The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-30
The Court "But thew all have collars.

The Court. But they all have collars
f Justice Steele. 'But l mean the one
with the four inch collar" Mr. Steele's
memory was considerably at fault He
had much trouble of late, having lost his
mother
On cross-examination Mr.. Budd asked
"Were Mahan and Durkin arrested al
that timer"
Justice Steele II don't remember"
Mr.. Budd. How did you come to ar.
rest them?"
Justice Steele. "Well, I'll tell YOU On
our way to Trenton in the afternoon we
met man by the name of Griffin, who
was thought to have been connected with
this robbery, and Griffin gave the whole
thing away. When they came to his office,
the defendants said they brought the wire
back because they were honest men, New
man said he was in partnership with ST.
mons, and he lately learned that he was
very bad, although the latter's father re-
commended him as being honest, and per-
mitted him to travel with Newman for 81
per week.
Officer John Clancy, of Trenton, in
company with Steele and Robinson visited
several junk shops and requested the pro-
prietors to notify Clancy if any wire was
received by them, and it came the next
day. Clancy found Koostervitz, who
said he had bought the wire from two
men at Bordentown, who told him that
they were connected with the company
and that they had a right to sell the wire.
| Witness prevailed upon the men to take
the goods back to Steele's office. Minor
and Galuski kept the junk shops.
On cross examination Clancy said the
men made some objection to taking the
wire back because of the fear of being ar
rested, but they showed no desire to retain
the copper after learning that it had been
stolen.
A. S. Campbell, of Philadelphia, gener-
al superintendent of construction of the
Telegraph Company said the wholesale
price of the wire was 10 cents per pound.
As junk or scrap wire it sold for and 8
cents per pound. If you furnish your
own copper, Roebling & Sons will manu-
facture wire at 3 to cents per pound.
The state rested.
/ Mr.. Palmer-''If the Court please,
before we enter into the defence of these
three defendants. / would move for the
discharge of Simons, on the ground that
there is no evidence whatever showing
that he received stolen goods. The fact
that he may have been a partner with
! Newman was not material"
| The Contribution denied"
| Mr.. Budd.-"The evidence produced by
the state does not need any testimony on
the part of the defence. But we have
nothing to conceal. We are not here to
try this case on technicalities. We will
put these men on the stand to show that
the men from the jail, whose state
ments contradict each other, told what
was not true. We will show that Rooster
| vi nb
cents per pound for it.
| Samuel Koostervitz, a young man. iiv-
ing at Trenton, who said he could neither
read nor write, with his peddler's wagon
went to Bordentown alone He met
Mahan who said: If you want to buy
some copper wire come along with me, !"
| and they went to the house, both enter
ing the same. When Mahan showed the
copper the witness asked, Where did
you get it?'' Its all right, got it,
came the answer. The copper was weighed
and paid for at the rate of z cents per
pound. Koostervitz was short one dollar.
If you will trust me will go to Trenton
and bring down the money. Took goods
to Trenton and went back to pay Mahan
his money. Called at his house and no
one was there, and the money has not
been paid. From Minor he first learned
1
gested returning it. This was done. Dur
kin and Mahan did not say the goods were
stolen and to be careful, and at the time
of sale it was not known that an unlawful
sale was being made. Arriving at Steele's
office Newman said: "Here are the goods
reported to have been stolen. The other
defendants were not with me when |
bought the wire, and did not see them
in Bordentown that day"
| On cross-examination Koostervitz said
he had bought copper wire before
! Where did you get this, MAhan ?"
asked the witness
That's all right" the fellow replied.
| Didn't you think it strange when you
saw all this new wire?" asked the Prose
cutor.
After some hesitation the witness asked:
"What do you men by strange n
| Suspicious.
THAT is worse than before" suggested
the Court, who said that short words were
| less confusing to those having a limited
knowledge of the English language
| Abraham Gladstone bought some wire
which was shown him by Mahan and
another man, the latter not being Durkin
''It is scrap wire which the company has
no use for and we can sell it. We are
ready to ship it to New York, Philadel-
| phia or some other place. If you want
it you can have it. Gladstone took about
209 pounds, for which he paid SIT.
Mahan did not say the goods were stolen,
and after the sale he asked for receipt
81 will give you a hundred receipts as
they are not stolen goods" said Mahan.
Gladstone was alone when he bought the
wire, and he did not tell the other men
that there was wire for sale at Borden
| town.
The cross-examination revealed the fact
| that Gladstone could neither read, write
nor tell figures, "but | can tell 81, 80 and
80 pounds on the scales. He could tell
the calendar numbers but not those on
the wire boxes. The sale of so much
bright wire did not excite his suspicion
Mahan said he was the boss and could
sell it. 1t was two days later when Glad
stone learned that the other men had been
in Bordentown that day.
Aaron Newman admitted his partner
ship with Simons. They went to Borden
town on a Thursday and did not see Koos-
tervitz. Witness did not go to the home
of Mahan and did not know that any wire
was for sale. He did not see Mahan and
Durkin that day. Newman gave Simons
J S. to pay for some junk which had been
J purchased, but he did not know what it
J was. He saw the wire in box the fol-
, lowing morning, when it was taken to
Gilinsky's, who said: You must be care
full, as word has been received of wire
having been stolen at Bordentown and
this is the same kind" At the suggestion
, OF Gilinsky and Clancy the wire was ia
ken back to the Office of Steele, who
wanted to know more than he need to
I know. He advised me to plead guilty
/ He talked too much"
On cross examination Newman said that
J while he had known Simons for five years
their partnership had only existed fol
three days. He knew the other men eve
don't tell each other where we are going
If l am going to Princeton l tell them
am going to Bordentown. l frequently
see them at the latter place. but they were
not there that day. My wagon was two
, squares away when Simons came to me
Y after money. l can't read, but can tel
numbers and weigh all right.
J. Frank Fowler, John $. Carroll Frank
Minor, Louis Blaugrunde, Albert Fl. Mil
e nor and Michael Gilinsky, all of Trenton
said the reputation of the defendants fol
r honesty was good.
, Mr. Budd. 1--WE rest, so far as these
!: three defendants are concerned
!, Mr. Palmer. ''The circumstances as te
SimOns are the same as those relating tt
e the other defendants, and we will rest thu
+ case on their testimony.
v Harry Maron, Marshall at Bordentown
5 took the stand in rebuttal to Palmer
client He took Koostervitz on search
; warrant to Mahan's house, where they
n found three empty boxes and about %
= nouDdS Of wire