Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1914-06-11
MOISE[L WAS
CONVICTED
Crime of Stealing Com
ii mitted Long Ago.
IE DEFENDANT ESCAPED
Joseph MoiseH Convicted by Jury
and Recommended to Mercy
After Trial.
From Tue.day'a DAILY Pioneer.

When the case of Joseph Moisell
was taken up for trial in court yes
tefday before Judge Loder, the young
lawyer, Arthur G. Craig appeared for
the defence, and as soon the the jury
was empaneled, Mr.. Craig made mo-
tiQn to quash the indictment on the
grpund that the Indictment was barred
by the statute of limitations, the in
diftment not having been found until
after two years after the commission
of the crime.
Cfaigs statement was correct, but
that he would show that the complaint
had been made against the defendant
shortly after the commission of the
crime, and a warrant was issued from
the courtsof Mayor Fred Ware, of MIL
VILE, but before his arrest, the man
had. made his escape and was a fugi-
| tiye from Justice until he was finally
located in the Camden county JAIL
THE motion to iquash was denied,
and the trial was directed to proceed.
l THE indictment charged Moiselli with
Ebfeaking and entering the, store, Of
l1Ahdrew Mcconnell in Millyille,, on the
night fof October 81. 1911 and steal
Ping therefrom different articles.
| lIr. Mcconnell, on the stand, testi-
fed that The, defendant came to his
Istore, and examined some guns. He
lwas not particularly satisfied with
| the appearance of the guns shown,
brt wanted a higher priced gum On
being shown this higher priced gun,
he chose it, and said he, would call for
it on the following Saturday night.
| On that Saturday night Mr.. McCon-
mel, was awakened about midnight,
by a crash, and going to see what
caused the. crash he saw that stick
of green. wood had been thrown
through the window and two guns
were taken iout; one was Belgian
gum. There were also two rifles taken.
| Two of the guns were recovered at
the home of the defendant in Camden
county by Millville officers. o. 4,
Former Mayor Ware, of ,Millville,
testified to issuing a warrant for the
defendant in November, 1911, and de-
hvered it to officer Charles Biggs, who
Il d N T..
was unable to get service on Moisell
with that warrant. il lf3g,t f;-
Marshall Biggs testified that he had
q warrant placed in his hands in No
Yember, ls11, for, the arrest Of Mois-
sell;i he went with his warrant TO- the
home of Moisell at q village near Vim
| centown where she attempted to ar
rest him. After serving the warrant
and arresting him. Moiseil desired TO
go up stairs to change his clothes, and
he and his, wife went upstairs, where
he escaped out, of a small window, in
the rear of the house, the wife ap-
parently going out the same window.
He. saw no more of MoiselI until learn
Ing Of his being in the Camden Jail
more than a year afterwards, and
where he arrested him whenl his time
was out there. "a slTs''''i9hA "ott
He delivered up the two guns, say
ing Ben. Creamer, Of Millville,. had
Sold them to him., Gs, ~ - =.
Constable Joshua Clark, of Millville,
went with Marshall Biggs to arrest
Moisell when he escaped ai i8
Albert Penn testified that MoiseII
had boarded with him, leaving his
house, week and three days before
the robbery. 4s + b,gI,5a sisI
/ Benjamin Creamer testified that he.
was but slightly acquainted with.
Moiseli and never sold him any gun.
"A. receipt shown Creamer purporting
to- be for $40 for the guns was pro-
nounced by Dreamer to- be a forgery
With this witness the statelrested.
The defence was complete and dn-i
CONDITIONAL denial Of the allegations.
Moisell was put, on the stand, and
said bis home, was in Pemberton,
Huntington County, He ATTEMPTED to-
laccountl for himself on the might of
October 21.ii Detailed his whereabouts
and the circumstances of his arrest
and said that he walked out OF the
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