The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-01

II application of James Pinto to keep a hote
at Atsion. Judge Gaskill referred to tn
n trouble which had existed at that plac
!. over the sale of liquor, and unless JOSEPH
n Wharton and the Central Railroad Com
pany, those most interested, asked tn,
e court to grant the license, he would refus,
it.
8 Prosecutor Atkinson, who represented
the remonstrants, said that some of the
j. signers to the application had signed for
license in another part of that township
When this fact became known, the lawyer
, who represented Pinto withdrew the ap.
. plication.
Frank Marchetti and Joseph Donate
were placed under $50 bail to appear in
court on May 10, and give testimony
against some wire thieves.
Oliver Reagers, William Smith, Horace
Shinn, James McCloskey, Thomas Sulli-
van and John McHugh, of Burlington,
pleaded guilty to breaking into the ice
house of Peter Vandegrift, at Burlington,
and stealing brass fittings from two boats
On account of the father of one of the
boys, Eckard p Budd spoke in their be-
half He referred to their extreme youth,
and not being acquainted with the facts,
thought the matter should be laid over
for further examination. SO that more sub
stantial justice might be done.
Judge Gaskill said they were all small
boys, and his action was of great import
ance to them. He did not want to dis
pose of the case without being fully ad-
vised, and the court wanted Mr. Budd's
assistance.
Prosecutor Atkinson did not think the
boys were morally guilty.
"You must come back here next Satur-
day." said Judge Gaskill, land / will do
what l can to make things easy for you if
you are deserving" The defendants then
left for home.
Howard Mingin, Ellsworth johnson,
David Warren, Robert Pine. Paul Lip
pincott and Albert Hart. of Rancocas. en-
tered pleas of guilty to an indecent assault
on Lizzie 8. Braddock.
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duty to enter plea of non vult contendre
to the second count, charging assault and
battery, and eliminating the first count, as
the grand jury had passed resolution re-
Questing the court to let them 90 with
reprimand instead of imposing any SEN
tence; the case being one of simple rowdy-
ish behaviour. Complaints had come to
the Prosecutor of bad conduct of some
Sunday nights. He thought reprimand
would have salutary effect on the young
men of that community.
Judge Gaskill said he was very mpch
surprised that such conduct existed 10
that quiet settlement. as no such case had
ever come before him from that town.
The court suspended sentence on the
promise that the boys would do better,
and pay the costs OF prosecution, amount
ing to about So each. They were put
under the care of the probation officer.
Judge Gaskill said that the Legislature,
last winter, abolished the probation
officer and passed new series Of acts for
the appointment Of such an official, who
will be paid per diem instead of yearly
salary. The court referred to the faithful
serviceof the present officer and reappoint-
ed Detective Ellis 81. Parker.
A bench warrant was issued for the ar
rest of Constant LeDuc, who failed to an
swer when called upon to plead to the in
dictment found against him for sale of H.
quor without a license.
James Sharp, of Camden, pleaded non
vult contendere to an indictment charging
him with assault and battery on Fannie
Pine, of Palmyra The complainant is
his mother-in-law. After Sharp had told
of the trouble he paid the costs and SEN
tence was suspended. He is a structural
iron worker, and has been employed with
one firm for nineteen years.
On the complaint of Hannah Stockton,
of Evesboro, an Indictment was found
against Maggie. Kneble. who pleaded
not guilty to a charge of an attempted
abortion on October 8. Her accomplice,
Leonard Wilkins, 1t is alleged, has run
away to avoid trial.
Daniel Frazier and Philip Dorsey, col
ored. pleaded guilty to stealing ten bush
els of corn, valued at $6, from William
Anderson, of Cinnaminson, on November
Is.
Hugh Barr changed his former plea of
not guilty to one of non vult contendre.
He was indicted for threatening to kill
Joseph Kelley, of Moorestown, and for
carrying concealed weapons.
The failure of the grand jury to indict
Samuel Colby, of Mount Holly, for as
saulting his wife and child, was displsas-
ing to the court, before whom there was
enough to warrant Colby being held for
the next grand jury. If you are as
guilty as the reports say you are" said
Judge Gaskill, ''your conduct is something
that will not be tolerated in the town"
Colby was reprimanded and allowed to 90,
but he was cautioned as to his future con-
duct.
Harry O'Neill, of Burlington. q mere
lad, pleaded guilty to stealing ten pound
ham from the ferry house, which he sold
to a grocer for fifty cents Constable
Mccormick was ordered to investigate the
matter, the court saying that the person
who bought the ham ought to be indicted
for receiving stolen goods. O'Neill was
committed to the reform school.
Criminal matters engaged the attention
of court Yesterday morning, during which
there were two convictions and two &C
quittals.
For stealing chickens from Mrs. Civilia
Benedict and Samuel s, Stackhouse, of
Juliustown. Charles Anderson, who was
convicted by jury. was sentenced to two
years in state prison. Charles Haines,
who pleaded guilty to the same crime,
was given six months in the county jail
The crime was committed on January 8.
Placed on trial for stealing chickens
from Tylee B. Engle, of Centreton, Jason
Archer and Wesley Bishop were both ae-
quilted.
Wallace Brock, Of Marlton, who has
been in Florida for several months, and
who was indicted with A. w. Lofand for
obstructing the Sheriff while serving q
writ on some property about to be sold.
entered court and pleaded not guilty.
Judge Endicott will try Circuit Court
cases to-day. Cases in the criminal court
will be resumed to- morrow.
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