Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11

PUSHING The
Indictments now

which was alleged to nave taken place
I at the house. 1t was also testified
/ tnar the defendant INDUCED in SELL
ing intoxicants.
! The defence was complete denial
of all the allegations.
| Tie case was soon concluded and
| the jury shortly returned a verdict of
| not guilty.
/ Tie next case called was the indct-
meflt against Harvey Pierce, charging
him with assault with attempt to COM
NIT rape on Mrs. Ethel Lloyd. Both
: par les are colored and reside in Mill
Vile, south from what is known as
the ''half way house."
! Mrs. Lloyd gave her testimony of
i the affair. She said she told her hus-
band, Ebert Lloyd, that night as soon
as he returned home, before he got
in the house.
Elbert Lloyd, the husband, testified
to his wife telling him OF the affair,
and that he went the next morning to
Justice Lore and warrant was sworn
out and Pierce was arrested These
were all the witnesses by the State.
The defence was an absolute denial
that anything of the Kind ever oc-
Cured
Harvey Pierce was put on the stand.
He admitted to being at the house on
the day in question, but denied max
ing improper actions towards the wo-
man.
l The defence rested and the jury
was charged and withdrawn
The jury came in with request to
the court to know if they should find
a verdict of assault would it be legal.
The court informed them such a ver-
esctswasia be legal. and they withdrew
again.
The next case called was the in
dictment against Clifford Edwards and
Lydia Turpin, charged with fornica-
tion. A jury was put in the box.
H. o. Burt and Roy Oliver appeared
for the defendants
James Mines testified that he had
known the couple. Lived in the same
house; used to come in ais part to
cook on his stove. She said she was
sleeping on the floor. She said she
wanted to get bed when she was
able to do SO. She finally got room
from him in his house which they
both occupied.
Officer Charles B. Sharp was called;
testified that ne was called on to
serve a warrant on the defendants
which he did at the house of Mr..
Mines. Constable Creech accompau-
led him. 1t was at night.
| Officer William Creech, of Vineland,
testified that he was with Constable
Sharp when the house of James Mines
was visited. He testified tlsSt they
went to the house and saw the two in
the same room. Miss Turpin admit
ted them. There was one bed in the
room and looked to be occupied by
two persons.
Mrs. Caroline Thomas, or Simpkins
testified that the two defendants had
staid at her house from Monday night
IL o'clock until Friday. Samuel
Thomas, her husband, gave similar
testimony. The State rested.
The defence was that no such oc-
cupancy of rooms had occurred as had
been attempted to be SHOWN by the
State. This was outlined by Mr.. Burt
The jury acquitted Harvey Pierce
last night.
The case of the indictment against
Clifford Edwards and Lydia Turpin
was resumed with Edwards on the
witness stand in the defence
The examination was conducted by
Mr.. Oliver and he questioned the de-
fendant as to where he mad been liv-
ing. The evidence was more sugges-
tive than clear. He said when the
officer came to make the arrest he
was in the Turpin woman's bed room.
He persisted in calling Lydia Turpin
Mrs. Turpin." Both sides rested.