Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-09-12
CHICKEN THIEVES.
Howard Cawman, Levi Coulter jesse Pagan
and Belford Candy Given IA Hearing
by Justice Powell and
Held in Jail,

and Belford Candy Given Hearing
by Justice Powell and
Held in Jail.
Wednesday afternoon Justice of the
Peace, JOS. H. Powell, gave hearing in
the Court House to the alleged Turkey
Point chicken thieves. There was big
audience to listen to the proceedings, and
some of them were worth listening to.
The evidence showed the accused to be
pretty bad gang, but one of the wit
nesses had to be locked up in Jail before
she would give her testimony. This was
Miss Lucy Candy.
Itappeared that Miss Candy had made
a statement to Justice in writing, but,
at the hearing Wednesday she had been
instructed by her mother not to tell any
thing she knew. She therefore would
respond that she didn't know, to all the
questions that were put to her.
After worrying with her awhile, the
Justice committed her to Jail for contempt
of Court. She remained in Jail about
quarter Of an hour when she signified her
willingness to. tell all she knew, as which
she did when again put on the stand.
There was considerable number of
witnesses, among them being Minerva
Pagan, Benjamin Turner, Anna Candy,
Lucy Candy, Reeve Coulter, Henry
Worfie, Sr., Henry Worfie, Jr., Julia
Newcomb, Lewis Page, Eldad Lore, Jane
Coulter, Rebecca Jones, George Oliver
and Edward Campbell and Constables
Frank J. Lore and Robt. S. Carman.
There were no lawyers at this stage of
the proceedings.
The star witness was Rebecca Jones,
and so convicing and straightforward
was her testimony, and so much did she
know, that she had hardly left the Court
House at the conclusion of the hearing
when she was promised splendid coat
of tar and feathers. The Justice sent for
her and told her that if she knew Of any
threats being made against her, to let him
know and the Court would afford her
protection.
The first case taken up was that of
Howard Cawman, charged with stealing
four chickens from Mrs. Rachel Loper.
These he took to Jesse Pagan with whom
he traded them for pair of boots. The
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by Mrs. Loper.
On this change he held in $500 hail
for Court, and Pagan was held in $500,
charged with receiving the stolen chick
ems.
Rebecca Jones, who has been living
with Jesse Pagan, was material witness
in both these cases.
The next case was that of Levi Coulter,
Jesse Pagan and Belford Candy, charged
with stealing twenty-five chickens from
Chester Conner, of Lawrence township.
Rebecca Jones heard the plan discussed
and heard them say where they were 60
ing, and saw the chickens when they re-
turned.
The chickens We're traced to the store of
Nicholas Turner
Lucy Gandy's testimony came out
here; she saw twenty-one chickens in a
room in their house in the morning.
They were each held in $500 bail on
this charge.
The next case tried was that of Howard
Cawman and Levi Coulter, for an at
tempt to steal lot of chickens from
Mrs. Julia. Newcomb.
They had caught the chickens and had
them in bag, but before they could get
away with them. they were frightened
off by Lewis Page, who boarded at Mrs.
Newcomb's, and who was returning
home late at night. He saw the men
leaving the premises, and afterwards
found the bag of chickens. $500 bail for
this attempt was required of each of the
two men.
The next case was that of Pagan and
Coulter for stealing Is chickens from
Eldad Lore, and also lot from Edward
Campbell over year ago. Rebecca Jones
was convincing witness in these cases
and $500 was again asked for bail for each
of the men.
From Campbell they got 35 pairs of
chickens which were sold to George
Oliver in this city for which he gave
check for $2O.
Belford Candy was then tried for steal
ing pole for vessel boom from Eldad
Lore. For this he was required to give
bail in $500.
Rebecca Jones gave bail in $500 for her
appearance as witness at Court. The
others could not furnish bail and were
committed to Jail.
These men also have the reputation for