Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1900-03-01
HELD FOR MURDER.
The Two Hebrew Boys In Jail without
Bail Charged with the Killing
of oliver Fisher.


Bail Charged With the Killing .
of oliver Fisher.
Hyman Fishman and Lewis Charleston
are in jail awaiting the action of the
Grand Jury of the May term of Court,
upon the awful charge of Misunderstanding
the life of little Oliver Fisher, the colored
boy employed in Pressman's coat factory
at Carmel.
The hearing was before Justice e. Mil
fold Appelgate, at the Mayors office IN
City Hall. The hour for the hearing was
two o'clock. Promptly at that hour there
were many people about the City Hall.
The majority of those gathered about
were from Carmel. and made up prin-
cjpally of Hebrews.
1t has been evident ever since the
shooting of little oliver Fisher, that
nearly every Hebrew in that locality
were doing all they could to shield the
boys, and certainly this was made plainly
apparent yesterday afternoon by the
trend of the evidence.
That the case is to be vigorously con-
tested was evident from the beginning.
Prosecutor Fithian has determined upon
ndhluB tnOtOuSA NOStlSdtlOn VI bhO
killing of Fisher. From the time the
little fellow was found dead in the fac
tory, there has been grave suspicion that
the death was not due TO any accident of
the victim. The Coroner's jury could
not determine who killed the boy, but it
was not plain at the inquest that Fisher
killed himself and it devolved upon the
State to clear up the mystery. Prosecutor
Fithian assumed the responsibility, and
is making every effort to get at the very
bottom of the matter.
The arrest of Fishman and Charleston
used all the Russians to bind them
es closely together, and the informa-
thus far obtained by the authorities
>een very difficult to secure.
Prosecutor yesterday did not in
to open the case fully. 1t seemed
or that the young men should be
u for court and there was sufficient
.dence produced to warrant the Justice
q committing the young men.
The State depended upon the evidence
of the physicians, and some other bits of
evidence to sustain it's demand that the
boys should be held.
Drs. David oliver and John r. C.
Thompson presented evidence of the
autopsy. A part of the skull of Fisher
was presented, showing the hole in the
front of the head where the bullet en-
tered, Snd described it's course, and the
fnding of the bullet. Powder marks
upon the face were minutely explained,
and it was shown that to produce such
marks from powder exploded by thirty
two calibre revolver the weapon must be
held at least two feet or two and half
feet from the object.
1t was also shown by the physicians
that it would have been impossible for
the boy to have held his right hand more
than twelve inches from his head, and in
ficted the wound as MADE.
Both Drs. oliver and Thompson, gave
it as their professional opinion that the
wound could not have been selt-int1icted.
The State further showed that at the
time of the shooting there were but three
persons in the factory. One was Fisher,
the dead boy, the other two Fishman and
Charleston.
There was some difficulty in getting tes-
timony from some of the Hebrew wit
nessess, and there were frequent warnings
from the prosecutor directed to those tes-
tifying. There was little spat with
Howard Pierce and as result of state
ments he maoe, Pierce was arrested after
the hearing charged with perjury. He is
now in Jail, not being able to furnish bail
There are intimation that others will be
arrested upon the same charge.
The defendants were looked after by
James J. Reeves and James s. Ware.
The cross-examination was thorough and
arguments were made for the discharge
of the defendants. Mr. Ware offered to
place some testimony before the Justice
by the defense, but this was objected to
by the Prosecutor and was not allowed.
Both Fishman and Charleston are held
without bail and will not be able to get
out of Jail until their innocence is estab-
lished before the Court.
1t is not unlikely that some sensational
and unlocked for testimony will be pre-
sented'a at the May term concerning this
matter
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