Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-05-24
About half-past two we had finished

feeling sleepy, laid down on q trough
to TAX" zap; had no more than laid
down when l heard someone coming
down staile. Supposing it to be Mr.
Yerkes g'5 up 4no begun to put the
Hour In the trough saying nothing to
Aalss; ne looked np to tie clock.
Zaiss SON SAID, ''isn't scme one COM
Ing dowa stajrs7" said, II think SO. y
He started no thro igh the trap door
Somebody went overhead, walking
| quick.
When Chris came hsc< I said to b i'm,
"Chris there Is somebody upstairs, !" he
said you had better take the lamp and
see, (Flsher had the reflector lamp
which he took to IL this lamp In my
left hand and weat upstairs, the stairs
which lead out of the bake room into
the hall.
went into the kitchen and as got
there saw the side door open on the
east side of the ,use. l took hold of
the latch and closed 1t, and looking
around l saw some one standing be-
hind The counter; had not been up
stairs before that night. The person
was standing back of the counter, his
face towarns me. I said "hello Chris -
aud then the man came right to.
ward me, the length of the ystore and
across the ice cream parlor.
As he came towards me he had a
knife In his right hand and what
thought was short cold chisel In his
left. I should think he was right at
the money drawer when 1 first saw
him. Ishould say it was common
butcher knife. As he came towards
me he made motion with the knife
and the chisel. I stepped behind a
partition. The last saw him he was
at the foot of the stairs, going fast.
"Have you seen that man since ~
asked Mr.. L,gue.
THAT night ~
"At any time. Do you see him In
Court now?"
"Yes SIR"
lis he here ?'
"Yes sir, there he Sits"
do you recognize the person at the
bar as the same MANI"
"Yes sir, that is he."
Mr.. Fisher said he ran to the door
and called a watchman, and found
zaiss In the yard covered with blood
Zaiss said that the man had gone ovel
the fence and that he had tried to hold
him to see who 1t was. Zaiss said the
man had struck him In the mouth with
a blackjack.
Mr.. Fisher said he was born in
North Vineland.
The cross-examination was conduct
ed by Mr.. Berault.
Mr.. Fisher on cross examination
empathicaliy identified the prisoner as
the man he had seen at the counter In
the store. Mr.. Berault tried very hard
to get the witness to admit to some
statement, which he tried to show the
witness had made to Frank Bray, a
student in Mr.. Berault's office. Mr.
Fisher denied having made some OF
the more important statements. The
student is likely to appear in the de.
fense to weaken Fishers evidence, and
show that he said the stabbing might
have been done by some one else.
The Felhl murder trial is destined to
be a short one. The progress made
Tuesday was rapid and the case is SO
divested of mystery and complication,
and Prosecutor, Logue with rare judg.
ment, has manifested such consum.
mated skill in the details, that the
States case is all plain sailing.
No one can tell the outcome of the
Jury's deliberation and speculations
are prevalent. The outspoken opposi-
tion to the infllction of capital punish
ment by one of the jurors before he
was sworn is argued to afford more
than ray of hope for the safety of the
neck of the culprit, even If the com.
mission of the fearful crime is fastened d
upon him.
There seems to be no reasonable
doubt but that this will be done, for
the Identification of the prisoner by
Fischer was most positive and EN-.
phatic.
The details of the trial In to-day
PIONEER will be read with great in.
terest.
William Yerkes, the Vineland baker,
next took the stand. He said he was
a baker In Vineland. In his employ
had been Ernest Fisher and Christian
zaiss. He recollected the night of
November Sd; said he retired about
O'Clock; his household consisted of
himself, wife, three children, wife's
mother, who was visiting them, Miss