Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-01-15


and Demby wanted to know if they
were good. Demby then got into
fuss with witness wife and rough
house followed in which witness was
cut with knife and otherwise rough
ly handled
Julia Clark, wife of former witness,
was called and her testimony cor
roborated that of her husband.
James Dennelsbeck, an eye witness
of the affair. also corroborated former
witnesses testimony
Henry Vanleer, police officer of the
city, told of arresting Alfred Demby.
Witness said that Clark's hand had
been cut and that it was bleeding.
Charles Woodruff, counsel for de-
fendant, put Mr.. Demby upon the
stand in his own defence. Witness
told of the affair and said that Clark
had committed the assault on him,
and that the trouble arose over some
money that he had lost on the floor.
Witness denied cutting Clark with a
knife and also that he did not commit
the assault and battery.
L his ended the testimony and after
the summing up of the evidence by
the attorneys, Court took a recess un-
til l. 30 p. m. Just before adjourn
ment the jury on case of Jimmy
Jones returned verdict of guilty to
stealing load of cedar rails from
farmer Welsh
Afternoon Session.
Immediately after re- convening
Judge Trenchard sent for Jimmy
Jones and sentenced him to hard
labor in States Prison for period OF
two years on indictment for stealing
from the blacksmith shop of VIM.
May hew. On Indictment for larceny
| OF rails sentence was suspended with
the distinct understanding that if
Jones ever came before the Court
again, he would be given two years
in State prison without further cere
mony.
The jury in case of Alfred Demby
was then charged by the Court and
permitted TO retire. The twelve men
returned shortly after with a verdict
of guilty.
Prosecutor Fithian then moved the
case against Isaac Woolbert, a young
f'ViBeiaha man indicted for assault and
battery a John Viani and Alice
Jofdsn rom the evidence in the
case it ms that the two men were
1ealou; Z the woman in the case, -
and it ;, this that caused the scrap,
resulting in broken nose and two
black eyes for Mr. Viani and one
black eye for the woman.
John Viani was called by the State
and he related how the affair oc-
CURED. Witness said he was walking
on the street at Vineland with Alice
Jorden when Woolbert came MP and
assaulted them both
Alice Jorden was called and cor.
roborated former witness.
VIM. Spence, borough marshal of
Vineland, was asked to tell of the
arrest of the defendant and the State
rested its case.
Isaac Woolbert, the defendant. was
put on the stand in his own behalf
and said that he had been out with
] Alice Jorden during the afternoon and
when he saw her with Viani in the
evening he merely asked her who she
intended to go with, him or the other
| fellow.
Viani interfered and the alteration
| ensued Witness insisted that the as
sault and battery was provoked by
| Viani.
Lawyer Donnelly, who was assigned
by the Court to defend Mr.. Woolbert.
made an earnest plea for his client
before the jury as to his innocence,
but the twelve men in the box viewed
| the circumstances in the case very
differently from Mr.. Donnelly, as a
verdict of guilty was reached in about
an hour.
The next case moved by the Prose
cutor was that of the State against
John Faunce, young man indicted
for assault and battery upon Frank
Riley of this city, and an employee of
More-Jonas Glass Co.
Frank Riley, sworn. He testified
that he lived in Kienzle's lane. He
was employed at More-Jonas glass
factory and on Halloween night he
was at Commerce street bridge with