The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-10-31
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Richard Kelly. of Camden, conductor
on the trolley car, saw Costill take stone
from his pocket, walk to the back of Dor
sey and strike him twice on the head
The wounds bled freely. Dorsey and Cos
till then had scuffle, both getting on the
floor. The two men were elected from
the car.
Dorsey took the stand and related the
facts as stated above.
Lizzie James, colored, residing at LIE
nola, got on the trolley car with Dorsey,
and sat in the same seat with him.
She corroborated the evidence given re-
lating to the assault. The assault was I'M
provoked, no words or acts preceding it.
Enos White also saw the assault.
V. Claude Palmer, counsel for Costill,
said they would prove that the assault was
made In self defense.
The defendant said he met Dorsey that
morning and was threatened with violence
by him. Dorsey had a revolver, which he
placed in his overcoat pocket. He called
witness vile names Defendant left the
place In order to avoid trouble. Later,
witness got on trolley car, and saw
that Dorsey was also there. The latter,
when he saw witness on the car, asked,
with an oath, why Costill was following
him, at the same time placing hand
In the overcoat pocket containing the
revolver. Fearing danger, witness struck
Dorsey to prevent being shot.
1t was shown on cross examination, that
witness had been convicted twice before
in this court
William Sharp, while at brick yard
that morning, heard part of conversation
between Dorsey and Costill. Dorsey called
Costill bad names and ordered him to
leave the place. Costill left without any
resistance
Verdict guilty. Sentence, one year and
six months in state prison.
James Madison, colored, was the next
victim. He had been indicted for at
tempting to pick the pocket of Edwin
Prickitt, of Bristol, at the Mount Holly
Fair. He was caught while trying to get
the watch. which he had taken from Mr..
Prickitt's pocket, but had not yet broken
the chain when caught. Madison tried to
run away but was caught almost i'm
mediately by Detective Ellis H. Parker.
No defence was offered, and the jury
rendered verdict of guilty without leav-
ing their seats. Sentence, nine months in
state prison.
The next case had white people for
principals. Joseph Sweet was charged
with assault and battery on Anna Robin
son, married woman, in Pemberton town
ship. last June, attempting rape. Mrs
Robinson had been nursing a sick woman
home at place called Four Mile she was
by Sweet, when about a mile
from Ong's Hat. After a struggle she
broke away and ran off.
Constable Thompson served the warrant
and brought Sweet to Mount Holly
When near the jail, Sweet broke away
from the officers and was captured with
on the Burlington road.
Mrs. Jane Farr, testifying for the de-
PENDANT. said in a conversation about the
case with Mrs. Robinson, the latter told
her Sweet had not touched her at the time
of the alleged assault.
Blanchard H. White represented de-
PENDANT. The jury this morning rendered
a verdict of guilty of simple assault.
James Mullen was next tried ON charge
of breaking and entering the house of
Joseph Devlin, in Moorestown. on August
81, and stealing a diamond pin, revolver,
and a cheap ring. The act was committed
at noon while the family was at lunch
The pin and revolver have not been re-
covered.
Mrs Devlin said the robbery was dis
covered soon after committed. The
bureau drawer had been ransacked hur-
riedly. The ring stolen was cheap one,
valued at perhaps ten cents. MIR. Deylin
had found it on ferry boat and brought
It home. The pin was worth 1926, the
revolver "a.
Charles Hollis saw Mullen in a hotel af-
Ter the robbery, trying to sell ring which
closely resembled the one stolen from
Devlin's The defendant acted suspiciously
about the ring, showing it secretly and
not offering it for sale except to a few
persons.
Jesse G. Conway, constable, made the |
arrest of defendant. The ring was found
IN Mullen's person. He said he found it |
along the road; afterward he said he got
t from another man in barroom.
This closed the States case. Claude V. |
Palmer, representing the defendant, moved
hat the defendant be discharged, mas
much as there is no positive proof to show
hat the ring found on Mullen was the one
stolen from Devlin's. Refused.
Mullen. the defendant, said he got the
ring from a stranger in the barroom at
Coles hotel. The stranger had been
showing it to witness and did not object
when defendant placed it on his finger.
Witness denied having stolen any articles
from Devlin's.
At this point court adjourned until to-
lay.