The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06
Small on Trial.

George Small, indicted for the murder
of Miss Florence Atkinson. was put on
trial yesterday. Judge Hendrickson pre-
siding. The interest that centred around
johnson and caused great crowds to seek
admission to. the Jail, was absent at this
trial and while there were many people
on hand and the court house was filled to
It's capacity there was no necessity to re
strain those who wanted to get in by issu-
ing tickets of admission.
While there is not the feeling against
Small that was given such open evidence
In the case of johnson, Sheriff Norcross
did not allow himself to be lulled into in
difference by the apparent acquisscence
of the people, but he took the same pre-
cautions that would have been necessary
If there had been preconcerted effort to
attack the prisoner. Small was carefully
guarded in his trips to and from the jail
and during his stay in the court house he
was constantly watched.
Thomas Logan Gaskill, who had beer
assigned to defend the prisoner. greeted
the man as he entered the room, and ther
the latter took seat and with folded arms
listened to the testimony that is either tt
remove him from earth or make him free
man.
There were several challenges, and Il
took about half hour to get a jury
The men selected to try this case are
Frank Wright, Northampton Charles E
Leek. Woodland Albertus S. Haines
Springfield james V. Cavileer, Washing
ton; Edwin P. Sharp, Lumberton Lewis
L. Cowperthwait, Shamong; T. Percy
Baker, Florence Richard P. Hughes
Florence Richard H. Haines. Medford
Adolph Keller, Riverside; George w
Adds. Beverly City, Thomas Holloway
Bordentown.
The foreman, Mr.. Wright, is the only
member of this jury who was on the John
son jury.
Prosecutor Atkinson made a length,
opening. The conditions in this case ar,
different from those of the johnson trial
requiring much corroborative evidence
Mr.. Atkinson called attention to the fac
that there were two sets of footprints lead
ing from the rear of the Atkinson barn, ant
1t would be shown that two colored mel
were seen in that vicinity soon after tn
crime had been committed. That Small
went from the Dugan farm to Moorestowl
and not to his home, as he had first stated
would be shown positively. Evidenc
would be offered to the effect that Sinai
had discussed the murder and stated 1t wa
his opinion that johnson was the man VIII
committed the crime. Small exhibited a
unusual interest In the newspaper report
OF the murder and advanced many theorie
on the case. The confession of Small, th
prosecutor said, was voluntary act, an
would be corroborated in many details
One important point of evidence was tn
finding of clothing hidden in a trunk {
; sewer from which it had been washed b
the rains. This clothing had been ident
fed as Small's and in the pocket was
piece of soap. This, it was contende'
, was peculiarly scented and it was used /
Miss Atkinson on that account She pu
e chased it in New York and kept piece of
8 at the barn. There was sufficient of Il
g trademark on 1t to show, when compare
e with new piece, that 1t was of the san
}, make as that used by the murdered woma
II Other things that would fit in nicely wi
10 the statements made by johnson would
l. brought out during the trial, and verdi
1t of guilty of murder in the first degr
would be asked
Miss Anna Cooper was the first witne