Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-01-22

guilty to an assault and battery and
plead non vult to the charge.
The jury i'll the Mignonia forgery
case returned a verdict shortly after
the re-convening of Court. The YER
dict was guilty of forgery on one in
dictment and guilty of uttering on
the other two indictments The jury
recommended the prisoner to the
mercy of the Court.
The case of the State against George
DuBoise, charged with carnal abuse
of infant, was next moved by the Pros
ecutor. The case comes from Mill
vile. Lawyer Harry Burt appeared
for the defendant.
Annie Butterworth, the complaining
witness, was sworn by the State.
She said she was fourteen years old
and that she lived with her parents in
Millville. George DuBoise, the de-
fendant, came to the house on this
night in November when the offense
is alleged to have occurred. Witness
said her mother was not at home and
that soon after DuBoise had come her
father left the house to go after her
mother. No one was then in the
house but very old aunt and little
sister, ten years old. The aunt, who
is cripple, soon went to bed. The
balance of witness's s testimony is not
printable.
Samuel Butterworth, father of the
girl, was next called He corrobo-
rated the testimony of his child up to
the time he left the house. Of the
crime he only knew what was told
him.
Eva Butterworth, the little ten
year-old sister, testified to what she
saw.
Mary Nelson, the aged aunt, next
testified.
Officer Wright told of the arres and
conversation he had with the de-
fendant and the State rested it's case.
George DuBoise was put on the
stand in his own defense and made a
sorry botoh of his testimony, practical
ly admitting the whole thing. Prose
cutor Fithian on cross examination
got witness SO badly ratified that he
simply could find no answers to the
questions put to him. He admitted
having been married to two different
women, one being dead, the other liv-
ing with another man. He said he
was in love with Annie Butterworth
and intended some day to make her
his wife. He is forty -one years old.
Rebecca Stiles, from Millville, was
called as witness but her testimony
did not strengthen the defendants
case, after what the defendant him
self had said ON the stand.
Hiram Blizzard was also called to
testify but his evidence also failed to
lend strength to the defense.
In summing up the case, Lawyer
Harry Burt made a most excellent
plea for his client. Taking into con-
sideration that the young lawyer had
no case, he deserves to be commended
for his able effort
In charging the jury the Court said,
i'll part, that while it was matter
for the jury to decide as to the guilt
or innocence of the defendant. still it
seemed TO the Court that 1he defend
ant at the bar should be convicted of
an attempt to commit carnal abuse
upon this girl.
The jury retired at A. Is and Court
adjourned for the day. Shortly after
the jury in the DuBoise
case returned a verdict of guilty.
Friday Morning.
Prosecutor Fithian will finish the
trial of the present term indictments
to-day and on Wednesday of next
week will close the business of the
term with the trial of two indict
ments held over from last term.
The indictment against John Macs
trandrea, one OF the Vineland forgers,
was on motion of lawyer Stevens, his
quashed, on the ground that
as he was indicted for forging the
same check as that for which Pas
luale Mignonia was convicted yester-
lay. The Court directed the Sheriff
20 discharge Maestrandrea from Gus
'ody.
This disposed of the forgery cases.
except the sentencing of the four
guilty ones, which will take place
,ext Wednesday morning.
Jacob Schwartz retracted his former
,lea of not guilty to illegal sale of
liquor and entered one of non vult.
Ohas. Monorief also retraeted his
,lea of not guilty to abusing livery
lorse and entered one of non vult.
Judge Trenchard imposed the fol-
owing sentences: