Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-05-30
WHOLE NO. 1857

/ and +hov- oo,,1d ,,4 - 1.t =,
boat beca,,eo of +bo 1Silr1, tio1o 40
vifed tba two - 60 - lsi1 - -,
night
He heard t5is ..,.o,,..1 <.o,,,i,,o :,
| drayv,s mart F4-.-,..-,1,1.-.t
| o,cIocl, >,dro,.., ~ t''''O -
part. and ,vbon ,,,7,.s,.- ,,-l't '.-+'S ;, y,
own mart tho ,lo-. 7+,..,o,, no
M Seii was l"cNet''
and cursine rrl,..-...-,.,. a.. J
shook if ,Tbeaa ...,.--,, ,-,,,........
the door Of aha,,. e,-.. 80
was hooked v.f.r, - II.
| fastened to = e+stt,. ,,.i7 80 - 80 80
nine facfng ~ ..l-,
| door ona,r +to,, ,--.,., q,
He had moi hoe, -, -.
a d,.inlsino ,,,..., -i' % iioV
| Ha had L,l,. .,...
| in the wash bazin T., Ill, w., -
warm water ~, .,la,, -. ~:
| boats and bad hi. 7-,is. -
Tom Shorts ortoro 7 ~. ,rl,, ,,,1 -
seat Have sa,. w. ,,.ol -il -; ',li5' 'oolN @
tween the snttaa o,,d s+o,-o NJ -,
fellows gathered in his room. tbo, u-oro
| all under the infuanca of 1ionor
Then he fold of tho s,,it+inn ~ A., z,,
basin, and his attennt 70 MT shorts ont
ordering the oano, ont of bis bo,,so ST.
refused 10 On and told He's h, h. - aa111d
not mt hin, ont H. aa:,1 - o4.,I,1 -
his knife in his ba,d t,.i+l, 1T, -. -
been mandino, HI. 1,o,+., 49,, eI,n.4.
..put nm vonr tnifo ond ri fal,+ ',' 1ra.'
fairr Il iisnO Sou
Haves said bo c1osod b;s 1nifo a ,4
| it in his nocket and tho,, s+,,,ol. CT p
three times Sbo o,+s also s+,i1,i,,,. I,i,,,
Booth snrano nm and With ano oa+hsaid
Don't strike Tom Sbor+s tbat ~ WOW. . d. d.
something Of a man novso1fm
AT that the whole %ano, s,,uor ~
him with cries Of ON bi,, LII h;l, -
and the fight became GENERAL tho stova
being Knocked over shorts knoclri,ntbo
stove pipe off. Booth niclad nm Goa
| box and threw if at him, Ton, shor+sbo
| a knife; Jack Booth had a knife. Havas
| said he once owned the knife Rootb bad.
he gave it to him.
| This knife was found outsida of Hayes,
house next morning. the blade onan INV
Constable GEORGE Reed He cow tho
knife in Booths hand d1rino tho fobt
Hayes said he did nor take his knife ont
| OF his pocket after first sb1ttino if and
putting it in his nocl,et bafore tho n,o1oo
with shorts
The crowd was drunk and disorderIv.
He denied taking his knife ont of his
pocket; he empbaticaIIv daniad s+ahhinn
Booth.
He was afraid of 4ta o.a,,,r ,,-I,,,, i ,.,,,,o
| i'm Whom tho ..o,,.5 ,,-o,,+ o,,+ a. 1,,o1-
was already torn off fbe door
Booth did not say to him s.Sandv vou,ve
cut me to DEATH" he ua,er. heard hin, saw
anything of the kind and did not know
Booth had been cut.
After A scorcbino, ,ross-a,-ooino+iop
| in which he was nor shaken uavos LOTT
the stand and Cant,ip Socro+os c,,.oo,,
with whom Havas ,.a,,t o,..+o,.;,,o. T 1,,a1.
called to the stand Tho i-nifo ,'.hioI,
Constable Rood b,,7 +-,,,,.l - - ~
and identified Inv Ir,,-o.., 11.tI.,
It was fonnd ono,, :, f.a,,t 1e H..
door whore Roa+l, 1,,ll,.a,,e S,,4 C1
Green described tba IN ,.l,;al, H. L'rp".
owned and which u.ss :, ,aiea,.a,,+ l.|,ie,
from the one nicl,a,l ~, INV paod
HAYES lost his l,nifa bo +houo,,+
through hole in bi.nocl,ot ,,hiIo -
ming the ..olt,, ,,>a,. be lofr I,iS. ho,,so
that night.
Mrs Hovas was ..,1l,,1 -, tl,, .,4,,,,., ...,
recounted tba stor, ~. +L,, f..,,,as ~, tI,l
| night Of April 9TH ,.,,.,oh,.atira tho
story of her husband
She said she had boer ,oa,ried +o t1ouo,
about six wears
Henry Smith was .a11od h,,+ l,is ~
dence was not admitted and W., IT
Hamilton was called ooain 70 tbe stand
rro,,.,s, III 'iio '''''i"
conversation between Rooth aMd him,