Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-01-23

o"o uoAohoanO was Hot guilty, without
leaving the box and Court adjourned
4 for the day at A. 10.
Friday Morning.
Court opened this morning with the
usual attendance present. Business
started off with rush and within
space OF very few moments a plea
OF guilty had been taken on the in
dlctment against Ella Clark and Isaac
Bergen, charged with an assault and
| battery upon each other. Richard
| Wood and Oliver Tomlin, against
whom no bill was found by the
Grand Jury, was discharged from Gus
tody, and panel drawn to return next
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock to try
the case of John V. Brown, Overseer
OF the Poor of this city, against VIM.
| Smith.
The Prosecutor then announced that
he was ready to move the trial of the
Indictment of the State against John
Burns, the man accused of wire steal
ing from the Bridgeton and Millville
Traction Company, and other similar
concerns. Several indictments appear
| ing against this defendant
Judge Westcott, of Camden, was
present as counsel for Burns. The de-
fendant was brought into Court from
the Jail and after few words with
his counsel there was an objection
raised as to going to trial at this time,
owing to not having certain witnesses
present. Counsel for defendant stated
to the Court that Mr.. Burns had just
informed him of very important let
ter which he had sent him on January
Sd, asking for cetrain witnesses to be
subpoenaed, which letter had never
been received, and which circum-
stance embarrassed him very much.
After some discussion the case was
permitted to be postponed until Fri
day morning, January 31st, at ten
| o'clock.
Court then proceeded with the case
against Mary Rossi, an Italian woman
from Vineland, charged with larceny.
The woman appeared in Court with a
small child in her arm, and through
an interpreter made known that she
/ had no counsel Mr.. John S. Mitchell
being present consented to defend the
unfortunate woman
The case briefly told is this: Mr..
Eugene Zeller, a young attorney of
Vineland, had stolen from him a
satchel in the store of Cuno Becker.
Mary Rossi being the only other
person in the store at the time was
suspected OF taking the satchel. Ac-
cording to the States side of the case,
the satchel was later found at the
Rossi's home.
The defense was gotten at with some
difficulty as an interpreter had to be
used. 1t was in shape of denial.
Court will adjourn this afternoon
until Monday morning
[From Daily Pioneer. Saturday Jan. 1871
When the Prosecutor yesterday an
nounced that he was ready to move
the case OF the State against jeremiah
Sommers, a young Millville man
against whom the Grand jury had
found an indictment for the illegal
sale of liquor, Joseph H. Powell.
counsel for defendant arose and stated
to the Court that Mr.. Sommers would
retract his plea of not guilty and en-.
ter one OF guilty provided statement
might be made as to the facts in the
matter before sentence would be pro-
nounced. The request was granted.
just before the noon recess the Jury
in the larceny case of Mary Rossi re-
turned verdict of guilty. The Pros
ecutor then announced that he was
ready to move the last case of the
week, that of the indictment against
Martin Edwards, for robbery. The
Court thereupon excused all the jury
men. except those drawn on the Ed
wards case, until Wednesday morning
of next week at which time criminal
business will resume. The special
panel drawn for Monday next will re-
turn on that day, however, for the
Brown Smith case set down for that
time.
1t was about twelve O'Clock when
the Edwards case got under way.
The defendant, who perhaps is more
familiarly known as "Martie," arose
from his seat in the audience, and
putting his hat upon the lap of his
companion, Sadie Heintz, advanced
and took his place beside his counsel,
John S. Mitchell.
The case, as outlined to the jury by
the Prosecutor, was to the effect that
Daniel Clark, an aged man keeping a
small store in Millville, had been
robbed on the night of December ,t4h
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