Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-01-23

Berault asked her if she could swear that
either of the defendants were her assail-
ants. She did not answer for some time.
She gazed long and earnestly at the young
fellows and finally she said that the small
lest one was one of the guilty ones, he
being Robert No amount of cross-ex-
animation could shake the girl upon this
point.
Charles Carr, father Of the girl, testified
to the condition of the child when she
came home and how he went out to in
vestigate the matter. He found the girls
hat at the roadside, and the place evil
denced a struggle. OF the actual facts of
the assault Mr.. Carr had no knowlege.
Mr.. Carr gave similar testimony.
Mrs. Maria Allen said she was Super
intendent of the Sunday School attended
by Ula. She told of the dismissal of the
school as being about five minutes after
four. She said she knew the Fury boys,
| they having lived in that neighborhood
when they We're small boys.
On this Sunday Stephen Sloan, who
lives near the Blackwater bridge, said he
met the two Fury boys. The boys were
| under the influence of liquor. Frank
said to him, Don't give me away, will
you? There's girl up the road" The
| two boys then went up the road, and he
| did not see them.
On the following Tuesday Sloan met
| the boys and Robert said to him, "Who
gave away on us?" He further said to
l ClAox, hot ha boJ tn Dhi1od al 10
and Vineland paper that somebody had
| given the thing away. Sloan asked them
what they meant, and Robert said that
they had quart of whiskey, and Frank
got little fresh down by the bridge.
Thursday Afternoon.
| The Fury case continued pretty nearly
all the afternoon. When Court convened
the State was just closing up its case.
Mrs. Mary Vine, who lives nearby,
said that she knew the Fury boys, and
she saw them on the Sunday in question.
They were coming from the swamp from
the direction of the Blackwater bridge.
After recalling Constable Nicholson to
confirm some distances and directions,
State rested it's case.
The defense opened by putting putting
Frank Fury, one of the defendants on
the stand. Is II years old, left home
quarter past IL o'clock with his brother
Robert. Did not mention anything to
met young man with five young ladies
in carriage about quarter past foul
O'Clock, two miles and a half distance
from place of assault. Witness never saw
Ula Carr in his life before he met her in
the Justices Office.
Robert Fury, the other defendant was
not placed on the stand owing to lack OF
ability to understand and answer ques-
tions. The next witness was Joseph
Tasso, the young man who had the five
young ladies out riding on Sunday after
noon Dec. 10Th, met the two Fury boys at
quarter past four o'clock; spoke to the
boys, at that time. The witness on cross
examination displayed some shrewdness
peculiar to the italian race. Frances
Ludusco, one of the young ladies who
had been in the wagon was next placed
on the sand, and her testimony was cor
roborative of former witnesses.
Blanche Soucenio, another of the
young italian, ladies who was in the wag-
on that day, next followed with similar
testimony as the predecessor.
Tillie Ronchetti said she lived some
distance from the place of the assault,
abont an eight of mile, and on this
Sunday the Fury boys were at her home
about four o'clock.
Louisa Cerrio, one of the carriage party
gave testimony similar to those who had
already been upon the stand.
| These young ladies with their pretty
faces, their stylish dresses and bits OF
millinery added dash to the proceedings
which was a welcome change.
These young ladies were followed by
the mother of the boys, she lived quite a
distance from the place of the assault,
some two or three miles, and her boys
came home just trifle before five O'Clock
that Sunday afternoon.
George Hedden, Michael Fox, Mrs.
Fox and Constant Rouchetta, were called
by Mr.. Berault to prove the good charac-
ter of the defendants, and the defense
rested.
In rebuttal the Prosecutor produced
Gilbert Rubert, young fellow who lived
on Wheat Road who knocked the reputa-
ton for morality business into cooked
hat. He said that last fall he met Robert
and the young man asked the witness to
go with him out on the road and waylay
a girl by the name of Leaning who was
in the habit of riding out on this road.
This aroused Berault and he went at
Rubert hammer and tongs, but he did
not paralyze the witness at all.
A Mr.. Younggrant, who lives near the
place of the assault, said that the boys
We're at his house about fifteen minutes
of four
This ended the testimony, and Mr..
Berault began his summing up. He did
not want to be limited in his time, but
the Court thought half an hour would be