The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-31

Charles w. Fretch applied for license to
keep a hotel in Cinnaminson township
This was new application and as there
did not appear to be any good reason why
the number of places for the sale of liquor
should be increased in that neighborhood,
the application was refused.
James Martin made application for a
license to keep hotel at the corner of
Madison avenue and West Washington
street, Mount Holly. Jacob G. Hendrick-
son presented paper signed by several
citizens requesting that the number of
licensed places be not increased.
Micajah E. Matlack appeared for Mr..
Martin and referred to the fact that five
years ago Martin was granted license to
keep a saloon in part of the town which
was occupied by residences and in all the
time he was there not word of reproach
had been uttered against him. Now he
comes forward and asks that he be given
additional privileges in another part OF
the town.
Mr.. Hendrickson objected on the ground
that there had been other applications fol
| license for this same house all of which
had been refused because the court had
said it would not increase the number Of
hotels in the town. Mr.. Martin already
was in possession of a malt liquor license
with which he should rest content.
Judge Gaskill said there were two state
ments in circulation in regard to this ap-
plication which required notice. One
was that an institution in which he wa.
interested owns the building occupied by
Mr.. Martin. This is not so, nor has the
Judge any interest in the matter in any
shape. Another statement was thai
Judge Armstrong had presumed on per
sonal friendship to ask the granting OF
the license. This also was false, as tina
gentleman has no interest whatever il
the matter. The Judge said he had care
fully considered this subject in all it
phases and had consulted many citizen
of the town on the ACCESSIBILITY of grant
ing the license. He did not think Their
was any inconsistency in the action h
was about to take as he would not in
crease the number of licensed places il
the town. The license was granted.
Yesterday morning Judge Miller wa
ready to try the civil suit of George B
Lloyd vs. Catherine Coles, but the attor
neys announced that settlement haC
been effected.
Judge Gaskill took up the trial Of Grim
inal cases. The first indictment was that
charging Charles Flora and Mark Har
mon with stealing poultry The evidenc
was the same given before the justice anC
was very direct. Flora made the defence
of not being out of Mount Holly on tn
night of the theft, but it was shown con
clusively that he aided in the robbery
The jury rendered verdict of guilty.
John Jennings was placed on trial fc
} stealing harness from David Hance i
Springfield township. His defence Wa
that the property was given to him by a
acquaintance. Verdict, guilty.
Charles Giles was brought into court I
e be tried for stealing a horse from Jaco
w. Gaskill, in Springfield township I'll
: last juror drawn was Mr.. Gaskill, an
/ when the defendant saw him take SCI
IS he evidently thought he had no SHOW
and he retracted his former plea and az
n mitted his guilt.
, Charles Flamer, indicted for stealth
/ poems at Palmyra, also retracted al
i pleaded guilty
The court took a recess until to-morro'