The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-05-10
Frank Naylor was employed

4 udy duu every Lnl0g was all IlgnC VINE
: they left. Naylor saw Worrell standin
In the driveway at the Indian Chief hot
about fifteen minutes before the alarm ws
given. Several persons passed there an
saw Worrell at that time.
Robert Stewart, who divides his time q
> barber and farm hand, shaved Wore
that night. Worrell seemed to be in
hurry and said he wanted to get out, an
would not wait to have his hair combed.
! On the evening in question Israel Cohen
, merchant, sold Worrell pair of oxfor
/ shoes. This was between 7.45 and 8 3
, o'clock. He put them on and Lott
Fryant clerk, wrapped up the old shoes
: That same night Constable Nelson Pea
and Frank Braddock went to the Cohe
store and secured pair of shoes similia
to the ones sold to Worrell
Lottie Fryant said it was about s. a
when she wrapped the old shoes.
Charles Gaskill, farmer, saw Worrel
walking down Union street about 8 40
and did not see him again that night.
i Joseph Worrell saw the defendant oil
Union street about 9 p. m. The latte
was wearing a pair of new shoes tina
squeaked considerably. He carried
package under his arm. This witness wa
corroborated by Hannah Cotton. who wa
with him at the time.
Samuel Braddock, jeweler, made an in
vestigation on Sunday morning. HI
found tracks leading from Cedar stree
In one general direction to the barn, from
which the same shoe tracks were retrace
able. The tracks were fresh with the ex
ception of dew being on them. They
measured "a inches between the heel and
toe, indicating that the person making the
tracks had been running. They measured
practically the same in both directions
He tried his own steps on walk and
could not cover that distance. Later in
the week he went to Cohen's store and
secured pair of shoes like those sold to
| Worrell. They measured 104 inches,
which correspondent with Worrell's new
shoes and were of the same shape. He
measured the tracks in the field several
| times In the presence of witnesses
Sheriff Worrell and Turnkey Samuel
K. Gaskill saw WorrelPs shoes measured
at the Jail, and the curvature of the shoe
was allowed for.
Constable Nelson Peak saw Worrel at
8. 40 going down Union street In hurry.
He watched him until the defendant got
out of sight. He secured shoes from
Cohen that fitted exactly the tracks made
by the shoes worn by Worrell. 1t took
Worrell to the barn.
At 8 As Harry Miller saw Worrell going
down Union street.
Edward Burns saw Worrell at $50 at
the main entrance of the hotel driveway
and at other places previous to the fire.
The fire started about five minutes after
Worrell left the hotel.
Oscar Ballinger saw Worrell talking to
Burns about ten or fifteen minutes before
the fire. Edward Flake gave similar test
imony.
Joseph Jess was one of the star witness
es for the state. He works on the farm
of Wilson Haines, about three miles from
Medford. On the night in question, after
$50 O'Clock, he went to Mrs. Worrell's
home for a screen door. Mrs. Lippincott,
her husband, Alonzo P. Lippincott and
Mrs. Worrell, mother of the accused,
were there, but the defendant was not in
the house. Jess went direct to the hotel
after getting the door and then the fire
broke out. With the exception of little
time spent shopping at Maurice Garwood's,
Jess spent the evening in the hotel yard
helping his brother, who is the hostler
there.
James Swain lives next door to Mrs.
Worrell. He saw her son run out of the
house at 1915 and get in the wagon of
William Flickner, his brother in-law, who
was married while the fire bell was ring-
ing. Swain heard Worrell bid his mother
goodbye and saw him start off.
Mr.. Budd then read to the jury the
statement which Worrell made at the
preliminary hearing before Justice Ben
nett Risdon, after which the state rested
At private conference Mr.. Davis
do hat +ha do he 10
charged on the ground that the corpus of
the crime had not been proven and there
was no evidence to connect the defendant
with it. This was refused.
Mr.. Davis said he would show that
Worrell had no possible connection with
the crime. The community has been In
famed with suspicion against him, but
that does not constitute a crime, to be
charged against him. After purchasing
his shoes he went home and soaked his |
feet because of corn. The defence would
establish an alibi.
Worrell took the stand and gave long
account of his actions that night after
quitting work on the William Mcfarland
farm. He said he did not want his hair
combed at the barber shop because he did
not use water on his head, that his hair
was good enough. Worrell reached home
the last time and did not leave the house
until 11.30, except five minutes spent In |
the yard. during which time he looked at
the fire. 1t first broke out while he was
soaking his feet. He did not go over to |
the fire for fear he would be suspected |
He was lying on the lounge asleep when |
Flickner called for him to go home. The |
young man admitted that he had been in
dicted twice when there was no convic |
ton. He denied telling Constable Peak |
on one occasion while in Jail that he had
a mania for setting buildings on fire. This |
statement was ruled out on the ground |
apply to the present case.
The testimony of Alonzo Lippincott
was important for the defence, as he stated
that Worrell was home and In the front
room when jess called at the house for
the door screen. The witness said he
fixed his time by two clocks and three
watc hes.
Mrs. Lippincott, who corroborated the
above witness, went out into the yard after
some coal and the fire broke.out while she |
was there. At that time Worrell was
soaking his feet. Mrs. Mary s. Worrell |
took the stand and corroborated Mrs
But little was learned from Fred Wor- |
rell. brother, aged II years, who was
sworn after being questioned as to the
nature of an oath.
Therepartee that passed between counsel |
during the day was of interest to the large
audience in the court room.
After remaining out all night the jury |
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning |
and rendered a verdict of guilty.
The case of Theodore B. Wells was then |
of. He was indicted for assault
and battery on Fred Spieker, at Red Lion |
The prisoner retracted his former plea of |
not guilty and pleaded non vult contendre,
through his counsel, William A. Slaugh- |
ter. The court imposed fine of $75 and
sent the prisoner to the county Jail for
two months. Wells was one of the men
convicted of the murder of David Beebe,
which crime occurred at Chairville several
years ago.
Jacob Fritz, charged with atrocious as
sault and battery on Joseph Keiss, was
placed on trial Thursday morning. At
the time of the assault the men were en-
ployed by Gottlieb Weiland, a baker
doing business at Florence. The defend
ant was represented by Robert Peacock
and j. M. Davis.
After taking the stand Reiss said that
on FEBRUARY 8, Fritz, the head baker,
started a fuss without any cause, during
which q revolver was fiourished over his
head. Reiss got scared, and being afraid
of his assaiant took up his wages the
next morning and started to leave While
o0in.r I'M ofoiro Fritz intarforad and oaid