The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

The regular session of court was held
by Judge Gaskill on Friday, and after a
number of motions was disposed of the
Judge heard testimony upon a rule re-
quiring Abraham Deacon, of Moorestown,
to show cause why he should not be ad-
judged guilty of contempt of court in re-
fusing to obey the subpoena which was
served upon him in the case of the State
VS.. David w. Roberts. Roberts was tried
on May Goth upon three indictments for
stealing chickens from farmers in Mount
Laurel township and Deacon was one of
the principal witnesses. He failed to ap-
pear and the rule to show cause was
ordered. The testimony of the officer
who served the subpoena showed that he
handed it to Mr.. Deacon and read it to
him, being particularly careful to state
and it also appeared that when Deacon
received the subpoena he told the officer
that he would be busy and did not think
he could come. Deacon in his own be-
half said that he had forgotten the day
set for the trial but acknowledged service
of the subpoena and also said that he had
been served with another subpoena in the
same case for the defendant Judge Gas
kill adjudged Deacon guilty and imposed
fine of ten dollars and costs of the pro-
ceedings. He said it was getting too
common for persons regularly summoned
to disobey the process of the court; that
no one is above such service; that in the
present case, Deacon was an important
witness and his failure to appear might
have occasioned miscarriage of justice
In future he wanted it distinctly under
stood that all parties subpenaed in any
case must attend and in default would be
severely punished. Roberts, who was
convicted of stealing the chickens, was
sentenced to two years and six months in
the state prison. The Judge said that he
was satisfied that the defendant made a
practice of stealing chickens in the neigh
borhood of Moorestown and Mount Laurel
and while the jury had acquitted him up
on one indictment for lack of evidence.
there was no doubt in his mind but that
he was the thief If the jury had con
victed him upon all the indictments, the
sentence would have been larger
Charles L. Warner, the ex-freeholder of
Lumberton township, who pleaded guilty
to five indictments for ENLIGHTENMENT of
the funds of the county, was sentenced to
one year in the state prison.
On motion of John F. Harmed an order
was granted to sell lands in the estate OF
Jacob B. Graw. An order of continuance
was granted to Charles Evan Merritt in
the estate of Ellen Hughes.
On motion of Charles Evan Merritt the
account of the executor of the estate Of
Harris Cox was presented and allowed.
On motion of Robert S. Gaskill an order
of distribution was granted in the estate
of George Cardingly.
On motion of Blanchard H. White, let
tiers of guardianship were granted in the
case of Charles Stackhouse, minor.
An order of continuance was allowed in
estate of William ]. K. McIlhenny, and il
the estate of Edward Ashby.
The following accounts were presented
and allowed; estate of Martha A. Stratton
William s. Bastain, Rebecca E. Ballinger
Hannah d. Lippincott, Thomas B. Falk
inburg, Mary McQuig, Albert Wallace
Charles G. Coles, Henry Peters, Catharin,
Gleason, Israel Powell, Keturah B. Evan
Ulysses G. Farlee.
The date of the next session of cour
has been changed from July It'll to the sth