The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-24
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son denied and then admitted that he had
been to Atlantic City. The boy was very
nervous and afraid of the Andersons, and
the story of the crime was obtained after
taking the lad upstairs and promising him
protection. The justice exercised all dill
gence in the case and only performed his
duty as magistrate.
Risley Barlow, a poultry dealer of At
lantic City, said he had bought chickens
of Anderson several times. The defend
ant said some of the fowls were his own
property and some he secured at Shamong
When he stopped at the Andersons they
never had any to sell. The boy, he said
did not accompany Anderson to Atlantic
City.
John w. johnson told of the party's
visit to Port Republic and of the loss of
his carriage whip, which was afterward
found in the Anderson house. 1t cores
ponded to the one he owned except that
the rubber had been cut off the bottom
he noticed the chicken coops in the car
riage. Anderson said he had borrowed
them and that he was taking them home.
The boy was with him.
George w. Lippincott, Sunday school
superintendent of Mathistown, said the
wagon used by Anderson would hold five
persons and 100 chickens with ease. The
boy was one of his Sunday school schol
ars, and he had seen Mrs. Anderson beat
him until it fairly made his blood boil
He had witnessed such cruelty on num-
Der of occasions.
This witness wound up his testimony
with facial gesture at Mr.. Hendrickson
which convulsed those in the court room.
and because of the inability of the CON
stables to bring before the court those
who applauded, they were fined one half
days pay.
The state then rested
In opening his case Mr. Hendrickson
said the testimony produced was false and
that the defendants were home on the
night in question. He alleged that the
boy had been coached He said that An
derson's honesty had never been ques-
toned, except by Justice Sullivan, which
occurred over three law suits, and because
the defendant would not support him for
freeholder.
The defence then called Mrs. Samuel
A Anderson, who said that they lived on a
farm of 152 acres, about Two miles from
New Gretna They raised all the poultry
they Sold and had 1870 old hens last
spring. In July they sold 30 lbs of
springers in New York and 100 Tbs. to
Mr.. Barlow. The next sale was to Mr..
Barlow, and they had sold 40 lbs. in New
York since the defendants had been in
jail. She had smacked the boy on several
occasions, because he had allowed the oil
to run from kerosene barrel, had used
her sewing machine, and done things of
that character. The family had wrangles
with their neighbor, George W. Lippin-
colt, because his chickens trespassed on
them, and there was no good feeling ex-
isting between them now. She denied
having put pins in the food given the boy.
Charles Mott, Judge James E. Otis and
Joseph K. Sapp testified to the good char
acter of the defendant.
Samuel B. Anderson, the principal de-
PENDANT, made flat denial of the states
witnesses, particularly the story related
by the boy. Witness said Lippincott had
a grudge against him. They took the
boy out of charitable motives at the so.
licitation of the Ovsrseer of the Poor.
Emil Emelick counted 118 odd hens
when he went there to work, because Mrs.
Anderson said she had reason to believe
some were missing He was never charg-
ed with stealing before. He knew nothing
of the boy being fed on pins.
The defence then rested, and the state
| recalled Mrs French and Justice Sullivan
| to show that the defendants character wa:
bad. Warrants are out for the: arrest Of
two other men who are said to be implicit
| ed in this case. The reason that the wife
was not indicted was because the law pre-
sumes that where wife is engaged in
CT ime with her husband that she is acting
under duress, and this matter was explained
to the jury by the judge, who made very
| fair charge, more so than usual, so that il
conviction was secured, the defence would
! be in no position to ask favors when sen
tence was imposed.
In short time the jury returned with 1
verdict of guilty.
On Friday Judge Gaskill considered thu
application of Alfred Wolfrom for Ii
cense for the West End hotel in Noun
Holly. The hotel had been closed for {
week while the court investigated rumor
that were in circulation regarding the con
duct of the hotel. Prosecutor Budd rep
resented the applicant and said that Mr.
Wolfrom had made change in tn
management of the place, having en-
gagged Charles B. Vanzant, Jr., to tax
entire charge of the hotel Judge Gaskil
said this was wise move as Mr. VOL
from was too good natured and easy t.
have control.
Mr.. Vanzant gave testimony of tn
manner in which things had been rul
since he took hold, and also told the couT
of his intentions for the future. H
promised that many practices which ha
not been to the credit of the hotel In tn
past had been discontinued and would nc
be tolerated in the future
Policemen Branson, Denness and Sew
erns gave evidence that the hotel ha
been more orderly since Vanzant too
charge and there had not been any caus
for complaint as formerly.
Mr.. Budd presented a petition from
number of citizens, among them being a
of the immediate neighbors of the hote
endorsing the application of Wolfrom.
Judge Gaskill granted the license. b
, said he had no power to exact from Wo
from pledge that he should employ an
particular individual at the hotel, but
would say that there must always
r some person in charge who would 81
that the house did not get back into i
old ruts. A return to the old systel
, would be just cause for revoking the
: cense.
3 Sentence was then passed on some pri
Y oners.
j Walter Jones, who took some wage
b gears from John W. Archer, was given
q chance to speak in his own behalf Z
said he was in Mount Holly on the evel
e ing of the theft with his team, which |
n uses for carting truck His wagon broE
: down and he went to Archer's to 81
+ about getting the wheel fixed Then l
: went to the hotel near by and met son
= friands with whom ba drank snme a Fl,