Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-01-10

oho w po Cdllou up Dy PROSECUTOR
Fithian for trial.
Samuel Iredell defended Williams.
Oliver Harper said he had come out
OF the theatre on the night OF Dec
18th and passing along Warren street.
| Williams came up to him. HarLer
was accompanying Rhoda Nutter and
Mrs. Rebecca Lee. Williams said,
GU blacK------, I've been
waiting to get you," and commenced
to cut at him. He cut him on the
neck. Williams cut his coat and hat
Harper ran to escape from him. He
had to have several stitches taken in
| his neck where he was cut
These facts were corroborated bv
Rhoda Nutter and her sister, Mrs.
| Lee
Jesse johnson and Howard Jackson
testified that they saw the scrimmage
johnson said he saw Williams strike
at Harper but didn't see what he had
in his hand.
jackson said he saw Williams strike
| at Harper and saw that 1t was a razor
he had in his hand. The people are
| all colored folks.
Williams was the only witness for
the defence; he denied doing any cut
| ting; had no razor nor even pocket
knife; admitted curs1ng at Harper,
and struck at him after he had been
struck by Harper
The jury Withdrew and the Prose.
cutor next moved tile case of Harry
Smith indicted for the larceny of
| bicycle. Smith was defended by Law
yer EllsW orth Long. A jury was
empaneled
Smith is accused of stealing the
| bicycle of Lawrence Storer from the
lane at the side of Geo. Oliver's store,
on South Pearl street, on Sept. 1st
last.
Lawrence storer, a small boy, testi-
fed to these facts. and also testified
that it was new wheel. for which he
said his mother paid $2S.
Elijah Hider. grandfather of Law
renee Storer, testified to finding the
wheel in front of Elwell's store on
| North Laurel street; knew the wheel
because it had been Kept at his house
| by his grandson. He said it was then
in the possession of Ingomar Bamford,
who Informed him of whom he had
purchased 1T.
Ingomar Bamford testified that he
had purchased the wheel in Rockville
of Harry Smith, the defendant. giving
$40 for it,
The defendant was the only witness
on his side of the case and a very
| poor one he was, too. He claimed to
have purchased the bicycle from
stranger for So. and sold it to BAN.
fords This may weigh something
with the jury
The jury in the case of Tom Baker,
charged with the larceny of the horse
blankets, returned verdict of guilty
OF receiving stolen goods.
The jury in the case of Austin Will.
liams returned verdict OF guilty as
charged in both Courts.
The jury in the Harry Smith case
went out and Court adjourned for the
day.
Friday Morning.
The Jury in the case of Harry Smith
came in last night rendering verdict
of guilty.
PROSECUTOR Fithian moved the case
OF the State against Althea Chew, this
morning in Court before Judge Hill
| dreth. Mrs. Chew was represe nted by
LeRoy Loder and jury was EN-
paneIed Mrs. Chew was charged
with keeping disorderly house.
Elmer Somers was called to the
witness stand. Resides On North
street, this city knows Mrs. Chew by
sight; she resides in the other half of
ehe house occupied by the witness.
Hau seen quite good many different
| ~ WIZ IiOuS0 uulluR bH6 uaN
heard noises at all times of the night.
noises OF people going up and down
s'airs' often after midnight; had
known women to come there at all
slmes OF the night, looking for Their
husbands; these women have camn
INTO MS house; had been peeping into
IH6 WINDOWS: women had cOme tn :, ~
witness mouse as late as O'Clock i'll
the morning and wanted to listen in
MS mouse If they could hear their hus-
panos In Mrs. Chew's part of lie
house.
MIS-. Somers followed her husband
oh the witness stand. Her evidence
was more direct and pointed than that
OF her husband.
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