Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-10-20

Jury mao been applied for IN the az
peal case Of Mess versus Berovsky,
/ and he was therefore directed TO draw
jury of twelve men from the whole
panel, TO try the case on Monday, Oct
24.h.
| The following pames were drawn;
Chas. G. Watson, Walter Foulke, John
Miller, james Vannaman, Frank Bray,
John Ogden, Frank McGee, Michael
w. Shelly, s W. Burch. Howard Sock
well, Evan Evan and Warren Lewis
A jury was then impanelled to try
the case of Isaiah Arthur, for larceny.
Arthur is a tall coored man and was
indicted for stealing pumber of
check valves, pipes, etc., from J. Por-
titus Gage, In Vineland. The articles
they were offered for sale, and finally
sold by the defendant to L. w. Gould,
| of Vineland.
Mr.. Berault represented the defend
| ent.
| Mr. Gage, the tool maker, of Vine
land, was sworn, and identified num-
Der of check valves, float valves and
strainer pipes as his property, which
were part of the articles stolen. The
goods taken were valued at $24 As
and were sold to Mr.. Gould, it was al
legged, by the defendant for So.
They had been stored in his fathers
barn, and he first learned that they
| had been offered for sale the 9th of
April. He had paid no attention to
these goods while stored in the barn
for over ten years.
Arthur had been for many years in
the employ of the Cages, father and
son.
| W. P. Turner, a clerk for Mr.. Gould,
was called sand testified to Arthur's
bringing the check valves, etc., to the
store for SALE With this witness the
State rested it's case.
Mr.. Berault outlined his defense, a
remarkably lame one, which was that
he found them, while removing trash
from Mr.. Cages barn, and kept them
as hesalways did old trash which was
dumped into his wagon for removal
to the ash dump.
Isaiah Arthur was put on the stand
in his own defense, but before he was
questioned, ex-senator P. P. Baker
was called to prove the character of
the defendant. He said he knew his
reputation for honesty, and that it
was good. Mr.. Baker said he had
known Mr.. Arthur for eight years.
o. F. Rexroth, the Democratic can.
didate for Assembly, was called. He
had known Arthur for eight years;
knew his reputation, and knew it to
be good.
Chas. K. Lands, Vineland's founder,
Joseph Tomlinson, of Vineland, Mrs.
Mary 8. Wilson each testified to Ar
thurs good character.
The examination of Arthur was then
begun.
He denied stealing the valves, &C.,
as charged. He said he was engaged
for many years by the Cages, and on
the day in question he was engaged
by Mr.. Gage to haul the trash out of
the barn.
When he unloaded his stuff, he
found, among other old trumpery, the
valves, &c., in the trash. These things
he took to his home, threw them in
his yard, where they lay in open sight
for six or eight weeks.
A large number of witnesses for the
defense, showed that the stuff had
been loaded on the defendants wagon
by Mr.. Hensel, who slid the stuff
out of the barn window down a plank
to the wagon in boxes, and by the de-
fendant dumped into his wagon, and
that he had hauled it away couple
of miles, and unloaded it where he
found among it the valves, etc., which
he sold to Mr.. Turner.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The Freddy" Spencer cider jury
came in with verdict of guilty with
recommendation of mercy.
The Court charged the Arthur jury,
and the gentleman retired.
A lady from Vineland, of Italian ab-
straction, was brought In from jail by
a constable, and given a seat at the
defendants table, to answer charge
of assault and battery.
Her name was given as Angeline
Guodain, and the charge was made
that this woman some time since, on
the 9th of July, assaulted another
Italian woman by the name of Mrs.
Frances Device, beating her, biting
her, and chewing her arm consider
ably.
Pretty much all of the witnesses
were Italians, and an interpreter was
necessary, Mrs. Amelia Cratic, an in
telligent italian, whose English was
perfect, was brought forward and
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