Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-01-10

| the store of w. Fl. Vanleer in Deerfield
on Dec. 5th, and stealing box and $40
In money and $75 In checks and orders.
Jones was sworn to give evidence
against Lewis. He said he had been
working in Dserfeld for DIR. Sullivan;
knew Lewis; remembered the day the
money was taken: 1t was about seven
o'clock In the evening. The day be-
fore he and Lewis had been In Deer
field looking for work.
They get together on the morning
OF the day of the robbery, and In the
afternoon they went to Deerfield.
Stopped into Leake's store; Lewis was
not with him when he was In Leake's
store, but came to him about seven
O'Clock and told him that he had a
box In Venleer's store and wanted
him to go and get 1t, and he did so.
Lewis was waiting for him. Lewis
took the box and went over In the
field and cut the box open. Lewis
gave him e22 rs of the money, and
they came to Bridgeton together. He
left Lewis near Ayres & Mulford's
store. Went ir to Ayres & Mulford's
store and bought suit of clothes for
which he paid $2O25.
W. 81. Vanleer, Charles Vanleer, Edo
Leake and Mr.. McQuigg were called to
tell what they knew about the robbery
and the two boys, and then the State
rested.
Lewis was put on the stand In his
own defense. He denied having been
at the scene of the robbery, and denied
knowing any thing about it.
Judge Hoagland charged the jury
and 1t retired just 6 10 o'clock.
The next case moved by the Prose
cutor was the State against Joseph
Morrison, criminal assault on his step
daughter. A jury was put In the box
G. K. Lands, Jr., appeared to de
fend Morrison.
The case is very unsavory one
the parties are also of an unsavor5
reputation,
Anna M. Morrison, the mother o
the child, Sallie Morrison, first tool
che stand. She said Salie would bt
fourteen years old next March. JOS
Morrison is Annals husband.
| The jury In the case OF Jharle
Lewis entered, and rendered verdic
of guilty.
The jury also In the case of Pete
Keets and John Green returned a yer
dict of guilty of fighting.
DR.. Wheaton was put on the stant
after little Sallie Morrison had giveI
her testimony. His evidence wal
very damaging.
The Court adjourned for dinner.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
When Court cont ened In the after
noon, Judge Hoagland charged thu
jury In the Morrison case and it re
tired.
The next case called was funny
little case, called assault and battery
Joseph Denby, a young black fellow
was indicted for committing an assault
and battery on Arthur Seabrook, tn
well-known trucker.
1t Is one of those petty cases whicl
never should have reached the Crane
Jury. The evidence showed that Sea
brook told Asa Bit iers that Josepl
DENLY must have got into his celia
by breaking out the cellar windoy
and drinking his (bi tsrsD apple.jack
This ACCUSE ton mady DENLY mad an,
he and Seabrook got into a quarre
when Seabrook said DENLY struck hin
three times. the third time, knockin,
him down. Seabrook admitted tina
he stood still and let DENLY strike hIr
and knock him down.
Denby said he did not knock Ses
brok down, but pushed him ava
from himself and pushed him over.
}. L. VanSyckel was assigned by tn
Court to defend Demby, he having n
lawyer. The scrap took place July 12t
last,
When this Jury retired, Prosecute
Logue moved the case of the Stat
against Jacob Ackerman a foreigner
engaged In the wine business on Ga
road, Vineland. He was indicted fo
keeping disorderly house by selIin
liquor illegally.
The husband and the boys testifle
that they had got wine there on Sur
day and paid for it.
j. Ogden Burt defended Akermar
who was put on the stand In his ow
defense. He denied selling the win
to witnesses, but declared he gave
to them.
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