Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-01-17
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
GOTLEIB CAST SAVED BY A
JURY.
Candidates for the State Prison.
Those Who Received Sen
tence.

tence.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Frank Carton testified that he hired
them the horse on that day They re-
turned the horse; afterward he was at
Myro Weldon's on the same night, and
saw Hatfield have watch which he
was offering to- Mr.. Slower.
Tne watch was handed him by Mr.
Logue and be identified it as the
watch Hatfield had.
Chester Carstsns, who had pleaded
guilty said he had known Hatfield
since last July; had been intimate
with him; went down In Back Neck
with him on Thanksgiving Day,
Mr.. Trenchard here objected to the
testimony of Carstens unless 1t was
given under the direction of the Court.
The obj sctIon was overuled.
He told of the planning of the trip
on Thanksgiving Day and said Hat
field said that would be a good day, as
all the people would be away from
their homes; he told of the drive to
Sheppard's house where they drove
into the yard. Both said they ex-
pected that would be a good house.
Saw Mr.. Candy 10 his field.
Witness said hsgot out of the wagon
at Sheppard's Hatfield remaining In
the wagon. Wien witness came out
of the house Hatfield was out of the
wagon making belief to fix his har-
ness They divided the spoils of the
robbery,
Mr.. Trenchard put the young man
through most excruciating cross.ex-
animation.
| "WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The State rested Its case with the
witness Carsten, and Mr.. Trenchard
opened the defense, which was In
brief, that Hatfield had unfortunately
made the acquaintance of Carsten, of
whose character he knew nothing. He
came from Trenton, and established
the tea and coffee business here, He
said that Carsten came to him and
wanted him to 60 with him on Thanks
giving day to Back Neck where he,
Carsten, said he wished to collect
some money that was owing to him.
Hatfield borrowed horse-his horse
being sick-of Carton. He said they
drove down Back Neck and stopped
at a house he afterward learned was
Thomas Jaggers, Carsten got out and
went around back of the house and
was gone some fifteen minutes; when
he returned to the wagonin which
Hatfield was still setting, and told him
the people were not at home. Pretty
much the same thing occurred at the
house of Sheppard.
When they were returning home,
Carsten said he did not collect the
money he went after, and taking from
his pocket a watch and chain asked
Hatfield for the loan OF $1.25 upon it.
Hatfield loaned him the money, he
said, and Carstens redeemed the watch
the next morning.
Hatfield went on to stats that he
had no knowledge. of Carsten's having
been doing any stealing or breaking
and entering while they were on their
trip, and he did not ask him where he
got the watch and chain.
Andrew K. Wells and Peter Green
halge were brought into Court to tes-
tify as to statement which Carstsn
had made to them while In jail, to the
effect that Hatfield was innocent OF
any completely In the crimes and that
Oarstens had implicated him with tue
idea that his own sentence would be
made lighter In consideration of his
turning States evidence. The tssti-
mony Of these two witnesses was not
positive.
Several gentlemen from Trenton
were called, who testified to the excel.
lent character which the defendant
bore In Trent On, where they had
known him for years.
After the summing up by both sides
the Judge gave very impartial
charge, and the jury retired a few
minutes after four o'clock.
The jury was out but short time,
and returned with a verdict of not
guilty.
Prosecutor Logue moved the next
case against the same defendant and a
jury was impaneled, and Court ad-
journed for the day.
THURSDAY MORNING.
When Court convened this morning
J. L. VanSyckle asked for the contln.
uance of the case of Willis Henderson,
charged with stealing $4,000 bushels oi
oysters belonging to Lehman Turnsr.