Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-01-21
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Inem with BliZzard, and also gave the
husband Of the witnes- 80.
next day John Blizzard returned these
goods to Mr.. Turner.
Constable Elmer Hogbin vas next
called. He arrested Blizzard down at
Cedar Creek. When the warrant was
served, Blizzard asked mue,ner IL was
for the Port Norris or Miiivilie affair.
When informed it was for the Port
Norris affair he said, well. suppose
I'm in for it, but I wouldn't care so
much if spencer was arrested 10, Tor
he had more than had 80 do With it.n
Justice Compto" said that both par
ties acknowledged the affair before
him.
The state rested and Lawyer Ware
asked Thomas Blizzard if he wanted
to go on the stand. He decided he
did. He went 90 the stsnd and said
he did not break open the store. s3pen-
Ger did that and afteI wards diylded
the spoiIs with Blizzard.
Mr. Ware said that Spaacs aeklow-
lodged his guilt and Ike dsf .nss
rested.
The States tired too," ssjnarked Mr.
Logue, and Judge Hoaglaad tald the
jury to decide. They rsru7nad 3 vsr-
dict of gdilty without leaving tta box.
The names of the next deitn5snt
called TO answer an indietment lad a
very familiar sound, Is Ptoseaasor
Logue pronounced "Joaa Hefm3n
and others. This case waa sn in
dictmant charging John HARMON,
Clayton Cuff and Lewis PTawn #ish
stealing a hose from Smith 1o9l!in.
As Harmon came in ami took his seat
beside his counsel, Mr.. Ware, ne re-
marked Reckon they'll hang me yet"
Mr.. Trenchard appeared for Cuff and
Brown.
Meany Pierce, an employees { f Smith
Tomlin, told the jury thss last Sep
tember there was a camp -neetiag, in
progress On the Buckshu.sn Road,
and on Sunday night, the a0th, he
went out there with one of Mr.. Tom
Inns teams driving cheatr ut sorrel
mare. He arrived there about half
pest seven O'Clock. Ahout eleven
o'clock he went after his horse TO go
home, and found it had been stolen.
Hs did not learn that night WHO had
taken the animal That night he saw
Clayton Cuff and Lewis Brown about
the woods.
The owner of the horse, Smith Tom
lin, went on the stand and said the
night his horse was stolen he was in
Delaware. Upon arriving home he
began thorough seaFc5 and learned
from andrew Wells the team was in
Woodbury.. He went there and found
it in Budd's livery stable. Ten days
afterward Clayton Cuff and Lewis
Brown came 10 Mr.. Tomlin and told
him they had gotten the horse from
John Harmon, at the Camp Ground
and driven to WOODBURY..
From Gouldtown came Belford
Pierce to testify in the case. Remem-
bering as if it was but yesterday the
camp meeting last September. He
saw Meany Pierce there and saw the
horse of Mr.. Tomlin. He said he saw
the three defendants out at the camp.
He ga three men in the buggy after
ward, driving of from the grounds.
The Carmel jury returned with q
verdict Of not guilty in the case of
Stephen Berry, and guilty. in she ease
of Yewler Allen. tH-
Justice Wells was called. He said
that Cuff aud Brown were witnesses
In his court against John Harmon.
when Harmon was first arrested. He
said that Cuff and Brown both saies
they had been in fracas the Satur-
day night before the horse was stolen,.
and on Sunday night they heard the
man was dead. This fr.g ,teAsd them
and they wanted to get away. Some
one, it was not allowed to be said who,
furnished the Tomlin horse and wagon
to them and they drove to Woodbury.,
where they hi'ched the horse in the.
street.
This was the evidence OF the State,
and Lawyer Ware asked the Court to
discharge John Harmon, aad there
being no evidence against him, the
Court accordingly Iid so.
Ia his Own defense Clayton Cuff said
that tn this nighr John Harmon fur
mist ed the team TO him and Lewis,
Brown and told then TO drive on
where tbAv wanted to go. II seems
that Cuf >wn were in soma
trouble = out of
town.
and hit
They
be ret
did
to.