The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-10-23

: imposed.
s Henry Lemon, indicted for illicit intel
3 course with girl IA years of age, pleade
non vut conte,adere He was sent to stat
5 prison for two years.
Patrick Homes was placed on trial 70
breaking and entering the barn OF tn
Trenton Abbattoir Company, and stealth
harness. AS his guilt was indisputablt
he was convicted and was given l
months in state prison.
William E. Mcdonald, for assaultin
Henry Connell, of Burlington, was tn
next man to face jury. A verdict of no
guilty was rendered in this case.
Jacob Dennis pleaded not guilty to al
indictment for bigamy.
Ezra Bowker, Elijah Bowker, Morri
Parker, Charles Woodward and Waite
Anderson, indicted for malicious mlschie
and larceny at Pemberton, were brough
into court. and pleaded not guilty. The,
are all youngsters, some of them in kne'
breaches. Their crime is said to consis
in getting into watermelon patch snC
plugging the melons.
On Saturday, the application of Henry
Smith, to keep saloon at Riverside, wai
considered. E. P Budd represented the
applicant; Mark R. .Sooy the remon
strants.
Israel Harris testified that he has
bought whiskey over the bar IN Smiths
saloon.
Walter Cook had beer and whiskey at
the saloon, but could not remember ever
paying for whiskey; it was generally pre-
scented to him.
Stokes Bishop bad been in the saloon,
but, like all the other witnesses, his recol-
lection was poor, but he did manage to
remember that he had been treated to
whiskey by both Smith and his wife, who
we're behind the bar when the treating
was done. There were whiskey bottles
on the shelves behind the bar.
Lemuel Gunner said ''that he did not
know anything" and his looks denoted
that he was about right About the only
reply that he made to questions was, mot
as4 know Of"
Henry Smith, the applicant, admitted
that he had violated the law in selling
liquor, but thought he had as much right
to do it as anybody, and when told he
was wrong, he stopped. In reply to ques-
tions by the court, Smith said that Meeks'
hotel is right next door to where he lives,
and there are three or four saloons within
block.
The case was submitted without argu-
ment, and the Court refused to grant the
license, on the ground that it is an appli-
cation for a new place, and it had been
shown that Smith was not a proper per-
son to have license. I'VE do not pro-
pose to license any new places in River
side, Mr.. Smith, " said Judge Gaskill, land
if you have the chance to get into other
business you had better do it."
The application of Philip Stumpf for
wholesale license at Riverside, was with
drawn.
In the court of Common Pleas, yester-
day, before Judges Gaskill, Glasgow and
Lippincott, the case of George B. Lloyd
against Horace G. Stonaker was heard.
Clarence 7. Atkinson, representing Mr..
LLOYD, the plaintiff, said the amount of
money involved $3.50 in this suit was
insignificant, but the principle is a very
important one. 1t involves the question
of the right of railroad company to re-
tain freight by virtue of lien they
claimed other than for the amount of
freight on the goods in question.
George B. Lloyd, the plaintiff, a farmer,
residing at West6eld, said that in March,
1898, he bought barrel of -four in Cam
den and had 1t shipped to Riverton by
freight on the Pennsylvania railroad.
When it reached its destination, Horace
G. Stonaker, agent for the railroad COM
pany at Riverton, refused to deliver it.
although witness rendered the amount OF
the freight II cents Stonaker said there
was a balance of Is cents due on other
goods, which would have to be paid be
fore the -four would be delivered. Wit
ness refused to pay the balance, and has
never received the -four. He therefore
brought suit to recover the value of the
consignment.
Horace G. Stonaker the defendant, sta
ton agent at Riyerton. said the freight on
barrel of -four is IL cents from Camden
Atwood Lloyd called on Stonaker some
time later and asked for the barrel o.
-four 1t was refused unless 80 cents was
paid instead of IL cents. the balance be-
ing due on other freight.
Edward Buzby, an employee of Lloyd
saw the IL cents offered and heard the re-
fusal to deliver the goods.
The plaintiff rested
Eckard P. Budd, representing the de-
PENDANT, said they would show that 6
number of other goods were billed with
the barrel of flour, but the articles did moi
all arrive together the flour coming later.
When Lloyd called for the freight Ston
aker was not there and an assistant was
in charge. To him Lloyd said three bags
of meal were missing and deducted the
freight on them as well as the -four, pay
ing the balance.
Horace G. Stonaker, the defendant, re
lated the facts of the case as follows
Lloyd had quantity of other goods
shipped with this barrel of -four, but tn,
latter did not arrive until day after th'
other articles, it having gone astray
Witness ascertained that only the fou
was missing and 80 informed Lloyd. Al
hour or so later Lloyd came after thu
goods, witness then being absent and al
assistant in charge. To this assistan
Lloyd said three bags Of meal were miss
ing and deducted Is cents from thu
freight bill, paying the balance and tax
ing the goods away. Witness said th,
meal was not missing but that Lloyd tool
1t away. The -four arrived the next da,
and was refused to be delivered until thu
balance on the other freight was paid, as
per the rules of the railroad company
, When Lloyd told the assistant that thre
bags were missing, he made a misrepre
sentation.
The jury rendered a verdict for thu
plaintiff.
Before Judge Miller. yesterday, the cas-
of John g. Borghun against Gen. E. Burr
: Grub was taken up. 1t is a suit to re
, cover the price of two portraits of tn
Generals mother.
John g. Borghun, the plaintiff in tn
r case, testified as follows; 81 am nativ
of Idaho, am an artist by profession
. having studied in Paris and Madrid.
am a member of the international Al
Society. having been admitted In 180s