Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-10-27

soiu Ae AAeW tne place We'll; knew
the hedge; would not have hedge OF
Norway spruce on his farm; the land
on each side OF the hedge was farmed
up to the hedge; the hedge was a
detriment to the land; it was not
worse for the land in its present con-
dition; judicious pruning would make
it fine hedge; had seen hedges of
this kind grow up again; for man to
buy Jones' land to till it would be
better to take it out entirely; would
not have hedge of this kind on his
| farm.
| VIM. B. Ellis, Vineland farmer
one of the largest fruit farmers in
Vineland his answers showed that he
was well acquainted with hedges.
"You are one of the largest fruit
growers, if not the largest, in vine-
land, are you not?'' asked l. awyer
Newcomb.
"ThatIs what they say.
IT object roared Mr.. Berault
That's hearsay evidence
The Court, bar and audience
laughed, but the answer stood.
"Suppose you had a hedge $50 feet
long, and the trees we're Is feet high
and it was drawing on toward Christ
mas, would you have the hedge cut
down and cast into the fire. asked
Mr.. Berault, on cross oss-examination.
object, object, - said Mr.. New
comb.
| The objection was sustained.
| Do you think the hedge is as good
now as it was before being cut?''
1t is better now, because it is on
the way to destruction Z,
| Martin Ernst, a horticulturist, was
put on the stand; he said it was a
| profit for Jones to have had the
hedge cut in the manner it had been
cut. The witness is German. 81 can
say it better'n can speak it, said
he in answer to question.
"Mr. Ernst, you are not in favor of
| hedges?'' asked Mr.. Berault.
/ mo"
That's all .
| eyes"
| VIM. H. Knoll was called; lives in
Vineland; was acquainted with the
Jones hedge; had worked for Mr.. OF
finger for three years; worked there
% years ago; had known the hedge
since, but was not qualified to act as
an expert
Maurice j. Undertolfer, OF Philadel-
phia, Ottinger's SON -in-law, said he
was down to Vineland about three
weeks before last Christmas was
helping his father in law trim out his
hedge along the railroad; Mr.. Jones
came along and said to witness, II
wouldn't mind if mine was cut off,
too" Said would cut it off to-mor-
row morning. There was no agree
ment as to pay or anything. Mr..
/ Jones said, go ahead and cut it any
old way Mr. Jones said l could
! have the tops. tsDon't cut some out
I cbAO lOcbNO oOlQS StduU-CuU Gil OuU ally
old way
"Did you cut the hedge or did Mr..
Ottinger cut it?'
II cut the hedge meseIf, = said the
witness, with Philadelphia huckster
twang to his voice. Mr.. Ottinger, he
said, didn't help cut the trees. Then
next morning they bundled up the
trees and shipped them to Philadelphia
markets.
He said he shipped them to Phila-
delphia and lost 800 on the deal. The
trees had been given him, yet he said
he lost $50 on the deal. He said Mr..
Jones gave me the tops Of them trees
for the cutting of them.
| Edmund Scheerer, another son-in-
law, was called. Has lived in Vine
land over a year. Didn't know much
about the cutting of the trees.
| VIM. Ottinger, the defendant, was
| called He said he did not cut the
hedge but his son-in-law, Underkolfer,
cut it. "Mr. Jones came down and
introduced to him my son-in-law
said the witness. He is cutting me
mine hedge down, I told him.. Il
wish he'd cut mine down, Mr.. Jones
said, und mine SON -in-law said, I cut
them down for the tops. y
Mr.. Jones, recalled, said that he
made no arrangement with Mr.. Under
koifer about cutting the hedge; the
arrangement was made entirely with
Mr.. Ottinger. This ended the case.
Wednesday Morning.
| Judge Endicott gave his charge to
the jury at the opening of Court this
morning in the case tried yesterday.
The charge was brief.
In the case of George S. Bennett
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