Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-10-25
THE DETAILS OF
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
Friday Morning.

81 The case of the issuance of an at.
81 tachment against John Hennessey, an
a absent witness in the De Lucca case.
n and officer Bullock was sworn, who
X testified thatshe served subpoena on
n Hennessey in Elizabeth, MI in per
N son and paid him $S for witness fees
q at the time.
n The Court, after hearing this evi
n dence, ordered a writ of attachment
to be issued against the witness Hen
n nessey.
4 Prosecutor Fithian moved the case
Il of the State against Chauncey Towns,
Y of Vineland, charged with criminal
assault on minor.
n Herbert BARTLETT appeared for the
u defence in conjunction with ex-Judge
John Wescott, Of Camden, who had
not arrived when the case was moved
and a jury was empaneled, but he
soon after arrived.
Royal P. Tuller. because OF his
knowledge. of the case, assisted the
Prosecutor.
The little girl in the case is but 1C
years old. whose name is Bertha Wills.
She resided with Mr.. Towns in Vine.
land.
The little girl was sworn and recited
her story. She said her mother q
name was Hannah Wills and she re.
sided I'M New York.
Towns is a we'll groomed gentle
manly looking man of apparently GO
or 65 years of age.
She said her aunt, who was with
her in Court, resided in Millville.
4 The child was sharply cross exam
ined by Mr.. Wescott. but she was firm
in her declaration maintaining the
charge against the man.
Bertha Green, Of Millville, an aunt
of Bertha Wills, was sworn. Said
Bertha Wills returned to her home in
Millville July 7th last. They slept
together on that night. Bertha made
complaint to her of the conduct of
Towns, whose house she had left that
day.
Il Mrs Hattie Wills. Bertha's mother,
was sworn. She said she had placed
her child with the Towns with whom
she had resided four years. she paying
the child's board always. Didn't t
know why the child left Towns. as
she sesides in New York. She CAME
to Millville Jnly 18th. The family
knew she was coming. When she got
home and learned Of the child S
trouble she took her to DR.. Sawyer
and another physician.
Mrs. Wills says she was born at Port
Elizabeth and is 30 years of age. Is a
saleslady in New York, was formerly
saleslady at Wanamaker's and Gin
bles in Philadelphia. Is not living
with her husband. Had heard that
Towns we're good people when she
put her child there. They we're to
take care of the child and she was to
pay them SO per week, she furnishing
the ohild's clothing. Got behind with
the child's board about year, but
his was not the cause of any trouble
between them, but unpleasantness
grew until Mrs. Towns wrote her a
postal card that she should send the
child to her sisters at Millville.
Friday Afternoon.
All day the case of the State against
Chauncey Towne continued, the jury
going out just before the adjourn
ment.
Stephen Arthur, a colored man, who
had been in the employ of Mr.. Towne
was called. His memory was appar-
entity little tricky but he did say
that he saw the little girl and Mr..
Towne back of the barn on Friday,
the day the child had alleged. Towne
was there with her and both went to
the house. Mrs. Towne was away
from home.
DR.. Winslow, of Vineland, was
called. He recalled having made an
examination Of Bertha in conjunction
with DR.. Saunders on July IL last.
Prosecutor Fithian went on the
stand to explain the absence of DR.. W..
4. Sawyer who is to-day in attendance
on the State Board Of Health in Tren.
ton and he had therefore been excused
from court. With this evidence the
State rested.
The defence was opened by Mr..
Westcott, who proposed to show the
animus on the part of Mrs. Wills the
prosecuting witness in the prosecu-
tion.
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