Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-05-21

The arrangement was that Ogborn
was to give the witness all the articles
after the robbery, and they were to be
taken to Philadelphia. But Ogborn
did not give all that Mrs. Godkin says
she had taken from her. Grosevenor
did not know where the missing ar
| ticles had been secreted. Grosevenor
said hs left town two days after, and
while he was away Ogborn left town
Cross-eXamination.
Harry GIosevenor said he got the
watch and the gold chain, but he did
not get the ring. Got the silver cuff
buttons from Ogborn, got the brace
lets and the plated spoons-the sugar
spoons.
They entered the house at first, but
he did not want to go upstairs for fear
someone was there; came out of the
house, and then returned and was in
the house about half hour more.
Has pleaded guilty to two other
charges of burglary !; he also ad-
mitted to having attempted to
break jail. He said his parents lived
in Philadelphia. When he was asked
what he had done for living, he
evaded the question and did not re-
veal anything he had ever done.
Constable Nickerson was called, but
the Prosecutor was not quite ready for
him until after Officer Creech was
called.
This officer said he knew Mrs. God.
kin and George Ogborn; he had
searched the premises of Mrs. Kate
Grosvenor ard Mrs. Anna Grosvenor
for goods belonging to Mrs. Godkin.
opera glasses as those he had found at
Mrs. Kate Grosvenor's, the mother of
Harry Grosvenor. He also identified
a ring that he got from George Og-
born. He went in the lookup after
| Ogborn's arrest to talk with him. He
owned up about being with Grosvenor,
went to the house with Grosvenor, he
said, and stood out and watched
Grosvenor came out of the house, he
said, and gave him setting up" be-
cause he didn't watch better.
Grosvenor, he said, promised to di-
vide half the spoils with him. Gros-
venor went to Philadelphia, but he,
| Ogborn, remained in Vineland. He
asked Ogborn who got the ring. He
would not admit having it at first, but
finally confessed that the ring was hid
but he finally produced the ring, the
officer thought he produced it from his
boot.
| The articles which had been ide nti-
fed were offered in evidence and the
State rested.
! Mr.. Bacon made the opening for the
defendant, Ogborn, and claimed that
Ogborn would explain how he came
by the articles found in his possession,
and should claim verdict of not
guilty.
Benjamin 7. Ogborn was first called.
He said he lived in Vineland and was
the father of George Ogborn. Was at
home on Christmas eve, did not see
Grosevenor there. Grosevenor was
not in his house that evening. Mr..
Ogborn was in Philadelphia on Dec.
245h, and in the evening Grosevenor
came to his door and called for George
George went to the door, and his sis
ter ia moment, went to the door,
and called to George, asking who it
was, and George came in and said it
was Harry Grosevenor. George and
his sister and another young lady, then
went down town, and he did not see
George any more that night, as he
had retired when George and his sis.
ter came home. His house had never
been searched, nor any of the articles
were at his house, but the ring which
he had seen. The ring, the same ring
identified by Officer Creech, was sent
back from Shemong, where George
went to work the following Monday,
| hhA tAoo Woo tAc uTSU tlIuc ne Ildu
seen it. Did not know whose it was,
thought George sent it down from
Shamong.
Manlove Morris, of Vineland, testi-
| fled that George had worked for him,
while in his employ, he went over the
house day or night as he pleased, but
never stole anything from him.
Mr.. Morris had heard that Ogborn had
been arrested and convicted of bur
glary before he worked for him.
8. B. Tomlinson was sworn, said he
knew George Ogborn; he had worked
for him In 1887, but he could not say
but that his reputation at that time
was as an honest boy.
Court adjourned when this witness
had concluded his testimony.