Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-05-31
WHOLE NO. 244Os


ON 'ers could not read the warrant to-
nim, AMI Ed. Wallace had to do 1t.
why couldn't the file srs read 1t -,
asked Mr. Burt.
Il don't know aoyth'Dg about IL. It
may be because they haven't any edu-.
cation.n
Va cros3-eX animation Southland was
asked II ne knew how many warrants
enere we're against him at the time of
nls arrest. Hs replied that there were
six
inat was the 81, snd the jury did
not think thai Sou h.rd he'd made q
complete defense, and he was prompt.
~ convic et.
@outhard was immediar ely called
upoa TO defend Inns If up IN charge
OF larceny. Mr.. Burt representing him.
again.
Inc charga wss made by the prison.
er's father, Lewis A. Southard, and
MS story was to rhe feet that the boy
came home from State Prison, and
after remaining home little while,
stole "a pair OF pants aud pair of
suspenders. These he wore away to
Pitfsourg, Pa, and after returning
from there. was seen abont town wear
ing the pants. Mr.. Southard said the,
boy had always made him much
trouble, More than I would like ta
say here" said the old man.
Officer John Stratton told the iury-
that he was present at the hearing of
Southland before the Mayor and heard
Southland plead guilty to stealing the
pants. Flvs other charges were made,
against him, but he pleaded not guilty
to all of them except this one of steal
ing.
Officer Levick also heard Southards
plead guilty, and 80 informed the jury.
Lawyer Burt said in his opening
that the defendant took the pants,
but did not steal them; the difference
between the two, he said, the defend
ant would show.
Sonshard said he asked his father
for pair of pants. Papa said the boy
could have them, and without any
body seeing him, took the pair of
pants and Immediately went to Pitts
burg, where he remained for four
weeks.
Nothing further was added to the,
case, and the jury. after a short con.
clusion returned verdict of guilty.
Prosecu Or Logue moved a more
important case nexf, being the joint
indictment against Calvin Blake, Geo.
Anderson, Mary Buck and Geo. Buck,
all colored. The charge was breaking.
and entering the Darn of Jere o. Per-
ry, In Bopewell township, and stealing
theretrom a lot of grain, valued at
about $l6.
j. o. Perry, the oompiaioiag wit
ness, said he has been farming In
Lower Hopewell for forty years. Steal
ing has been going on for some time,
and on Fsb. 26 h, In the evening, he
was made victim.
At that time his barn was broken
open, and from it and his cribs there
was stolen $50 pounds of fl our, 10 bush.
els of corn, and bushels of rye -four.
The fl lour was In bags. Early on the
morning Of the 9Th, Mr.. Perry discov-
cred the robbery, and there being a
slight fall of snow, he was able to
track the thieves TO the house Of Geo,
Buck. 1n Bucks barn Was box and
barrel containing corn, which Mr..
Perry positively identified as his.
George Buck was interviewed by Mr.,
Perry, and he admitted that the corn
was noc his and he did not know how
Ii got in his barn. Warrants were Is
eued and arrests made. Buck told
Perry that the corn in his barrel was
some he got from Mr.. Smick for help
ing to assist him In shelling.
Then Mr.. Perry produced thre
samples of corn. One was from the
Perry crib, one from Bucks box, and
they were just alike. A sample of Mr..
Smlck's corn was also shown, but it
vas not like the other.
The cross-ex animation was conduct
I'D by James 8. Ware, counsel for the
defendants, was very thorough, but
not particle of the testimony was
shaken.
Constable Carman, who arrested the
defendants, made search of the Buck
premises on the 9Th, and In the barn
found the corn. In the house rough
box of flour was found, containing prob
ably large bag full. In Bucks bed
room between the bed and mattress
was found small blue bag tied up
This was opened, and from 1t was taken
two -four bags, upon which was the
name of ~. o. Perry" printed.