Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04


defendant
Jacob F. Roian, Mantua, sworn.
Isaac S. White, Of Harrison, challenged
by the defendent
Howard Snyder, Of Franklin, sworn.
JOS T. Parks, Of Mantua, sworn.
John E. Scott, Of Harrison, challenged
by the defendant
Sam'l R. Croft, Of Clayton, had formed
an opinion, and was challenged by the de-
fendant
WarYilIe Warren. Monroe, challenged by
the defendant
James Wilson, Washington, had formed
an opinion as to the case and was challen-
ged by the defendant.
Chas. \ Norton, Of Logan, challenged
by the State.
Ellison K. Turner. Of Deptford, chal-
lenged by the State.
VIM. H Taylor, National Park, chal-
lenged by the defendant
John w. Scott, Of Harrison, sworn.
Adon Beckett, Of Franklin, sworn
Thos. H. Goldy, of Deptford. sworn.
Walter Patterson, OF Woodbury., cha
lenged by the State.
Robt. Lutz, Of Glassboro, challenged by
defendant.
Sam'l S. Shute, East Greenwich, chal-
lenged by the defendant.
Samuel G. Borton, Of Harrison. chal-
lenged by the defendant
Godfrey B. Porch, Of South Harrison,
was opposed to capital punishment and
excused.
Henry Rainier, of Monroe, had scIuples
against capital punishment and was chal-
lenged by the State.
WiIbert Batten, swedesboro, challenged
by the defendant.
Henry G. Hurf, Of Washington, el,al-
lenged by defendant.
Martin sache, Woolwich, challenged ny
Stephen smedley. Of elassboro, claI-
lenged by the defendant,
Frank 5. Allen, Of Woodbury., chal-
lenged by the State.
Thos. W. Ham, Of Elk, sworn.
Albert H. Bahman, Of East Greenwich
sworn
Elijah D. Knisell, Woodbury., challenged
by the State.
VIM. B. Fisher, Of washiugton, efai.
lenged by defendant.
Joseph n Green, Of Monroe, sworn,
John T. Smith, OF West Deptford, chal-
lenged by State.
Frank 7. Hendrickson, Of Deptford, chal-
lenged by defendants.
James T. Thompson, Of Greenwich,
challenged by defendant
John McAvoy, ill with smallpox in
Swedesboro.
Wilbert Hendfickson, of Woolwich,
sworn.
The Court announced rule that all
witnesses in this trial be required to leave
the Court House until called to testify.
In his opening to the jury, Prosecu Of
Starr briefly reviewed the history Of the
case, and the incidents leading up to the
death of Minks, as the State expected to
prove them, and as they are familiar to ouI
readers.
VIM. Nj. Carter, civil engineer, was the
first witness called by the State, and proved
the accuracy of maps Of the Mink IS house in
front Of which VIM. M. Minks was shot by
Payne, and explained the distances, etc
The Mink's house was q story double
dwelling, the side not occupied by Minks
being in the tenancy Of Marshall Hamon.
It has porcn across the entire front and
was four feet from the sidewalk The
sidewalk is ten feet wide There is all
iron fence in front and two gates lead te
the side walk from each house.
Dr. Geo. E. Reading, sworn. Was called
to see VIM. L. Minks on the evening Of
June q, and found him lying in the road
way in front Of bis house. He expired as
reached him. He then described the three
bullet wounds, two in the breast lone on
each side; the third was just below the
hip The cause Of Mink's death, he said,
was the bullet that passed through the
heart and liver. Found powder marks on
Mink's breast and arm. Minks must have
been standing sidewise to Payne when the
shot was fred.
Dr. n. H. Clark was the third witness
and corroborated DR.. Readings testimony
as to the wounds and cause Of death ol
Minks. He was Of opinion that both men
were standing close together and nearly
facing each other when the bullets were
fired.
sam'l R. Budd, undertaken, testified
that VIM. 4 Minks was Eve feet seven
inches tall.
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