The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

sued orders to the conductors and brake
men of the West Jersey and Camden and
Atlantic railroads to prohibit card playing
for money by the passengers.
Emory Williamson, of Railway, whose
wife recently horsewhipped Susan John
son on the street because the young
woman was chatting with Williamson,
has furnished a sequel to the story by
clipping with the girl. Mrs. Williamson
says that if her husband ever comes back
she will cowhide him.
Daniel F. Beatty, organ maker and
ex-Mayor of Washington. was arrested
in New York on Monday night on sec
ond charge of using the mails for swind-
ling, and was held in $1,000 bail for ex-
animation on August 2. He is charged
with selling Vermont man an organ
which wasn't what his circulars sent by
mail represented it to be.
Donald, the beautiful st. Bernard dog
that has figured at all the great bench
shows in this country and England, died
at Franklin Park, near New Brunswick,
on Friday. Donald was acknowledged
one of the most magnificent specimens
of the St. Bernard alive, and the past
few years took as many as thirty prizes
at bench shows. He stood SO inches at
the shoulder, weighed 206 pounds, and
was perfectly formed and marked.
Judge Lippincott, of the Hudson
county Supreme Court, threw bombshell
into the camp OF the policy dealers on Fri
day by making public letter he had re-
ceived from Prosecutor Charles Winfield,
stating that policy shop was in opera
ton in the saloon of James Burns, MEM
Der of the grand jury. Judge Lippincott
is trying to shut up the policy business in
Jersey City, and he ordered the last grand
jury to take some action, but the body
hastily adjourned without taking any
action.
"A baby show on the ocean pier at AT
lantic City, on Thursday, in which over
200 cherubs were entered, attracted 5000
people who voted to award four prizes
offered for the prettiest baby, the latest
baby, the cutest baby and the best pair
of twins. The first prize, silver ice
pitcher, for the prett lest, was won by No.
209 with 934 votes second prize, gold
lined silver mug, for the cutest, was cap
tured by No. $50 with 637 votes; third
prize, a silver mug, for the latest, went
to 147 with 627 votes; fourth prize. for
twins, was won by 149 with 927 votes.
Officer Thomas j. Smith, one of Cam
denis new Democratic policemen, was
chased through the street Tuesday after
noon by Alphonse Fleitch, who returned
home Unexpectedly and found the police
man with his wife. Fleitch was armed
with an axe, and Smith was carrying his
shirt, vest and coat in his arms. The
officer escaped but was subsequently ar
rested and held under bail. He says he
was in the house to rest and had removed
his clothing to keep cool. Chief Davis
says this explanation is entirely satisfac-
tory. Camden has daisy" police force.
-Abram Pardon, mlddle-aged bache-
Tor, about the steadIness of whose habits
there has never been question: type
of the veteran and trusted bank-clerk
who has grown gray in the service of one
institutions in the Passaic county Jail
charged with stealing $l0,650 from the
reserve fund of the First National Bank,
of Paterson, of which he was the paying
teller, and in whose employ he had been
for twenty-five years. Pardon is about
forty-eight years old, of quiet, retiring
ways, and cripple. He cared little for
gayety, was genial and courteous in his
ways, and lived modestly with his sister
in an unpretentious home at the East
Side.
AT an indignation meeting of colored
people at Asbury Park James A. Bradley
made the remark that as long as he lived
the beach front would be his property,
and coIored people would have to abide
by his rules and regulations. "But," he
said, when l die / have so arranged it
that the beach will become the property OF
the town" The people are wondering il
Mr.. Bradley really intends to present the
beach front to the town. Some two years
ago the borough offered him $250,000
for it, but after some consideration be re-
fused to sell, although he made the propo-
sition to do so. Private individuals have
offered Mr. Bradley 100000 for the beach
front, with the pavilions, board walk and
bathing houses.
Mrs Lizzie Copelain, of Camden, was
deliberately shot and killed by an I'M
she was standing in the doorway of her
husbands store. The negro, after walk
ing down the street and shooting the
woman, ran away. Mrs. Copelain died
almost Immediately No one is able to
assign any cause for the murder. The
revolver, SO calIber, was found near the
woman's body. The police got track Of
the murderer on Friday and arrested him
at Gloucester City. His name is Charles
A. Jordan, and he confessed having com
mitted the crime, but says it was acciden
tai. He did not know the revolver wa
loaded and kept pulling the trigger wher
suddenly the weapon went of. He saw
Mrs. Copelain staQRer, and becoming