Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1905-10-12
pocket. Gould say that he pointed it

James got into fight. George struck
at Brinckley, who knocked his blow
OF and then hit George. George
pulled out his gun and witness
snatched'it from his hand. Gould not
say that the revolver was loaded.
The case was concluded and the
Court adjourned.
The jury in the case of Edward
moore returned a verdict of guilty,
and that in the case of George Pierce
one of acquittal.
They came in shortly after five
O'Clock.
Friday Morning.
The first business of the Court this
morning was to sentence four prison.
ers. all OF whom were sent to State
Prison.
Amiel Hortis, rape, was sent up for
15 years.
Charles Corson, three indictments.
breaking and entering and larceny, 6
years in State Prison, years on each
Indictment, each term to follow the
other.
William Bates. Indicted with Cor.
son, 6 years in State Prison, both at
hard labor.
Howard Johnson, years in State
Prison at hard labor.
Theodore Sutton, retracted his plea
OF not guilty and pleaded guilty to
taking the money from Stephen Chees
man.
Prosecutor Fithian moved for trial
the case of the State against Alexander
Ciminio, charged with an attempt to
commit rape.
Ciminio was defended by Assembly.
man Miller. of Vineland, and Judge
John W. Wescott, of Camden.
The complaining witness is Mrs.
Guiseppina Jannone. an old Italian
woman.
Olminio is the one whose bail was
declared forfeited the other day, but
he was produced in person. He is a
young fellow and appears to intend to
put up stiff fight. The Court stem.
ographer is present to take down the
testimony.
Morris Florentina was called as in.
terpreter, but he was objected to by
Mr.. Miller and another was procured.
In opening the case the Prosecutor
said that Ciminio met Mrs. Jannone
in secluded place, while she was go.
ing along the road to her sons, asked
her if she knew who he was and on
her affirmative reply he said he was
not. but was some one else, giving
another name. AS she passed on he
came up back of her, caught her and
threw her to the ground. She fought
herself clear OF him and escaped from
his clutches.
Albert Barber. the South Pearl
street fruit dealer, was chosen as in.
terrreter.
Jannone said on that day she was
going to Vineland with a basket OF
eggs; knew Ciminio; saw him that
day; he was sitting by bush by the
sioe ct the railroad track, smoking a
pipe; called to her to get Off the track,
train might run over her. She
passed on and he followed her and
grabbed her. She was orver ten min
utes trying to get away from him.
Not being able to make headway
with the witness and interpreter, Tony
Cavilario was sent for to take Bar
bier's place.
The old lady is over 70 years old,
while the boy says he is II years old
March 1st next, and that he did moth
ing to her, but that he accidentally
ran into her with his bicycle, and she
wanted him TO pay her for breaking
her eggs. Because he would not do SO
she makes this charge against him.
They were neighbors, living only a
short distance from each other.
The case was resumed with CaviIario
as interpreter.
The affair occurred June Sd last.
Philip Neib. paper hanger. testi.
fed in the case against andre Ciminio
He said he was riding his wheel up
the Central Railroad on June Sd when
he saw two people struggling on the
ground in cut along the track. They
were rolling over and over. He was
500 yards away. but when he got
within 200 yards of them the young
man jumped up, mounted his wheel
and rede rapidly away. When he got
up there the woman was still on the
ground; her mouth and face was bleed.
ing and she was crying and she tried
to tell him what had happened, but
she talked in Italian and he couldn t
understand her; he chased the fellow
half mile on his wheel, and when he
got to the station up the road there
he went up under some trees, and
when Neib arrived there he was lying
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