Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-10-23


farm on his own solicitation. Chas.
}. Fithian said that Job seemed to
want to go to the farm. Witness was
present when the confession was
signed and heard Job ask to 90 out to
the place.
Mr.. Iredell called Job Williams to
the stand, and witness said that
Frank Lore had suggested the thing
OF going to the farm to him. Witness
said he had been cautioned as to what
he should say. Mr.. IredelI injected
evidence here to show that Job had
been taken to the Holmes place with
out himself being notified, he being
the defendants counsel at the time.
Constable Lore then detailed the
visit of Job to the farmhouse. The
testimony fitted perfectly into the
confession. Job showed witness how
everything occurred and was willing
and anxious to do so. Job demon
strated the shooting and the dragging
out Of the bodies, using witness as
means of doing so. Counsel Iredell
objected to his evidence as being in
competent. The Court admitted the
evidence, allowing Mr.. Iredell an ex-
ception. Mr.. Lore's testimony was
corroborated by Sheriff Hendee and
Chas. j. Fithian.
Edward Holmes was recalled and
testified that there were two keys to
his father S. desk. One his father car
ried with him, the other was kept in
drawer in the lower part of the
desk. This key was gone when wit
ness visited the desk after the fire.
On cross-examination witness did not
know whether either key to the desk
was in the drawer on August 27th,
the day of the robbery and fire.
At 1890 the State rested its case
and Mr.. Iredell made motion that
the Court give the jury binding in
structions to acquit the defendant on
the grounds, first, that the State had
not proven the corpus delicti, and
second, that the State had not con-
nected, by the testimony produced
the defendant with any crime.
The motion WAS denied and Mr..
Ireas1 outlined the defense. Mr.. Ire
dell said to the jury that the defend
ant would go on the stand in his own
defense and outside of this witness
the testimony would be very short.
The contention of the defense is.
said Mr.. Iredell, first, that Job Will
liams did not commit the crime with
which he stands charged.
Second, that the State has made it..
by testimony produced, a physical
impossibility for Job Williams to
commit the crime.
Third, that the statement made by
Job Williams, as confession, is a
false statement, proven such by the
States own witnesses.
Fourth, an alibi that Job Williams
was not at place of murder at time
fixed by State.
DR.. Sites was called by Mr.. Iredell
as an expert. His testimony was
directed to tie bleeding of wounds in
the head. Witness said that wounds
in certain portions of the head would
bleed profusely. There could be no
open wound in the forehead without
bleeding. On cross examination wit
ness said that it was possible for a
bullet to puncture the forehead at GER
tain portions and still be little bleed
ing.
DR.. John Fl. Moore, sworn. His
testimony was also that of an expert
relative to bleeding of wounds in the
head. In opinion of witness, it would
be almost impossible for death to en-
sue from bullet wound in the head
without penetration of skull. Death
may ensue in two ways; sometimes
by the ceasing of the heart to beat
and other times by the failure of res
piration first. In case of penetrating
bullet wound in the head, death
would naturally ensue through the
oeasing of the heart to beat.
DR.. S. D. Mayhem was the next wit
ness called by defense. His testimony
was largely on the line of two former
witnesses and was given as expert
testimony.
from Daily Pioneer. Friday, Oct. III
Prisoner, look upon the jury
Jurors, look upon the prisoner How
say you? Do you find the prisoner
guilty of murder, and if so in what
degree?"
County Clerk Betohner falteringly
asked the question at just eighteen
minutes of midnight.
1t was q remarkable scene with a
weirdness about it that gave it a
gruesome aspect.
There stood the colored accused,
facing the men who held his life in
their hands. He was gazing search
iy,op in khns,