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keep continually ON the move during
warm weather.
Mr.. Westcott moved to strike out all
OF the witness testimony, but the
Court denied the motion. Counsel
then attempted to get the witness to
admit lot of things which he did
not say, but the witness was Just
about as shrewd as the learned law
yer and kept his direct testimony in
tact.
j. W. Fennimore, of Leipsic, Del
dealer in terrapin, was called totes
tify that there were no terrapin in
Delaware waters last year and to give
his version of the Delaware law, but
his testimony was not admitted in the
case
This ended the States case and Carl
Newcomb, John Foster, Thomas Sim
mons, Edward Newcomb, Lewis New
comb, Firman Sheppard, David Simp-
kins, Capt James Sheppard, Charles
Diament, David Claypoole and Caleb
Bishop were called on rebuttal for the
defense. The reputation of some of
the States witnesses was attacked and
said to be very bad for truth and ve-
racity.
Thirty-two witnesses in all were
called in the case, sixteen of which
were for the state and the like num-
Der for the defence.
The State waived an opening, but
Mr.. Westcott insisted upon a state
ment of facts and law relied on by the
State should be made. The Court was
appealed to and an opening ordered
Mr.. Westcott was not satisfied yet
and insisted on still fuller opening
but the Court decided that enough
had been said and Mr. Westcott pro-
ceeded with his argument to the jury,
in which he was not very compliment
tary to the Prosecutor, Mr.. Logue,
and a number of the States witnesses.
Mr.. Logue argued the case before
the jury on behalf of the State. The
Courts charge was brief owing to not
feeling very well and the jury retired
at Is.
! LFrom Daily Pioneer Monday. Feb. 81
The jury in the celebrated terrapin
case was discharged Saturday evening
/ by Judge Trenchard, being unable to
agree. For forty Eight hours the case
was discussed in the jury room. In
the afternoon it was decided that
Newcomb had violated the law in hav-
ing single terrapin in his possession
unlawfully. but Judge Trenchard de-
clined to accept that verdict under the
indictment as it had been presented
by the Grand Jury, and the panel
again retired.
1t is understood that the jury stood
nine for conviction and three for ac-
quitta1. but could not get any nearer
a conclusion.
[Frnra Daily Pioneer, Tuesday Feb. Al
The fourth week, and undoubtedly
the last of Criminal Court for the
January term, began this morning at
ten o'clock. The Court room was not
so crowded as it was last week during
! the terrapin case, still it was we'll
filled.
Before taking up any cases for the
day, Lawyer John S. Mitchell made
motion for new trial in the case of the
State against Chester Nickerson, the
young man who was convicted last
week for the larceny of case of liquor
from Manumuskin station. The Court
fixed next Monday as the day for hear
ing the argument.
J The Prosecutor then announced that
/ he was ready to move the indictment
against John Burns. The defendant,
/ who was in JAIL was sent for by the
/ Sheriff and he was given seat beside
his counsel, Lawyer John Westcott,
of Camden, who was assisted by his
son, Harry. Mr. Westcott also had
| his stenographer present in Court to
! take the testimony.
The defendant in this case is
I charged with stealing 1900 pounds of
copper wire, worth 5000, from the
Bridgeton and Millville Traction Co. :;
/ 1900 feet of aluminium wire from the
Millville Traction Co. and 1000 feet
of copper wire from the Delaware and
Atlantic Telephone Co. These robber-
/ les occurred about the middle of last
September and the beginning of Ooto-
/ ber.
In opening the case, Prosecutor
Fithian stated that the party who took
this wire had with them horse and
wagon. The horse was shod in such
manner as to make peculiar track,
also the wheels of the wagon made
an uneven track which was easily
discernible. Suspicion pointed to the
| defendant who was afterward seen in
these parts and being in poSSeSSion of