Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-10-16


there. They were about five or six
feet apart and indicated that the per-
son who made them was running very
fast. The tracks resembled those of
Job Williams and led in the direction
of Bridgeton. A box containing sand
with an imprint made by one of Job
Williams shoes was produced before
the witness and he said the resem-
blance of the track in the box and
those in the gully were identical in
his opinion.
Mr.. Iredell's cross examination of
the witness was very searching es-
pecially on the track in the sand.
Prosecutor Fithian had told witness
to look in gully for tracks. Witness
had seen Job Williams tracks before
and had measured them with his own
shoes.
Mrs. Mary. Vineyard, wife of former
witness, was next sworn. Her testi-
mony largely coroborated that of her
husband. Witness was certain that
Job Williams did not pass her house
on the evening of the fire. She said
she was well acquainted with Job.
She told of going to the Holmes house
while her husband went to the barn,
She went to the shed door but found
1t shut another door being open she
went into the house but saw no one.
Job Williams came into the house be.
tween nine and ten clock, and went
upstairs into his room. Mr.. Charles
Fithian also came into the house. He
too went upstairs. Witness fixed time
OF fire as being twenty minutes after
seven, when she first saw it, her at
tention being called to the fire by
niece who was visiting at her home.
On cross examination witness said
she remained at the Holmes house on
the night of the fire until about
eleven o'clock.
Paul Vineyard was called. He is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Vine
yard and is twelve years old. His
evidence was entirely in line with
that of Mr.. and Mrs. Vineyard, and
developed nothing new
George Vineyard, another son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Vineyard, was
the last witness called for the day.
His testimony was merely corrobora-
tive of the three former witnesses.
Court adjourned at 5.15 to recon
vene at $50 Tuesday morning.
Tuesday Morning.
Another big attendance at Court to-
day. AS the murder trial progresses
public interest deepens and everybody
is anxiously awaiting to hear the evil
denoe, SO direct and uncontradicted as
to fasten upon Job Williams the full
penalty of the crime with which he
stands charged.
The jury, in the custody of Con-
stables Bullock and Sawyer, were
given an outing this morning just
before Court opened, and at g. 80, the
time set for reconvening, every jury
man was at his post in the jury box.
Before the opening of the trial this
morning, Judge Hendrickson took
occasion to say that one of the jury
men, owing to his physical condition,
had asked permission to go home at
night instead of being kept confined
with the others in the hotel. The
Judge denied the request, but in
structed the Sheriff to provide every
convenience for the jurymen, even to
providing a physician if necessary.
The jury must be kept together and
talk to no one until verdict is
reached.
Williams was brought into Court,
his countenanoe bearing the same ex-
preston of contentment as yesterday.
The case opened by the State calling
to the stand Mr.. Belford Elwell, of
Witness detailed the
burning of the Holmes barn and said
he was present when the bodies of
Mr.. Holmes and Miss Shute were dis
covered in the ruins. He described
how the bodies lay. Saw Job Will
liams at the scene of the fire about
ten O'Clock. Heard him say that he
had left Miss Shute and Mr.. Holmes
in the kitchen and that it was about
half-past seven when he had left the
Holmes place. Later witness had
heard Job say that Miss Shute was in
the kitchen and Mr.. Holmes was in
the dining room. Again he heard
Job say that Miss Shute was in the
kitchen and that Mr.. Holmes was in
the yard walking around. Job has
told switness that it was customary
to hook the barn doors on the inside
every night Witness asked Job
it was customary to fasten
these doors when team was out as
on this night, and Job replied that he
supposed it was. Job had also told