Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-01-22

DIR. Appelgate was on the stand al
most an hour. Probably there will
not be any witness upon the stand
this term, that was subject to such
rigid lines as he. His direct and cross
examination was very searching, but
when the doctor stepped down from
the stand, he remarked, eff you want
to know any more, lam ready for you.''
This led the Prosecutor to say, "You
came here with your fighting clothes
Oh, didn't you Doctor?" and the reply
was ''Yes sir''
A number of gentlemen were called
by the Colonel to prove that the repu-
tation of Pierce was good.
Mrs. Ella Pierce, wife of the prisoner
next took the oath. She went on the
stand carrying in her arms her little
three months old babe. Her testi-
mony was developed by Col Potter
Distinctly she remembers the awful
night. Her husband was in front of
the house with her brother Wilmon
Steward aud Frank Wright. Seated
in the house Mrs. Pierce heard her
husband say in loud voice, "Who
called me a 8 S----Y An answer
came, Come over here and you'll have
a doctors bill to pay" Later three
distinct sounds ss if blows were struck
came to her ears. Only a few moments
later her husband came in the house,
went up stairs, returned, and in min
ute left the house. After he had gone
she discovered blood on the steps load
ing all the way up stairs. Soon after,
Pierce returned, and she discovered
he had bleeding wound upon his left
ear. The jagged cut was washed and
again he left the house. Some time
passed and the prisoner came home
She noticed that he staggered when
he walked and his svoice was unnatural.
Dnring the night he moaned and talked
in his sleep. At the request of Mrs.
Pierce, Henry left home. She gave
this advice thinking Duffield was badly
injured.
Upon cross-examination, Mrs. Pierce
said she next saw her husband at Pen
tonville, Salem county, and advised
him to return. She knew at this time
of the death of young Dufield
When Mrs. Pierce.left the stand Col.
Patter called to the stand the accused,
Henry Pierce. He told OF going to
William Stewards house for milk early
in the evening, returning with his
brother.in-law, Wilmon Steward. Ar
irving home he found Frank Wright,
seated in a buggy in front of his house.
He went in the house, left his milk,
came out and going to the buggy be-
came engaged in conversation with
Wright. While standing by the buggy,
he pulled the whip from the socket
and played with it.
While thus engaged Pierce saw a
couple of fellows and girls pass the
house, and moment later party of
four boys came along and stopped
nearly opposite the buggy. The boys
then jeered and made peculiar noises
and Pierce said that is not a manly
thing to do" After some other parley
the witDess went over the road, think
ing that he knew the boys. Words
were exchanged, Tyler was knocked
down by Pierce, the stone was thrown,
and from that time memory fails, and
nothing done after that is distinct
When Mr.. Logue took hold of Pierce,
he did it with an evident determination
| of learning more than had already
been given. 1t seemed by his ques-
tions that he had very little faith in
| the forgetfulness of the witness, and he
cross-examined him at length. The
answers to the searching questions
were very unsatisfactory, and it was
evident that Pierce himself was dan
gerous witness to the defence.
I'VE rest" said Col. Potter, and
Prosecutor Logue began his rebut,al.
Mrs. Anna Peters was called, and told
the jury that she knew Henry Pierce
by sight. On the unhappy night,
Pierce walked from Shord's restaurant
with the witness. This was all after
the atfray. Mrs. Peters was positive
that Pierce walked perfectly strong,
did not stagger and talked perfectly
clear.
Charles Il. Pterson, the Freebooter,
followed. He saw Pierce the next
morning, and saw nothing of the ir-
Irregularities of his gait, as had been
testified to by witnesses for the de-
fense.
James Tyler was recalled He de.
MED that any of his party on the night
said to Pierce that they wished they
had something to shoot.
Here the case ended. Prosecutor
Logue made his opening, stating what