Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-10-17
CRIMINAL COURT.
Howard Shull is Everlastingly
Guilty.
CONVICTED BY EVERY JURY
Gradually the Chicken Thieves are Being
Brought to Their Doom.
Wednesday Afternoon.


Wednesday Afternoon.
The State finished its case before adj
ournment, and the defense was begun.
The last witness the State put on the
stand was prisoner from the Jail. His
| name was Geo. Ammel, and he testified
to conveying letters from Sam. Housand
to VIM. Stillwel. The notes were very
damaging. With this evidence the State
rested.
The defense was opened by Mr.. Van
Syckel, who made a. splendid bluff. He
said that Ross would not attempt to deny
| that he was at Housand's house and
helped to pick the chickens; he did not
know, it was declared that the chickens.
were stolen. When arrested he ran away
because he did not want to go to Jail.
Burton Ross was put on the stand in
| his own defense. He said he lived at
East Bridgeton, and was window glass
| fiattener. His wife was away from home
on July 24th and had been for several
| days; he was taking his meals at Hous-
and's. On the night of July oath he was
at Housand's; party was made up to go
huckleberrying next day, and to get an
early start he stayed at Housand's. He
helped to pick some chickens that night;
the chickens were taken along when they
| went huckleberrying.
The chickens were sold at Husted,s
station, he selling them and giving the
money to Sam. Housand. He ran away
from the Justices Office because he did
not want to be locked in jail. Went to
Bayside, where he had brother living,
and thought he would stay with him a
few days. He was taken to Bayside by
Dan. Scull and Mrs. Adler.
Daniel Scull was put on the stand after
Ross testimony was concluded, soon
after Court convened in the afternoon
yesterday. Scull said he was a window
glass blower; he said he was not at
Housand's house early in the evening of
July Ath, but at 10 O'Clock he was pass
ing Housand's house on Willow street,
on his way to his own home on south
| Pine st. Ross and Housand were stand
ing outside of Housand's house talking;
| they called to him and he stopped; Ross
| wagon was standing in front of the house;
after talking a few minutes, he started to
go into the house, but Sam said ''hold on
a minute' and he, Housand, went to
Ross wagon and returned to him with
bag saying, "here, take this in the house
with you, while go to the water-closet."
Scull said he took the bag into the house.
and it had chickens in it.
He said that Ross had been engaged in
| the chicken business; that Ross father
in-law had an incubator, and Ross had
sold chickens for him.
Burt. Ross had testified few minutes
before leaving the stand, that he did not
raise chickens and never had an incu-
bator. The effort of this examination
was to make itappear that these chickens
were Ross chickens, taken there to be
picked for market.
Scuu declared he knew nothing about
the chickens until they were handed him
in the bag. Ross and Mrs. Adler were
both recalled but gave unimportant testi-
| mony and the case closed about four
o'clock.
Judge Hoagland allowed the lawyers
| fifteen minutes each for summing up.
The lawyers for the defense did as we'll
as they could with the material at hand;
the material was very rotten.
Prosecutor Logue had but little to do,
and when Judge Hoagland got through
with his charge, it seems as if the Jury
had but little to do also.
They retired shortly after five o'clock,
and by the time Judge Hoagland got
down town they had agreed on verdict,
and came in as soon as the Judges could
get back to the Court House.
The verdict was "all equally guilty as
indicted"
They were indicted on two counts-for
stealing chickens and for receiving stolen
goods.
Thursday Morning.
The cases of Daniel Scull and Samuel
Housand, indicted for stealing chickens
from William Tassier; and Samuel Hous-
and and Burton Ross for stealing chick
ems from Joseph A. Hankins, were called
the first thing.
After consultation with their lawyers,
Scull pleaded NON cult, and Housand
pleaded guilty.
Housand requested the privilege of
making statement to the Court, in
which his counsel saids he would exon
crate Scull from all completely in the af-
fair.
In the case of Jos. A. Hankins' chick
ems, Housand pleaded non vult., and Ross
pleaded guilty to receiving" his law
yer making the statement that Ross had
found the chickens in his coops; they were
placed there by Housand who told him
they were his, and Ross could have them
IN payment ola bill owing by Housand
to Ross.
The Court ordered Scull to be locked
up with the others.
The case Of Charles Nabb was called
and Mr.. Il. w. Trenchard was assigned