The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-27
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! Court.
] On Tuesday George Raymond, of
Moorestown, renewed his bail for his APP
pearance on the first Monday in July to
answer the Indictment charging him with
embezzlement
Lewis Lynch, who pleaded not guilty
| to an indictment for assault and battery
on George Bothner, retracted and pleaded
guilty
Charles L. Warner, former freebooter
from Lumberton, who was indicted for
the embezzlement of county funds, went
into court and pleaded to the charge He
said he took the money but not with the
intention of stealing it. The court or
dered plea of not guilty to be entered.
Later he pleaded guilty and was given
until tomorrow to make an effort to raise
sufficient money to cover the sums taken
by him from the county.
James Burns charged with violating
the law with respect to the sale Of LIQUOR,
made statement to the court to the effect
, that George Hellings, who was also in
dicted for that offence, was not princi-
pal in the matter, but was merely an en-
ploye OF Burns and was not guilty of any
offence. As Burns made affidavit to this
statement the court ordered the discharge
of Hellings.
Joshua Winston was sent to state prison
for one year for stealing chickens from
/; Nathan Hollingshead, Moorestown.
Charles Gray, colored resident of
Moorestown, was put on trial for entering
the house of John Eldridge, atMoorestown,
and stealing clothing and jewelry. The
defendant denied that he was in Moores-
town on the day of the robbery and the
jury believed him and rendered a verdict
of not guilty.
William Hunter, another colored indivi-
dual, was put on trial for the theft of
chickens from Hannah Hunter on the
Bridgeboro road. He said he bought the
chickens. The jury ACQUITTED him.
On Wednesday jury was called to try
the indictment against John Cornish, of
Trenton, for assault and battery on Dr.
John q. Feaster, of Jacobstown. The
two men got up horse race, the stake to
be supper at the Central hotel, between
Jacobstown and New Egypt Feaster
lost and paid for the supper according to
agreement After supper a dispute arose
during which Cornish slapped Feaster in
the mouth. The doctor promptly knocked
Cornish down, when the latter again got
into the fray and drew knife with which
he badly cut Feaster.
Cornish admitted having threatened to
whip Feaster, but denied that he stabbed
him. He did not attempt to strike Feas-
ter until the latter had jumped on him
and knocked him down several times. |
Cornish said he had been convicted in
Mercer county once for assault and bat |
terry.
The jury rendered a verdict of guilty
with q recommendation of mercy.
The suit of Amanda L. Fish, executrix
of Elwood H. Fish, deceased, of Moores- |
town, VS.. Pocahontas Lodge, No. 107, l. |
0. 0. F., of Moorestown, to recover 1856 |
for sick and death benefits, resulted in |
non suit because of the failure of the |
plaintiff to have certified copy of the |
will and her authority to appear as plain
tiff
The appeal case of George Pine VS.. Al
len W. Austin, was heard on Thursday
Pine sued to recover 1888 for wages due
him for work on the Austin farm, which |
at the time was being operated by Frank
Austin, son of the owner. 1t was shown
that Frank Austin had hired Pine, and
when the latter saw he could not get his
money out of Frank he tried to hold his
father responsible for the debt. A YER
dict was rendered in favor of Austin
The suit of A. j. Rider against A. W.
Lofland to recover $3.50 on account of
horse deal was tried before Judge Nixon
and jury on Tuesday. The horse in
question had been loaned by Lofland to a
man in Riders employ and this man sold
the horse to Rider from whose possession
it was secured by a writ of replevin by
Lofand The jury rendered verdict in
favor of Lofand.
The suit of Sallie H Hunter, admins
tratrix of Washington Hunter, deceased,
against Enoch Evans, of Cinnaminson, to
recover on promissory note of 1925, was
heard by the court on Tuesday. and re-
suited in non suit, as the defendant
availed himself of the statute of limita-
lions, over six years having elapsed since
the note was given.
Yesterday was sentence day. Lewis
Lynch, who pleaded guilty to charge of
assault and battery on George Bothner,
was given five months in the county jail
He has already been in the prison for sew
en- months.
George Shick and Martin Cleary, of
Bordentown, were each fined $40 and costs
for violating the liquor laws
Samuel Minnick, James Burns, William
Sine and William Stroup, of Burlington,
were called for punishment for keeping
gambling houses. Minnick was fined $3.50
and costs. The others were each com
PEELED to pay $50 and costs.
William Banks, colored man employed |
as waiter in the Bordentown house at
Bordentown, pleaded guilty to stealing
SIS from trunk belonging to another
man employed at the hotel. He said the |
money was really his, as he had won it
in gambling game. The court sentenced |
him to six months in the county Jail.