The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-19
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taken up with the hearing of teslmon,
and argument under the rule to shov
cause in the case of Samuel Rudderow VS.
The Mayor and Borough of Riverton
The Council passed an ordinance at an ad
journed meeting requiring all sidewalks
to be paved with cement. In the mean
time Mr.. Rudderow had contracted for an
asphalt pavement, and it was duly laid.
Council got the idea that Mr.. Rudderow
was defying them, 80 they proceeded to
let loose the dogs of the law on him and
compel him to tear up the asphalt pave.
ment. Judge Garrison said he would
dismiss the rule to show cause and would
take no further action unless Council or
dered Rudderow's pavement torn up, in
which event the ordinance weuld be
certioraried to the Supreme court.
On Wednesday Judge Miller was on the
bench. George McNealyIvs. D. R. Ludlow
was the first case called. George M.
Hillman represented the plaintiff, and
asked for an adjournment, owing to the
absence of some of his witnesses, and this
request was granted on payment of COSTS
Margaret Gibson vs.. Thomas W. Mares.
administrator, was next on the list. With
the idea that the first case would consume
the entire day, plaintiffs counsel had not
brought his witnesses to court, SO a nom
suit was granted.
The grand jury finished its labors on
Wednesday. finding Is indictments.
The following prisoners pleaded not
guilty Charles S. Wallace, atrocious as
sault and battery; Charles Naked, afro
cious assault and battery; Clinton Dubell,
breaking and entering; Henry Bebee, ar
son; George Kellock, felonious assault !;
Fred VanWinkle, assault; Julia Taylor,
larceny. Samuel Maxwell pleaded guilty
to larceny as ballee
In the court of Quarter Sessions, yes
terday morning, julia Taylor, indicted for
extracting SIS from a letter belonging to a
friend, retracted her plea of not guilty
and pleaded guilty. She has been in the
county Jail for three weeks awaiting trial
Judge Gaskill imposed sentence of thirty
days.
]. Frank Downs, indicted for assault and
battery on Ellen Downs, in Bass RIVER
township, pleaded not guilty. The case
was set down for hearing tomorrow.
Michael Egan, charged with assault and
battery on Percy Cain, in Chester town.
ship, entered plea of non vult
Clinton Dubell, indicted for breaking
and entering the station of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, at Bordentown,
on October 7, and stealing tickets, bag
gage. etc., was placed on trial The pris-
oner was captured ON an old boat, in the
boiler of which the stolen goods were
found.
William G. Pippit, constable, captured
Dubell, the defendant, ON an old sand
toat on the Delaware. In the boiler of
the boat the stolen goods were found, con-
ssting of clothing, umbrellas, railroad
tickets, etc.
Constable Aaron E. Burr, employed as
detective by the Pennsylvania railroad,
was with Constable Pippit when the old
boat was visited and the goods removed
Dubell was on the boat at the time and
was arrested.
Emeline E. Deacon, of Philadelphia,
identified some of the goods found on the
boat as having come from trunk which
she sent to Bordentown the day before
the robbery.
Lizzie Denning, of Bordentown, identi-
fed eight bottles of cologne that been
sent to her and stolen from the station on
the night in question.
George Terrell visited the boat the
morning after the robbery and found Du-
bell in the cabin.
Isaac Jobes saw the defendant at the
lower station at 8.45 o'clock on the even.
ing of the robbery. Dubell had some
whiskey in bottle.
Joseph Fitzpatrick, station agent, iden-
titled two tickets that had been recovered
in the boat as having come from his office.
The defendant was represented by John
G. Sims, Jr. The defence was that the
boat was not the property of Dubell that
it was visited by others than the defend
ant that it was sort of public place in
which anyone might secrete stolen goods
that the articles were recovered at the ex
IRENE front of the boat, while the cabin
occupied by Dubell was in the rear end
and that the defendant did not fee from
Bordentown, although there was days
time to do so.
Albert II. Darneli visited the boat after
the robbery. 1t was an old canal boat
with gang plank at each end, and the
front part could be entered without the
knowledge or hearing of an occupant OF
the cabin.
George Terrell saw defendant the day
after the robbery. He told Dubell il
he had committed the deed he had better
skip out.
The jury rendered verdict of guilty.
OuukO 0dchAllt III PDbluk bCuG6uCc,
stated that Dubell, having served term
of two years in state prison for similar
offence, did not seem to profit by the pun
ishment The court, therefore, would
this time send him to state prison for three
years.
Charles S. Wallace, colored, was placed
on trial for atrocious assault and battery
on Henry S. Haines, Jr., IN Burlington.
The evidence showed that while Mr..
Haines was sitting at his desk, on August
"a, the defendant came in and at once at
tackled the complainant from the rear.
He struck Mr.. Haines with his fists and
then drew razor across his neck, lnfict.
ing an ugly cash. In trying to defend
himself, Mr.. Haines made a desperate
struggle, during which everything in the
Office was upset. The two rolled out o.
the doorway onto the pavement, where
the struggle was continued until help ar
rived. When arrested there was an oper
knife in defendants pocket, and razor
blade was found on the pavement. Wal
lace also bit MIR. Haines' thumb.
Frank Cline and Thomas Kelly separat
ed the men when on the pavement.
DIR. ]. Howard Pugh dressed Haines
wounds on the throat and thumb. Thu
cut in the throat was quite severe, requir
ing five stitches in dressing.
Blanchard H. White, who had been as
signed to defend Wallace, stated that thu
man refused to say anything except tina
he was innocent. Counsel asked that th,
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