The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-27
Mrs Sharn,s Will.

Mrs. Sharp's Will.
The Sharp tragedy at Burlington has
been recalled by the will of Mrs. Helen
Sharp, which was filed with Surrogate
Endicott Friday afternoon. She named
her only son, Edwin Sharp, sole heir to
her property, excepting $500, the interest
of which is to keep up the family graves.
In the event of the sons death Mrs.
Sharp made other provisions, and the lat
ter's heirs are considerably interested, be-
cause before they can get their requests
it will have to be ascertained who died
first, the mother or the boy. The mys-
terry surrounding the sad affair precluded
the possibility of there being any wit
nesses, as the terrible deed was done dur
ing the night. 1t is natural to suppose
that Edwin died first, but that fact will
have to be established, and it may be
very difficult point to determine.
On May 10 Mrs. Sharp and her son
were found dead. The boy had bullet
in his brain and the mothers throat was
cut, with an empty laudanum bottle lying
by her side. If the boy survived his
mother a fraction of minute, his heirs
will have legitimate claim to the estate.
In the event that Edwin died before his
mother, Mrs. Sharp then makes the fol-
lowing disposition of her property: To
Stokes E. Sharp and Allen E. Sharp,
brothers in law, $500 each; Union Street
NJ E. Church, Burlington, $500; Aged
Woman's Home, Burlington, $500. Chas
Mckinney, of Bordentown, receives most
of the household furniture and other ar
ticles and he is the residuary legatee.
The will was executed on May 5, 1902,
and Griffith W. Lewis is the executor.
The witnesses were Ernest Watts and
George A. Enright
1t is possible that owing to the conduct
of her husband the mind of Mrs. Sharp
became deranged. 1t is said that he ne
elected his business and wife for other
women and the gambling table, where he
lost considerable money. The attention
of the Camden Law and Order Society
was called to the existing conditions In
Burlington. They secured much evil
dence, and Harry Sharp was one of the
men to be arrested. He confessed his
troubles to his wife, went to bed and the
next morning it was reported that he had
committed suicide.
Rase Rail
The White Hill Club defeated the
Florence club at White Hill. Saturday
9 to 8.
The Mount Holly High School team de-
feated the Glover A. A. on Saturday.
Score 81 to %.
The Burlington base ball team has been
refused admission to the Burlington
County League.
Jack Burke, who at one time caught for
Mount Holly, is conductor on the trolley
from Camden to Moorestown.
The High School team will play two
games this week. On Friday the contest
will be with Jefferson A. A., and on Sat
urday with Locust A. A.
The first team of the Bordentown Mill
tary Institute and the George School team
of Newtown, Pa, played game of ball
resulting in favor of the B. M.
l., II to 0.
The committee on court house and
grounds, in response to the appeal from
ladies living in the vicinity of the county
buildings, notified the boys to desist from
playing ball in the lot rear Iof the prison
The boys then got out a petition which
was signed by several taxpayers, asking
to be allowed to play on the lot two days
in week, and this request has been
granted.