Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-10-18

unfit to be In any community. Of
course Parsons laid the entire blame
upon ths child.
Charles Hallenger swore that Par
sons admitted having attempted as.
sault,
The Court decided that the girl In
question was too small and young to
| be sworn, and the State rested.
Parsons himself was sworn In his
own defense. He is a man At least
seventy years OF age.
His testimony was the most revolt
ing and disgusting imaginable, and If
the old mans story is believed, the
little nine-year-old girl is one of the
most hideousfS wretched girls imagin-
able, In fact, a character of the lowest
slums could not be more lower In the
depths Of degradation. 1t seemed a
most improbable story. and under
cross-examination the story seemed
more shallow than before.
The case was brought to a close,
and given to the jury.
The jury in the Hilysrd case re.
turned verdict of not guilty.
Before the next case was called,
Prosecutor Logue discharged all the
witnesses in the case of Isaac Subtle.
man and others for the term.
The case of VIM. Adler and Lottie
Payne was moved, and jury was i'm
paneled. They were indicted for
adultery.
Adler, 1t Is charged, is the husband
of wife, and has four small children.
Lottie Payne, the woman who is in
dicted with him, 1t is alleged, has one
or two other living husbands. She
and Adler lived together In Fairton.
They were defended by J. Ogden
Burt.
Mrs. Josephine Adler was placed on
the stand; she said she lived on Chest
nut avenue, in this city. She had
formerly lived In Fairton, where her
husband was shearer In the glass
house.
Mr.. Burt streneously opposed any
testimony relating to her husband.
She knew Lottie Payne, who former.
| lY lived In Bridgeton, and then in
! Fairton; had known her since last
Msy, a year ago.
She was married to VIM. Il, Adler
thirteen years ago.
She admitted that she knew moth
ing about the crime charged against
the couple. She imagined it.
Her oldest child was twelve years
old last September, the youngest was
two years old. She supported them
by working In the can house.
She said Adler was her husband; had
been married thirteen years In Feb
ruary next.
Mr.. Burt was successful In prevent
ing her from testifying against her
husband.
Richard Demaris, son of the
woman Lottie, and Adam Demaris
was called. He said the woman was
her husband, and his father lived In
Ocean City.
Mr.. Ogden didn't want to put the
Prosecutor to the trouble of proving
why she was known as Lottie Payne
In fact he didn't want the Prosecutor
to prove anything about either party
He fought earnestly against any
possibility of getting in any evidence
against the couple.
The boy said he lived at home with
his mother last summer. He saw
Adler there; he was frequent visitor
he stayed there all night, once In 6
while.
He and his mother would go In the
room up stairs where his neither SLEPT
and talk; he saw them come out one
morning; he had seen them In the bee
room together. He knew Adler had 6
wife and family In Fairton.
Constable Davis was put on the
stand, and identified marriage certi
cate issued by Justice D. E. Woodruff
to Lottie Payne. He said that he ar
rested the couple at their home in
Fairton; and that he, Adler had de
serted his family whom the witness
knew.
VIM. Vinyard was called, he said he
owned the house In Fairton where
the couple lived; Adler came to hin
April Goth to make inquiries about
renting the house.
1t was finally rented "for a widow
lady" cousin of Adler's, and Vinyard
moved her into the house, Adler help
Ing In the morning.
The marriage certificate was placed
In evidence and the state rested.
Mr.. Burt Immediately began the de-
Tense by putting VIM. Adler on the
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