Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-05-14

Young $3.50 for the thirteen cords,
but he had refused to take it,
This evidence was corroborated bv
several employees of Mr.. Earl, and the
case was summed up by Counsel
In direct contrast to the session of
Court yesterday, was the opening this
morning. Criminal cases were to be
taken up and it is in them that the
public is interested, and the big room
was filled with large number of peo-
pie. Many of them were witnesses,
who are to give evidence in the several
cases. Inside the railing the chairs
were filled with jurymen. members of
the bar and others, whose duties call
them there.
All the Court officials were in their
places. Prosecutor Logue with a big
bundle of indictments in his hand, was
sitting at the end of the long table,
and it is more than likely that it will
be over week before his duties are
entirely finished.
Several persons were called to plead
to indictments as follows:
Martin Edwards, disorderly house,
Vineland, not guilty.
John Demby, stealing watch and
chain, not guilty.
Chester Loud, indicted for stealing,
retracted his plea of not guilty, and
plead guilty.
John Kaufman was greatly inter
ested in the first case placed before q
jury, by Prosecutor Logue, for he is
the defendant, and answers to charge
OF assault and battery upon Mrs. Annie
Pokenhorn. James NJ. Ware repre-
sented the defendant.
Mrs. Pokenhorn told the substan-
tial story for the prosecution. She
said that on the evening of the 10th of
January last, she started for home her
residence being Riverside, having at
tended services at Central NJ. E. church
While going home she was joined by
Kaufman on Sourh Pearl street and
he conversed with her concerning the
services. Once he left her and then
rejoining her continued to talk with
her until nearly Conover's store, when
Kaufman pushed her down. She
was frightened and entered the store.
Afterwards she went on and when
still further John again aecosted her,
saying something to her and at the
same time striking her severe blow
on the head, knocking her insensible
Mrs. Pokenhorn had never known
Kaufman previously.
That Mrs. Pokenhorn was assaulted
was evident from the story of VIM. H.
Parker, who lives at Riverside, and
who heard the woman's cry for help,
and going out found Mrs. Pokenhorn
lying upon the ground unconscious.
Lewis H. Danzenbaker located
Kaufman on South avenue, near Con-
overs store on this evening.
DR.. J. r. G. Thompson told the jury
that he attended Mrs. Pokenhorn pro.
fessionally. He found her unconscious
and suffering convulsions. She COM
planned of soreness on her side.
At the conclusion of DR.. Thompson's
testimony, the defendant, Kaufman,
had an opportunity to establish his
limo cence, and he embraced the op-
portunity. John is not the brightest
person in the world, and his answers
to Counsel's questions, at times caused
considerable merriment. Johns story
was that he went down South avenue
with Mrs. Pokenhorn as far as Con-
overs store, where he bade the lady
goodbye, and was good friends.
There his connection with the
woman ceased. After the papers
printed the story, John went to JUS
tice Wells and he advised him to go
down to Pokenhorn's to make an
apology, and it was then that his name
was learned.
Mrs. Katherine kaufman, mother
of the defendant was put on the stand
but she knew absolutely nothing of
the case and was soon permitted to re-
tire.
Mrs. -- Lee was called to prove
that on that night Johns spectacles
were not broken as Mrs. Pokenhorn
had declared.
The defense considered the case
established after Samuel Diament and
w. w. Lupton testified to Kauffman's
good character.
Mrs. Pok enhorn was recalled by
the Prosecutor and declared that
when Kaufman visited her house
after the assault, she was still up stairs,
sick, and did not see him.
The case was then given to the jury.
The Jury returned a verdict of not
guilty.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Joseph Elwell, and William Cum
mings, the hackmen indicted for fight.
ING. were next nut upon the anxions