Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-10-15

was necessity for Carmel.
Isaac Barton said he thought it
would be grand thing to have an inn
and tavern for Carmel, and that Mr..
Wasman was good man to conduct it.
The case was then summed up and
the Court reserved its decision.
The trial of evil-doers begun in the
Cumberland County Court this morn-
ing, with Judge Hoagland presiding,
and Lay Judge Hendee on the bench.
The Court House was filed with spec
tators, witnesses and persons in.
terested,
Prosecutor Logue, to begin the bus-
iness, said he had intended to move
the case of Charles Keighly, the shoe
manufacturer of Vineland, who was
indicted for intimidating voter. He
said he found it impossible to move
the case today, and suggested that
Thursday be fixed upon to try it.
Col. Potter and Mr.. Tuller represent
ed Mr.. Keighly, and Col. Potter said
that the defendant was all ready with
his witnesses, ,and was willing to go on,
that it was no fault of the defense if
the trial did not proceed. He suggest
ed that If the Prosecutor is not ready
to go on with it to-day, it go over till
next term.
Mr.. Logue, in answer to q question
by Col. Potter, stated that the wit
nesses for the State had not been SUBJ
poenaed, and explained why.
The case was finally put off till next
term and the witnesses dismissed for
the term.
The case of Henry Anderson was
moved.
Before the case was taken up the
Court issued orders for the discharge
from jail of Henry Smith and Jacob
Anderson, who had been held to await
the action of the Grand Jury and no
Indictment had been found against
them.
A jury was empaneled to try the
case of Anderson. Chas. E. Sheppard
Esq, appearing for the defendant.
Henry Anderson, young colored
man was charged with highway rob-
bory, by attacking Mrs. Hannah
Petit on the Millville pike near Mill
vile.
Mrs. Petit, an elderly woman, was
placed on the stand. She said she
lived two miles and quarter from
Millville, near the line of the Millville
turnpike. She said, last Tuesday
morning she started from her home
for Millville; after she got upon the
pike she saw the defendant on the
road, as though coming from Bridge
ton; she saw him walking by himself;
he overlook and passed her, and after
passing Ter he stepped into the woods,
laid his bundle in the woods and wait
ed until she came up. She spoke to
him and he spoke in reply; she passed
on, and he came running up behind
and caught her and threw her down
and jammed his fist in her mouth; she
was terribly frightened, and told him
if he would let her up she would give
him dollar. She put her hand in her
pocket and gave him the dollar, which
he took and Immediately ran and got
his satchell and ran off. She said she
was terribly frightened and thought
he would kill her instantly.
She went on to Millville and made
complaint to Esquire Miller. She told
him Henry Anderson was the one who
made the assault upon her. She knew
Anderson and had seen him at Mt,
Pleasant Church several times.
On cross-examination she got badly
mixed, and confused him with his
father. She said it was his father she
had known, and said she had never
seen the defendant before he assaulted
her,
Richard Brown was next sworn.
He said he lived on the Millville turn
pike, and was travelling on the pike on
Tuesday last, the day of the alleged
assault. He saw the defendant that
morning near the two mile post on tne
pike. He met Mrs. Petit just oppo-
site the post. She spoke to him and
passed on; he then came on and met
Anderson and they spoke to each
other and passed on; he heard nothing
of the affair until he got home in the
afternoon. He identified the defend
ant as the young man he met, he had
seen him about Mt. Pleasant near the
toll gate before. He met the young
man within hundred yards of where
he had met Mrs. Petit.
Henry Brown little boy 10 years
old, not son of the former witness,
was next called. He said he lived close
to where Mrs. Petit lived, he was on
the turnpike last Tuesday morning
and saw Mrs. Petit; she was going