Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-10-18

his witnesses.
Toe State first put on the witness
stand Alfred Stevens, a coal black
fellow. Stevens said be knew Buzby;
he traded him II bottles for whiskey;
Buzoy allowed him 25cts for bottles;
he said he was informed by some girls,
one of whom was Anna Williams,
that he could get whiskey there. Alex
ander Smith, colored boy, OF Vine
land said he lived In Vineiand; he
knew Buzby, knew Buzby lived in
Vineland on 9th street; he bought a
half pint of whiskey of Buzby for
25cts.
AL. Stevens, he said, told him Buzby
kept liquor for sale. Annie Williams
said she was slightly acquainted with
Buzby; she had got whiskey at his
house; he had treated her and Mary
Smith to drink of whiskey; she did
not buy 1t.
Mary Smith, of Vlnelapd, was also
''only jess slightly little acquainted
with Mr.. Buzby." She was with Annie
Williams when she had gone there to
see the coat, and the old man treated
them.
The State rested.
Mr.. Buzby called Edward Stevens,
who took the stand. Edward said his
brother Alfred had told him that he
had come over to have Buzby indicted.
He said his brother told him he did
not buy any whiskey of Buzby, but
traded some bottles, for which Buzby
gave him some whiskey.
Alfred also told him that he bad
said to Alex Smith that they would
have Buzby indicted aud make some
money out of 1t.
Joshua Mills was called. Mr.. Mills
looked sharp and smart as though
he might know lots. But he didn't
know anything-of any account, and
he soon got down. He did know how
ever, that Buzby had three rooms In
his house; knew Buzby picked huckle-
berries, and had seen whiskey at the
place; never saw anybody buy any
whiskey there; he had drank whiskey
they had treated each other.
Alfred Stevens was recalled by Mr..
Buzby, and they two had a beautiful
time contradicting each other, until
the Judge stopped him. Then Buzby
said, ''I'm DONE" and he was-till he
began again.
Constable Mathis was called and ex-
planned that ''they" held camp meet
ing in the Park, and there seemed to
be evidence of a good deal of liquor
about there among the colored people
and he wanted to find out where the
liquor was coming from.
He told how the job was fixed up by
himself, Alfred Stevens, and the boy
Alex. Smith, to catch Buzby, who
was furnishing the liquor for the
camp meeting folks, and they caught
him, as Stevens and Smith had testi-
fed. With this the State rested so
did Buzby.
The Court charged the Jury very
brie fly, and the jury retired. 1t soon
filed in with verdict of guilty.
The case of the state against G. @.
G. Hilliard, charged with stealing 20
tomato baskets was moved next and
the trial of this concluded the day
without concluding the case. James
8. Ware, ESQ. appeared for the defense.
This is a trivial case, the baskets being
valued at $1.60. The charge is that
Hilliard stole the baskets from the to-
mato patch of Richard Raineer, to
whom they belonged.
The defense was that Hilliard found
the baskets along the road, and sup
posed they had fallen from somebody's
wagon.
Court adjourned with the case still
on trial.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The jury In the case of Clinton Hill.
yard charged with larceny, retired
after the summing up and charge, and
the Prosecutor moved the case of
he State against John Parsons, charg-
ed with crually abusing child under
sixteen, also another count of attempt
indecent assault, and again of simple
assault.
Thomas Moore, of Port Norris, testi-
fed that he was the father of the
little girl, upon whom the assault is
alleged. Her name is Hannah, and
her age is nine years. The assault is
said to have occurred on the Goth day
of July last. At the time of the assault
the child's mother was sick In ed,
while the father was away at work.
As soon as Mr.. Moore learned of the
assault he made inquiries, and called
Parsons to account. Parsons denied to