Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1893-05-25

Annie and Phebe were the only wit.
nesses in the defense Annie came
first. She of course, pleaded limo
cence. All the trouble originated
with the Monegans. At the time the
disturbance spoken of occurred, Annie
declared she was not at home. The
night Waldron was arrested, the fel.
low came to her home drunk, and she
said she would cut his head If he did
not get out. Annie said that her own
folks came to her house on little tear,
butno other drunken men were allowed
on the premises. Annie further said
she only used profane language nnder
provoeation.
On cross-examination Prosecutor
Logue asked Annie IL she had ever
been arrested by Squire Miller.
II have been in front Of him twice, ~
replied Annie.
Phebe Tilton told about the same
| story as Annie and denied all the al
legations made by the State, declaring
she was was not profane, nor did not
like to hear anybody swear.
On cross-examination Phebe said her
husband did not live with her.
'Why ?" asked Prosecutor Logue.
"'Cause he run away with another
woman"
Phebe also said that she had been
before this Court, charged with keep
ing disorderly house.
THURSDAY MORNING.
After Judge Hoagland had charged
the jury In the case of the State
against Annie Garrison and Phebe TIL
ton, charged with keeping disorder
ly house, Prosecutor Logue an
nounced that Harry Whitecar, charged
with breaking, entering and stealing
retracted his plea of not guilty, and
pleaded guilty.
Samuel Yourinson was called in
from jail to defend himself from a
charge of burning brush upon his pro-
perty, endangering the timber land
adjoining, and did not maintain a
competent watchman at the burning
brush pile. J. L. VanSyckle appeared
for the defendant.
| The contention of the State as
proved by several witnesses was
that Yourinson lived on the road lead
ing from Fairton to Centre Grove.
The property of Yourinson consisted
of about ten acres, four acres of which
has been cleared.
On the 9th of April there was for
est fire in that vicinity, burning over
acres of valuable timber, destroying
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty.
1t was also shown that just behind
Yourinson's barn there had been a
pile of roots and litter, which had been
burning the day before. The pile was
seen to burn on the 5th OF April and
no one was In the vicinity to watch it.
The line of the fire showed that the
flames in the woods started from this
pile, Among those suffering damages
by the fire were Edward Starn, Geo.
E. Elmer and others, and the amount
incurred aggregated several thousands
OF dollars.
The Jury in the disorderly house
case against Annie Garrison and Phebe
Tilton, returned a verdict of guilty
against Annie and acquitted Phebe.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Criminal business dragged along
yesterday in the Court room.
The defense of Samuel Yourison,
charged with causing the forest fire in
the woods below Fairton, was simply
to the effect that he was not respon-
sible for the flames that burned thous-
ands of dollars worth of timber. He
admitted that the day before the fire
he had bonfire on his property, but
the flames were entirely extinguished
after the consuming of the pile. and In
no way could this bonfire have
caused the confiagration. Yourison
presented witnesses to substantiate
this view of the case, and the matter
went before the jury.
Aubrey Thompson, colored youth
from Vineland, was brought in from
Jail. He had pleaded not guilty to a
charge of stealing clothing and was
represented in his defense by W. Be-
rault, ESQ.
Aubrey has been before the Court
upon a previous occasion, charged
with the same offense, and convicted.
Adolph Cline, Vineland tailor, is
the complaining witness, and was
first put upon the stand. Last March,
he claims, that there had been stolen
from his store a coat and vest, two
pairs of pants and hat. Mr.. Cline
explained that during the week
the goods were stolen, he had
been away two days, and upon each