Bridgeton pioneer., 1901-05-30

be attacked again. 1t is an even
proposition that the last case won't t
be heard by the close of the week.
The business of the week concluded
with the sending out of the jury in
the indictment against lone Terry,
charged with the illegal sale of liquor.
That jury joined the panel in the
Slachter case and the two panels
struggled all night and were not
ready to agree at any time.
1t is understood that the Schlater
jury stood eight to four for acquittal
while the Terry jury it is said was
evenly divided.
Slachter, if he does sell liquor or
beer, illegally, has the art down fine.
He don't have his place on the out
skirts. He does his business right in
Millyille. When the Court adjourned
at noon, there had been substantial
evidence that beer had been sold on
Third street in small quantities. The
evidence presented in the afternoon
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Frank Scott said he bought beer
two or three bottles at time. Albert
Rubard bought it by the half dozen
and William Barnett secured it by
the bottle. Barnett upon cross-exam-
ination said he had frequently signed
the two crate orders, possibly his or
ders would amount to one thousand
crates, but he had always drank It by
the bottle.
None Of these witnesses upon cross.
examination considered themselves
sufficiently expert to tell whether or
not what they bought was lager beer
but positive they were that it was
beer.
i Lawyer Donges, at the conclusion
of the States case, wanted the Court
to discharge Slachter. First, because
it had not been proven that the de-
fendant had ever bought lager beer.
Second, he contended that there was
no evidence that Slachter had eyer
sold beer in quantities of less than
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Judge Trenchard turned down both
propositions.
The defense offered no testimony
whatever. Prosecutor Fithian ana
Judge Westcott made elaborate argu-
ments, and the case went to the jury.
Along about four O'Clock the Jury
filed into Court and asked for some
instructions regarding the signing of
orders for two crates and taking it
upon the installment plan, and the
Court answered the question. The jury
retired again and made night of it.
The last case of the week was the
Indictment against lone Terry, Mill
vile druggist, charged with the
illegal sale of liquor.
The evidence was to the effect that
at Terry's drug store it was possible
to get whiskey upon prescription
All OF the witnesses but two contended
that they had used prescriptions.
One was little girl who went after
rum with a note for Mrs. Kizzie
Reick, who dealt upon prescription,
and Frank Ramsey, who said he had
frequently purchased liquor of Terry
with and without a prescription.
The same able counsel that repre-
sented Slachter represented Terry and
they were able to make pretty fair
defence, contending that at no time
did Terry sell without a prescription.
Monday Morning.
The record has been broken. The
jurors in the trials of George Schlacter
and lone Terry were out from Friday
afternoon until this morning about
eight O'Clock. They might have re-.
mained there until Bryan is elected
President and there would probably
have been no different result.
just what Judge Trenchard thinks
about the matter he did not express.
1t was evident, however, that he
thought there should have been an
agreement upon verdict, or he would
not have kept the men locked up all
these many hours.
1t is understood that eight of the
Schlacter jury were for conviction,
and that the Terry jury were evenly
divided.
Ballot after ballot was taken with
the same result, and this morning
the Court permitted the jurors to be
liberated
Maybe the members were not bit
glad of it. They have had long
weary sitting. The jury rooms are
not very comfortable, and the nights
were very long.
Prosecutor Fithian would not say
this morning whether or not he would
try the cases again this term.
Tuesday Morning.
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