Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-01-18
BRlDGETON, N ]. THURSDAY. JANUARY l8 1884,
In fact he left the stand without es-
tabiishing any defense whatever.

taol1sh1ng any defense whatever.
Geo Dresoher was called and said
that the father of the girl had offered
to settle the matter for money. When
Mr.. Logue got through with the wit
ness, he had told the Jury that he him
self had endeavored to have the mat.
ter settled by paying the father money,
but the offer was refused.
A couple of witnesses were called to
prove that the girl left home OF her
own accord.
Some facts were brought out con-
cerning the proposed settlement, bat
the Court stopped it, and remarked
that Drescher was indictabIe for try.
ing to settle a crime, and ought to be
indicted.
After argument, and the Court
charge, the case went to the Jury.
The jury came In just before noon
declaring Petit guilty of seduction
but acquitting him of the charge of
abdcotion.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Before calling q case this afternoon
Prosecutor Logue made a motion be.
fore the Court to nolle-pros the indiet-
ment against Frank Whitecar, for II.
legal dredging. The Prosecutor said
that the facts In the case were that
Whitecar was sailing upon the boat of
Capt. Stathem, and that he had gone
on the grounds by mistake. and that
now ample reperation had been made.
The Court allowed the motion to pre-
vail
And now came a case that excited
the merriment of the people In atten.
dance at Court. 1t was a novel Sc
from the fact that the defendant was
charged with peipg a common scoId
This Is the first indictment of Its kind
ever found by any Grand Jury In the
history Of the county, and said to be
the second one ever found In the
state.
The defendant was Caroline Holtz-
hauer, q German woman of Carmel.
She Is little woman and when she
was called upon to plead she said I'm
no more guilt of being common scold
than l am luny."
She had no lawyer and J. Ogden
Burt WAS assigned lhe case.
The Prosecutor began business by
calling Timothy Gould, a farmer, of
Fairfield. He said that he had oc
casion to frequently go through Car
mel, and upon one occasion he was
carting wood by her house, when the
old lady jumped on him without any
reason for it. She applied to him the
most vile epithets, after that the old
lady often cursed him, and had cursed
his wife. At one time the od lady
told Gould, that she would get even
with him and she had also spit on
him. In fact Mr. Gould found that
the old woman was a terror.
During the time the witness was CIV
ing his testimony, Mrs Haltzhauer.
was very indignant and whispered
loudly ''ain't you ashamed" and SINH
lar remarks. Then Mrs Hol znauer
decided to weep, and she sobbed pro
fusely, but it was soon over, and she
was mad enough to eat Gould up.
Horatio Pierce was impressed with
the fact that Mrs. Holtzhauer was a
pretty rapid and energeti, ia a,ker. Her
language was always vigorous, and
often profane. Mr.. Pierce never had
word of conversation with the
woman, In fact the old lady never gave
any one chance to get in W rd.
Warren Miller, young man from
Carmel, was another victim of the
wrath of the woman. Without any
provocation on his part, the old lady
would give him a tongue lashing that
would make ones hair raise up. Il
seemed to ''rile" the irate female for
people to pass her house.
VIM. H. Miller, d. w. Miller, JACOB
Sabbleman, David Iaggers, Geo Mum
yam and others were called. They had
all bumped up against this woman's
TRADE. Ohe man said that Mrs holtz.
hauer had put up gun to him, and
threatened vengence. 1t was shown
that a sign was upon the house of the
woman, that was unfit to read The
sign Is still there. 1t was further
shown that Caroline had been in
numerous lawsuits, a ID in fact was a
regular full yard wide terror TO the
neighborhood.
Well that ended the States case, and
the woman was sent on the stand.
She kneeled down on the steps and be-
came most hysterical Finally sue said
she did not deserve to be called CON-
mon-scold and was not nuisance.
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