The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15

a charge of stealing wire from the trolley
road between Mount Holly and Burling-
ton. He said he was innocent.
Harvey Peterson and George Stewart,
two colored boys, we're brought up on
charge of stealing few articles. The
theft occurred at the time of the fire at
the Burlington" in Burlington. The
things taken were of little value, but the
boys had been giving some trouble in
other instances. They did not have any
counsel. but Anderson Shinn descended.
from the perch as constable, and gave the
court some hints as to the course to be
pursued. Sentence was suspended.
Sentence was also suspended on Katie
Globe, who was charged with setting fire
to woods. Katie said she did not start
the fire, but on the contrary tried to put
it out when she discovered it. The judge
said the people in the neighborhood where
ter, SO he allowed her to go on her own
recognizance until the next term of court
Charles Perrine, who was indicted for
breaking into the freight station at South
Pemberton and stealing some whiskey,
pleaded not guilty.
just before the noon recess, Peter Kav
alaris, who has been in Jail for some time,
charged with setting fire to a building in
Burlington, was brought into court and
announced his desire to retract his plea of
not guilty and plead guilty to setting fire
with intention to defraud the insurance
companies. This plea was accepted and
the prisoners counsel, Judge Hendrickson,
made one of his eloquent addresses, ask
ing the court to deal leniently with the
man, who, while it could not be denied
was guilty, was not the principal. The
old story about the great expense that the
county would be saved by not having a
trial, was worked to perfection, and Peter
was let off with two years in state prison,
when he might have been given seven.
Peter should be very thankful he did not
steal chickens.
The trial of Alfred Freed on an indict-
ment charging him with assault and bat
terry with intent to kill policeman Kess-
Ter at Burlington in October last was be-
gun before Judge Gaskill and a jury yes
terday morning There was another in
dictment against the prisoner for attempt
ing to rob the store of Ulysses G. Farlee
in Burlington, to which he had already
entered plea of guilty; but he denied the
shooting, which he said was done by his
partner in crime, George Ennis who has
not yet been arrested. The testimony
against the defendant was further strength
ened by a confession he was alleged
to have made while prisoner inPhiladel-
phia awaiting his removal to the Mount
Holly Jail. The jury rendered verdict
of guilty. Judge Gaskill sentenced him
to six years Imprisonment in the state
prison.
A jury was next impaneled to try the
indictment against Joseph Sweet of Penn
berton, charging him with assault and
battery on Mrs Clara Williams during
the absence of her husband.
The testimony of the complainant was
fiuence of liquor, and that when he at
tempted to enter the house she pushed
him aside and finally made her escape; but
not before Sweet had scratched her about
the face. Afterwards Mrs. Williams set |
tied the case on receipt of two dollars and |
agreed to withdraw the complaint; but |
was afterwards compelled to appear
against him. The verdict was guilty of
assault and battery.
William HI. Painter was then placed on |
trial for assault and battery on Mrs Row. |
of Hainesport. The two parties live in |
adjoining properties There is no fence |
between them, and one day Mrs. Rowl
saw Painter go into her cabbage patch. |
He carried large stick and struck one of
her chickens. She went to the rescue of
the fowl and he struck her with the same |
stick. He hit her on the arms and also
struck her on the breast with his fist.
In the Circuit Court before Judge Nixon |
Yesterday, was tried the suit of James |
Macauley, of Philadelphia, against Ben
iamin H. Deacon, of Mount Holly. The |
trouble arose over a shipment of some |
brewers grain which the defendant in |
sisted that he did not want and would not
take, nevertheless he gave his note for
$500. Al in settlement. Mr.. Deacon claimed |
that this feed had been very detrimental
to his stock, causing the death of some of
them. The importance of his defence, |
however, was somewhat shattered by the |
testimony of DR.. J. Hume Carter and |
several farmers. The jury brought in a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the
full amount of the note without interest.