The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-18
Court.

The Burlington county courts convened
on Tuesday for the October term
Sheriff Fleetwood had designated the
following constables to serve during the
term:
I. Barzillai L. Thompson, Medford.
2. Henry c. Claypool, Northampton.
3. William II. Thompson, Pemberton.
4. John Haines, Woodland.
S. William A. Mccormick Burlington City.
6. Richard Lamb, New Hanover
7. Jesse French, Bass River.
Ewood Watson Chester
9. William II. Lewis Bordentown.
10. Samuel Sharp, Southampton.
II. Miller II. Hartman, Chesterfield.
The following gentlemen had been sum-
moned to serve as grand jurors:
Henry c. Risdon Northampton
Ellwood 2. Rodman, Beverly city.
J Frank Budd, Burlington city.
David Baird IT., Florence.
Aaron +. Borton, Chester.
Samuel +. Howard, New Hanover.
Charles Wright, Mansfield.
William H. Adams, Burlington township,
Watson T. Sooy, Washington.
Philip B. Hawke Medford.
Henry Venable Eyesham.
Edward Haines, Lunbertou.
g. Harry Kirby, Chesterfield.
Thomas Assay, Springfield,
*Maja c. Mathis, Bass River.
II. Colby Budd Penberton.
John p. Saar, Palmyra
G. Frank Fort, Burlington city.
Frederick Kuinpf, Southampton.
William Warrick Bordentown.
Howard Fl. Wills Willingboro.
Henry L. Gregg, Beverly township.
*rheophilus Zurbrugg, Riverside.
Samuel McCabe Cinnaminson.
*Messrs. Zurbrugg and Mathis did not answer.
Judge Garrison was absent and the
charge to the grand jury was delivered
by Judge GaskiIl, who said:
Gentlemen Of the grand jury;
/ am informed by the prosecutor that, with one
exception, The complaints which will be laid De-
commission of offences with which you will have
no special difficulty in dealing. The one excep-
ton relates to the case of a man by the name of
Test, in Jail under a commitment charging
him with homicide. The circumstances connected
with the offence, / understand them are that he
threw quantity of boiling water which struck a
Stepdaughter of his, scalding her so badly that she
died from the effects thereof 1t will be your duty
to examine into all of the circumstances connected
with this affair, and with the advice and assist
ance OF the prosecuting attorney ind such lndict-
meut the facts seem to warrant either indict-
ment for murder manslaughter. Murder is
defined to be the unlawful killing of human be-
ing with malice by person of sound memory.
Manslaughter is the unlawful and felouious killing
of another without malice, 1t will be noted that
The distinction between the two involves the in
gredient ofmalce. If the facts are such as to in
dictate that there intention to take life, or
intention to do grievous bodily harm, then the
indictment should be murder you leaving it to the
trial court determine the degree whether of first
degree, where there is intention to take life or
of the second degree, where there is an intention
to do grievous bodily harm from which death en-
sues-but, if the facts do not indicate any inten-
tion to take life or to do grievous bodily harm but
show that there was unlawful killing, without
any such intention, then the Indictment would
properly be for manslaughter. You will have the
assistance of the prosecutor i'll developing the facts
aud his advice as to what crime the evidence indi
Gates has been committed 1t is needless to say
that you are not to try the case. You are simply
to ascertain what crime if any is to be sent to
petit jury for trial there.
On Wednesday the suit of Timothy ].
Middleton VS.. Mark w. Collet was tried.
Collet entered caveat against the will
of Laura Collet, deceased, of Burlington,
and engaged Middleton to conduct his
side of the proceedings, but failed to pay
him for his services.
The testimony on the part of the plain
tiff was that Collet had agreed to pay 800
any plea and a verdict for $104 was grant
ed plaintiff
Frank Thomas vs. Charles A. Braddock
was the next case tried. The plaintiff ties
titled that he worked for Braddock fol
nearly three years for SO per week and
also sold him hog, but had not received
all the money due him. He said the bal
ance was 1918 %, with interest Brad
jury returned verdict of $299.25 fol-
Thomas.
The grand jury ended its labors Wed
nesday afternoon. 1t had 1870 complaints
which it weeded down to 10 true bills.
Prosecutor Budd had some of the pris
oners arraigned. Following are their pleas
William Thompson and William Nc
Clellan, theft Of finger rings from Mrs.
William Frake, in Mount Holly. Guilty
John Clark, breaking and entering bar
Der shop of Carrot Hunter, in Columbus.
Not guilty.
Miner P Southland, breaking and enter
ing residence of Thomas Branson, in New
Hanover township, and stealing clothing
Not guilty.
George Ryan, assault and battery OF
William King, Columbus. Not guilty.
Elwood Anderson, assault and battery
on Patience Wickward. Not guilty.
Charles Frech, assault and battery or
Edwin w. Lambert, Moorestown. No
guilty.
George Brown and John Demshaw, as
sault and battery on Lewis F. Lowden, a
Riverton. Not guilty.
George H. Vanderslice and Waite
Brewster, stealing yacht at Edgewate
) Park Not guilty
Thomas Test, killing his step-daughte