The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-07
Court.

On motion of Israel Roberts, Emmor
Roberts and William Stokes were ap-
pointed administrators of the estate of
Lydia Lippincott, deceased.
The accounts of the three trustees in
the matter of the estate of Mary l.. War
rington, ON motion of Samuel K. Robbins,
was allowed by the court.
On motion of Samuel A. Atkinson, Jo-
seph G. Kingdom was appointed trustee in
the estate of Caleb Gaskill, in place of
Mark r. Sooy, deceased.
On motion of Robert S. Gaskill, the
court signed an order confirming sale of
lands of the estate of the late Judge Job
H. Lippincott.
On motion of William D. Lippincott,
the account of the administrator of Re-
becca Fl. Taylor was allowed and an order
of distribution of said estate was granted.
On motion of Joshua E. Borton the
final account of the executors of the es-
tate of Joseph c. Stroud was allowed by
the Court and an order made.
On motion of George M. Hillman an
order of continuance was granted in the
matter of filing an account in the estate
of Ellen L. Hughes, deceased, as on
citation, and an order to show cause was
issued.
motion of Samuel K. Robbins an
order was made as to investments in the
estate of Mary L. Warrington.
In the matter of the estate of Margaret
Buzby, the court rendered an opinion and
Charles Evan Merritt, representing the
Burlington County Trust Company, gave
notice of appeal.
On motion of Howard Flanders the ac-
count of the trustees of Henry Cooper's
estate was allowed.
On motion of Howard Flanders the
bond of the trustees of the estate of Ann
P. Talbot was approved.
Howard Flanders offered motion for
allowance of the account of the admins
traitor of the estate of Ellen Mcdonnell.
In this matter some of the heirs live in
the United States and some in Ireland and
Scotland. They are not all fully known
to the accountant, therefore an order was
made that the funds are to be deposited
with Trust Company on interest await
ing the final order of the Orphans Court
as to the distribution of said balance.
The following other accounts were pre-
scented and allowed by the court estates
of Margaret A. Coffey, Louis N. Walton,
William Austin, Mary Moran, Sarah S.
English, John r. Anderson, Edwin Vain
wright, Peter Bruere, Elma Jones, Edwin
L. Prickett, Burrows F. Cavileer, Louis
Haug, Rachel K Evans, Risdon Hankin-
son, William Gummere Martha Broom
head, and Emma Stokes.
William Peak, ten year old lad,
who was arrested few weeks ago on the
charge of stealing SO from "Shankey'
Cain, acknowledged his guilt and was
sent to the Reform School by Judge Gas
kill
Two men confined in Jail for stealing
wire from the trolley between Mount
Holly and Burlington. came into court
and asked to be allowed to plead without
waiting for the grand jury to consider
their case. One pleaded guilty, the other
pleaded non vult contendere. Judge Gas
kill said as this was an offence against the
Pennsylvania Railroad he preferred not tc
pass sentence, and would put the case
over for a day or two until he could gel
the attendance of another Judge. The
prisoners demurred at this, saying they
had agreed to plead at that time with the
understanding they were to be sentenced
at once. They accordingly withdrew
their pleas and were remanded to jail.