Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-05-21
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
Criminal Business at the House on
the Hill.
THE BREWER CASE ON.
The Big Case on, and the Crowds of Gu
rious are Very Large and Much
Interested.

The Big Case on, and the Crowds of Gu
rious are Very Large and Much
Interested.
The case of Tony Rennett was resumed
in court Wednesday, and was quite spicy
food for many of the spectators, but dis
gusting to others. Anna, before she left
the stand, and during the s-examina-
ton, admitted that she had been advised
to make the complaint, and mentioned
Ella Gaunt and Mrs. Williams as the
persons who helped her along with it.
She had gone to Joel Pierce and asked if
he could get her place, but never men,
toned to the Squire the treatment she
said she had received from her step
father.
Ella Gaunt went on the stand to tell
what she knew of the case. She said she
was at Rennett's house one evening in
March last, when she heard screams from
the girl upstairs. She took off her shoes
and quietly stole up stairs, and saw Rem
nett in room with the girl, and stood
and watched their actions, and while the
girl screamed she never made an attempt
to stop Rennett in his assault.
While this case was on the jury in the
Thomas Bodine case returned verdict
of guilty.
These two witnesses were the only ones
examined by the State, and then Tony
Rennett was put on the stand.
1t was found that an interpreter was
necessary before they could go on with
the case. Some time was lost in securing
the services of Mr.. Tasso, the South
Laurel street fruit vender.
Rennett was sworn and put on the
stand, and as near as could be learned
through the interpreter, lived on Pine
street, Anna White, his step-daughter,
has been living with him since she was
five years old. She LETT the house several
times and went to Mrs. Williams house
on Pine street. This he did not want her
to do, and went after her one morning
after she had stayed away all night.
When he went after her Mrs. Williams
"went for him." and punched his face.
For that he had her arrested. This start
ed the trouble. The girl would not go
back with him and has never come back
to him. He denied ever doing things
that Anna accused him of.
sRennett wanted to talk all the time in
his native tongue, and Judge Hoagland
had to call him down several times and
informed him, through the interpreter,
that he must simply answer the questions
ask ed him.
A. Bolenio, the side partner of Rennett
in the rag picking business, was put on
the stand and said, through the interpre-
ter, that he lived with Rennett but never
heard Anna scream. Tony always treat
ed her as his daughter.
Mary Fitzgerald, colored woman,
testified to being at Rennert's house many
times, but never saw anything improper
in their actions. Never heard Tony scold
her but once, and that was when she
wanted Anna to go skating with her and
Tony wanted her to get supper. Mary
was asked if Anna had ever told her that
her step-father had ever committed an
assault on her, to which she answered
that she did not, and she never told Ella
Gaunt so, either.
Ella Gaunt was recalled by the State
and said that Tony told her he had COM
| committed an assault on Anna.
This closed the testimony and Mr..
the charge was brought simply in retail
alton of what Tony Rennert had done to
the other parties, in having the Williams
woman arrested for assault and battery.
The jury retired and after considera-
BILE deliberation rendered verdict OF
guilty of fornication, but not guilty OF
rape.
Then came the first case on the list OF
| celebrated "beer farm" cases, the State
against Isaac Peters. There were several
! challenges on both sides before jury
was selected. When the wheels began to
/ grind in the beer cases, Jesse Beebe was
put on the stand. He had been out to
Peters beer place, on the Bridgeton and
Mlllvllle pike, and bought half dozen
bottles OF beer; got them from Peters,
Rev. Mr.. Webb brought the half dozen
bottles of beer into court
thursday Morning.
The hal of Isaac Peters continued this
morning with Mr.. Mitchell cross-eX-
amining the prosecutions witness, Jesse
Beebe.
William Lutz said he was visitor to
Peters place on the Millville pike. He
bought two crates and paid for them, and
took the beer away crate at time. He
drank the first crate out there.
Attorney Crondall, of Camden, who is
in the case, moved to strike out much OF
the testimony of the State, owing to some
technical defect in the indictment, which
he clained.
Ellsworth Clark gave testimony exactly
similar to Luty.
Herbert Sooy was with Lutz when he
bought the two cases, and assisted in the
drink inp of tho baor