guilty
Of Adultry.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
1t was a large audience that crowded
the court room yesterday afternoon.
The interest in the Pierce granddaughter
case seemed not to abate one whit.
The aisles were filled with persons anx-
ious to hear all the interesting points
in the trial. Colonel Potter, represent
ing the defense was seated at the long
table facing the Judges Bench, and on
his right sat Henry Pierce, the man
charged with the grave crime. He sat
bolt upright in his chair, looking
neither to the right nor left with
down cast eyes and apparently took
very little interest in the proceedings.
On the left of the Council sat Mrs
Pierce. In her lap slept a little babe,
probably three months old. Mrs
Pierce appeared wan and careworn.
1ift1a fhof
her. A friend sat near her.
Behind Prosecutor Logue sat Mr..
and Mrs. Dufield, parents of the boy
who met his death, as the result of the
blow. Mr.. Duffield never took his
eyes from the witnesses.
The sad story must be scared in the
mind of the mother. She was very
attentive and at times tears welled up
in her eyes, when something was said
which recalled to her, the boy who had
SO suddenly been taken from her.
When the trial is over, the story will
have been twice told. Notwithstand-
ing the case had been thoroughly
brought out but three months ago, yet
the prosecution allowed nothing to es-
cape that would tend to enlighten the
jury. The witnesses were examined at
great length by Mr.. Logue, and the
stenographer had busy afternoon.
Colonel Potter was none the less ieal-
GUS of his clients interests, and the
witnesses were rigidly examined in
every particular.
There was great deal of trouble in
getting a jury to sit on the case. The
special panel of forty-eight men was
exhausted before twelve men had been
seated. Col. Potter for the defense,
made eighteen challenges, and the
Prosecutor, ten-twenty-ei eight in all.
Talismen were called from the audi
ence, several of them being challenged.
The jury finally agreed upon being as
follows:
William Davis, f. Frank Fisher,
Grant Nixon, William Elwell Jere-
miah Chambers, John Harris, Stephen
Lee, James Gates, Franklin Bateman,
Allen Duffield, John Paullin, David
Robbins. The last seven were taken
from the audience.
Prosecutor Logue then opened the
case briefly, and the testimony was
begun:
Jimmie Tyler sworn, after relating
where he lived retold the story of his
going out to the reservoir on the fatal
night. He said that he with Henry
Duffield and jesse Dare, went out to
the grove near the reservoir. They
saw two boys and two girls, whom
they knew, but who they did not
want to see them, so they stopped
near a tree in front of Plerce's
house. When they sat down near the
tree they heard some one say, 'that is
not manly way to do" and pretty
soon Pierce came over with whip in
his hand. He then told how Harry
said Adams to him. and "Dadlem," !"
to one OF the boys, Dare he thought
and then commenced to tap him with
the whip. After he tapped him once
or twice, he said the whip stung, and
he pushed it away saying don't
strike me with that whip" He said
Pierce then struck him and kicked
him, knocking him down. When he
got up he picked up stone and threw
1t at Pierce, hitting him on the head.
he then said Pierce made a dash at
the rest OF the boys, and hit Duffield
with Ga whip, as he fell on his hands
and knees in the street. He saw him
strike Duffield on,e; saw no other one
come across the road but Harry Pierce.
He said Dnffield got up and came
awas with them; they went to Saml
shords' saloon. The testimony was
the same as given in the former trial
Col, Potter took he young man in