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

asleep. He aroused her and she said
Earring hit Mullen with an axe, but did
not mention a Ratchet or last She took
him into the room and said ''Iook where
he fell against the door" Witness asked
| for the axe and she said it was in the shed.
He saw her on Sunday and she was on
her way to Centreton with some chickens
which she said she was going to give to
the hotel keeper to pay her husbands bill.
Mrs. Jennie Mason, next door neighbor
to the Mullens, said she heard a noise on
Saturday night. She heard man say
good night. Later she heard another
noise and on looking out she saw three
men on the porch, and one of them said
Don't, jim" She heard Mr.. Mullen call
his wife liar after the man went to the
porch. She saw Mrs. Mullen on Sunday
She had no bonnet on and was coming to
the house from the direction of Rancocas
Mrs Mullen asked witness to let her have
81, saying she was going to put an end to
the life she had been living and was going
to live with her sister. Mrs. Mason ad-
vised her not to go until Jim woke up
Finally Mrs. Mason gave Mrs. Mullen rs
cents, but she did not go to her sisters
The witness did not see any, Ratchet, last
or axe. Mrs Mullen did not say that Earl
ing had hit her husband. Mrs. Mason saw
Mullen on Monday and he was in spasms.
She advised the calling of DR.. Martin,
but Mrs. Mullen said mo, he killed one
husband for me-. Mrs. Mullen did not
tell how her husband got hurt She did
say she had chased Earring out of the
house and broken three chairs over him.
After Mullen was taken to the hospital
his wife went to Mrs. Mason's and STAYED
until II o'clock when she went out and
did not return.
At this point court adjourned for the
day.
On Saturday the proceedings began with
the further examination of Mrs. Mason
She told of Mrs Mullen coming TO her
house. While there she said: 81 hope to
the good Lord Jim will never wake up"
Mr.. Budd cross examined this witness
The first time her attention was called
to the Mullen house was when some one
called good night. She went to sleep
again and was awakened by her dog bark
ing about one o'clock She saw two men
who seemed to have their arms around
each other, and one said: Don't, Jim,
don't" She went to bed again, and
thought she heard some one go down the
lane about ten minutes later. 1t was after
this that she heard Mr. Mullen call his wife
liar. Mrs. Mullen was under the infiu
ence of liquor on Sunday morning but
had sobered some by afternoon. On Mon
day morning Mrs Mullen was sober, but
before night she was so drunk she fell and
got her clothes wet, and Mrs. Mason took
her and dried her clothes and nursed her.
1t was during this time that Mrs Mullen
made the remark about hoping he never
would wake.
Robert Morris, cousin of Mrs. Mason,
was at her house when Mullen was taken
to the hospital He helped Mrs. Mullen
into the house and heard her make the re-
mark about waking up.
The defence rested and the state called
witnesses in rebuttal
Sterling McIlvain thought Mrs. Null
lens reputation for truth was all right
Miss Mary w. Samson told of going to
Mrs. Mason's house with the Prosecutor
and Mr.. Budd Miss Samson took short
hand notes of the conversation and said
that Mrs Mason did not relate to them
matters which she claimed to have stated.
In response to Mr.. Sooy the witness said
that Mrs. Mason was not asked questions
which would call her attention to the par
ticular affairs mentioned.
The jury retired soon after one o'clock
and were not out over half hour. return
ing verdict of not guilty.