The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-24

Ine approaching Train, so IL is falr TO pre-
sumo that O'Leary could have heard tn
train had he stopped and listened TIL
motion to non-suit was accordingly grant
ed
| j. G. Hendrickson was counsel for tn
plaintiff, ]. H. Gaskill for the defense.
On Wednesday morning jury was EN-
paneled to hear the case of Gilbert & AT
kinson VS.. M. B. Thomas.
The plaintiffs are the well known Law
firm of this county. The defendant is
coal dealer in Bordentown. The suit wa
for fee of 81, 900 for services in Law
suit which was one of the results of tn
Disborough divorce suit at Bordentown.
Pending the latter trial Disborougl
transferred some property to Mrs. Thomas
his daughter. When the divorce was set
tied he brought suit to recover this prop
erty and Mrs. Thomas sought the service
of Gilbert & Atkinson They told thei
client that the fee would be $1,000, tt
which there was no objection. The cast
proceeded, resulting in favor of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Thomas, who then refused to pay
the fee and denied having ever consented
to give the amount claimed
The jury rendered verdict for 81, 900
Mark r. Sooy appeared for Gilbert
Atkinson. The defence was conducted
by Linton Satterthwait, of Trenton
On Thursday another railroad case wa!
heard that of John L. Gilbert and Isaac
Kimble VS.. the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for injuries received by being
struck by a trolley at East Burlington
last December
Samuel W. Semple was the only wit
ness examined. In company with Messrs
Kimble and Gilbert, he was at East Bur
lington, on business connected with thu
city, the three men being city officials
The view of the track at the scene of thu
accident was very much INSTRUCTED owing
to houses being built near it.
Judge Garrison examined map thai
had been hung up in the court room
showing the place where the accident oc
CURED. After he had looked at it a short
time he granted the defence nonsuit.
Judge Gaskill represented defendants
John L. Semple appeared for the plain
tiffs and asked for a rule to show cause
why a trial should not be had, which was
granted. On Friday the appeal cases
were called One was tried. The balance
will either be heard by the court or have
gone over until next term.
The case tried was that of John Meirs
appellant, and John B. Potts, appellee
Meirs owned wagon which his father
directed Samuel W. Chafey, wheel
wright, to repair. The understanding
was that the work was to be done at {
cost not exceeding 500.
Chafey was workman under Potts
and when the wagon was completed The
latter sent in bill for $2650. Meirs re
fused to pay that sum- and the wagon re
manned in Potts custody for over TIVE
years, when he finally traded it for a COW
paying S. to boot
Meirs contended that Potts acted in al
illegal manner when he sold, and tina
it was his duty to notify Meirs of the in
tended sale Potts, however, claimed t,
have notified the father of Meirs-th,
only man he knew in the transaction
that the wagon was ready and that Meir
should come and pay for it and take i
away. The latter replied that he did no
know whether he wanted to, as it woult
probably pay him better to buy nev
wagon. The jury was unable to agre
and was discharged on Saturday morning
The court imposed sentence on tw,
prisoners.
Edward McKim, convicted of assault
and battery on Constable Wright, 0
Moorestown, was given three months il
the county jail.
John Keiser, of Burlington, was indict
ed for mayhem and assault and battery
Prosecutor Budd told the court that tn
first count could not be sustained an,
asked that sentence be pronounced on tn
count for assault and battery.
Franklin G. Woolman appeared in be
half of the prisoner and said that the lat
ter, in company with two other Germans
was discussing the war problem. All ha
been drinking beer One of the other
made some disparaging remarks about tn
United States which aroused the ire o
Keiser, who struck his companion on tn
arm In the hand of the other German
was a beer glass and the blow caused tn
hand to fly up, the glass striking the ma
near the eye, causing wound which re
suited in the loss of sight of one eye
Judge Gaskill imposed sentence of tire
months in the county Jail.
The court then took up the investiga
ton of stories in connection with tn
granting of license, which had refiecte
somewhat upon his judicial integrity.
Several persons were called for interro
CATION All live near Jacksonville
Henry G. Styer was the first In com
pany with George Kimble he had Gale,
at Judge Gaskill's office and in a CONVEX
sation with the Judge heard Kimble sa
that report had been circulated to tn
effect that the Court had been influence
toward granting the license. Kimble sal
his information came from Frank Rigg.
Rigg was called and denied ever hear
ing Mr., Page, owner of the hotel property
making any remark that would cast re
Election ON the Court, and he had neve
told anybody that he had heard anythin
like that
Then George and Joseph Kimble wer
called and insisted that Rigg had mad
the remark that Page and Stroud wer
certain of securing a license because the,
had seen Gaskill"
Mr.. Page was called by the court an
said he had never had conversation will
Judge Gaskill on the subject of license
nor had been given any encouragement 0
the point
Rigg was recalled and again denied tina
he had spoken to the Kimbles as the
claimed, but he insisted that they had Ell
deavored to get him to sign remor
STRANGE, and when he refused to do sc
they told him it was no use to Withhold,
his name as the matter was all settled an
the license would be granted anyhow.
Judge Gaskill said this whole troubl
! seemed to have been caused by the fac