The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-10
Court.

Yesterday morning there was session
of court, with Judges Gaslzill and Lippin-
colt on the bench.
The first business was the trial of Frank
Lalley for resisting and threatening How
ard w. Shinn, police officer, of Burling-
ton.
LalleY is tramp. In June his brother
was killed by the cars near Burlington,
and Howard Shinn, a police officer in Bur-
lington, went to the scene of the accident,
where he found ten tramps, all drunk.
Lalley was in the crowd, and when the
officer attempted to arrest him, Lalley re-
sisted. but was finally landed in the lock-
up. He went to Jail for ten day, during
which time he made threats to get even
with the policeman when he secured his
liberty. Some time later Lalley was
drunk in Burlington and Shinn arrested
him. 1t was at this time that the assault
was made. Lalley was loaded into push
cart, and after the start was made for the
lookup, Lalley said that he would not be
officer, and struck and kicked the latter.
Shinn finally drew his blackjack and hit
Lalley, cutting him over the eye. Shinn
produced a knife in Court which he said
the prisoner was going to use on him, but
cross-examination showed that the man
never drew it from his pocket, but that
the officer took it from him.
S. Burr Smith and Henry Scott, who
helped the officer make the arrest, testi-
fed to the occurrence, which plainly
showed that there was an assault upon
the officer and that the prisoner was very
unruly.
Frank Lalley, the defendant, told his
story. His residence is at Paterson, and
being out of work he went to Burlington
to pick berries. On the 14th of June he
was arrested, but he was so drunk at the
time that he did not remember any of the
circumstances.
This ended the testimony and Micajah
f. Matlack summed up the evidence in
defendants behalf. Prosecutor Budd did
not speak for the state.
Judge Gaskill said that the court found
Lalley guilty of assault and battery on an
officer. There were some circumstances in
the case that would be taken into con-
sideration when sentence was pronounced.
William Berry was next put on trial
for breaking and entering freight car on
the Pennsylvania railroad and stealing
lemons.
The conductor of the train testified that
he saw the defendant getting out of the
car, with lemons in his pocket, for which
he could not account. Complaint was
lodged against him, and he was sent to
jail.
Berry's story was that he lived in
brooklyn, and being out of work went to
New York, where he met a friend who
suggested trip to Philadelphia. They
went to Jersey City where they found 8
freight car open, and got inside. When
near Bordentown Berry became thirsty,
and his companion gave him two lemons
Verdict, guilty.
August Peduhn was the next to be
tried. The charge against him was as
sault and battery on John Won Gross
Both men are Germans and worked on
the farm of William II. Bishop.
Won Gross says that Peduhn was lazy
and Mr.. Bishop decided that he must dc
more work or leave Won Gross was dep
utized to tell him this, and when he i'm
parted the information, Peduhn kicked
him, and hit him in the head with {
brick rendering him insensible.
Peduhn claimed that the entire trouble
arose from remarks made by him abou
Won Gross cleanliness, and that the latte
on very slight pretext, sought to getsquar'
with him. Mr.. Bishop had never been il
the field with Peduhn to show him hoV
to do his work, and did not pay him 70
what he had done.
The court said that defendant was un
!. doubtedly guilty, but that it was not Al
, aggravated case 1t would have beef
Imuch better ii Bishop had paid the maj