The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-06-04

Tuesday morning.
John Shemeley. who is now in Jail
awaiting sentence for stealing from Dea-
con, of which he has pleaded guilty.. tes-
tilted that he made dieker with defen-
dant to sell horse for abag of feed and
SO. Witness had previously bought the
horse of Stevenson for so cents. a coat
and vest, and pair of pants" Defendant
knew that witness intended to steal the
feed from Deacon. After he had stolen
the harness be returned Is Stevenson's
house, which Xaas ths@sand hill, (" in
Mount Holly. $500 called defendant
from bed and delivered the bag of feed.
He had also stolen some harness, which
he offered TO sell to Stevenson, but the
latter refused to buy because he was
afraid of getting arrested.
On cross-examination witness denied
having written a letter from the Jail to
his wife in which be told her to @get the
case fixed up, get as many implicated as
possible, and then come to court and tes-
tify to IT."
Japhet B. Deacon testified that the har-
ness and feed had been stolen from him
in April. Search warrants were issued
for a number of places, the defendants
among the number. The bag of feed,
about three bushels, was found at Steven
sons house. Also a half-dozen empty
bags that belonged to witness At the
hearing before Justice Clevenger defend
ant said he had bought the. feed from
Shemeley at about midnight of April 7,
paying 81 therefor.
Constable Brown was with Deacon when
the search warrants. were Issued, and cor
roborated the former witness testimony.
Justice John p. isyengsr gave hear
ing to defendant, who acknowledged get
ting the feed from shemeley at midnight.
This closed the states case.
Micajah E. Matlack represented Ste
venson. The defence was that Steven
son did not know that the feed came from
Deacon's, or had been stolen that She
meley represented be had gone to Med
ford and secured it from his house.
James Stevenson said he had agreed to
sell his horse to Shemeley for So. The
latter called one night coming in a road
cart, and said he had come for the horse,
agreeing to pay $6. Shemeley said he
hadn't enough money and asked what
allowance would be made for bag of
feed he had at home. Witness agreed to
give one dollar for the feed. Later in the
night Shemeley brought the feed and left
it. Witness denied having said anything
about being afraid to receive the harness
for fear it would incriminate him.
Mrs. Annie Miller, With whom defend
ant boarded, saw Shemeley when he
brought the feed that night. Shemeley
said "Jim, Pve:Arsraht you this feed. 1
had to bring if to-nigha because couldn't
have the horse to bringit Tomorrow"
George Taylor, boy. heard Shemeley
say he would buy Stevenson's horse for a
bag of feed and So.
Alfred Aaronson. employed at Wills
feed mill, frequently sold Stevenson some
feed. He has loaned bags to the defend
ant when he had none.
Willard Thompson and Constable Clay
poole testified that Shemeley's reputation
for truth is bad
Mrs. John Shemeley said she had
worked for Japhet B. Deacon one week
since the crime was committed. Deacon
said to her that the more persons John
cher husband) got implicated in this mat.
ter the easier it would be for him when
he came to be sentenced"
Japhet Deacon. when recalled. denied
this.
Verdict, guilty.
The next case moved was that of Will
liam Lippincott. charged with committing
an assault and battery on George Bailey.
in Mount Holly
Bailey sest;fast fkge rrAile sitting in bis
boarding housg p5 81 Washington
street, Lippincott entered and began to
abuse witness about having been init
mate with defendants wife, Witness
told Lippincott to 60 slow in making such
charges, whereupon the latter struck Bal
ley and they both fell to the floor. Then
witness defended himself by sitting
upon and choking the defendant until
help arrived. Witness finger was nearly
bitten off In the melee.
Special officer Foulks was called in and
arrested Llppincott. who resisted and had
to have the handouts put on him. The
defendant struck Bailey again in the Off
GERS presence
The defence was that Bailey had acted
as the aggressor. Charles K. Chambers
was Lippincott's counsel.
The defendant testified that there was
not even suspicion in his mind about
an intimacy between his wife and Bailey
The latter had boarded at witness house
and they were on. friendly terms until
Bailey had struck defendants child. Bal.
ley at once found auasher boarding house.
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At the time ofthsfracas Bailey not only
started the quarrel but struck the first
blow.
Mrs. Bennett, with whom Bailey board
ed, thought the latter was the aggressor
although she was not in the room at the
time. She was in the next room and
heard the conversational part of the
quarrel from which she judged that Bailey
was causing the trouble.
On Wednesday morning the case was
summed up by counsel and given to the
jury. After short time the jury return
ed verdict of guilty of simple assault
with recommendation for mercy.
With these facts in mind, Judge Gas
kill announced that the court would deal
leniently with Lippincott by suspendinQ
sentence. The defendant was told to live
peaceably hereafter or he will be brought
back for sentence.
At this point Prosecutor Budd stated
that he had been teiegraphed for to go tc
Shamong township to look into the re-
ported case of murder just committed
there. He asked that the court appoint
counsel to conduct the states side In the
two cases to be called that day.
Charles K. Chambers was appointed tc
conduct the hearing of the indictment
against Lloyd Lippincott and David An
derson. charged With stealing chick en-,