The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-02

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The licenses of Messrs. Hartman and
Sherin came before the court under re
cent decision of the Supreme Court which
took the licensing power from borough
councils. When the fee for Mr.. Hartman's
license was about to be fixed Jacob G.
Hendrickson said Mr.. Hartman had paid
the borough of Pemberton $275 for his re-
tail business and 800 for the wholesale
privilege. He had been treated very
nicely by the people of Pemberton and
felt kindly disposed toward them While
he did not know what fee the court was
about to charge he had no objection to
paying the same sum now. Judge Gas
kill said the fee was slightly more than
he had intended but if Mr.. Hartman was
satisfied the court certainly would be.
In the case of Mr. Sherin Judge Gaskill
said he had received a letter from the
clerk of Fieldsboro stating that the coun-
Gil had fixed the fee for the license at
$780, The Judge said the matter was not
under the control of council and he made
the fee 800.
RESPONSIVENESS were filed against the
application of Richard Moss, for license
to keep hotel at Atsion, and against that
of Charles S. Sterling, for the same priv
lege at Hartford. These cases will be
heard on Saturday.
Edward Venable, charged with the
theft of lead from the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, retracted his plea of
guilty and pleaded not vult contendere
lie will probably give evidence for the
state in indictments of a similar nature.
David A. Stout, indicted for embezzle-
ment of $1275 from the American Relief
Association, of Phila lelphia, admitted
taking some money, but not that much.
He was allowed to make statement He
said he had been collecting for the COM
pany and was not getting much salary.
He was in need of food for his family
and he retained small sum with the in
tentlon OF paying it out of future salary.
Constable Mccormick was asked some
questions with reference to the man and
the circumstances when it transpired that
friend of Stout's had not only made res
titution but had given back nearly five
dollars more than the Indictment charged
the theft of. Judge Gaskill said that was
a peculiar transaction and while he fay
ored restitution he did not propose that
blood money" should be extracted, so he
released Stout until next Saturday in
order that thorough investigation of the
affair may be had.
Eugene Assay pleaded guilty to assault
and battery on Walter Bunting, of Bur
lington, and was sent to the county Jail
for 60 days.
John Chambers pleaded non vult con-
tendere to an indictment charging the
larceny of horse from Charles a. GRAY,
of New Hanover. Blanchard H. White
spoke for the prisoner and stated that he
went to Wrightstown with a man for
whom he worked. He drank too much
and his employer drove home without
him. Chambers companions put him in
another wagon and as all vehicles looked
alike to Chambers he went home with
Gray'S team. Chambers was fined $50
and was placed in charge of Probation
Officer Parker, with instructions to have
the fine collected within three months
Charles, Edward and Harry McCloskey
pleaded not guilty to charge of assault
and battery on Thomas B. Hall, of Bev-
erly.
Frank Ross was brought forward on
two charges of criminal assault on a girl
at Palmyra. The Prosecutor abandoned
the count for the more serious crime and
Ross pleaded guilty to the lesser degree
and was sent to the county Jail for six
months.
and battery on Julia Simons, of Vincen-
town, pleaded not guilty.
The wheels of justice revolved rapidly
yesterday. The case of Wilbur B. Leek
VS.. Township of Riverside ct al. was
heard before Judge Garrison and jury.
1t was suit for damages, and the COM
plainant was given verdict of $3.50.
Judge Gaskill presided over the Com
mon Pleas court in the room down stairs,
and several cases were disposed of, the
first being Antonio Jhoglin, of Burling-
ton, who was convicted of sodomy ard
sentenced to one year in state prison.
Viola Curtis, aged IL years, appeared in
court as the complainant in the case
against Joseph Wells, young man who
is alleged to have very bad character, so
much so that some of the witnesses living
in Southampton township failed to appear
before the grand jury, preferring to pay
fine for non-attendance rather than incur
the enmity of Wells, who was found
guilty of this serious crime, which, &C.
cording to new law is punishable by a
fine of $4,000, or thirty years in state
prison. The defendant will be sentenced
on Saturday.
James Turner, of Camden, a colored
man, alleged to be sort Of local preacher,
was next placed on trial for an assault
committed on Clarence Grain early on
Monday morning, April II.
The prisoner was placed in the vicinity
of the crime on testimony given by Will
liam Jennings and Joseph McQuage, of
Medford; Charles Doughty, of Tabernacle.
William Gaskill, of Shamong; John P.
Jones, of Marion, and others.
Dr. Braddock. of Medford, attended
Clarence and described his injuries, which
were very serious.
Clarence Grain took the stand. He is
IA years of age, and lives at Indian Mills.
On the Monday morning in question he
left home about 4.30 o'clock to go to the
Scott farm. conducted by George w.
HanDum, for whom he worked. When
near the residence of Mr.. Thompson,
about half way between the two places.
and Just at daybreak, he was met by Tur-
ner, who struck the boy on the back of
his head and kicked him until he became
unconscious. The sum of 25 cents was
taken from his pocket. Three days later
Clarence identified Turner when the latter
was brought to his home.
Charles Doughty keeps general store,
where the prisoner was seen the Wednes-
day and Thursday previous, having made
some purchases there. He was somewhat
struck by the appearance of Turner in