The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-31
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Court.
On Wednesday the trial of civil case
began. The first was Matilda Zelley ad
ministratrix of George Zelley, deceased
against John S. Collins. The defendan
is the well-known lumber dealer o
Moorestown. Zelley was in his emplo!
and was put to work at a corn shredde
operated by steam. His arm became
caught in the machinery and was torn off
Zelley lived for three months after the &C
cident. On the advice of a physician h
went to hospital where his arm was am
putated 1t was claimed that the acci
dent was the result of neglect on the par
of Mr.. Collins in not having proper guards
on the machine at which Zelley was work
ing.
DR.. Stokes, who attended Zelley and OF
whose advice the latter went to the hospi
tai, testified that deceased certainly suf
fered from the shock of the accident, but
the immediate cause of his death was gan
creme of the leg. This testimony was
! quite surprise to the counsel for plain
tiff, and he asked the doctor why he had
not notified Mrs. Zelley of the cause of
death. The physician replied that he was
ignorant of any suit being in progress IN
til he received his subpoena. 81 thought
the case had been dropped" he said.
The lawyer reflected moment and then
said: 81 guess it's dropped" A nonsuit
was granted
Joseph Wharton VS.. Andrew ]. Rider,
for damages for cutting timber, resulted in
verdict of $40 for plaintiff.
The grand july completed its labors on
Wednesday, finding 90 bills. The prison
ers in Jail were at once taken before Judge
Gaskill and pleaded as follows:
John Shemeley, Lewis Sharp and Nor
ris Harmer, stealing turkeys from John
Edwards, Charles Woolston, Richard Lip
pincott Florence w. Earl and Richard
Hall, guilty.
John Shemeley and Morris Harmer,
stealing turkeys from Japhet Nixon and
James Allen, guilty.
Charles Flora, Robert Cramer and Budd
Harmer, turkeys from Charles Woolston
Cramer, guilty; Harmer and Flora, not
guilty.
Charles Flora Robert Cramer and Budd
Harmer, stealing turkeys from John NJ.
Quigley. Cramer, guilty; Flora and Har-
mer, not guilty.
The same three pleaded guilty to steal
ing turkeys from Alvah Colkitt.
Charles Dougherty, John Shemeley and
Morris Harmer, stealing chickens and tur-
keys from Thomas Harker. Dougherty,
guilty; Shemeley and Harmer, not guilty.
Charles Flora, attempting to break Jail,
guilty.
Richard Watts, breaking and entering
the house of Sarah Garwo God, at Bridge
boro', guilty
Robert Flamer, colored, stealing spoons
from Mary Sharp, at Palmyra, not guilty
John Jennings, colored, stealing har-
ness from David Hance, of Pemberton,
not guilty.
Charles Giles, colored, stealing horse
and wagon of Jacob n Gaskill, not guilty.
Indictments were also found against
John G. Hippenstiel, the defaulting tex
collector of Beverly, for malfeasance in
office; Nelse Greedy, seduction; John A.
Apologize, incest; John Coston, larceny;
Leon Murphy, Robert Miskelly, Edward
Austin, Carlton Smith. George Crossley,
Eugene Bonds, Edward Lawson, Alonzo
and Edward Stevens for stealing wire
from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
On Saturday morning Judge Gaskill
held court. Reuben Foster, who had been
indicted for stealing corn in Shamong,
pleaded not guilty, and being unable to
give bail was sent to Jail.
Charles Dougherty, who pleaded not
guilty to stealing chickens and turkeys,
retracted his plea and pleaded guilty.
Judge Gaskill said he would pass SEN
fences on Saturday next, and the lawyers
who desired to make statements in behalf
of their clients, could do so then
The granting of hotel and saloon licen-
SEES was then considered. The following
were granted