Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-01-16

1He lHulcIu1enL IOunQ last term against
Morris Lee for illegal dredging, was upon
recommendation of the oyster association
notJe-prossed.
The Prosecutor after some trouble man
aged to move the case of the State against
David 2. Fogg. The charge was false
pretence. The case was simply the matter
OF securing some goods at public sale of
COW, rake and turkeys to the value of SAG
without satisfying payment of the same.
Samuel Spencer said in his testimony
that the defendant purchased the goods
mentioned at public sale at his place.
Fogg gave note for the goods pur-
chased and Spencer afterwards learned
that he did not own any property.
Harry Woodruff, sworn, said he lived
at Woodruf's; was present at one sale
when Fogg bought the goods. Mr.. Wood
ruff simply testified to the goods that
Fogg bought.
George Henderson, of this city, was
present at Spencer's sale when Fogg gave
note for his purchases. The note had
James Fogg's name on as security. He
claimed that he owned a house and lot in
Shiloh.
George Pierce, when sworn, said he
was also at the sale and heard Fogg say
when he gave the note to spencer that he
| owned house and lot in Shiloh. John
Hope was also present and heard him
say that he owned a farm of sixty acres
| near Shiloh and also house, and lot in
Shiloh.
Joseph 81. Powell, justice of the peace,
testified that when Fogg was arrested he
told him he owned house and lot in
Shiloh.
Edward Laning was called and asked
| if he had made search of the records in
the County Clerks office to see if Fogg
| owned any property in January 1895. He
failed to find any. In answer to a ques-
| ton, Mr.. Laning said that there was
previous record of his owning house in
| Shiloh. @
This closed the testimony of the State.
| Mr.. Burt, counsel for the defense, said
that his client was scarcely responsible
for his acts. Whether he did this with
any false pretense, or whether he did
not, he was not accountable for his acts,
as they would show.
Mr.. Burt then called DIR. Sullivan, of
Shiloh, who gave description of Foggs
case. He said in 1898 he was called to
prescribe for Fogg, who was then suffer-
ing with the grippe. He has been right
since; consider him mentally unbal-
aneed. After he partially recovered from
his illness his case became serious, and
his folks consulted me about his case. l
called DR.. Mitchell, of Philadelphia an
expert on insanity, and he took diagno-
sis of his case. DIR. Sullivan was going
to tell what this was, but was stopped by
the prosecutor. He then said that he
considered Fogg unfit for any business
transaction, and at certain times he was
dangerous; do not consider Fogg a safe
person to do business or to be with; in
fact he is a dangerous person.
Morgan Smalley, called, told of some
of the queer actions of Fogg; so crazy
one time that he had to strap him down.
He sold Fogg farm, but had to take the
title back. Since the spring of 1895 Fogg
has not been on the farm.
Wednesday Morning.
Criminal Court this term is little more
than child's play and would scarcely
give dignity to Justice of the Peace
Court.
Yesterday two cases were disposed of
and court broke in the middle of the af-
ternoon. To-day two more cases will be
disposed of, and then the session will be
over, excepting the sentencing of the
unfortunate ones who pleaded guilty.
When court adjourned yesterday noon
the Fogg case was still on, and the de-
fense was working the insanity dodge
and it was being played for all its worth.
The case resulted in an acquittal, and
Judge Hoagland discharged the jury
from the panel for the term.
When court resumed yesterday after
noon Allen Ivens was upon the stand.
He said that he was at Fogg's house one
night when he had a ''crazy spell,' and
wanted poker and knife to kill some
one with. He would grab his clothing
and tear it into shreds.
The state called all its former witnesses
and they all said there was nothing at
any time they had seen that would lead
them to believe that Fogg was of unsound
mind. Nothing whatever was the re-
ply they all gave.
The racket, however, worked with the
jury and they brought in verdict of
mot guilty"
Then came the case of the State VS..
Mary G. Pierce, who is charged by the
Court with keeping disorderly house in
the Second ward of this city.
J. Hampton Fithian appeared as coun-
sci for the defendant.
John Wesley, George Wesley, Jack
Peterson and others had all been to Mrs.
Pierce's house; had drank beer there,
but never bought any; never saw any
disorder about the place.
For the defense Lizzie Keen, Hattie
Keen and Ella Peterson, all living near
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