The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-12-18
Charles HeisIey Convicted.

A case was tried in the Ocean County
Courts, on Tuesday. that excited more
interest than any since the famous muir
der trial there several years ago. 1t was
the trial of Charles G. Heisley, better
known here as "Cliff" Heisley, who was
indicted for atrocious assault and battery
on Pauline VIM, Sarah Vim, and Abra-
ham Winn Charles Z. Hendrickson as
sisted the state in the prosecution, while
the prisoner was defended by his brother,
Wilbur A. Heisley, and |. W. Carmichael.
A large number of witnesses were ex-
amined-twelve for the state and ten for
the defence on direct testimony nine
more for the state and one for the defence
in rebuttal. Witnesses for the state re-
told the story of what took place at the
New Egypt school house on the Wednes.
day prior to Thanksgiving day, 1893. Az
that time Heisley was the principal of the
school, Ida VIM, who gave her age as
Is years, was told to shut down window
and refused to do so. Heisley took hold
of her to make her shut it down. She
claims he used unnecessary violence and
she screamed. The VIM residence being
a short distance off, Mrs. Winn heard her
daughters cries and came to the school
house. She was ordered out by Heisley
and returned soon after with her daugh-
ter Pauline and SONS Reuben and Aora-
ham. This time she asked for her daugh-
ter Ida, and the girl went out. Then
came the dispute in the hallway, with the
door partly shut, so that practically none
of the scholars saw the fight-only HE'S
lev and the VIM family, all of whom
were active participants.
The states witnesses claim Heisley was
the aggressor; that Pauline VIM was
knocked unconscious from the blows of a
heavy iron poker; that Mrs. Winn was
disabled in the same way, and that
Abraham VIM suffered slightly in the
same way.
Heisley, who was the principal witness
in his own behalf, admitting hitting the
blows with the poker. The poker (which
was shown in evidence) is an iron rod
about % inches long and half inch
thick. curying toward the end, and bent
in many crooked curves. The end which
cut the cash in Pauline Winn's head, is
the end used to rake the fire, and is
comparatively sharp.
The line obedience was that the Wins
we're a troublesome family and had it
in" for the teacher; that their boys had
boosted about town that II other boys
came to school that morning they would
see some fun; and that Ida Winn's crying
rest of the family to come over and
thrash Mr.. Heisley. Heisley produced in
evidence a small leather bound memo
randum book, which he said he bad in
his vest pocket that day, and which was
cut through the leather cover and some
of the leaves.
He asserted that Pauline VIM hac
lunged at him with sharp instrument
i like steel crochet needle and cut through
his vest but that the blow was stopped
by the book. IL was then he felled hel
with the poker He asserted that ABB
7 Winn came in with paper of red pep
per in one hand and an open knife in thu
other: and that beset on all sides. he laic
around him with his poker with per
haps a too vigorous arm, though ht
, thought his life in danger ct the time.
Witnesses for the state and defenc'
contradicted each other greatly. On'
feature was the testimony OF a number
school children from IL to 10 years of age
whose intelligence and apparent truth
, fulpess did much 20 rid New Egypt of thu
J stain that this affair has cast upon her
} Testimony was completed on Tuesday
/ night. Wednesday morning !. W. Car
! michael summed up for the defence anC
J Charles T.. Hendrickson for the state
each taking half hour of time. judge
VanSyckle's charge was about twent,
minutes long.
The Jury was out several hours and re
turned with a verdict Of guilty on al
, three counts. The court deferred thu
fixing OF sentence until Tuesday, ant
bound Heisey in the sum Of $500 for ap
pearance that day.