Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-01-21

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assaulted Brown, according to his own
story. A scramble followed. The
Gouldtown fellows were the guilty
ones all the way through, not only
fighting, but even going SO far as to
fire a revolver at one of the Jehoka-
vile innocents.
Peter Keets trotted up from the au-
dience to throw a little light upon the
affair. Lehman Pierce. he says be-
gan this fight, assaulting young
Brown. The Harmoa crowd did not
seem to be at all bad. e
Geo. Gould thought the Harmon
party were innocent of precipitating
any trouble, although he admitted
they were engaged in the fracas to q
certain extent. Upon cross-examina-
ton, Gould told Mr.. Logue that he
did not see the.beginning of the faacas.
And then came John Harmon. Poor
Johnl This is the second time he has
been called upon to defend himself. He
endeavored to show to the jury that
on this eventful night he, with his
friends, went out to the Basket Social
at Gouldtown, and he was as innocent
of all wrong intentions. He went
| quietly to the hall, engaged in the fes.
tivities of the occasion, and when the
hour came for him to go home, he
started out of the door. No sooner
had he reached the open sir, before
some thirty or forty GouIdtowners
gathered about him and his friends,
cred down upon them. He defended
himself feebly, hurting no one, and
threw no stones.
! On cross-eXamination John said he
was always warmly welcomed when
he visited Gouldtown, and he did not
know that be was or was not any more
peaceable than anybody else. John
showed the Prosecutor a couple of
scars which he said were made by a
razor that night in the hands of Frank
Wright.
A number OF witnesses were sworn
to prove the good reputation of Clar.
ence Branch, and Mr.. Wares clients
finished their story.
Mr.. Trenchard made no opening for
his clients, merely putting the defend
ants npon tie stand. Dallas Williams
was first put on the stand. He said
he had nothing to do with the fight in
any particular In fact be. ..had but
little knowledge OF the affair, not be.
ing disturbed by anyone, and not hav-
ing any occasion to fight.
Albert Brown, Mr. Trenehard's other
client, followed Williams as q witness.
He could not give very clear, con-
nected story Of the fight. He only
said he did not think he was to blame
for anything he might have done
there.
The summing up of the case took
some time, and the court gave the
case to the jury.
Prosecutor Logue announced that
the Griner rape case would go over
until next Tuesday morning, and the
witnesses were excused until that
date. This case, it was expected
would be moved this afternoon, and
the large audience seemed greatly dis
appointed when the announcement
was made, ana many left the room.
The next case moved by the Prose-
cutor was the indictment against Yew-
Ter Allen and Stephen Berry, charging
them with malicious mischief,
L. Steelpass, merchant Of Carmel,
took the stand and said he was en-
gagged In business In that village. On
Saturday night the 26th Of December,
Yewler Allen and Stephen Berry, with
two or three others, came to his place
and one Of them kicked on the door.
making loud noises. He went to the
door and opened it. He was afraid OF
the crowd and he shut the door. Then
sombody in the gang broke the win
dow from the door. A Jewish gentle
man In the Steelpass store went out
and asked the boys what they wanted.
Then the gang began fighting. After
some quarreling, Berry was captured
and taken In the store. Allen came ia
with knife and threatened to kill the
Jews. Allen also caught up board
and threw 1t, striking Jewish lady
named Robin. Joseph Haines, a
young man of the party, came in then
and took the knife from Allen and
took them away with him.
Harry Rubins, another Jew, said he
was at the Steelpass store when the
outbreak occurred, and he earnestly
and rapidly told the story of the fracas
that night, and in every detail corro-
bated Mr.. Steelpass testimony.
The jury In the Gouldtown scrap
ping case did not care to stay out all
night and they came to a conclusion
inst before the afternoon's adjourn