The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24

Court.
At session of court, held on Saturday
Judge Gaskill attached his signature tt
certificates declaring Amos Willitts, o.
Mount Holly, and George Hoy, of Marl
ton, county charges in the asylum at New
Lisbon.
Ernest Watts presented petition signed
by ten freeholders, asking that surveyors
be appointed in the matter of changing
the course of the river road in Florence
township which now runs from the thread
works and leading to Burlington. It is
desired to have the road start from the
point mentioned and continue in astraight
line until it comes TO point where it will
join the present road, thus eliminating a
large bend and shortening the distance.
The court appointed the following sur
veyors of highways to act in the matter
Allen Richardson. Burlington township;
Nathan Black and John Kerlin. Mansfield;
George H. Peak and A Lincoln Sailer.
| Northampton; D. H. Atkinson, Spring
field
Naturalization papers we're issued to
Melchiore and Giuseppe Yocco, of Pal
myra.
Thomas Sundemeire was brought be-
fore the court. He is charged with break
ing and entering the residence Of Louis
Troutman, of Riverside. Samuel w. Shinn
entered plea of non vult contendre for
the boy, who was assisted in the crime by
John Liebrandt. When the arrest was
made the latter was discharged and the
former committed to jail. Judge Gaskill
told the boy that he could go home, but
with Liebrandt both boys must return to
court next Saturday. when they will be
placed in charge of the probation off
Ger. Punishment will be suspended on
future good behaviour, otherwise an i'm
pressive lesson will be given by commit
ment to the reform school
Philip Jones, colored. waived indict
ment and trial by jury on charge of
stealing chickens from Tylee Engle, to
which Jones entered plea of guilty.
Prosecutor Atkinson said there were sew
eral prisoners in Jail awaiting trial for the
same crime, but as Jones had given val
liable information to the state, the matter
of sentence was laid over until the other
indictments could be disposed of.
Frederick Frederickson, a young boy, |
was charged with committing an afro
ofnr,o nA hot |
Coleman, of Beverly whom he struck on |
the head with a shovel while working In
a field. After the boy had made an ex-
PLANTATION of the trouble to the court,
case in order to find out who was respon-
sible for the fight. Frederickson said he
had never been arrested before, but to
Prosecutor Atkinson the lad had been re-
ported as an incorrigible by the boys
father, who felt that his son should be
committed to the reform school. SEN
tence was suspended until next Saturday.
Joseph W. Browser and William c.
Johnson, colored, both signed waiver of
Indictment. They are charged with shoot
ng Henry Ware at Kinkora, on Thursday
night, as the latter and his wife were
eaving the Methodist Church. Browser,
who did the shooting, pleaded guilty.
AS he did not discharge the revolver,
Johnson contended that he was not guilty.
he handed his "gun" to Browser, who
tent bullet into Wares groin. The latter
s still in a bad condition. Because of
his fact the Prosecutor preferred to have
he case tried at the regular term of court
The following Orphans court business
was transacted:
On motion of Samuel W. Shinn, an or
Ter was made In the matter of the excep-
ions to the account of the estate of Alex
Inder P. Wetherill, for counsel fees, etc.
An order of court was granted on insol- ]
Tency proceedings in the estate of Grant ,
Davis, deceased, of Mount Holly, on mo- /
ion of George NJ Hillman. {
In the matter Of investing some of the I
unds of the Haines estate, of Burlington,
he court refused the motion of Ernest {
Watts, as the petitioner asked for power +
o invest in a second mortgage. q
On motion of Samuel w. Shinn, the sale
# lands was confirmed in the estate of |
Thomas Phillips, deceased, of Indian t
Hills.
An order of continuance was made in q
he estate of ]. Howard Davis. on final I
accounting. '
The following accounts were presented $
md allowed: Estates of Charles Biddle,
'hinn o. Ballinger, Shreve Carly, Alice r
3 Eldridge, Mary E. Hafner '
Judge Hendrickson opened Court this a
morning. The following were summoned b
o serve as grand jurors:
ChaR f. Woodward Hbastordald +