Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-05-16

Saul ne could not identity the pistols
as the identical pistols taken from his
store. There We're three of them.
Belford Bonham identified an iron tool
as one which fitted into the iimmey
marks made on the door, forced at the
store robbed.
Frank }. Lore took the stand and re-
lated how he had got the pistols, the red
one he got at Yappa's store on South
Pearl street; the larger one he found at
NICK. Browns house i'll Buckville, the
third and last pistol he found on the
sloop y. s. Williams in the possession
OF John Smith; he also found the cart
ridges III the possession Of Smith on the
"Wllliams. The jimmy he said he had
found at Nick. Browns house under the
step. William Allison told him where
he would find it.
Joel Fithian, of the Cumberland Nail d.
Iron Co., was called,
Mr. Fithian testified as to Nick Brown
being a tenant of the Works in the house
mentioned at Buckville
Old John Smith was brought in from
jail to tell how the cartridges got in his
bunk on the ~. S. Williams" He de-
clared he did not know how they got in
his bunk. He found them in his bunk,
but did not know how they got there, nor
who put them there.
Charles Harmon and Nick Brown were
aboard his boat several times. William
Allison staid there sometime, and Els
worth Brown stayed aboard the boat.
Smith said Ellsworth Brown gave him a
pistol, which had been identified as one
OF those stolen from Tomlinson's store.
Ellsworth Brown was called; he said
he lived aboard the boat; he knew the
night Of the Shiloh robbery; the pistol
was given him by William Allison after
the robbery He thought the pistol was
given him aboard the boat, but he forgot
whether it was given him on the boat, or
whether Allison told him the pistol was on
the boat for him.
William Allison, the star witness,
bright and smiling, took the stand.
"Were yluliving on the j. S. Williams
last winter?"
81 was"
WHO else was there?"
"John Smith, Jesse Williams, Ellis
worth Brown and Others"
"Did Charles Harmon come there some
times?"
''He did"
"When the boat left where did you go?"
Il went to Nick Browns at Buckville."
"Did you know where the Shiloh rob-
berry occurred, and We're you there?"
81 was there.'
"Who else was there?"
Mick Brown and Charlie Harman.'
'Where did you go trom?'
1--WE went from the j. S. Williams.'
did not go back to the boat any more,
but went out to Charlie Harmon's.'
''What did you get at the store?''
I'VE got five revolvers, and a hat full
ofpennies. We took the swag to Charlie
Harmon's house, and divided the stuff
between us equally"
"Did you divide the pennies at Charlie
Harmon's."
''No sir, we counted them there and had
Sll.75"
one of the pistols, he said, was thrown
into the race.
On cross-eNamination, he said, he had
been in Bridgeton since the 9TH of Feb
ruary; he came from Salem; came from
Philadelphia in December; he said he was
born i'll Canada. He was never arrested
but once and that was for shooting Scrap
but soon got out. Had told his friends
for Il gag that he had been arrested in
Baltimore, but he lied when he said so.
Said he was never arrested in Delaware
and had never been in that state.
lie said that he had made voluntary
confession to Mr.. Logue; did not confess
it all the first time-did not feel disposed
to, but made it in full the second time.
He said he did not enter Tomlinson's
store but Nick and Charlie did the Job.
They got back to Charlie Harmons house
about O'Clock.
The State rested with Allison's testi-
mony.
Mr.. Hampton did not outline any de-
Tense but placed Nicodemus Brown on
the stand for the defense.
Nick said he was % years old, and was
raised in Jehokaville. He first met VIM.
Allison on the 81. S. Williams" He
said that Allisou's evidence about his go
ing out to Shiloh with him, (Allison) was
false. He said he saw Allison with the
two large revolvers on Mulford's wharf;
He was trying to sell them.
On cross-eXamination he said he had
been before the Court, and had served u
term in State Prison.
Ellsworth Brown, was called by the
defense, and said he had seen Alison with
the TWO pistols; he was trying to sell one
of them.
Charles Harmon was sworn and said
he lived in Jehokaville.
lie knew Nick Brown, had known him
all Browns life. Did not know Allison,
but had seen him about town. He said
he was scavenger and on the night of
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