Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-01-23
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY COURTS.
January Terminal Term Wen
Under Way.
[From Daily Pioneer. Thursday, Jan. 1s.l

IFrom Daily Pioneer. Thursday, JAN l61
The first oase moved by the Prose
cutor yesterday, that of Albert Terry,
for assault and battery on Samuel
Ford, occupied the attention of the
Court until 2.20 p. m., when the Jury
retired.
The story of the assault is familiar
to many, and relates to the street fight
which occurred at the W. J. & S. de-
pot, South Pearl street, on Sunday
night, January 9Th last, in which Mr..
Ford was badly injured and for which
Albert Terry was later arrested. The
defense in the case as brought out by
Lawyer Rex Donnelly was to the
effect that Terry was not the man
who committed the assault. When
Terry was put on the stand he simply
had "no recollection of ANYTHING
that happened on the night in ques-
tlon except that there was plenty of
rum on hand. The jury returned a
verdict of guilty after being out about
half an hour.
Charles Lewis, colored, was next
put on trial for obtaining money un-
der false pretense The case was a.
petty one as the amount involved was
but flfty cents, but it was the crime
and not the amount for which the
defendant was called to answer.
Lewis is q scavenger and collected
the fifty cents from Mr.. William Hor-
ton, who resides at No. S8 Yorke
street. Lewis had told Mr.. Horton
that the work had been done for
which he collected the money when
IN fact it had not Defendant had no
counsel and Lawyer Mitchell being
present In the Court room very kindly
helped him out after he had unsuc-
cessfully attempted to plead his own
case. The defense was that lewis had
collected the money for Sherman
Fierce by whom he was employed and
that he had been told the work was
done The jury adjudged the de-
fendant guilty after short deliberation.
The next case moved was that of
tne State against Herbert and Henry
Riley, who were indicted with Duy
Johnson for chicken stealing. john
son pleaded non vult and turned
States witness.
Lawyer Mitchell defended the bovs
The first witness in the case was
David Edwards, the person who made
the complaint. He stated he lived on
the burlington road and that he was
an uncle to the Rileys. He told of
his losing chickens and the way in
which he came to suspect these three
defendants.
Under crossexamination of Mr..
Mitchell, witness was made to admit
that he didn't know whether his
chickens had been stolen or not r.
was also brought out that witness.
who is very old man, lived entirely
alone and that he did his own cooking
and made his own bed.
Duy johnson, the defendant. who
turned States evidence, was sworn.
and told how he had gone with TIE
Riley boys on the night of the 27th of
September last, to the chicken roost
OF Mr.. Edwards and saw Herbert
Riley take six chickens. Witness tes-
titled that the chickens had been sold
TO Mr.. Miller, the poultry dealer, in
Bridgeon.
The oss-examination of the wit
ness by Mr.. Mitchell was very severe.
He endeavored to draw the young
man out and make him admit that as
he had plead non vult, he was the
party who had done the stealing in
stead of the Rileys. Witness insisted
throughout that he was nothing but a
spectator to the transaction; that he
did not even touch the chickens or
derive any benefit from the sale of
them.
Frank j. Lore, testified as to arrest
ing the three defendants and that
iidu lId0o u SCdG6-
ment as to the stealing of the chick
ems. Herbert Riley also made a state
ment. Lawyer Mitchell had good
time in his GROSS examination of the
constable, but he could not shake the
witness testimony.
Fred Kampf, the Jail warden, was
sworn in the case and testified to ad-
missions made by Duy johnson as to
|the chicken stealing.
The defendants, Henry and Herbert
Riley, were sworn in their own de-
ience and made a complete denial of
|the statement made by Duy johnson
|and disolaimed all knowledge of the
stealing of Mr.. Edwards chickens.
|lhe Rileys raise chickens of their
|own and have sold chickens at Miller's
poultry market.
Iheecase was still on when Conrt