Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-07-15
JULY COURT.
he is Charged With Assault and Battery
ana is COnvicted-The Trial of
the Winrows' for Horse


the Winrows for Horse
Poisoning.
( Thursday Morning.
The July session of Court yesterday,
was before Judge Hoagland. The busi-
nessswas mostly of the criminal order.
ana witnesses were arranged on the seats
In the tribunals room.
Ex Judge Westcott, of Camden. came
down to try an appeal case, but learned
after arriving that the case had been post
poned.
Mr.. Mitchell moved the case of Elias
Braunstein against w. H. Smith be non
suited, which was granted This case
was where minor bought cigarettes.
The following prisoners were brought
III from Jail to plead:
Henry Wilson, assault and battery.
guilty
Lewis Winrow and wife, charged with
breaking and entering the barn of James
Redds and poisoning his horse, not guilty.
theodore Sutton, assault and battery,
not guilty. He also plead not guilty
10 another charge against a married
woman.
/ The first case called was that of Theo-
dore Sutton. He was defended by John
). Mitchell, Esq. Sutton was charged
with assault and battery on Adolph
Heintz The occurrence took place at
Heintzs house, in what is called "Oil
Cloth Row." near the oil cloth works
Heintz was put on the stand and said
he went home one night and found SUIT
ton IN his house. 1t was about four
O'Clock in the morning. He went in the
house and found Sutton and his wife oc-
cupy1ng the same apartment. He pulled
MN out OF bed and Sutton ran down
stairs. Heintz then made complaint
against sutton for his actions. The next
night when Heiutz went home he met
Sutton, who also met him with beer
bottles, which he threw at him, and
threatened to kill him. Heintz and his
wife were quarrelling when Sutton came
to the door, and commenced throwing
beer bottles at him, but none of them
struck him. He then got gun and
came out and threatened to shoot him.
On cross examination, Heintz said that
his wife had him arrested, and then he
entered complaint against Sutton and his
wife and had them arrested.
Frank Mead, neighbor of the Heintz's,
was called, but did not know anything
ahcut the racket only what his wife told
| the next morning.
Bert Mead saw the racket. He was
sitting on the porch and saw Heintz when
he went home, and also saw the beer bot
tie racket. Mead was dead against
heintz, and was good witness for the
defense. He said that Heintz had the
gun ard threatened to shoot Sutton.
The State then rested.
Mr.. Mitchell called Charles B. Sutton.
He is the father of Theodore Sutton. He
said he saw his son at one O'Clock and
again at four. He left home at tour
| O'Clock, and his son was in bed at that
time. Where his son was between one
and four O'Clock he did not know.
| Mrs. Sutton testified her son came in at
four O'Clock and went to bed and did not
get up until between ten and eleven
O'Clock when Constable Dare came to
arrest him.
Theodore Sutton was put on the stand
to tell his story OF the affair. He denied
the whole business. Everybody was
mistaken about seeing him that night.
He was not at Heintz's house that night.
Mrs. Heintz was called and denied that
Sutton had ever been in the house since
she had lived in that row.
Frederick Heintz, father of Adolph,
testified against his son, saying that he
was jealous of his wife and was always
quarreling with her, had even accused
her of improper actions.
After both sides summed up the case
the Court said that it was convinced of
the guilt of the defendant. Sentence
would be pronounced later.
The next case called was the State VS..
the Winrows. Samuel Iredell, ESQ.,, de-
Tended them.
The Winrows were charged with break
ing, entering and poisoning horse be-
longing to James Redds. Prosecutor
Logue in outlining the case said that Mr..
Redds had had the Winrows arrested for
abusing six-year- child, and that
afterwards these parties made threats
against him. They had, after their
arrest, confessed that they had poisoned
| the horse.
James Redds was put on the stand and
said his horse had been poisoned. He
heard the animal making a noise and got
up and went down and discovered his
horse in great agony. He sent for a
doctor, who came, but the horse died.
! The doctor told him the horse had been
poisoned with Paris green and told him
if he cut the horse open he would find
traces Of green in his stomach. The
horse was opened and found to be Just as
the doctor stated.
Levi Robinson stated that Winrow told
him he would get even if he had him
arrested.
Veterinary surgeon, William H. Davis,
testified to when called; said he was