The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-10-16

punishment to the extent of killing or
threatening to kill.
The Judge took the same view and sus-
pended sentence, telling Kemple he must
not do the furnishing hereafter, but must
leave that to the mother With this
promise Kemple was allowed to go.
Amos Middleton and Jennie Ridgway,
of Vincentown, indicted for adultery,
pleaded non vult contendere In their
behalf ex-Prosecutor Budd addressed the
court. Jennie Ridgway, one of the de-
PENDANTS, was taken girl" in the family
of Caleb Ridgway, at Vincentown. She
was about II years of age when she first
went to the house, where she met Rich
ard, son of her employer. The young man
became enamored of the girl and wanted
to marry her. His parents opposed this
and sent her away. The young man fol-
lowed her and insisted on marrying her,
and she finally consented. The family
still objected and it was some time before
Ridgway could bring his bride home. At
ter being in the town for awhile Mrs. Ridg
way was sent to the insane asylum, and
only recently another attempt was made
to again incarcerate her. She had been
arrested several times and Mr. Budd
claimed malignity and improper motives
back of every one of those actions. In
every one of these occurrences the only
person who stood by the woman was Amos
Middleton. Her husband and her father
refused to receive her and she went to
Middleton's house and took charge of his
home. So far as any immoral conduct
wa concerned it was a mere matter of
conjecture. Referring to the law on this
subject, Mr. Budd called attention to the
foo hat hn cfo 10 frrfVa 0l1 W
an Imprisonment of six months in the
county jail for this offence. About three
years ago the law was changed to three
years in state prison. Mr.. Budd did not
believe it was the intention of the franz
ers of the law to increase the punishment
to such great extent. With reference to
the future conduct of these defendants the
ex-P Prosecutor said he would promise that
Mrs Ridgway would not return to Vim
centown and would keep away from Mid
dleton.
Prosecutor Atkinson objected to this
case being considered in any other light
than its true one-a case deserving severe
punishment The morals not only of the
community in which these two people
lived, but of the whole county, had been
seriously shocked. This is no ordinary
case, but is one in which the participants
have acted in such an indecent, outrageous
manner that all the people that have been
compelled to witness the occurrences have
cried out tor justice to be done, and the
stencil removed. The actions of this wo-
man are not new. They began years ago
with other men, and the marvel is that the
outraged husband did not long since get
rid of his unfaithful wife. To the state
ment of Mr.. Budd that the idea OF i'm
moral conduct was mere conjecture, the
| Prosecutor called attention to the fact
that the Vice Chancellor had granted di-
vorce on statutory grounds, and also re-
ferred to the fact that the official in grant
! ing the decree, comrlimented Mr. Budd
for not putting the defendants on the wit
ness stand, saying he would not have be-
lieved them and they would only have ad
ded perjury to their other crime. Prose
cutor Atkinson said he was willing to ad
nit the man was possibly the guiltier Of
the two, as he had neglected his wife ano
family. His wife is to-day an inmate Of
an insane asylum, driven there undoubt
eddy by the acts of this man. Yet, at thu
same time, Mr. Atkinson said he could no
forget the remarks of this woman to thu
effect that she had broken more than on
home up and could wreck others. In con
cfusion he read letter from the it'll
daughter of Middleton to Richard Ridg
was, asking him to take care of his wifi
and keep her away from her father
house, where the woman slurred and in
suited her and the neighbors until it be
came unbearable. "Unless something il
done" said the child, Il fear l shall b.
compelled to go where my poor mama is.
Judge Gaskill imposed a sentenc
sending the criminals to the country jail
TT I.o1s 10 ntn n
, of the new law was to increase penalties
He agreed that Middleton was the guiltie
of the two and the sentence must be tixe'
, SO that the couple would not come out o
Jail together. He felt reluctant to send
woman to state prison. So he gave Jen
ME five months in the county jail, an
sent Middleton to the same institution TO
six months, and gave him the additions
punishment of fine of 800.
Yesterday, Theodore Coles, charge
with stealing chickens, and who pleade
, not guilty, changed his mind and conclud
! ed TO plead guilty.
Charles Brown and Conrad King, tw
, colored men, were tried for the larceny {
, $40 and were convicted.
The trial of Amos Prout, for indecer
: assault, was begun, but came to an al
, rupt close, owing to the absence of yer
. important witness, the night watchma
' at Stanwick mills. The court took r.
! cess until three o'clock to secure the a
= tendance of the witness, but at that hol
! the officer arrived and said the man ha
!. left his home in the morning and his vii
: did not know where lie was. A benz
> warrant was issued for the arrest OF tt
h witness.
- Prosecutor Budd made motion
| ~ 4 49,, on DUO
! Ashby, coIored man charged with afr
q cious assault and battery on an officer
:. Bordentown. There appeared to be
!, difference between the indictment and Il
> caption" which Mr.. Budd considered
:, sufficient gravity to change matters. ID
!. cision was reserved by Judge Gaskill
n If You Want to Speculate
r. and try your luck at raising the two mimi