Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-05-31

speak easy. Clarence has served sew
eral times for this offense, and it was
but a few moments before he was con-
victed again. He conducted his own
case, and made sorry mess of 1t.
The hrss witness called was John
McCabe, of Millville. During April,
Ksrins stopped him on the street and
offered to sell witness liquor; a half
pint was purchased and the money
paid. Kerins had the liquor In his
pocket.
Another customer of Ksrins was AL
exAnder McCabe. He purchased half.
pint of ljqaor of Clarence and paid
twenty-five cents for it,
Isaac Corson said that during April
he speat quarter with Clarence, buy
Ing half pint of whiskey.
A big colored man named Littleton
Cooper ambled up to the stand, but he
was not loaded. He had never bought
anything to drink of Clarence, neither
had he seen anyone buy anything of
Kerins.
Lewis Marts. of Millville, knew m ore.
He aud friend since January pur-
chased three bottles of beer of Kerins,
paying for a part of them. The price
of trio of beer was twenty-five cents.
Jesse Steelman said he had not
bought ANYTHING to drink of Clarence
for two years.
George Getsinger said that he had
not bought any liquor of Clarence for
two years. At that time Clarence was
running speak-easy in the woods,
sort of beer garden as it were.
About month ago George Jones
bought three bottles of beer of Ksrins,
and he. went on the stand and said so.
Clarence was sworn In his own de-
fence, that Is If defence 1t can be
called. He said that Corson was the
only man he had sold liau Or to directly.
He admitted that he had furnished
liquor for the others, but did not sell
1t 10 them as his own.
Che Judge made charge of about
a dozen words, the jury returned q
verdict of guilty without leaving their
chairs and Kernis was hustled back to
Jail, and the case was over In record
breaking time.
From the depths of the j.il came
victim No. 2. William Southard was
brought in to explain to jury that
the Grand Inquest had made mistake
in indicting him for resisting an Of
ficer.
Southard was without counsel, the
lawyers having suddenly disappeared
when his case was called, Southland
asked that the Court appoint counsel.
Judge Hoagland said that the case
was important and the prisoner should
be represented, and the Court took a
recess until two o'clock.
Before Southland was put upon his
defense, w. Il. Bacon, appeared and
moved that the trial of the indict
ment against Robert McQuiggan,
charged with resisting an officer, be
postponed. He asked this inasmuch
as McQuiggan was an oysterman, and
the same questions would be raised as
were argued this morning by Judge
Pancoast.
Prosecutor Logue resisted the
motion and theJ Court held that the
trial should take place if the Prose-
cutor insisted. The case was arranged
to be tried on Tuesday mex.
Lawyer Burt appeared as counsel
for Southland, and jury was EN-.
panelled.
The principal story of the State was
told by Constable Wallace, of Millville.
The officer said some time last March
he attempted to serve a warrant
upon Southard in Millville st the
corner of High and Broad streets.
Southland wanted to see the warrant
and refused to go unless he could see
it. Officer Levick was called upon to
assist, and Southland was thrown and
handcuffed. Then Southerd fought
and kicked the officers. Southland had
been drinking, but was not drunk.
The Constable said he had been an Of
ficer for three years, and had arrested
Southland before.
Officer Levick, of Millville, who as
sisted the constable, corroborated the
story of Wallace.
Frank Ramsey was called. He said
he saw the resistance, and at the time
advised Southland to go along peace
ably.
Edward Wallace remembered the ar
rest of Southard. He noticed the re-
sistance of Southland, and was called
upon by the officers to assist In making
the arrest.
The State Thought this was sufficient