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evening; he and Baker talked about Id
Hofford; Baker told me he could hav
had the girl out of trouble If Nickerso
had told him earlier; thought he coul
get her out of it anyway; Baker told m
instruments; Niokerson told me afterwar
Baker had been out there and ruined a.
instrument; met John A. Nickerson ant
Ida Hofford at a Miss Stevens house.
Cross-examined by Judge Pancoast bu
nothing material was ELECTED.
Miss Annie Stevens sworn: Live il
Vineland and work in Keighley's sho
factory; knew Ida HOfford and John A
Nickerson; Charley told me Ida was il
trouble; Nickerson said he was going Il
get her out if he could; there was a plac,
in Camden he could send her to; went Il
Elmer with Nickerson and Hammond or
Sunday, two weeks before Ida died; say
them with Harry Baker; saw Ida tn,
Saturday before she went away; she said
she was going to Elmer; l knew of hel
condition; she was in trouble.
Vernon Marshall sworn: Live in Vine
land; formerly lived in Elmer; knew
Baker and Nickerson; work in Potts
shoe factory; Nickerson worked with me
he told me Ida Hofford was in trouble,
and that he was responsible, that he was
going to send her to Camden, and did
send her; she came back, and then he
sent her to Elmer; told me there was a
doctor in Elmer who was going to take
charge of the case; after this saw Baker
in Vineland talking with Nickerson; he
told me a doctor was over with Baker to
m a 10 On 20 nais,afinp nf lido HaFnrJ,
that he had taken Ida away in a carriage
and had made the examination in the
carriag e; told him he ought to marry the
girl; said he couldn't; Nickerson has
been married; wife now dead; said doctor
had tried to perform an operation with an
instrument and had broken it.
John Westcott, sworn: Live in Vine.
land and work in Potts shoe factory;
Nickerson told me he had Ida Hofford 10
trouble; l advised him to marry her; said
he couldn't; said Harry Baker and a
doctor were coming to Vineland to
examine Ida; saw Baker in Vineland
talking with Nickerson, he went out and
returned; afterward Nickerson said it was
no good; said the doctor had tried at
three places to get her board; could only
get her in n place; told me the doctor
had tried to perform an operation on her,
and either broken or bent the instrument,
but it was not successful; told me the
doctor was going to perform another
operation on her, and that he was going
to the city to get a new instrument, to
cost $18 or $40.
Jos. Ware, sworn: Live in Vineland
and know John Nickerson and know Ida
Hofford; heard him speak of Ida being in
trouble; showed me a small package he
got at Malaga, and that he felt more easy.
DR.. A. A. Smith, sworn: Live at
Malaga, am a praeticing physician, know
Nickerson; called on me about the LIST of
March; told me he had a girl in trouble;
wanted me to assist him, told him it
would be dangerous; gave him a simple
remedy, if it did no good could do no
harm; told him to go home and get mar.
ried; came again with Ida Hofford; said
the medicine did no good; told him l
could do nothing more.
Sara Morrison, sworn: Live ia Vine
land; know Nickerson; came to me last
spring and asked me if l knew of any
thing that would do for a girl in trouble.
Hiram Wiltsee, sworn: Live in Elmer,
and keep a livery; know Harry 7. Baker,
Hired a team on morning of April Goth,
to Sidney Burroughs to go to Vineland;
Burroughs worked for Baker; Baker sent
me to Salem several times to see May
Richey, to tell her not to give him away;
went for DR.. Dare on night of April 10Th,
at request of Harry Baker.
Mary Richey, sworn: Married name
Gilmore; live in Salem; lived at Elmer
and before that with Isaac Johnson, at
pannutorrp. Ida HaGNrd xuoc hra,nhE 10
Johnsons' on March Goth, by Harry
Baker; he was there again on the follow
ing Sunday afternoon; Johnsons were not
at home; Baker, when he ia ksd to myself
and Ida Hofford, he asked the privilege
for the front room, then asked for a bowl
of water and towel; went in the room
and found bowl of water and towel on
the table and Ida Hofford was lying on
bed; said she felt sick; got the bowl for
her and she vomited; asked me to help
her get her night dress on and she would
go up stairs to bed; going up stairs she
sat down; she vas sick again; Harry
Baker showed me the little instrument; it
was broke off; Ida was we'll before she
went into the room; Sidney Burroughs
let him out of the wagon, and came back
and stopped for him, and Baker went
away with him; Baker gave johnson So
when he brought Ida there; saw Baker
there again the Monday before Ida died; he
came on a wheel; he talked with Johnson
awhile, W hen he asked for the use of the
ROOM; he ana Ida went in there; he came out
and asked for a pillow and bowl of water
and towel after a little while l heard a groan;
Mrs. Johnson went in and L did to; Ida was
sitting on the couch; Baker was there; he
came out soon and said to me he thought
she would be all right; told me if 1 would
IN liz Qrnn1 "a Pa nf lido hn yUnnId unn M ont
in my trouble; said it wouldn't cost me any
thing; said 1t wasn't costing Ida anything;
Hiram Wiitsee camet to Salem to see me and
said Baker told him to tell me not to give
him away.
Jennie Johnson, sworn: Lives at Green
Willie or Pennytown, Baker brought Ida
Hofford to our house to board on March goth,
ne offered 81 per day; Nickerson came q few
days after; Baker came again and Ida and
Baker went into q room alone; heard a groan
thOuhht it was Ida who became very sick.
TN Sunday morning, April 20, L too the
fetus from Ida and buried 1t lis shown some
and recognized them as like
one that Baker had shown her Heard
Baker tell Mary Richey if she would take
care of Ida he would take care of Ida he
would take care of Mary in her trouble,
suspected there was something wrong.
Cross ex. by Judge P~ancoast, but nothing
material resulted, although the examination
was searching;
Samuel Johnson corroborated the main
testimony of his wife.
The Court adjourned at 5 2. M. Thursday,
and the case is in progress as we go to press.
Prosecutor Acton for State and Judge ID.
j. Pancoast, Abram Cochran, K. p. Fuller
and W. Berault, for the defense.
OUR NOTES.
Ex-Judge Plummer, so accustomed to
the administration of justice in this
county for the last twenty years, was an
Interested spectator at Court on Tuesday.
Judge Carrow, of Camden; Joseph J.
Summerill and A. II. Swackhamer, of
Woodbury., in addition to the members of
the Salem county bar, were present at
the opening of Court.
Lawyer Fogg c%haperoned a party of
lads and lassies from the public
school to witness the opening of Court
and the manner in which justice ia melted
out. The party was composed of Misses
Linda Flitcraft, Helen Jaquette, Lizzie
Miller, May Hahn, Lottie Turner, Mary
Austin, Florence Turner, Sarah E. Fogg,
Edna Currie, Martha Clayton, and
Messrs. Alfred Flitcraft, Webber Bennett
and Samuel HI. Weatherby.
Some of our Woodstown people were
jailed at Salem on Tuesday and held
prisoners for a longer term thar was
agreeable to them. 1t came about this
way. The party of young ladies who
accompanied E. s. Fogg, ESQ.,, were
kindly shown through by Sheriff Wrig-
gins. and when they came out, Geo. W.
Crothers, Sumuel Ii. Weatherby, Alfred
Flitcraft and two gentlemen from Ped
ricktown wanted to look at the inside of
a prison. Of course, Sheriff virgins
was only too glad to accommodate them,
without sc much as a twinkle in his eye.
After they had entered the corridor, word
was sent the Sheriff that he was wanted,
and he left the party in the Jail and
passed out, turning the key in the door
behind him. saying he would return soon.
The visitors occupied themselves as best
they could, thinking they would soon be
rejoined by the genial Sheriff. Within
such narrow confines they had soon ex-
hausted every resort and were ready for
the return of the Sheriff, but still he did