Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1905-10-12

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Vaniver said when put on the stand
that he engaged Pierce to work for
him, but Pierce did not come and
| when he demonstrated with him Pierce
struck him in the face and knocked
him down.
Hyman Shapiro, little boy, testi-
fed to seeing Pierce strike Vaniver.
Morris Rosenburg and Solomon Ros-
enburg gave some testimony corrobora-
tive and the State rested.
Caleb Pierce was put on the stand
in his own defence and gave his side
OF the story in which he made appear
that Vaniver was the aggressor be-
cause Pierce would not work for him
that he came at him and with some
swear words attempted to get a club
to hit him with. Pierce caught hold
of him by the coat and shirt to keep
him from hitting him with the club.
| Vaniver then hit him on the nose
and on the side of the face.
They were then separated by some
other parties.
Thursday Morning.
The jury in the case of Morris Gelb,
charged with selling unwholesome
flesh, came in at half past ten O'Clock
last night, returning verdict of ac-
quittal.
The Earl Green jury remained out
all night.
The Pierce jury went out this morn.
ing.
Joseph Solovsky retracted his plea
Of not guilty and entered plea OF
non.vult.
There being some mitigating cir
| cumstances in this case, sentence was
suspended and Solovosky was allowed
to 60.
The first case moved by the Prose
! cutor this morning was the indictmen!
against Amiel Hortis. for criminal as
sault on 14.year old Tillie Weible.
Hortis was defended by Albert Nc.
Allister.
Amiel Hortis, alias Harry Stringlan,
was indicted under 8 counts breaking
and entering the house of Samuel
Weible, in Deerfield on the night OF
August 25th last, with intent to com
NIT criminal assault; that he com.
mitted criminal assault on TilIie
Weible, daughter of Samuel Weible, a
RI of IA years of age; that he car.
ally abu sed the girl.
The Prosecutor opened the case and
then Tillie Weible was put on the
stand. She told her story briefly as
has been detailed in the "Pioneer'
before. She identified Hortis posi-
lively.
Mr.. McAllister, in cross. .examina.
tion, skillfully attempted to make il
tacitly appear that Hortis was in her
room by her knowledge. She was toe
frightened to scream or offer resistance
when she was first awakened. He had
entered her room by a window owe,
the shed, by which he went out.
She said Hortis knew where hel
room was located by having stayed al
the house one night with her brothers.
Mrs. Hannah Weible sworn, said
that her husband and two boys and
Tillie had spent the Thursday before
this affair in Atlantic City, arriving
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dren were very tired and went right
off to bed. She was awakened be.
tween and O'Clock next morning
by the screams Of her daughter, and
rushing to her room heard the crash
Of the window pane. Tillie was in q
great state of excitement and when she
could become Ineligible she said
there was man in the room and he
had gone out of the window.
The child's blood. stained garments
were shown and identified by Mrs.
Weible.
Samuel Weible corroborated Mrs.
Weible's testimony. All he could gel
out of the child at first was screechet
and screams. Found matches by the
window. All was great excitement.
Gould see marks on the roof where
some one had been.
The Pierce jury came in at this
point. Their verdict was not guilty.
Mrs. Weible, recalled. said she
found three matches on the window
sill; one had been struck. two had
not. Thos. Flowers, Mr.. Weible's
hired man, said he was awakened by
Titles screams. When he was called
by Mr.. Weible he passed Titles doo1
and saw her in her mothers arms; she
was crying and he thought she would
go into fits.
Alexis Woolman said that Hortis
was working for him at the time this
affair happened. He, Harry was
out that night, and he did not see him
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