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

Robert 7. Evans, witness for the
state, said DR.. Prickitt was attending a
patient who lived at Evans house. The
man had been sick long time and the
! doctor had attended him very faithfully.
In response to question by Prosecutor
Atkinson the witness said that DIR. Prick
lit had frequently boarded the car in front
of the house, probably as often as every
other night.
Miss Myers, the cook at Charles Sea-
mans eating saloon on Mill street, Mount
Holly, said that Mr.. Pew left his bicycle
there at 3 o'clock, stating that he was 60
Ing to Moorestown. He came back short
ly after o'clock and had supper.
Charles Seaman and Joshua NJ. Reeves
corroborated this testimony.
Paul R. Goldey, superintendent of the
Burlington County Railway Company,
said that Vanzant and Loveiand had
charge of the car which arrived in Mount
Holly at sos.
In rebuttal, Isaac Reeves said he stop
| ped his car at the Evans residence to let
DR.. Prickitt get on, but he could not give
the date.
Conductor Keller, of the trolley service,
said he had frequently seen DR.. Pricktt
and Pew on his car, and had stopped at
Evans to take Dr. Prickitt on when Pew
was already on the car.
G. D. W. Slack, of Mount Holly, had
seen Pew at the Camden depot, but he
could not remember when it was.
Detective Ellis H. Parker said that
Hudson Harris would not answer his
questions at an interview, because he had
been told not to talk about the case.
Thursdays session of court opened with
the arguments of counsel in the Pew case,
Mr.. Hillman speaking first for the state.
He said that some of the witnesses were
resting under an honest misapprehension
of fact, and he did not believe that any of
the persons he mentioned had lied in any
moral sense, but it was a question as to
who the jury would believe. There was
no association of circumstances which
would enable Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B.
Gale to fix the visit of Pew at their
laundry, 1t being very probable that they
were mistaken, but honestly so. Mr..
Hillman endeavored to discredit the testi-
mony of the defendants witnesses, char
acterizing as yellow" the story told by
DR.. Prickitt, whom counsel said had
theory of Pew's innocence and that he
had started out to prove this, leading him
to coach some of the witnesses. Mr.. Hill
man insisted that the state had made out
case which entitled it to a favorable
verdict
''The big gun of the prosecution has
exploded" said Mr.. Shinn, pointing to
Mr.. Hillman as he arose to address the
jury. land if there are any grains of sand
left, l will endeavor to remove them.''
Mr.. Shinn said that there were three days
of facts associated together which enabled
the Gales to fix the date. Even a hire
ling of the law was unable to intimidate
Harris, exclaimed Mr.. Shinn, as he de-
nounced the methods employed to find out
as to what he would testify to. Having
disposed of the remaining grains of sand,
as counsel said, he proceeded to review
the testimony and show the possibility of
the case being one of mistaken identity.
Referring to the testimony of DR.. Prick
lit, Mr.. Shinn said: "He knew that Pew
was not guilty, and as an honest man he
had duty to perform to a fellow citizen,
and he felt bound to do unto others as
he would have them do unto him." Mr.
Shinn laid stress upon the extra efforts
put forth by the complainant to win her
suit by employing counsel to assist Pros.
ecutor Atkinson. whom, he said, was
thoroughly capable and able to try with
out assistance any case that might come
into court
Mr. Atkinson said that an alibi was
looked upon with suspicion, and that many
criminals had put up such a defence to
escape punishment. An alibi was a good
defence, if perfect. otherwise it must fall
The whole case, he said. hinges on the car
which Miss Rudderow took from Camden,
and arriving at Moorestown at 500. If
Pew was not on this car he was limo
cent. pew" cited the Prosecutor,
''said that he had never been to Camden
on the trolley, yet we have produced g.
D. W. Slack, who testified that he had
seen Pew get off the trolley cars at
Camden more than once" The peculiari-
ties of the alibi were dwelt upon at length
by the Prosecutor, who said it must be
perfect in every detail The Prosecutor
referred to the evidence of Conductor
Greifzu, who said he was not able to
identify Pew as being on his car,
which left Moorestown at 500, after
stating positively that he was passenger
on that particular car, and on which was
Miss Rudderow.
Judge Gaskill began to charge the jury
at five minutes to 10 o'clock, first citing
the story as told by Miss Rudderow. The
court called the jury's attention to the
testimony of some of the witnesses to
enable them to determine the actual facts.
The Identification of the defendant was
matter which the jury must give great at
| tention, and he reviewed the testimony
bearing on that point. Then the court
took up the manner in which the defence
presented their alibi, showing corrobora-
ton on the part of some of the witnesses.
The court thought that no mistake had
been made as to the day on which
Pew went to Moorestown. The charge
was very impartial. The jury remained
out all night, returning Friday noon and
stating their inability to agree. They
were discharged.
The case of Thomas Carey. indicted for
assault with intent to kill Leon A. John
son, colored, of Mount Laurel, was next
taken up. The offence took place on Oc-
tober %, the allegation being that the de-
PENDANT used fence rail and an iron door
hinge in the assault.
Leon A. johnson lived at Mount Laurel
and was employed husking corn for
Carey, in which work the boys mother,
sister and brother were engaged. John
son said he asked Carey for some cider,
which the latter said he could have. Com
ing out of the cellar while Carey was sit
ting on the porch. Johnson told him that
he could not make the spigot work. Carey
got mad and ordered the boy off the
place, kicking and cursing him. Then he
struck johnson with the rail and hinge,
producing wounds on his arm and should