The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-17

iron works, took picnic party down thu
creek in his steam yacht on Thursday
The party went to Splatterdock Club park
and on the return trip stopped at JOSIAH
P Tomlinson's beautiful residence neal
Centreton. The party consisted of Johr
d. Johnson and wife, John r. Deacon anC
wife, Eckard P. Budd and wife. Mrs
Harry L. Walters and Charles X. Cham
bers.
AS Mrs. Esther Stricken came down
stairs to go to church, on Sunday morning
she heard noise in the store in the front
of her house on Shreve street. She went
in and found Oliver Peak, boy eleven
years old, behind the counter. The lad
was taken before Justice Gibson yester-
day, when he was held until the August
session of court.
Lemuel c, Reeves. who was sentenced
| to Jail for six months and to pay tine of
800, was liberated yesterday, having
served seven months and four days. Lem
vel was convicted of having stolen pension
money which he had collected. Being
unable to pay his fine he appealed to the
state authorities. He took an affidavit
before u. S. Commissioner ]. Willard
Morgan and o. S. District Attorney White,
declaring himself poor convict, and they
ordered his discharge.
Daniel Hayes, New York laborer, and
Frank Helveson, Burlington county
laborer. travelling together, were arrested
at Trenton, on Wednesday, for drunken
ness. Daniel behaved himself decently
and was discharged by Judge Coulter.
Frank gave trouble to the officer taking
him to the box and was sent up to the
workhouse for 90 days. When he heard
the sentence he pitched into the Judge in
fine style He promised to look after the
Judge when he gets out
Albert Evans, of Jobstown, charged
with assaultng two girls, was given a
hearing, on Friday, on one of the COM
plants. Justice White, of Pemberton,
heard the evidence, Prosecutor Budd APP
pearing for the state, and Mark R. Sooy |
for defendant. The justice decided to
hold Evans for court. Bail was ready, |
but as he would have at once been arrest !
ed on the second complaint he was al |
lowed to return to jail, where he will
remain until Friday, when he will be
given another hearing.
Rev. Michael J. Brennan, of the Sacred
oil
fined in hospital, his pulpit is being sup
piled by Father Murphy, of Trenton. On
Sunday afternoon the priest visited Wes-
ley Warner at the Jail, when the murder
err of Lizzie Peak began harangue of the
alleged bad treatment that had been ac-
corded him. 81 didn't come here to
listen to complaints" said the priest,
"but to administer religious consolation.
Do you want me ?" NO." came the brief
reply. "Good bye" said Father Murphy,
and he left.
Before Judge Miller in the Circuit
Court in Camden on Saturday, the case of
Tuft & Fox VS.. ex-Sheriff Harbert, an
action in replevin, was heard and was
continued. The case has been pending
since 1888. 1t appears that Tuft & Fox
purchased the Pawnee Bill Wild West
Show at Gloucester City when it was at
,ached by w. ]. Thompson and Council
nan Thomas J. Ryan, of Philadelphia.
It was then taken to Bridgeton and
hence to Mount Holly, where it was ex
1ibIted under the name of the Pawnee
Bill Wild West Show, when the receipts
we're attached by creditor of Pawnee
Bill 1t is for the recovery of this money
hat the suit is brought.