Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-10-18
WHOLE NO. 2458

got crat of beer containing "a bottels
he purchased the beer of Hyman Was.
sermon and paid 81 for it. He drank
1t near the place, there being others
with him. Harry 2 sne, Ben Foster,
and others were with him. He did
not see Braunstein there that day.
Harry zine came next; be said he
knew the defendants and had been In
their place along ths turnpike; he was
there on Decoration Day and got beer;
he paid so Cts. toward the case; Thos.
Watson bought IL, and there was one
crate of "a bottles. Hs said Watson
paid $l.00 for the beer.
Christopher Garrison, an elderly
man was next called; he had been to
the bottling place of the defendants;
was there on Decoration Day; he could
not recollect that he bought any beer
there mo higher than this, l went In
and throwed dollar down on the
floor and then sat down and ate a
lunch which Harry Kelly had there
and then went out ond helped drink
up the beer.
Where did you go?"
Into the woods nearby"
ibid you get beer with the dollar
you threw down on the floor?'
well, the beer was there?"
With this witness the State rested.
The defense was opened by Mr.. Van
Syckel, who intended to show that
Watson and the other young men had
bought two crates of beer on the Satur-
day before Decoration day, one of
which was delivered on that Saturday
night, and the other one was procured
at their place on Decoration Day.
Hyman Wasserman was called to
the stand and said Tom Watson came
to his place on Saturday evening, May
2sth, and bought two cases of beer
five gallons.
| sWasserman brought one case of the
beer in town for Watson, Watson Ieay.
ing the other case until Decoration
Day, when he and the other fellows
came there and got the other crate,
paying $1.25. Hs had paid nothing
for the first crate, and conse q uently
owed still seventy.hve cents. The
price of five gallons of beer is So 90.
He denied Christopher Garrison's
story In toto. He did not see G arrison
at his place Decoration day. and he
saw no dollar thrown on the floor.
Lehman Pierce was called He said
he was In the bottling place on the
Saturday evening before Decoration
Day. He saw and heard Watson.
order two crates Of beer that evening.
and gave directions for one crate to be-
delivered down town, and the other
he promised to come for on Decorat-
ion Day. He said he was there wash
ing bottles, and heard the whole trans.
action.
John Foster was called and said he
knew Tom. Watson, and was at the
bottling establishment on Decoration
Day. He heard Watson say "Mr.
Wasserman, I've come after my other
crate Of beer; ordered two crates on
Saturday night, and one you took
down town and the other I will take
now.
With two or three more witnesses
both sides rested and the case went to
the jury
The case of the State against VIM.
Polhomus was then moved. Mr.. VAN
Syckel appearing for Polhomus.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The jury In the case of Wasserman
and Braunstein was out but a short
time, and rendered verdict of not
guilty, much to the satisfaction of the
defendants.
The Polhamus case was continued
when Court convened In the after
noon.
William Polkhamus, an oysterman,
was accused of stealing an undershirt,
pair of drawers, pair of socks and
three violin strings, altogether worth
$2.95, from Samuel N. Morton, an
engineer on the West Jersey Rrailroad,
who resided in Camden.
The prosecuting witness Morton,
who seemed to show considerable vim
dictiveness In the manner of his push.
Ing the case, appeared to considerable
disadvantage to his own case, for his
manner weighed against him with the
Jury, exciting their sympathies
| towards the accused. He was mart and
dlppant In his testimony, and exhibit
ed his smartness unnecessarily.
| The goods stolen were sent down on
the train Sunday afternoon, In care of
the conductor from Camden, by Mis-.
Morton to Millville, the engineer being
In Millville.
Morton took the MOul trainn auA