The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-06

y The adding of credits practically mad
a new case, and the matter was postponed
until Saturday, July 1. Mr.. Hillman wa
given permission to file an offset in tn
amended account if he so desired.
! James McCue and Bert Shinn, charged
with stealing chickens, were the next t.
| face the court.
! In referring to this matter Judge Gas
kill said: ''The grand jury did not indie
! William Reeves, who kept a disorderly
house on Pine street, because they die
not have faith in the story told by McCuC
and Shinn, which was conflicting. Tha
puts the situation rather embarrassing OF
the court. l suppose the conduct of the
defendants up to this time should bt
taken into consideration. What have you
to say, Mr.. Budd?"
Mr.. Budd did not think his Honor
should give undue prominence because
OF the action of the grand jury. He did
not think that the mere fact that the
grand jury failed to find bill is assur-
ance that the statements made by these
boys were not true. When he was Prose
cutor he had known indictments to be
found when he wished others than him
self were trying them, and at other times
when the evidence was overwhelming no
bill was found. The fact that Reeves kept
house such as the defendants described
can be proven. Boys of tender years
frequented the place, leading them to
acts such as these boys have committed.
In reply to question by Judge Gas
kill about the conduct of the boys since
the last term of court, Mr.. Budd said he
knew nothing about them.
Probation Officer Ellis II Parker said
the only thing he knew of was a fight
on Memorial day, when McCue and Shinn
were assaulted by a prize fighter named
Beebe, of Vincentown. The treble arose
over the latter installing Shinn for his
brother. The defendants did not start the
row and they got away soon as possible.
So far as Parker knew the boys were So
Der, and he had heard no complaint about
them.
Judge Gaskill asked the boys if they
had kept their pledge. They said they
had and that they had not been drinking.
The Judge said he would give them fur
court, and then the pair renewed their
pledge to abstain from the use of intoxi-
eating liquors.
The Prosecutor thought there was one
more thing which should be Incorporated
in their promise to the court, and that
was to make restitution for the stolen
chickens.
Bert Shinn said he offered Thomas four
chickens which were refused, and he had
also rendered him their value in money,
but Thomas wouldn't take that either.
The court suggested that Shinn made
money restitution.
In the case of Rittenhouse, who had
been in Jail IS days because of his ina
bility to get bail. Judge Gaskill said he
did not like to let up on this chicken
stealing business too easy. The embar-
RAISING part of the matter is being so le
nient with the boys. The sentence i'm
posed on offenders of this kind is to pun
ish the parties, and to hold others in fear
of the same sentence. He did not think
he had made any mistake in dealing with
the boys, and he did not think he ought
to impose much of sentence on Ritten-
house.
Prosecutor Atkinson was of the opin-
ion that it would be matter of justice if
Rittenhouse was treated the same as the
other boys.
The recognizance of Rittenhouse was
taken in the sum of 300 until the Sep
TENDER term of court. He was discharged
in the care of the Probation officer, and
cautioned to lead sober, industrious
life, and to keep decent house.
Louis ConleY, Jr., a boy of tender years,
waived indictment and pleaded guilty to
stealing Sunday newspapers and setting
fire to the barn of Charles E. Atkinson, of
Burlington. The Judge ordered the boys
immediate removal to the Reform School.