The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-14
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sion of court held Friday afternoon. Three
prisoners signed waiver of Indictment
and pleaded guilty. David Green, claim
ing to reside in Chester county, Pa, was
charged with assault and battery on George
W. Dougherty, at Medford. There was
fight in which three men aud two women
were engaged. The prisoner said his
assailant was man of desperate character
and he was compelled to whip him. He
denied any attempt to commit rape on one
of the women. Having been detained in
Jail for six months, the prisoner was dis
charged.
Harry McWilliams then sought to ex-
plain his reason for stealing turkey from
his employer, Isaac Oliver, of Juliustown.
The young man was taken from home in
Philadelphia and raised on the farm Of the
late Theodore B. Pope. The prisoner
said there was months wages due that
he could not get. He took the fowl and
attempted to convert it into money SO
that he could buy himself pair of shoes.
as he was barefooted. why were you
given hearing in Mount Holly before
Squire Jamison3' asked the Judge.
Because Justice Hagaman was too drunk
to take the complaint, replied the young
man. Eyes, constable Samuel Gaskill
was drunk, too He had bottle of
whiskey with him and offered it to the
man in the wagon who went down with
US" Don't say anything more about
other people than you have to, " command
ed the court. This theft was not of the
usual order, and as the defendant had
been in Jail since November is, he was
discharged William A. Slaughter was
assigned to assist him in the recovery of
his money from Mr.. Oliver The young
man has no home, and is DESTROYS of fin
ishing his trade as glass blower in South
Jersey
Isaac Green, tall burly tramp, who
has been regular cranberry picker in this |
section for number of years, then came
forward. He was put in jail on Septem-
Der 10, charged with assaulting Charles
Thomas, of Pemberton. by threatening to
kill him with knife When the trouble
arose the prisoner, who was very drunk,
was wandering on the railroad track in
front of an approaching train, and for
fear that he might get killed, Thomas
went to his assistance, but his kindly offer
was refused Discharged, said the
court
George Raymond, late of Moorestown,
who is charged with the ENLIGHTENMENT of
over 5000 from William B. Wills, of
Mount Holly, while acting as solicitor for
the Herald, engrossed the attention of the
court with long story of how he became
short in his accounts, and the reasons why
he could not make up the deficiency,
which was due to too much prosperity and
high living. The man pleaded guilty
without intention, and expressed desire
to settle the matter. He said he had in
press at the office of the Moorestown
Chronicle a physicians directory, and that
it would only require few days work to
complete matters. He had many sub
scribers for the book, and when completed
it would net him handsome sum. Judge
Gaskill held conversation over the tele
phone with Mr. Lowell, during which
Raymond's story was corroborated. The
latter then told of his having served two
years in the Eastern Penitentiary for a
similar offence, which was committed
eight years ago. In this embezzlement he
was discovered by an accident, which con-
fined him in a hospital for two weeks,
since which time his family has had moth
ing to do with him. The prisoner was re-
manded until Mr. Wills, who was unavoid
ably absent, could be communicated with.
An effort will be made this week to get
bail for the prisoner, so that he will have
an opportunity to complete his work on
hand, after which he will know what
disposition of his case the court will
make