The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-10-22


of the men connected with the killing c
Washington Hunter last January, hav
been convicted of murder in the first de
gree This work has been accomplish
ed by Prosecutor Atkinson at an expens
to the county of less than So, 500 Nearl.
one-half of this sum was expended il
running out clues before the real culprit
became known.
On Tuesday Charles Brown was PLACED
on trial The court house was filled will
a curious crowd eager to get look at thu
man who recently tried to burn down thu
Jail in order to effect his escape.
Mrs. Hunter entered court on the arm
of her physician, DR.. Janney, of River
ton. She seemed somewhat stronger thar
when she testified at the trial of Johr
Young.
After the arrival of Judge Garrison,
who was detained an hour on account Of
change in the time table, the prisoner
was brought into court AS precaution
airy measure he was handcuffed He was
in charge of Constables Thompson and
Woodruff Browns youthful appearance
surprised all who saw him. He seemed
perfectly composed and displayed re-
markable degree of nerve throughout the
trial. Only once did he seem to be ex-
ercised, and that was when the foreman
of the jury pronounced him guilty of
murder in the first degree. The muscles
of Browns face contracted at this and he
flushed slightly. He was ably defended
by Eckard P. Budd and Charles K
Chambers.
The following jury was soon selected:
Theodore H. Small, George W. Adams,
Franklin II. Painter. William Fl. Shreve,
Robert Myers. James K. Lewis, Thomas
L. Assay, Thomas S. Page, Albert H.
Ridgway, Robert H. Wood, (colored, }
Stacy B. Shinn, Budd s. Colby.
In his opening address Prosecutor At
kinson recited the details of the crime,
and then the case proceeded on the same
lines as did that of John Young, with
Henry S. Haines, of Burlington, as the
first witness He explained to the jury
the maps which he had made of the Hun
ter premises
He was followed by Mrs. Sallie A. Hun
ter, the widow, who told of the assault
on her husband and how they defended
themselves with gun and revolver.
She was interrupted in her story by the
Prosecutor, who asked:
Can you identify any of these men ?"
From the form and features of one of
them faint picture was left in my mind.
There was peculiar motion about him as
be turned and fled which impressed itself
On me"
is it the defendant before you p
'1t is, " came the answer in a calm
voice. "When you brought me to see
him in his cell the faint picture in my
mind was revived. When he stepped out
nto the corridor and turned about, no.
iced the same movement which had left
is deep impression on me. l am con-
7inced in my own mind that that is the
nan" and the broken hearted widow
shook her finger at the prisoner. Brown
lever flinched, but his eyes dropped be-
heath the piercing gaze and shaking hand
If his accuser.
On cross examination Mrs. Hunter re
terated her Identification by saying. Il
I'M satisfied that this is the man who led
he attack on my husband and burst open
he door of our room.
DR.. Alexander Small, of Riverside, at
ended Mr.. Hunter, whose death resulted
rom the loss of blood
Keller took the stand. This is the young
st man of the quartette and the one who
made a full confession to Captain Titus
after being arrested. Keller
aid Brown was present when the plan
vas adopted to rob the Hunter house. He
leard Young say both MIR. and Mrs. Hun
er were old people and that they kept
,lenty of money in the house. Keller's |
estimony was substantially the same as
hat given at the trial of John Young
Detective Ellis H. Parker told of the |
hiding of hat, chisel handle, bullet
nd a revolver in the Hunter house.
Employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad |
company were present to testify as to
he sale of four tickets at Jersey City for
riverside, ard the manner in which they
lad passed through the hands of the con
luctors.
The Mount Holly ladies who saw the
men in Burlington recognized Brown.
John N. Sullivan, of Burlington, owns
small shanty in the rear Of his house.
lie was positive he saw Brown there
lressing a wound in his leg. The prison
IF had no hat on and he wore sweater.
John Veitch, a special officer at the
Clinton street station, Trenton, saw Brown
here with Young and Miller.
A new witness in the case was Gustave
W eiss, who is said to be the "squarest
Outchman on the Bowery. He has known
Keller for many years, and it seems thai
ne had some knowledge about the crime.
At least the defence tried to make it APP
pear so. When Brown returned to New
York Weiss read to him an account of the
The latter acknowledged that
ne was one of the gang. This informa-
ion Weiss conveyed to his friend Keller.
Letters passed between the two men.
Weiss was afraid that he would be killed
by Browns friends if he came here to
testify, but he was prevailed upon to do
80. In one of the letters Keller said he
was to be set free, or else only suffer a
light imprisonment for the aid rendered
the state by his confession, and that Mil
ler Young and Brown-would be hanged.
An objection on the part of-the defence
prevented Keller from explaining any
portion of this letter. In another epistle
he implores Weiss to leave New York
and live in Philadelphia. THE life of a
man who steals comes to naught, as mine
has through the influence of others, he
declared.
At the opening of court on Wednesday
Keller took the stand for brief period.
He was followed by Dr. r. G. Irvine, ply
sician at the Sing Sing prison, where the
accused was confined for burglary. At
the request of Prosecutor Atkinson DR..
Irvine made an examination of the pris
oner's body and he found bullet wound
as described by Keller.
Prosecutor Atkinson failed to get in