The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-29

to say anything against woman. The
jury. Mullen and Earling had a quarrel
about flask which the former accused
the latter of stealing, but which Earring
denied. He saw the two men facing each
other, Mullen in position to strike, Earl
ing looking as if he was warding off a
blow He saw Mullens hand sweep around
and saw the lamp fall. Then there was a
fire. Earling got water to put the fire out.
Witness then went to sleep and did not
wake up until about three o'clock. Then
he saw Mullen on the floor, apparently
asleep. He called to him to get up, and
attempted to raise him, but it was no use.
Witness did not know that Mullen had
been hurt.
Walter o. Fish told about taking Null
len to the hospital.
Coroner William M. Wells described the
appearance of the house when he visited
it. Two chairs were broken and there
were signs of struggle having taken
place
Leonard Earring son of the prisoner,
said he went to Mullen's on Sunday to get
the last as he wanted to mend his shoe
His mother had told him where it was
and said Mullen had borrowed it week
before Mrs Mullen showed him where
it was. He picked it up from under the
pedal of the sewing machine. Mrs. Null
len wiped water and oil off of it before he
took it from the house.
Ex-Prosecutor Budd then read the state
ment made by Earling before the coroner's
jury. Mr. Sooy said he did not object to
the statement, but he did offer an object
ion to the manner in which it was OBJ
tanned, the Prosecutor having acted as ex-
aminer and cross examiner and the de-
PENDANT having been sworn.
At the close of this statement the state
rested.
Mr.. Sooy opened the defence. The
statement made by Earring and which
had just been read was, Of itself, suf-
fcient opening for his case. 1t was not
denied that Earring was at Mullen's house.
He was assaulted and it was in self de
fence that he struck the blow which took
the other mans life. That blow was not
by an axe, Ratchet, or a last, but it was
by piece of chair, already broken by a
blow on him. He would not have re-
manned at the house after that blow had
been given him, but fire was started and
he put the flames out. Mrs. Mullen and
George Fread were both in stupor and
unable to be of any assistance.
Martie Jobes, young lady who lives
near the Mullen house, told of meeting
Fread in the road near the place on Sun
day morning. She saw piece Of broken
chair in the road.
James Brennan was recalled and said
morning her husband was taken to the
hospital, but she did not say anything to
him about any wound being inflicted with
last.
Jacob H. Leeds told of being awakened
about midnight of the day that Mullen
was removed to the hospital. He was
called by Mrs. Mullen who said she wanted
some ginger for her husband. She said
Jim had got tired of being at the hospital
and had walked home. Mrs Mason, she
said was waiting for her at the corner,
when, as fact, Mrs. Mason was nowhere
around. Mr.. Leeds said Mrs. Mullen's
reputation for truth was not good.
Several other witnesses were called to
testify to the bad reputation of Mrs. Null
len for truth.
William A. Fish went to the house and
saw Mrs. Mullen on the floor apparently