Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-05-16

came in with verdict of guilty for all
three.
The next case of the same defendant
and Ellsworth Brown was then on trial.
Tuesday Afternoon.
The case of the State against VIM. AL
lison, Ellsworth and Nick Brown for the
robbery Of Brown q Meyers, at Fairton,
was concluded and the Jury retired.
Prosecutor Logue then moved the case
Of the State against Nick Brown and VIM.
Allison charged with the highway rob-
berry Of Theodore Stratton and wife, on
Friday, April 18th, last.
Geo. Hampton. the young lawyer, had
this case also to defend, Allison having
pleaded gailty, and Nick not guilty.
Mr. Stratton was first put in the stand
He said he and his wife were driving on
North Pearl street, when they were
stopped by two masked men; one came
to the side of the wagon upon which Mr..
Stratton was sitting and pointing pistol
told him to throw up his hands and give
us his money.
One of the men had caught the horse
by the head; this one, leaving the horse
came to Mrs. Strattons side of the wagon
and told her to keep quiet.
The man on Mr.. Stratton's side of the
wagon then went through his pockets and
got his silver watch, pulling it from the
ring.
The watch was an open face one and
numbered 257034 That was all they got
from him.
The masks, which We're made of old
trouser legs, were shown and identified
as being like those the bandits wore
Mrs. Station corroborated her husband.
giving little fuller details ofthe ..hold up."
Horace Platter, a short, thick-set black
fellow, was put on the stand, and stated
that William Allison came to him on
Saturday night and offered him watch for
which he wanted 25cts. Platter said that he
didn't buy the watch for he thought it
was too cheap to be good.
William Allison took the stand and de-
tailed the hold up" as has been given
in these columns before. He had plead
ed guilty and only Nick was on trial.
When Allison had concluded his eyi-
dence, the State rested.
The jury in the Brown q Meyers c.sse
came in with verdict of guilty as in
dicted against Nick Brown.
The case of the ''hold up'' was con-
tinued, Nick Brown taking the stand in
his own defense. He denied in toto all
the evidence against him. He was as in
nocent as q dove.
Charity Baily was the next witness
called for the defense.
Julia Harmon was tartar, but she
was no good for Nick. She gave her
evidence with loud, strong voice but it
didn't count.
She answered promptly and distinctly,
| and when Mr.. Logue had concluded her
cross examination and said ''thats ALL
she asked ''you through"
This concluded the evidence and Mr..
/ Hampton made his usual summing up,
dwelling on the lack of testimony to in
culpate his client Nick Brown.
He asked for his acquittal.
The jury would not have it that way,
/ for it retired for a short time after Judge
Hoagland had given brief charge, and
then returned with verdict Of guilty as
indicted.
Prosecutor Logue moved the case of the
State against William Allison, Nicodemus
Brown and Charles Harmon, indicted for
highway robbery in ''holding up Walter
Crosse and Joseph Carman, near Jehoka-
vile, on April 18TH" Mr.. Hampton de-
Tended Brown and Harmon, Allison had
pleaded guilty when charged.
Cresse and Carman were put on the
stand and told Of the hold up" and how
they were robbed of three or four dollars.
The Prosecutor then put the States star
witness, William Allison on the stand
again.
Allison said that the plot to hold up the
two young clerks, Cresse and Carman,
was concocted i'll Braunsteins cider mill,
on South Pearl street, the day before it
was done, which was Monday.
On Tuesday, he and Nick, left Chicks
home in Buckville soon after six O'Clock
i'll the morning, he said, and started for
the place at which the ''hold up' was to
be made.
They went to Chas. Harmon's and he
met them back of his field, and furnish
ed them with the sacks which they were
to wear as masks.
The "hold up" was effected, as has been
detailed before at length in the PIONEER.
The defense was simply a denial on the
part of both Nick and Harmon, and
Court adjourned with the case still on.
Wednesday Morning.
Before the Cresse-Carman "hold up''
case against Nick Brown, Charlie Harmon
and William Allison was resumed this
morning, Prosecutor Logue called up
James Petit, of Millville, who was in
dicted for selling liquor, and charged him
with the offence.
Petit pleaded guilty to selling one quart
of the stuff.
! The trial of Brown, Harmon and Alli-