The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-11-06
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On Wednesday the indictment agains
Maggie Kneebel and Leonard Wilkins was
called. The charge was performing {
criminal operation on Hannah Stockton
All the parties live in Mount Laurel town
ship. Wilkins had been paying attention
to Miss Stockton for some time, and il
was found that she was in delicate con
dition. Wilkins went to the mother Of
the girl and had talk with her in which
the mother asked Wilkins to marry the
girl. The young man, however, took the
Kneebel woman to the house and then he
left the state. The girl gave birth to a
child which lived about three months.
Wilkins returned to his home after the
trouble was over, but he would not marry
the girl so ne was arrested as was Mrs.
Kneebel.
The latter, in her defense, said she had
merely made an examination of the girl,
and said she had not received any money
from Wilkins but admitted getting $40
from another party.
The evidence, however, as to the
woman's guilt, was conclusive, and the
jury had no hesitancy in returning yer
dict of guilty. The law on the subject
appears to be somewhat defective on the
point of aiding and abetting in the crime
for which the indictment was found, so
the court ordered the jury to acquit Will
kins, but he was under indictment for
another crime in connection with the same
case, and he pleaded non vult contendered
to that and was released on bail until Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Kneebel was sentenced to the state
prison for three years. The woman has
bad record, and it has been suspicioned
for some time that she has been in the
business which finally led to her arrest.
Mrs. Maggie E. Robinson was put on
trial for stealing washstand from Miss
Maud Young. The parties live in Moores
town, and at the time of the alleged rob-
berry occupied the same house. When the
defendant moved out she took the stand
with her, despite the warning of Miss
Young not to remove it, she claiming 1t
had not been made a gift but was merely
a loan.
The defense was that the wash stand
was gift and had never been claimed
otherwise until the two women had some
dispute over another matter.
After hearing the evidence Judge Gas
kill promptly directed the jury to render
verdict of not guilty as there was no evil
dence whatever to show a crime having
been committed. The wonder is that such
a trivial complaint was allowed to take
the attention of the graud jury.
Morris R. Games, indicted for assault
and battery on his wife, pleaded non vult
contendere
John III. Storey, of Burlington. pleaded
guilty to embezzling $50 from John
Wanamaker.
There was dramatic scene in court. on
Saturday morning, when Judge Gaskill
imposed sentence of nine months in the
state prison on Harry Snyder, of .Burling
ton. So stunned was the young man over
the situation that he tainted and fell fiat
on his face. AS soon as he recovered he
was led back to Jail in charge of two con-
stables. He pleaded guilty to cutting a
rope that held an electric arc lamp.
Other prisoners sentenced were: John
Stoyey, of Burlington, embezzlement,
one year in state prison; Theodore Cole
colored, of Burlington, assault, one year
in state prison; Leonard Wilkins, living
near Medford, fornication, $3.50 fine;
Simeon E. Crimson, Mount Holly, as
sault, $50 fine and costs; Lawrey
Jarrett, Camden, Illegal sale of liquor, $50
fine; Floyd W. Deacon, colored, of Mount
Holly, assault, committed to the Railway
Reformatory.
This morning Prosecutor Atkinson
moved the indictment against Amos Ashby
for atrocious assault and battery on John
Tracey. Both men live in Burlington
Tracey was walking down Broad street,
Burlington, when he was met by Ashby,
who, without provocation. attacked the
former. striking him several times. Not
satisfied with this Ashby jumped on
Tracey, striking with his feet the head,
arms and body of the PROSTATE man. AT
the outset of the attack Tracey had some
bundles in his arms, making it impossible
for him to defend himself.
The case occupied the attention of the
court all day.