Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-01-10
WHOLE NO. 4347

wanted to be discharged; they stood
SIX to six, and there was no possibility
of getting any nearer together.
The Judge informed them that he
would be at Court at ten o'clock to-
day.
| WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Wnen court convened this morning
Judge Reed was On the bench.
He charged the jury in the Circuit
case OF Tyler, Jr., vs. Hesdly, before
the criminal business WAS resumed.
The evidence and argument. b. d been
concluded yesterday afternoon.
The cases of @. G. CAST md VIM. M.
Martin, charged with illegal LIQUOR
selling were expected to be moved and
the Court House WAS crowded with
witnesses and spects tors.
Detective Geyer and Crawford, of
Philadelphia, were In court to appear
as witnesses In the Edmund Berg case,
indicted for stealing horses.
Judge Reed began his charge to the
Tyler.HeadleY jury by recital OF the
admitted facts In the case. It appears
that the contest was over the right of
way over small piece of land by
road which was reserved in a deed
conveying the land.
The contention was over the loca-
tfon of the said road.
Mr.. Headley had blocked up q pas.
sage used, which he claimed was not
the location of the road.
Mr.. Tyler claimed that the point
obstructed was the point which had
been reserved In the deed for the road,
while Mr.. Headley claimed it was not.
The learned Judge made very
clear recital of the fact, the law ap.
plying and close resume of the testi-
mony bearing on the case.
The case of Capt. VIM. Polhamus
whose indictment for illegal dredging,
was quashed by the Supreme Court
was reported and the defendant and
his securities were discharged. In the
case of the other 80 oystermen indict-
ed at the same time with Polhamus.
the Prosecutor allowed a mol pros. to
be entered.
| Judge Reed left the bench and
Judge Hoagland presided.
Prosecutor Logue moved the case of
the State against Edmund Berg, In
dicted and in jail for grand larceny,
but before the defendent was brought
in, the Morrison jury, which had been
out all night, came In rendering q
verdict of not guilty.
The Prosecutor accepted this plea
The case of Charles Har field indicted
for breaking and entering came next,
and jury was impaneled.
Judge Hoagland announced that the
remaining appeal cases would be taken
up on Monday, Jan. 21st.
Sentences will be passed next Mon
day.
Hatfield was put on trial for the
breaking and entering the house Of
} Alfred N. Sheppard iu Back Neck re-
GENTLY. He was in company with
Chester Carstens who had pleaded
guilty to the same offense.
r. w. Trenchard defended Hatfield.
After Mr.. Logue's opening of the
case. Alfred M. Sheppard was called
to the stand. He said on Thanksgiv-
ing day he aud his family were away
from home, leaving about O'Clock In
the morning.
In the Case of the City of Bridgeton
against Charles E. Sheppard, Judge
Reed handed down the papers before
leaving the bench. Decision in the
case was given for the defendant, Mr..
Sheppard.
James 8. Smith followed Mr.. Shep-
pard In the Hatfield case. He said he
| lived in Back Neck, and was at hnms
on Thanksgiving day. He saw the de-
fendants; recognized H tfield; they
were In cutter and were diving to-
wards Thomas Jaggers, coming to-
wards Fairton. He did not say any
, thing to Hatfield; he saw them over a
, quarter Of mile away.
On cross.exsmination he identified
: Hatfield as the man he saw. They
were going towards Mr.. Jaeger q
r and Mr.. Sheppard's.
> David Candy followed Smith; he
saw the two men on the road below
' Mr.. Sheppard's; they were going to-
| WoAAc 0AOPkoIa . aOuScs uo huoW buo
horse they were driving; he saw them
, afterwards going In the opposite d.
rection.
Rachel Robinson, who lives about
thirty or forty rods from Mr.. Shep-
pard's, said she saw the two men drive
In Sheppard's yard and around back
of the house out Of her sight.
The Jury In the Tyler Headly case
q came In at this point rendering yer.
. dict for the defendant.