Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1893-10-12

Barron Bacon was In court and
YVES called up by the Prosecutor to en-
ter his plea of stealing $33 worth of
jeweler from VIM. F. Banks, the je-
| weller.
He pleaded guilty, and was told to
be on band on the 18Th, to hear what
the cou,t might have to say to him.
Thomas Simmon was allowed to
retract his plea of not guilty to assault
ing an officer, and enter a plea of as
sault only.
The case of Richard Rutter, indict-
ed for malicious mischief, was moved
and jury empanneled.
This party had been indicted for
cutting down and maliciously de-
stroying twenty.eight shade trees, the
property of Whitall Tatum g. Co., of
Millville, In July last.
Officer Stratton, of Millville was call
ed, and stated that the trees were
maple shade trees. standing on Third
street, MiIlville. They were protected
by boxes: the trees had been broken
off at the top of the boxes; some of
them had been broken off at the root;
the boxes being pulled over with the
tree.
j. Ogden Burt, Esq looked after
the interest of the defendant, but after
saying to the witness, "you said you
didn't know anything about who
broke off the trees, didn't you? And
the witness replied that was what
he said, Mr.. Burt said he had no
more questions to ask"
Mrs. Lippincott was the next wit.
ness, and she detailed that on the
night In question, she was awakened
by an awful cracking and swapping,
and getting up to look out of the
window she saw Richard Rutter, the
defendant, break off three ofjthe trees.
She was positive In hsr statement,
that she knew him, and knew that 1t
was Richard Rutter.
The cross. examination clenched her
direct testimony. Daniel Lippincott,
her husband, was next called. He did
not see the man until after he had got
some distance away and could not see
his face. He looked In size and appear
ance like the defendant.
The State rested. Mr.. Burt opened
the defense by Offering to prove an
alibi for his client, and for this purpose
put the defendant on the stand. MIR.
Rutter said on the night in question
he went to the laundry early in the
evening and shortly afterward return
ed to his home and went to bed. He
knew nothing OF the trees being
broken until nine O'Clock next day.
| On cross-examination he said he was
arrested at the place he was boarding,
Mrs. Carmelia's. He did not live at
home, left home without his fathers
consent. Got home at Mrs. Carmelia's
about ten minutes of nine o'clock that
night when the trees were broken.
Mrs. Mary Carmelia sworn, said that
| young Rutter boarded with her, and
boarded with her on the 18th of July,
the night the trees were broken. She
said that Rutter came home that night
at twenty minutes to nine o'clock and
went to bed about ten minutes later
and did not go out of the house that
night again.
On cross-examination she said there
was fire that night, the burning of a
soap factory. He came home during
the fire, but she could not tell at what
time the fire broke out.
Harris Green. Rutter's bondsman,
was called, and with this witness Mr..
Burt made an effort to prove the char
acter of the young man; with great
difficulty he got as far as the statement
that for peace and quietness the de-
fendant sustained good record.
Ten minutes on d side was allowed
by the Court for summing up the case
and Judge Hoagland charged the jury,
reviewing the evidence with many ifs.
The jury went out In the case of Con-
stable M. G. Pierce.
This was the last case for the day.
The jury was out but short time and
returned verdict of guilty against
the young man.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
George Kennedy, who was arrested
and held to bail on a charge of steal.
ing oysters from grounds embraced In
riparian purchases, was discharged,
there having been no indictment
found against him.
The case of the State vs. Robert
Corson, stealing, was moved by Prose-
cutor Logue and a jury was empaneled.
Mr.. Corson was defended by Orestes
Cook, Esq. Corson was indicted for
stealing Is bushels of potatoes from
Thomas and Edward Candy.
The Gandys and Mr.. Corson's wife
inherited the farm on which the