The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-08-05
Court.

Court.
' Judge Gaskill held an interesting SEES
sion of court on Friday morning. AL thu
prisoners who appeared before him wer,
frank In acknowledging their guilt, anC
sentences were imposed as follows: Harry
/ Assay and Charles Mitchell, Of Burling
ton, for participating in an assault witt
an attempt at highway robbery on MAJ
Popkin. OF Trenton, were each fined 81.
and costs. They were represented by
| Samuel Roberts, of Edgewater Park The
attorney made pleas for clemency In be-
half of his clients. and by permission OF
the court Col. Roney, of Delanco, spoke
eloquently In favor Of Mitchell. Benja-
min Clinton, who was connected with this
crime, and whose case is being looked af-
ter by Jacob c. Hendrickson, had his bail
renewed until the October term OF court.
If good behavior continues until that
time his sentence may be suspended, as
he turned states evidence
The adultery case of James Jones, the
only colored Democrat in Chester town
ship, and Maggie Kneble, a good looking
white woman from Mt. Laurel township,
was next called. Jones was found by the
husband in his wife's bed room, and with
an axe Mr.. Kneble attempted to kill the
black man, who appeared in court with
his arm in splints which was broken and
badly lacerated by a blow from the
weapon. For her conduct Maggie will
remain In the county jail for six months.
while her dusky lover will serve three
years In the state prison.
James Crowley and William Rowan,
two tough characters from Philadelphia,
next stood up. They robbed the resi-
dence Of James Rogers, near Burlington,
getting away with some valuable plum
der which has not been recovered. Both
are young men and each received three
years in state prison.
John Gallagher, Of Baltimore, is a man
who would not inspire one with confidence
II met at late hour of the night. His
offence was quite trivial the taking Of a
few small articles from several of the
stores in Burlington, which would not
amount to the value Of 81 The prisoner
said he thought some person must have
given them to him. He was sentenced
to thirty days in jail, to date from July
"a
John Linden, of Palmyra, took 81 from
Ezra Horner, with whom he was doing
business. Considering the time the de-
PENDANT had been in Jail the court thought
he had been punished enough and he was
discharged. Linden lost no time in get
ting out of the court room, fearing, per
haps, that the Judge might change his
mind
Joseph Payton, who stole horse from
Harry Cox, OF Juliustown, hardly knew
how he came to commit the crime, which
he attributed to drink His wife, who
lives in Camden, has baby three weeks
old, and carrying the infant in her
arms she pleaded for her husband before
the Judge on Thursday. In passing sen
tence the court stated that in some cases
the innocent were made to suffer, and this
was an instance of that character The
crime was one calling for severe punish
ment, as the farmers throughout the coun-
ty must be protected. The wife's plea
resulted in diminishing the sentence to
eighteen months in the state prison.
When John Cornish, of Trenton, was
recently tried for assault with intent to
kill DR.. Pfeister, of Jacobstown, he was
fined $500 and costs. He was given some
time in which to raise the money, and
gave bail in the sum of $500 with his
father as surety for his return to receive
sentence in case the money was not paid
The amount was raised by his friends, to
which his father made liberal contribu-
ton, and it was given to the prisoner
who, with his wife, skipped out of Tren-
ton one night taking the cash with them,
and their whereabouts are still unknown.
As he left the jurisdiction Of the court
without permission his bail was forfeited,
and D. Cooper Atkinson, of Trenton, ap-
peared in court in behalf of the father
He made a statement of the case, and in
view of all the circumstances, the Judge
reduced the bail to $500 and costs, which
makes the sum about $3.50, which Thomas
Cornish. the injured parent, will have to
pay. II Cornish is captured and brought
before the court, he will hear something
drop. He has served one term in state
prison for assault and battery.
In the Orphans Court the followin
business was transacted: On motion Of
William D. Lippincott, and on argument
Of Jacob G. Hendrickson, the exceptions
to the account of the estate of Washing
ton Hunter were continued until Sep
TENDER s. In the matter of the estate of
Samuel Parker, deceased, on motion of
Samuel A. Atkinson, an order was made
granting further time In which to file ex
captions. On motion of Charles Evan
Merritt an order was made continuing
the investments in the estate of Hannah
r. Cox, deceased. These accounts were
presented and allowed: Estate of Bridget
O'Brien, John Brown and Joseph p. LIE.
Clerk.