The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-01-10

and it was hard to find out what was the
matter When Anna became quiet she
told the story of the outrage. 1t wa;
passed to members of the family and ther
the authorities took hold of the case.
Mrs Sallie Mortland was the first wit.
ness of the afternoon. She was on the
car and sat behind Miss Rudderow When
Pew occupied the same seat with the
complainant he seemed to be crowding
her, and the witness noticed that he was
acting in an ungentlemanly manner. Mrs.
Mortland noticed the appearance OF
Pew, who followed Miss Rudderow to the
platform when she alighted from the car.
Pointing her finger at Pew, Mrs.
Mortland said: 81 am positive that is the
man"
Fred Robinson, of Moorestown, is a
stenographer. going to Comden every day.
He left for home on the same car with
Miss Rudderow, and saw the defendant
take seat beside the complainant. Wit
ness saw Pew the next evening in
Mount holly, and again on the following
Saturday night at the supper He was
positive that he could not be mistaken in
his Identification of Pew.
Rev. Frank c. Wood, pastor Of the
First Baptist Church, at Moorestown, was
on the trolley car with Miss Rudderow.
After leaving Merchantville, the minister
saw man get up and take a seat by the
side of Miss Rudderow, and witness be-
came struck by the attitude of the young
lady, who was flushed and disconnected,
keeping her face toward the window.
Upon reaching Moorestown he thought
Pew left the car, but it was his opinion
that he came back again and took a seat
Mr.. Wood could not say positively that
Pew was the man, but he looked exceed
ingly like him. His quick, energetic step,
was like the man who sat beside Miss
Rudderow.
John Greifzu, Mount Holly trolley
conductor, left Moorestown at 500.
bringing to Mount Holly the car which
leaves Camden at sos. Witness would
not swear positively that Pew was q
passenger. Didn't you tell me in the
corridor of the court house only a few
moments ago." asked the Prosecutor,
that Pew was on your carr" Eyes, +"
replied the witness, "but there is some
thing about the appearance of the man
which l can't positively recognize. I"
Pew here put on his overcoat and hat for
the benefit of the witness, who was still
unable to identify him.
Jesse Conway and Frank Painter,
Moorestown policemen, told of having
received description of the man and
their efforts to apprehend him, and then
the state rested
Mr. Shinn asked the court to direct
verdict of not guilty, as no such crime as
alleged had been proven. The motion
was denied and an exception taken.
Mr. Shinn, in opening his case, said
that he would be able to show by reput-
able witnesses that the defendant was in
Moorestown at the time when the crime
is charged. He would show that Pew
left Moorestown on a car about 5.25.
and testimony would be presented to prove
his entire innocence
W. Burtis Pew, the defendant, took
to hear him, a matter that was of consid-
cradle annoyance to the jury. He is 46
years of age, most all of which he has
spent in Mount Holly. He went to
MoorestOwn on November IA, about $50
o'clock. He got off at Chester avenue
and went to the laundry establishment of
Harry Gale to examine d horse which was
for sale. He saw Mr.. Gale, his wife and
some of the employees. After inspecting
horse at the barn, he returned to the laun-
dry few minutes after o'clock Shortly
after this he walked out and went leisure
ly up the street, until opposite the water
tank, he saw lineman and had CONVEX
sation with him. A car soon came along,
Pew boarded it and came to Mount
Holly. He sat on the second seat from
the rear and talked with Hudson Harris
and Miss Irma Ireland, of Mount Holly,
both of whom he knew. At Masonville,
DR.. Prickitt, of Mount Holly, got on the
car, and sat down in the seat with
Pew. Clifford Vansant was the conduc-
tor. The first time witness ever saw Miss
Rudderow was at the hearing on Novem-
Der 81. Pew said that he had never
been on the trolley road beyond Moores-
town. Robert Whitaker sat with him
while going to MooIestown The witness
had never been to the latter place blu
twice, the first time being the occasion
of the Republican parade during the last
campaign.
Robert Whitaker was in Mount Holly
on November IA He boarded the trolley
car at Union street about o'clock, and
he saw Pew get on at the fountain. He
sat with him until the car reached
Moorestown, when Pew got off at
Chester avenue.
Harry B. Gale has known the defendant
for many years. He came to his place on
the day in question about o'clock to
look at horse. Pew went to the barn
alone, and returned to the laundry few
minutes after o'clock. Mr.. Gale made
it clear that the date of Pew's visit was
| November IA.
Mrs. Gale corroborated the testimony
given by her husband.
Carrie Wilmot is employed In the Gale
1 Ian ndrxr nd oh ri e1n = 1n
first time on November IA. During the
afternoon she saw Pew twice. The
two.men compared the time with their
watches.
Joseph McDonna, of Moorestown, is an
electrician, employed by the Farmers
Telephone Company He told of speak
ing to Pew at the water tank, where
witness was working on the line.
Miss Irma Ireland, of Mount Holly,
came here to see her parents on Novem-
Der "a, she being employed in Philadel.
phia. She left Camden on a car starting
not earlier than 4.3S. She saw Pew pass
through the car when near Stanwick,
and spoke to him. She also saw Pew
talking with DR.. Prickitt between Hart
ford and Masonville. She arrived home
about 6 o'clock. On cross examination
Miss Ireland said she was not certain
what time she arrived home, thus creating
a doubt about the time the car left Cam
den.
Hudson Harris, a manger of Child!
grocery store in Mount Holly, has known