The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-28

ship with McKeag and to impeach hel
veracity and truthfulness. The girl made
numerous denials to questions asked he
by Mr.. Palmer. This was followed by an
array of witnesses who swore that thu
context Of the questions asked by counse
were true.
The first person to refute the girl In
this respect was Thompson Lee, who
keeps marble yard at Bordentown. He
saw Hattie and McKeag driving at Grove
vile on Memorial day of last year.
John Matthews saw the couple on two
different occasions. They were standing
under an electric light on Railroad avenue
about $50 p. m, near barn on the Her.
bert property.
| Howard Apologize, brakeman. saw
Hattie and McKeag coming out of pas
senger car, on June 6, In the railroad yard.
The car was on siding.
| Emory Thompson, brakeman, saw the
two on the railroad steps at Bordentown
which lead to the street above. This was
about 10 o'clock at night.
John Southland, employed by an under
taker, saw the pair in Murphy's woods
lying on the ground beside each other one
afternoon In October. He spoke to Nc
Keag at the time as he was passing
through the woods. At about six o'clock
that same afternoon Southland saw McKeag
and the latter asked him not to say any
thing about what he saw In the woods but
to keep 1t quiet. During the progress of
the last trial McKeag put his hand on
Southard's shoulder and said, II am glad
you did not say anything about it."
Witness denied saying TO Walter
Warner after the trial: 81 wonder If it
was Hattie 1 saw" Continuing the wit
ness said: "While in conversation ON the
street Hattie passed us, and McKeag
pointed her out as the girl he was with in
the woods"
Paul A. Thomas, a caterer, had seen a
letter addressed to Hattie and it was
signed william" He put 1t In blank
envelope and told his Office boy to take
1t to Hattie's mother or sister. 1t was
addressed to Dear Hattie" 1t referred
to dispute they had. McKeag said he
hoped everything would come out all
right and that she would be friends with
him again. Witness did not read all of
the letter.
Mrs. Aaronson said she intercepted
letter from McKeag to her daughter, and
which the latter never saw. She got it
from the post Office and 1t was addressed
on Washington House envelope. Wit
ness talked to McKeag about 1t and he
denied writing it. Mrs. Aaronson an
swered the letter herself and then destroy
ed it. She had demonstrated with her
daughter for talking to McKeag.
Harold B. Wells was at a meeting of
the Board Of Education held on October
"a. and Hattie was there also. She then
said that on the occasion of her first visit
to Penhollow's Office he asked her not to
say anything about what had happened as
1t was state prison offence. Hattie had
previously made denial of this.
The case was ably summed up on
both sides and given to the jury late In
the afternoon, the charge of Judge
Horner being considered very fair and
impartial.
The jury remained out all night and
were not able to agree until p. M, on
Friday, at which time they returned with
a verdict of not guilty. This is the result
that was generally looked for.
There were several motions which were
argued privately in the Judges retiring
room. One was by counsel for defence,
that the court order an acquittal. This
was denied. Then the prosecutor moved
to rule out the testimony tending to show
that the case was the result of conspiracy,
and this was also denied. While the argu-
ment was In progress, Mr.. Palmer had the
address of the prosecutor taken down by
the stenographer and entered objections
several times on the ground that there
was no testimony to give basis to the
argument This was for the purpose of
taking an appeal In the event of convic-
ton and was prompted by recent de-
cision of the higher courts whereby YER
dict of conviction was set aside because
the prosecuting attorney addressed the
jury on points that were not in evidence.