The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-01-17

! Prosecutor had set down for the day, ant
court adorned until Monday.
Yesterday morning Prosecutor Budt
moved the indictment against Rober
Hunter, charged with assault and battery
on sallie B.Waddox, in Cinnaminson town
ship, on January 7, 1892
The complainant is divorced wife o.
Hunter, by whom she had two children
son and daughter. OF late years the
son has been living with Hunter, and
Mrs. Waddox went to see the boy about
once month. AT the last visit, year
ago. while the complainant was talking to
her son, near the toll gate on the CHINA
minson turnpike, Hunter came upand de-
handed that she 60 away and let the boy
alone. Upon her refusing to do 80, he
struck her in the shoulder with his fist.
The woman grabbed some bushes, which
prevented her from falling. She was in a
delicate condition at the time, and the as
sault made her i'll.
On cross-examination, Mrs. MADDOX said
she married Hunter fourteen years ago,
securing divorce from him nine years
afterward. She then married a man
named Milton Sines. and about two years
ago she was united in wedlock to William
Waddox, of Philadelphia, her present hus-
band. No opposition was made at pre-
yious visits of the mother to see her son.
William Harris, nephew of complain
ant, witnessed the assault.
Jerome B. Grige. counsel for defence,
said, in his opening, that the boy preferred
to live with his father--the defendant.
On the day in question. when Mrs. Waddox
called, the boy did not care to see his
mother and refused to go to her until told
to do SO by bis father. The woman led
the boy up the road, and a few minutes
later the latter was heard crying. Hunter
then went to see what troubled the boy,
and found that the woman wanted to take
him away on visit to Philadelphia. 81
don't want to co." cried the lad, who is
twelve years old. Defendant thereupon
took hold Of the boy to take him home.
but the mother held on to the lad. The
father then put his elbow against Mrs.
Waddox's shoulder and released the boy
Defendant denied having struck the
complainant.
John Hunter, the young son, said his
father did not strike the woman. The
defendant told the boy he could go home
with his mother il he wanted to. The
boy preferred to remain with his father.
Verdict. not guilty.
The contested Meiler license case was
set down for hearing on Saturday, 28th
inst.
The next case moved was that against
William ]. Parker, charged with dispos-
ing of horse belonging to Charles A.
Braddock, Of Vincentown, on October 9th
last. Defendant bought bay horse from
Mr.. Braddock, giving as payment note
for $50, and signing an agreement that the
title to the animal should not pass until
the note had been paid. The note went
to protest, but Parker promised to pay
and Braddock allowed an extension of
time. The next thing Braddock heard
was that defendant had traded the horse
to Samuel Clapper, of Mount Holly. for a
mule. Braddock thereupon sent for the
animal and took it to his stable at Vim
Samuel Clapper related the circumstan-
ces of the trade of the mule for Parker's
horse, and the subsequent taking of the
horse from witness by Braddock. The
mule has never been retur ned to witness
nor paid for. Parker and several others
told witness the mule had died.
William Parker, the defendant, said he
did not know. when he traded, that he
was violating the law. The mule died
before Braddock got the horse from Clap
per- The latter did not ask for the re-
turn of the mule or its value in money.
Witness was not able to pay the note,
having had two deaths in the family and
having lost the mule SO that he could not
continue his business of teaming.
Jerome B. Grigg represented the de-
PENDANT.
Verdict, guilty.
Prosecutor Budd dismissed the indict-
nents against Edward Norcross, charged
With larceny OF bedroom suite from
Levi Parker; and the one against Georgi
anna Frake, charged with keeping a dis
orderly house. An inquiry into the facts
ofthe cases, the Prosecutor said. showed
here is not sufficient grounds to bring
hem to trial
The Prosecutor stated that he had been
notified by counsel that John C. Wilkins,
indicted for keeping disorderly house,
and William Emmons, charged with as
,ault and battery with intent to kill,
would enter pleas of guilty.
The bail bonds of the following defend
ants were declared forfeited, they not APP
pearing when called James Arbuckle.
Independence Ellis, lar
,eny Andrew Brown, breaking and en-
tering with intent to steal chickens AL
fred Barnes, assault and battery Charles
Castor, horse stealing; William Garrison,
assault and battery William Shinn, as
sault and battery Edward Cline, larceny
Of $l25.
jury was empaneled to try the case of
Charles Trimper, charged with horse
stealing. The court assigned Samuel A.
Atkinson as counsel for defense.
The balance Of the jurors were dis
charged for the term, and court took q
recess until Wednesday morning, when
the Trimper case will be tried, and the
prisoners will be sentenced.
New Egypt.
B. w. Harker and P. l. Giberson are
very anxious TO meet g. f. Moore in a