Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06

LAST CASE IN COURT
ON WEDNESDAY.

The Court business Tuesday after
noon did not continue very long be
cause there was little to do, and the
Court adjourned before four O'Clock,
there being nothing further ready.
~ John Jorden and Joseph Cramer
who were charged with the larceny
of iron and junk from the Globe Fire
Brick Co., in Clayville, which they
were loading in wagon to remove,
were tried-John Murphy, the watch
man at the plant, testified to finding
300 or 400 pounds of iron which had
been removed from the plant and
piled up preparatory to being carted
away. He saw the men after their ar
rest, but did not see them at the plant.
Frank Lyre testified that he saw the
two young men in the plant, and went
and told Mrs. Murphy. Saw a pile of
iron and horse and wagon. Went up
and told Mrs. Murphy; she came down
to the plant and said to them "You
have come after the rest of the CRATES
have your They said mo, ma am. -
One of them ran away. The, other
took the horse and went away.
Mrs. Murphy corroborated the lad
Lyre.
Henry Scheer testified that he was
there when Frank Lyre and Mrs.
Murphy were at the plalnt; he identi-
fed the two young mon as those who
were on the premises.
The State recalled Mr.. Murphy to
prove the kind of iron which was piled
up. He said it was furnace CRATES,
valves, pipe, etc. Some of this had
been taken out day or two before
and taken away. and the 300 or 400
pounds now found piled up was prob
ably taken out of the furnace by tn
men that day. The State rested.
The defence was a denial of the
larceny they, the defendants were
junk dealers, looking for bones. They
did not touch any of the iron in the
factory, though admitting they had
backed their wagon in the yard of the
factory.
This was brought out by the evi
dence of John Jorden who was the first
witness called for the defence.
Jorden was the only witness called
and the defence rested and the jury
retired
The Prosecutor moved the case of
Walter Tyler, Jr., charged with as
sault and battery on his wife.
Mr.. Lummis appeared for Mr.. Tyler,
and jury was put in the box.
Mrs. Mary Tyler. the wife, was
called and testified, that she was his
wife and they had three children, the
Oldest one 4 years and the youngest 2
months old. She said she and her
husband were not living together; he
left her six weeks ago; on April 226
she went to him at his mothers home
to get him to sign a money order
to get the relief money for the support
of her chilrden. She said her husband
tore the veil off her face and pulled
her hair down, struck her in the face
and kicked her in the stomach, anG
afterwards showed her out of the
house.
This ended the States case.
The jury in the case of John Jorder
and Joseph Cramer returned verdic
of guilty of attempt to commit lar
ceny, and recommendation to thu
mercy of the Court.
Archibald Brown, colored mar
from Port Norris was put on trial OF
the charge of assault and battery OF
his wife, Maud Brown.
Brown was defended by Leroy W
Loder and jury was empanelled.
Mrs. Brown was called to the wit
ness stand and told how her husband
attacked her on Easter Sunday morn
ing, and struck her in the mouth, cut
ting her lip, and that he kicked her
Her story was partially corroborate6
by Mrs. johnson.
Brown was put on the stand anC
told straightforward story in ex
planation of the affair Many of tht
most prominent citizens of Port Norri.
testified to Browns good reputation al
a peacea hla and law abidi,o, o;4;1o,,