Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-10-24
Thursday Afternoon.


man, the chicken stealing case, returned
a verdict of guilty of receiving stolen
goods.
The case of James Gaines, indicted for
stealing chickens in Hopewell township,
came next, and, so good a case was made
out, that the jury speedily returned
verdict of guilty.
The first case on in the afternoon was
that of the State against Oliver Mattison
and frankie Riley, two small boys,
charged with stealing a pair of opera
glasses and $40 in money from Mrs.
Maryott.
A jury was empaneled to hear the evil
dence went to show that the boys entered
the house of Mrs. Maryott, on South
Laurel ST., one night while she was out of
the house few moments, abstracted a
pocket book containing $40, and pair of
opera glasses. The glasses and all the
money but few cents was recovered.
This case concluded all the cases that
were ready for trial, and the Court dis
charged all the jurors, excepting those on
the two panels which were now out.
Joseph, William and Wentzell Face
mire were to be given a trial by the
Court without a jury, and were brought
in from the Jail. The trio were defended
by Messrs. J. Ogden Burt and James S.
Ware.
d They were indicted for stealing chick
ems and a family wash from Capt. Michael
McGuigan, the whole being valued at SIG.
Captain McGuigan resides in Cedar
vile. Mrs. McGuigan was first called
to the stand. She testified that she lost
wash of clothing last May; it was driz-
zling day when she washed, and the
clothes did not dry well, so she left them
upon the line over night. In the morn
ing the clothes were gone. Her hem
roost had been robbed, and some of her
chickens were also gone.
The clothes taken were found among
the Facemire family; the chickens were
found on the premises of William Face
mire, by an officer with search warrant.
The search was instigated by a letter
written to Captain McGuigan by Mrs.
Finlaw, a daughter of the sister of one of
the Facemires.
William Woodlin, Mrs. Finlaw's father,
saw superior wash of clothes on the
line in Joseph Facemire's yard. He knew
of his own knowledge, that they could
not belong to the family. His testimony
ended the States case, and the defense
tried to explain it's side.
The jury in the Hickman case which
was trying the charge Of receiving stolen
goods from Capt.Spencer's boat, remained
out until about 10 o'clock last night when
it returned verdict of not guilty.
Friday Morning.
Judge Hoagland gave the constables
sound rasping over the knuckles this
morning as soon as Court had been
opened.
He read an order which said that
Hereafter when constable is given
charge of jury he must strictly observe
the requirements of his oath not to let
persons talk with or speak to any of
the jurors. No one must be allowed to
speak to them. The Court said it had
come to his notice, and even to his per-
sonal notice, that Constables had allowed
persons to speak to jurors through the
door when the jury was in the Constable's
charge.
No one, he said must, hereafter, be al
lowed to speak to juror without the or
der of the Court.
The Facemires were put on trial again
this moning before the Court, without a
jury, on the charge of stealing chickens
from Lewis Dawson about last Christmas.
The first witness put on the stand was
Lorenzo Harris, an amateur detective,
who holds commission" from the
e'American Detective Agency" of Chi
cago.
This detective is the fatherr-in-law of
William Facemire; William, after marry
ing the daughter of Mr.. Harris, resided
in the Harris family; Mr.. H arris became
suspicious of the actions of William and
his brethren, and concluded to watch
them, using his detective prerogative.
He watched them several nights without
success, but on the night in question he
had better luck, for he discovered them
robbing the hen roost of Mr.. Dawson and
stufflng his fat poultry into their bag
They tore off the boards of the hen roost.
Mr.. Lewis Dawson, an awfully deaf
man, took the stand. He said that his
hen roost was robbed at the time indicated
He said that boards from the roof of the
roost had been torn off.
Mr.. William Woodlin was also called
to prove the existence of hen pound be-
longing to the Facemires, for the retention
of stolen poultry, in the woods. He was
also very deaf man, who lived within a
few yards of the Facemires, but his evil
dence was not admitted by the Court.
The only evidence against the Face
mires thus far was that given by the ''de-
tective' Harris. The state rested.
The defense began with the placing of
Wentzell Facemire on the stand. He de-
MED the detectives" story point-blank.
He declared he had not had any chickens
in his possession in 10 years.