Bridgeton pioneer., 1901-01-17
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY COURT.
Proceedings for the Past Week,
Together With Sentences
Imposed.
HARRY DARE FOUND GUILTY
His Counsel Applies for Writ of
Error, and Will Contest the YER
dict of the jury.
From Daily Pioneer, Thursday, Jan. 10 ]

From Daily Pioneer, Thursday, Jan. 1o.l
All yesterday was taken up with
the trial of the Constable Dare case.
1t was a lengthy matter from the
fact that the case is largely one of
collateral testimony. But the State
had been able to put it's case before
the jury in good shape, and there
was very little that was missing when
the case was in.
The defense Unexpectedly had an
opportunity to go on in the after
noon and the case will be finished to-
day.
The first witness in the Harry
Dare horse stealing case was Daniel
Russell, the young man, who had
charge of the animal when it was
taken from his custody.
Russell was in very unenviable
position, but he evidently felt that
the whole truth might better be told.
and apparently held nothing back.
He said that he lived in Cape May
and was employed to go to .Philadel-
phia and secure the horse and cart
which belonged to Miss Jennie Fitz-
gerald. This he did and arrived in
Millville in the afternoon of the 10th
of December and put the horse in
Kates' stable.
He described the animal fully, and
estimated the value of the animal to
be about $3.50.
Russell said that for some years he
had known the woman called Emma
Ford, and despite the fact that he
was married, had written her that he
would meet her in Bridgeton that
night. He knew that Constable Dare
was an intimate friend of the
woman. Russell came to Brldgeton
and met the Ford female and she ac-
companied him back to Millville on
the last car, a woman named Bowers
going over there with them.
When they reached Millville Dare
and Wells were there. Dare immedi-
ately became greatly excited, and
cursed Russell, and demanded to know
what kind of game he was playing.
Dare then drew revolver, and
changed it from one pocket to an
other, and Russell left the entire
outfit and went to his room.
The next day Russell learned that
the horse was taken, and he came to
Bridgeton and met Frank Lore in
the telephone office. Then they went
to Lore u Dare's Office, and there
met Dare. After a little while Dare
accosted Russell savagely and burst
out, &C. d you I'm no horse thief;
L m here to catch them"
The testimony of Wells was his per-
sonal part IN the the notorious affair and
he told it with considerable detail.
A Eote from Harry Dare to Wells
brought the two men together. Dare
was apparently in angry mood, and
was drinking considerably. Dare
told Wells he wanted to do this man
Russell and sent him to look after
the man. Wells could not tind Rus
Sell and aftekward wenq to the Opera
House Dare finally told Wells that
they were to. go to Millville, and
Dare drove them over the pike in his
own rig. Before Dare went, testified
Wells, he telephoned from his office
to Kates' stable, and made the hos
tler believe that lie was Russell.
Arriving in Millville Dare drove
Wells around to Kates' stable and
told him to go in and get the horse at
the same time giving Wells a dollar
to pay the bill.
Wells secured the horse and paid
Seventy-fiye cents for the keep. Later
Wells found Dare and they drove to
Buffalo where he and Dare put
the horse in the old barn and Dare
then brought Wells to Bridgeton with
his team.
Wells further detailed the matter
by saying that the next morning
Dare met hm and said that they
were accused of the horse stealing
and the constable gave Andrew five
dollars and told him to get out of
town. Wells went to Camden and
later to Chester, Pa. Wells said that
Dare came to Philadelphia and had
talk with him and fixed up story
that might straighten the thing up.
Later Sheriff Hendee and Dare came
to Philadelphia and Hendee induced
Andrew to come back
Albert Dilks, the hostler at Kates