The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-10-30
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Court.
On Friday Judge Gasklll heard two re-
monstrances against applications for Ii
cense to keep hotels at New Gretna In
one case the objection was that there was
not the requisite number of freeholders to
the application, and in the other it was
claimed the hotel was not necessary, being
too remote from any point where hotel
would be a public necessity. Decision
was reserved in both cases.
| On Saturday sentences were imposed
upon several prisoners.
| George Hillman, representing Franklin
A. Petit, begged for clemency for his
client Pettit's offence was in resisting an
officer who went to serve warrant on him.
Mr.. Hillman said there had been family
jar and Mrs. Petit went before justice
and secured warrant for the arrest of her
husband. Before the officer arrived with
the paper a reconciliation was effected,
and Petit, with the idea that the affair
had been settled, declined to accompany,
the officer. When the latter insisted on
taking him Petit resisted and scuffie
ensued in which nobody was injured
Petit had served in the army and navy
and had good record. The judge i'm.
posed fine of $50 without costs.
Micajah E. Matlack addressed the court
on behalf of Theodore Cole. who pleaded
guilty to stealing chickens. The offence
in this case was trifing as only one chick
en- was taken. There was no breaking of
locks or doors He was given 80 days in
the county Jail
Ex-Prosecutor Budd was the next to ask
mercy of the court for a client Josiah
1P Tomlinson had been convicted of
assault and battery and Mr.. Budd thought
it was of such trifing nature that the
court should not have had its time con-
sumed in listening to the case. Tomlinson
had been annoyed for some time by boys
stealing his melons and destroying his
vines. Coming across lot of youngsters
who had been up to mischief he grabbed
the first one he could get hold of and
switched him. The punishment was not
severe Mr.. Budd was of the opinion
that there would not have been an in
dictment but for the fact that there was an
enemy to Tomlinson on the grand jury.
| Fined 81 and costs.
| Conrad King, who stole some money
from wagon, was sent to state prison for
| six months
! Charles Brown, natty looking colored
man, was called to answer for picking the
pocket of companion. Judge Gaskill
said the verdict in this case was a proper
one, and he was of the opinion defendant
committed perjury during the case. The
sentence, on this account, would be more
severe than in an ordinary instance, and
Brown was sent to state prison for IS
months.
John Garter was given four months in
the county jail for stealing watch from
the person of man under the influence of
liquor.
| Joseph Beebe, who was recently com
mitted to jail for stealing horse from
Charles Woolston, of Masonville, express
ed desire to be tried at once by the
court without waiting for the grand jury.
He was called to the bar and pleaded
guilty William A. Slaughter spoke for
Beebe and said the stolen property had all
been recovered with the exception of a
bride, and as Beebe had saved the county
the expense of trial he should not be too
severely punished.
Prosecutor Atkinson rela ted how Beebe
had taken the horse to Philadelphia and
offence. There are warrants out for the
theft of two bicycles, and they had not
been served because it was thought the
punishment for the horse stealing would
reach the ends of justice.
Judge Gaskill said he has had more cases
of horse stealing in the past year than had
been before him in the previous five years.
He felt he must not only punish this man
but must give warning to others who
might be tempted to commit the same
crime He sentenced Beebe to 10 months
in state prison.
An indictment had been found against
William Thompson and William Smith,
two boys, for setting fire to house.
Prosecutor Atkinson said he had investi-
gated the case and did not think he would
| be justified in pressing the charge as it
had been returned and he moved that a
mol pros. be entered. This was granted,
and Mr.. Atkinson said the boys had
agreed to waive further action by the
grand jury and enter plea to charge of
malicious mischief The charge was read
to them and Jacob G. Hendrickson said
he would enter plea of non vult He
did not think the boys should be punished.
The crime with which they were charged
was not so serious when analysed. There
were two girls living in house in the
berry picking district of the pines. They
were not of good character and their
actions had incensed the people of the
neighborhood to great extent Some of
the women had discussed the matter and
had said the girls should be bombarded
with eggs The two defendants, without
stopping to consider whether they were
committing a crime, volunteered to do
the work when the eggs were supplied.
The women very cheerfully got the mis-
siles, the boys did the rest. Judge Gas
kill said he thought this was proper case
for suspension of sentence and so ordered.
Hannah Cole, colored girl who picked
up pocket book from the counter of a
Burlington store, was to have been SEN
fenced but the case was laid over for fur
Their investigation. The father of the
child is hard working, respectable man,
and has made full restitution of the money
the girl spent. The bad feature of the
case was the fact that the mother allowed
the child to spend money that she knew
was not honestly secured.
In the remonstrance against the appli-
cation of George Miller to keep hotel in
Shamong, ex-Prosecutor Budd was grant
, ed permission to withdraw the application.
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