Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-01-19

other longer one demanding good
many witnesses. But the Prosecutor
! started off with the idea that he could get
through to-day.
There were good many people pres.
ent, and after day there will be but one
more act-the sentences-and that will be
/ most important to large number of
people.
The Prosecutor moved the Indictment
against Antoine Ban Der and oliver Mat
aison, couple of little fellows, charged
with lasceny. Barber was represented
by John 8. Mitchell. Esq, and Mattison
had for his counsel Samuel Iredell.
Tony was little behind hand in ar
irving at Court, probably owing to the
slippery walking, and the proceedings
were held up for awhile.
Carrie Gould was the victim of the
alleged young highwaymen. She said
that on Decem Der 10Th she was driving in
! Bridgeton, in an open wagon. On the
road these two boys asked the lady for
ride, and she told them to jump in. They
did so, and at Laurel and Commerce
streets jumped out. Miss Gould said she
had in her coat pocket pocketbook, con-
tanning Sl.3S Before she got to Roads
town, where she was going, she missed
her purse and money. Later she caused
the boys arrest and they were given a
hearing before the Mayor. She heard the
boys deny the stealing, and she felt sorry
for them. and didn't care to prosecute
them.
Mrs. Gould said that the family of
Barber had offered her new pocketbook
and more money than was lost, if she
would withdraw the charge, but her hus-
band would not permit it. Barber had
told her that Mattison had taken the
purse, and had offered to divide with him.
Officer Lore said that Barber told him
that he knew Mattison had taken the
money, and the next day had offered to
divide with Tony, but Barber said he
would not accept it.
Mayor Appelgate sustained Lore's tes-
timony, Barber having told him that
Mattison had taken the money and
wanted to divide it. Mattison denied the
stealing.
The two defendants told their story.
They admitted the ride, but both denied
that they bad stolen the money. Barber
testified that the day after the ride Matti-
soi had offered him some money, which
] he said belonged to the lady, but he did
not know what lady.
Mattison denied positively that he had
stolen the money. He denied that he
mad offered Barber any money, and said
ne did nos even see Tony the next day.
The case then Went to the jury
Friday Afternoon.
/ Prosecutor Logue announced that his
last case was the indictment against
Frar k Ross, charged with keeping
disorderly house. 1t was easy picking
for the State, and it was early apparent
that Ross had depended upon something
that he didn't get. In other words Ross
must have felt that his friends were going
to stand by him, and they didn't. In fact
most of the States witnesses delivered
solar rlexus blows, and when Ross had
chance to defend himself, he had an up
hill job.
MIR. Iredell represented Mr.. Ross, and
tut few witnesses had been called by the
Prosecutor, before the young lawyer
found that his client would have been
hfaps better off if he had pleaded guilty.
1t was established at the outset that
Ross had lived out on the Road stown
road, and opened his house for dance par
lies and masquerade pleasures. There
were several parties there, and according
to the witnesses there were high old
times there.
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State, by saying that he attended one of
the parties. and had paid twenty cents
for three bottles of beer Ross gave out
the beer.
Charles Vanlier followed, by saying
that he bought beer for 10 cents per bot
tie, Ross making the sale. He knew
nothing of collection. Another witness
was Isaac Peters. He paid Ross lOc per
hottie for beer. Then came Julia Bloom.
The young woman had attended the par
ties, had drank the beer-more had
bought it directly from Ross, and paid
him for it. Jane Fauver also bought
beer of Ross, and paid him for it. Joseph
Saunders, a colored fellow, purchased of
Ross beer, at 10 cents per bottle.
Then there was Ruth Peters, Mary
Peters, Emma Golf. Carrie Mills, John
Rodman, James Bowers and Ash Mead.
All had attended parties at Ross house.
all had drank beer, and all had been
treated. None of these bought beer, but
had fortunately had friends there who
obtained the refreshment for them, A
very significant fact in all the testimony
was that nobody seemed to know any,
thing of an alleged collection.
That was the States case-and good
one. 1t was up to Ross Lawyer Iredell
did not display much enthusiasm. 1t
was apparent that he had gotten into
something that had not had fully ex-
planned to him by the defendant.
Mr.. Iredell made no opening. He
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