Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-01-14
THE DRUGGIST
ESCAPES CONVICTION.

LII toOK nearly all OF tuesday to
try the indictment against druggist
David Holoomb, charged with the il
legal sale of liquor at his North Laurel
street store. Lawyers Budd and Ire
dell discharged their full duty toward
their client and made splendid de-
fense, taking advantage of every
effort, and had much of the testimony
kept out by objection.
The testimony presented by the
State indicated that Holcomb has
been doing rather a hourishing bust
ness in LIQUOR. The witnesses, many
of them, indicated that Holoomb was
not particular about the class of trade
he catered to. There was the rum
dumb, the alcohol and ginger element,
male and female. as we'll as others.
Almost without exception the testi-
mony was that the liquor was pur-
chased by prescription Every wit
ness who was called to the stand tes-
titled that they had used prescriptions
when they got liquor from Holcomb.
There was a somewhat earnest and
lengthy argument, and the jury, after
celebrating, returned verdict of not
guilty.
Jacob Deltus, who had pleaded
guilty to larceny, was sentenced to
six months in the county Jail.
Tuesday afternoon the State moved
the Indictment against William
Sladeu, of Millville, charged with as
sault and battery. The story that the
prosecution claims. is that Sladen had
an argument with an installment agent
and chased him away from the house
with a knife. j. Brodie McGear is
looking after the defendant.
Wednesday Morning.
At the opening Of Court this morn
ing John P. Miller was called. Mr..
Miller is a Justice of the peace of
Millville. Shortly after the assault
was made on Charles Handleman- he
came and swore out warrant for the
arrest Of Sladen. This finished the
case for the State.
The defense was opened with Mrs.
| Hannah Housand on the stand. Her
testi@sny w'as to the effect that Han
dleman, the installment agent. came
to her home and called her an old
crank and said he would knock her
block off, and threatened to knock the
door IN If she closed it.
Mrs. Susan Sladen, mother of the
defendant. said that on the fifteenth
day of last December the installment
agent, Handleman, called at her resi-
dence in Millville and demanded that
she gave him a bed quilt that she had
purchased from him some time ago.
She closed the door to go and get the
Quilt. He broke the latch, hitting a
small child standing there. Her son
then got mp from the table with a
knife in his hand. On seeing the boy
Handleman turned around and ran
around the yard. When the front
yard was reached, Handleman stopped
and attempted to hit the boy. When
the boy threw up his hand the knife
cut Handleman on the hand. Handle
man then went out in the road and
cried murder, then offered to whip
Sladen if he would come out in the
road. The knife was offered in evil
dence.
Little Tommy Sladen gave the same
testimony as his mother.
William Sladen, the defendant, was
next put onsthe stand. and gave testi-
mony the same as his mother.
The State recalled Charles Handle
man and he denied having sworn at
Mrs. Housand and Mrs. Sladen. The
case was given to the jury.
The next case moved was that
against Robert McWilliams for assault
and battery. Lawyer Miller, of Vine
land, represented McWilliams.