Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-01-21
FRIDAY MORNING.

PAOsACco WhcA tuc OOuEI was ChiIeU TO
order this morning.
Samuel Bloom was the first witness
of the day, and he told the same
story as Steelpass and Rubins. He
gave positive testimony, substanti.
ating the charge of malicious mischief
made by the grand jury.
A number of other witnesses came
upon the stand and declared that the
affair was most disgraceful, and every
one gave positive testimony that i'm.
plicated beyond peradventure the in
dicted defendant.
The defense then began its work.
Lawyer Trenchard outlined the course
1t expected to pursue by saying that
the boys went 20 the store to get cigars
and asked for them peaceabIy. when
they were set upon by the jews, and
maltreated, and the only thing they
did was to defend themselves.
Yewler Allen, one of the defendants,
said that he and his party went from
the Wood farm to Carmel on this night
and visited a friend where they S.
cured some wine Afterward they
went to Mayer Wasman's and pro
cured some cider. Afterward they
went to Steelpass' store to get some
cigars. Timidly they knocked at the
door, when whole lot of jews ran
out and began beating them over the
head With buckets, and broom handles.
The door was slammed in their faces,
and the glass broken out. Allen and
Berry were dragged in the store end
threats of being tied with ropes and
being taken to Bridgeton were made.
Allen said he took out his knife with
the idea of frightening the Jews and
said he would cut them if they did not
let him and his friends go. He went
there for no trouble and did no mis-
chief. --4 5.rs
MIR. Logue seemed to know consider
able about the youog men, judging
from his questions on cross-examina-
ton. Allen admitted that he was one
of party who two weeks previous
went over to Carmel disguised in
women's clothing. He said he felt his
liquor, but would not own to being in
toxicated.
Stephen Berry, a lively Irish lad, and
the other defendant in this case, said
thathe had been over from Ireland just
seven years next June. In the begin
ming he owned that while he was not
drunk, he was feeling his liquor. The
party, he said, went to the store OF
Steelpass Allen went to the door
and was ordered off Then thirteen
or fourteen Jews came out with
brooms and buckets and began beat
ing them. Then be was pulled inside
the store where an attempt was made
to tie him and the threat made that
he would be taken to Bridgeton. Al
len was badly pounded, said Berry, be-
ing hit in the mouth with bottle and
seriously injured.
The case was summed up, the court
allowing ten minutes aside, and after
the charge by the Court, the jury re-
tired.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
All sorts Of cases are being tried at
this session. Jurors have listened to
evidence. stealing, inceDdiary, assault
and battery and malicious mischief
cases, and this afternoon Prosecutor
Logue sandwiched in breaking and
entering charge made by the Grand
Jury against Albert Spencer and
Thomas Blizzard. The story Is best
told by the witnesses as they were
upon the stand.
David Turner. store keeper of Port
Norris, said that on the night of De;
cember 4th, his store was locked up as
usual The next morning he dis
covered that the store had been en-
tered and robbed. The entrance was
effected by removing a wire screen from
bulk window and a pane Of glass
broken from The window, sufficiently
large for a man to crawl through.
Pocket knives, cigars, haDdkerchiefs,
socks, suspenders, tobacco, shoe
strings, mouth organs and some money
| were taken from rhe store.
The next night, John Blizz ,rd, a
brother of Thomas Biizz ,rd, came 10
Mr.. Turner and returned TO him thrt G
knives and two mouth orgaus, which
the bI other said Thomas had stolen
from the store. Warrants were then
issued and after some time we're ar
rested and brought before. the Justice
of the Peace. Both pleaded utility.
Thomas Blizzard said before the JUS
tice that he did not go in the store, but
his partner did.
Mrs. Abbie Blizzard, wife of John
Blizzard, saii she and her husband
lived at Bivalve, near Port Norris. On
the night of the robbery, Mrs. Biz
yard said 2papcor ord Tbn,oas Rlix-