Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-10-11
BRIDGEToN N. j., THURSDAY. OCTOBER u, 1884,
affected the plaintiff.

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Potter made motion for q non.suit,
but the Court refused to dismiss the
suit.
The case of Bennett against Fithian
was resumed this afternoons; the de-
fense wss opened by Col Potter, who
called Mr.. Fithian to the stand.
Mr.. Fithisn stated that he was the
defendant In this case, and that he
owned the wagon and mare driven by
Chester Hires, by which the damage
complained of had been caused.
Joseph L Goff was called and said
that he knew Mr.. Bennett; Mr.. Ben.
nett met Mr.. Goff on Giles street, and
Mr.. Bennett had wandered off the side
walk into the middle of the street, be-
coming embarrassed. Goff assisted
him back to the sidewalk, and Ben
nett said he was going to Broad street,
Mr.. Goff assisted him to Broad street.
Mr.. Bennett is quite blind.
On eross-examination witness said Mr.
the fact that he could not see. Mr.
Bennett said he could distinguish the
shadows of the the tree; but he could
not see so well as he could before he
had met with the accident.
Chester Hires was called. Witness
said he was employed by Ed. M. FIFTH
10 of ho or col hn
one of MIR. Fthian's delivery wagon;
he was eighteen years old; was &C.
cestumed to handling horses; Robert
Recap was with him when the acci-
dent occurred, for which suit was
brought. He said he had an order
to take out on Cohansey street he
drove to Irving and Laurel street,
when he saw man going across the
street; he stopped his horse to q walk
when the man stopped; seeing the
man stop he started up the horse, and
at the same time the man started and
they ran into each other; he was driv-
ing with a tight line; the mare was
not hardly on trot, but between a
| walk and trot; the horse did not rear
up; before he could get out of the
wagon the man had picked himself up;
Mrs Ktrchoff did not pick the man up,
she took him by the arm and assisted
him across the street; he followed Mrs.
Kirchoff and the man into the house
and asked If the man was hurt, and
Mr.. Bennett said he was not much
| hurt; that he could not see nor half
hear, and had no business to be on
the road.
Witness said he offered to pay what
ever expenses there were, and that Mr..
Bennett said he could not tell what
the bill would be.
Robert Recap, Jr., was called and
roborated Chester Hires testi.
mony.
The defense rested and Mr.. Bennett
was recalled. He emphatically denied
the testimony of Hires and Recap, as
to bis having stopped while crossing
the street.
Harry Kirchoff was recalled by the
prosecution, but gave no testimony of
Importance.
This concluded the evidence anc
both sides rested.
Before the summing up, jury was
| impanelled in the case of Mrs. Geo.
Parvin against James j. Reeves, ex.
ecutor of Ruth Smith, deceased. The
rest Of the jurors were excused until
next Tuesday morning.
The jury retire ed In the Bennett-F Filth.
ian case, after the Judge had deliver
ed his charge but were out but short
time, returning verdict of $36, In
favor Of the plaintiff.
At half-past four o'clock the Grand
Jnry having completed its investigat
tions, fled into Court and made its
present. They found thirty true bills.
PARTIES INDICTED.
Among those who were indicted are
the following, who are either In jail
or held in bail, some of whom were
brought in jail and entered their pleas
William Polhemus, larceny.
Peter Greensge, assault and battery
Henry Dietrich, lewd conduct.
Sam. Murray, assault with intent to
kill
Henry Wheaton, breaking and enter
ing.
Clarance Adams, two indictments
| for malicious mischief.
Levi Kerins and Edward Chew,
fighting.
Wasserman and Brsuustein, illega
liquor selling.
Walter Davis, using registered bot
ties.
The following were brought into
Court, snd entered their pleas:
William Adler and Lottie Cain, adul-
! toru