The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-06-01
Court.

| Court.
The grand jury made its final present
ment on Tuesday. They adopted reso-
luton to be presented to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, asking that cor
poration to either place hagman at the
Water street crossing in Mount Holly, or
else have all trains come to a stand still
when passing that dangerous point The
following indictments were found:
Isaac Green, larceny of one roll of oil
cloth. Guilty. He was given sixty days
in the county Jail.
Isaac Green, larceny at Palmyra, go
days in the county jail.
Joseph E. Collier, larceny of gold watch
and jewelry at Beverly. Guilty.
Robert Lindsay, colored, breaking and
entering the residence of Henry Dough-
ten, at Moorestown. Guilty.
! Charles Ross, colored, indecent assault
upon is year-old girl. Guilty.
John Wesley johnson. assault and bat
terry on G. G. Coles, at Moorestown. Not
guilty.
Clinton d. Mathis, malicious mischief
at New Gretna. Not guilty.
The following persons were not present;
Samuel McCloskey, assault and battery
at Burlington.
Alfred Polhemus, assault in Medford
township.
John Conery, of Philadelphia, larceny
of hides from John B. Herbert.
John Dow, assault and battery at Bur-
lington.
William Deworth and George Simpkins,
stealing chickens at Bordentown.
Indictments were also found against
Frank Worth, Harry Mathis and Henry
Tomlinson.
An indictment was found against Frank
Hess, Prosecutor Budd assailant.
Court convened on Wednesday. as two
cases were set down for trial, that of Gin
ton D. Mathis, of New Gretna for mali.
cious mischief, and John Wesley johnson,
for assault and battery. Both prisoners
retracted their former pleas and each en-
tered plea of guilty.
Alfred Polhemus was brought to the
J bar and pleaded not guilty to assault on
Ella Cameron, a married woman IA wears
of age, living in Southampton township.
He gave bail for his appearance in the
sum of $500, Orlando Moore, of Red Lion,
becoming his surety.
Of the fourteen indictments found seven
are to be tried by jury. Owing to the alb
sence of material witnesses the cases were
set for trial on June s, 9 and 10.
Frank Hess, who assaulted Prosecutor
Budd, was adjudged to be insane, on Wed.
nesday, and has been taken to the Trenton
asylum.
John Wesley johnson was also de-
clared to be of unsound mind, and he
was committed to the state asylum.
On Friday Judge Miller heard the case
of George S. Clark VS.. Mary Quicksall et
ais, ex'rs. This was a suit to recover
So, 47830 from the estate of the late Henry
; B. QuiCksall, that was alleged to be due
plaintiff on the sale of some land rents
from property situate at Port Richmond
) Philadelphia.
The plaintiff. George S. Clark, is third
: person in the transaction, but he was ne
gotiating for the property with the ulti-
mate purpose of turning it over to the
Reading Railroad Company, which corpo.
ration finally secured possession of il
after the rights of Mr.. Quicksall had beer
purchased, and for which the sum of $10
600 was paid.
In opening the case for the plaintiff
Counsellor James Buchanan, of Trenton
said that the action was one of fraud Oh
deceit in the sale of ground rents on sever
parcels of land. When Quicksall sold the
land he made a Misrepresentation, and
upon that statement Clark had paid toe
much money. Quicksall said the remit
stood him in 81, 300, that there were ar
rearages due of $4,000, and upon THU
basis Clark paid $4,000. The actua
worth of the rents was $6,66666. Quick
Sails statement, counsel said, had cost hi
client large sum of money, and thai
Quicksall knew that what he said about
: the arrearages was not true.
The case was previously tried in Phila
delphia and the testimony taken at thai
/ time from three or four witnesses wal
read to the jury.
Judge Gaskill, in opening for the de-
fence, said that the Reading Railroad
Company wanted the ground; that Quick
sail did not have to sell that he stead
lastly held to his figures of $40, 900, which
was finally offered him by the railroad
company and accepted, and that there
was no fraud about the case. Quicksall
counsel contended, never made any state
ment as to the amount of arrearages due
and that such an assertion was false
Counsel said he would fatty contradict
this statement by Mr.. Quicksalls widow,
who was present at the time, and he did
Ross Quicksall was the only other wit
f ness, and his testimony was to the effect
, that his father said LET the arrearagee
be what they may. he would take $40,
600 for the property and nothing less"
LUG jury I0nu0Eou V6TOlCC VI ut
, cause of action.
On Saturday sentence was passed on the
A., following prisoners:
r Clinton d. Mathis, malicious mischief
! breaking windows in George Eldrldge',
house, 60 days in county Jail.
Joseph E. Collier, stealing gold watch
at Beverly, one year in state prison.
Robert Lindsay, breaking and enterinG
II. w. Doughten's residence at Moores
town, two years in state prison.
4 Charles Ross, indecent assault upon {
girl in Mount Laurel, two years in STATE
( prison.
' Henry Tomlinson, of Mount Holly
pleaded not guilty to an indictmen
charging him with assault and battery OIL
Leonard SooY. He will be tried on Tues
day.
: The remonstrance against the applica
ton of Lee A. Stroud to keep hotel a
Pointville, which was set down for Satur
day, was called.
Mr.. Sooy appeared and stated that
remonstrance had been left at his offic
: with request that it be filed. Early il
D the week Mr.. Sooy had notified the re
a monstrants of the action necessary t.
8 bring the matter before the Court, but b.
had not received reply.
r Judge Gaskill decided that as no proc
mad been presented in support of the al
legations In the remonstrance, the licens
would be granted.