Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-10-27
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
The October Term CIosed-Sentences on
Friday.
Wednesday Afternoon.

Wednesday Afternoon
Things are going along in so so sort
of way over at the Court House. The
criminal cases that are being tried just
now, are not of character that causes
sensation, in fact they fail to be interest
ing. There are a good many people
about the Court House, but most of them
have to be there as witnesses, Jurors, etc.
The Jury in the Jesse Patten case re-
turned verdict of indecent assault on
the little Hidreth girl. Patten had been
indicted for abusing an infant, but the
State had abandoned that contention, and
Mr.. Logue asked for a verdict of indie
cent assault, which he got.
Burdell Bailey was also adjudged
guilty. The story OF his wife, supported
as it was, by her parents and others, was
unassailable, and the jury had no trouble
arriving at the verdict of convicting him.
The case which followed the Bailey in
dictment, was the trial of the indictment
against William Barber, charged with
breaking, entering and stealing.
1t was recalled by the testimony, that
somewhere about last March, probably
the 2lst, the residences of Chester J. Buck
and Walter H. Bacon, on West Com
merce street, were entered by thieves,
and some things of little value were
stolen. The police officers arrested John
Petit, young man, for participation in
the crime. The lad promptly confessed
his guilt, and implicated Barber as an
accomplice. In fact Petit made a clean
breast Of the whole thing, and he did not
spare Barber. 1t was shown by Con.
stable Lore that on the night Of the rob
berry, Barber was down town in company
with Petit.
John S. Mitchell. Esq. thought that the
Court should order the jury to acquit his
client, the defendant, at the conclusion of
the States case, contending that one could
not be convicted upon the sole testimony
of an accomplce.
Judge Hoagland declined to so direct
the jury, and Mr.. Mitchell submitted his
case
1t was shown that Barber was married
man living with Mary Ireland, his wife's
mother, at what is known as Five Points,
in Lands township During the month
of March he was home every night, and
during the day he was working with Joel
Langhley, who lived there. The latter
had recollection of seeing Barber at
Five Points on the 21st of March, the date
of the burglary. The mother-in-aw of
Barber and his wife both impressed upon
the minds of the jury that Barber had
been home every night for more than a
year. Barber was not quite so sure about
this. and said he was in Bridgeton one
day in April. Of course he denied that
he had any hand in the robberies, and de-
clared he was not in Petitt's company,
except one night in December and one
night in May.
Barber was forced to admit in answer
to the questions of Prosecutor Logue, in
cross-examination, that he had been three
times convicted of stealing in this Court,
and each time had served time.
William Blizzard and Thomas Baker,
who had been in Jail at the time Petit
and Barber were there, declared that they
had heard Petit say that Barber was not
with him on the night of the robbery, and
would 60 before the Court and clear the
defendant.
Mr.. Mitchell was particularly Impress
i've in his address to the jury, and Mr..
Logue summed up rather strongly. The
case went to the jury after the charge of
the Court.
The jury thought Petit was telling the
truth on the stand, and Barber was con-
victed.
Thursday Morning.
Court began its session this morning at
half past nine O'Clock, the evident inten-
ton being to get through this week.
The case that proved humorous, even if
1t was degrading, was the indictment
against Edward Sanderlin and Lottie
Reall, charged with adultery.
The testimony of the State showed that
Edward Sanderlin and John Reall lived
out in Deerfeld or Upper Hopewen, not
far from Deerfield. One day Reali and
Sanderlln We're in shop, out in their
nelghborhood, discussing the faults and
fralltles of their respective wives. Fin
ally the discussion was concluded with a
proposition from Reall to Sanderin to
tlade wives. Sanderlin seemed to be will
ling and asked Real how much ''boot' he
would give. Real replied mot a d
cent" and the exchange was made even.
Reall took Mrs. Sanderlin, while Sander
lin took Mrs. Real. The officers arrested
Sanderlin and Real and they have been
IN jail since. 1t was also shown by the
State that Mrs. Reall had confessed her
guilt to the Jail officials.
The state also produced a marriage cer
tlicate from Rev. Weatberby, of Mill
vile, showing that Sanderlin and Mrs.
Real were married by him on the 23d of
August.
Edward Sanderlin was the only witness
for the defense, and he told a peculiar
tale. He said he was brought up by Mrs