The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-21

mission to cut what wood he desired fren
this tract. Witness said that Lemon came
to him one day and informed him that he
and his men had overstepped the bound
airy of the Black tract and were cutting
on the Upton tract. Witness said he
went up and looked the field over and saw
that Lemons men had cut in about 200
yards on the Upton tract He told Lemon
about this at the time.
Joseph P. Lemon was next called by
the defense. He stated that he and Sooy
were engaged in making crockery crates
for Trenton firms. That all the lumber
used by him in their manufacture was cut
from land he had bought from Alfred
Black. Witness ..said he has often told
his men not to ever bring stolen lumber
to his house as he would not use it.
Richard Sooy, one of the defendants.
next told his story. The tale as related
by him was simply complete denial of
cutting on the Upton tract but witness
acknowledged that he had cut near this
tract but on land belonging to Alfred
Black. He was acquainted with all the
boundary lines in that vicinity and could
not have made a mistake, in fact he
could cut up to within ten feet of the Up
ton tract without crossing the line Wit
ness further said that when he was ac-
cused by Pitman of stealing the timber,
he offered to take Pitman and show where
he had cut the wood, but Pitman would
not. Witness denied having told Pitman
that he cut the wood on property near
Caddie Stevenson's,
Frank w. Harker, the other defendant,
next took his seat in the chair His story
was a complete denial of any completely
with the crime He said he was drunk
at the time of his arrest and might have
made such statements to Pitman as he.
Pitman, said, but that he thinks he did
not, and that if he did he was only ''kid-
ding" Witness said he did not know
anything about boundary lines of the diff
ferent tracts but that as he was employed
to work for Sooy and Lemon he worked
where they sent him. He further denied
ever having cut any timber on the Upton
tract.
Dave Carr, husky looking pine-hawk-
er, was next called but his testimony was
not considered admissible by the Court
and he was not allowed to say anything.
Squire Joyce was recalled as to the
reputation of the two defendants He
said that for honesty it was good, but up
on cross examination he admitted that
Sooy was his son .in-law and that Harker
was one of the gang.
Thomas w. Harker, manager of saw
mill at Browns Mills, had never heard the
reputation of defendants questioned be-
fore.
Warner Hargreve was recalled on the
same lines Said Sooys reputation was
good, but that owing to a personal griev-
ance with Harker, he would make no
statement
The defense closed here and c. H. Pit
man was recalled by the State. He stated
that Sooy had told him on the morning of
his arrest that he had secured the timber
back of Caddie Stevenson's, which is
about mile from the place where they
say they got it.
The case was here summed up by coun-
sci and after brief charge by the Judge
the jury retired.
The case of Frederick Brosel, vs.
James H Birch the carriage manufac-
turer of Burlington, occupied the whole
day before Judge Nixon in his chambers
on the second floor. This is this cases
second trial, the testimony being merely a
re-hash of the previous trial.