Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-02-13

but $l0.72 instead. He also testified
that Miss Hoffner received her enve-
lope that day containing statement
of her account but that no money was
due her and that no money was in her
envelope.
The defendant, a blushing little
damsel OF sixteen, was put on the stand
in her own defence. She acknowl-
edged having had the envelope as de-
scribed by Miss Carter in her testi-
mony, but denied positively having
stolen it or the money. When she
found she had been accused of steal
ing she went to the Mayors Office on
her own accord and made a statement
to him Witness denied the statement
made by Miss Jorden and said that
she never gave her either $10.77 or
$40. 70.
Christopher Garrison and Sadie
Clark were put on the stand to testify
to the good character of the defendant.
After arguments by counsel on both
sides Court adjourned for the day.
The jury will be sent out the first
thing this morning.
Thursday Morning.
Business began this morning with
the Courts charge to the jury in the
case of the State against Anna Hoff-
ner. The charge was brief and the
jury retired.
John Burns, convicted yesterday on
two indictments for wire stealing,
was sent for and brought before the
Court for sentence.
"John Burns, you may stand up, "
said the Court, "you were convicted
here yesterday of the larceny of a lot
of wire, the property of the Delaware
and Atlantic Telephone Company
The sentence of the Court is that you
stand confined at hard labor in the
States prison at Trenton for period
of seven years and pay fine of $500.
You were also convicted for stealing
wire from the Bridgeton and Millville
Traction Company, but on this indict-
ment the sentence will be suspended.
Burns received his sentence in a
crestfallen manner and was led from
the court room back to the jail by two
constables.
The Prosecutor then moved the trial
of the Indictment against Edward
Minks, the young man charged with
the larceny of bride, the property
of Charles Williams, the contractor
The bride was valued at So and was
removed from Mr.. Williams horse
on the 9Th day of August last while
standing in the yard of the Cumber-
land Glass Company.
The young man had no counsel and
put in no defence except to deny all
knowledge of the transaction except
that the bride sold to Ed. johnson by
him, and which was later identified
by Mr.. Williams as his, had been
found at Wildwood last summer. The
case was short one and went to the
jury in about an hour.
Tt was ten minutes of eleven when
the jury in the Anna Hoffner case re-
turned a verdict of not guilty, after
being out but short time Miss
Hoffner was in Court when the ver-
dict was given and the little lady
looked nightly pleased.
But one more Indictment remains to
be tried, that of the State against
Henry and Herbert Riley for larceny.
The criminal court will get through
its work to day.
GFrom Daily Pioneer. Thursday, Feb. g.
Court is over and it is safe enough
to say that the officials in charge are
not sorry. The term came to an end
yesterday noon after running over a
period of five weeks during which
time several long and important cases
have been tried, to say nothing of the
many smaller ones which demanded
and received the attention of the
Court.
There were at least four very i'm
portant cases tried this term; two
civil and two criminal. First was the
damage suit of l. Whildin Moore
against Baldwin & Richardson-a
horse case; then came Samuel P. John
son against City of Bridgeton-a wall
case; then the State against Carl w.
Newcomb-a terrapin case, and the
State against John Burns-a wire oase
These perhaps were the most i'm
portant, at least they were the biggest
cases OF the term. Aside from these
some thirty odd other cases were dis
posed of, which should be convincing
proof that the term just ended was not
only lengthy one but busy one as
we'll
The jury in the case of Edward
Minks yesterday returned a verdict of