The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-30
Was He Crazy or Drunk 2

Certainly one, possibly both. He sale
he was reporter for the Philadelphi,
Ledger and he came to town on Thursday
evening. He first went to the jail ant
made himself 80 conspicuous that he wa,
compelled to leave in hurry. Then hs
went to the Elks' home where he asked
for local reporter and requested him tc
give him some points In the murder case
The local man said he had no news and
then the city chap leaned his head against
the wall and wept.
The next thing heard from him was on
Bispham street. This was about II. 80 and
the neighbors say he stood on the bridge
and offered up prayers. At any rate he
raised such row that policeman Branson,
went to discover what the trouble was. The
man said he had missed his trolley and
some one had told him to go down Bis
pham street to the railroad station. He
seemed very much excited and said he
must get story to his paper or he would
lose his job He wanted.to know where he
could telephone. After much difficulty
the policeman induced the fellow to 90
up to the public telephone at the post of.
nee building.
Captain Branson went with him and
when the man got there the neighbors in
that vicinity were given their share of the
entertainment. The first thing to attract
attention was the loud voice of a man
calling. Hello. hello, my God, are you all
dead? Hello, hello" This aroused the
people and windows few up and heads
went out to discover the trouble. Nobody
could be seen but the voice was plainly
heard. One gentleman called up central
and asked If the operators were In trouble
and got answer that the noise proceeded
from the booth down stairs where q
Philadelphia reporter was talking.
For nearly half hour this racket was
kept up, and the fellow talked to somebody
at the rate of about 10 words per minute.
Despite the caution of the policeman that
he was verging on the disorderly edge the
man kept going until he had spun out.
What his telephone toll was is not known.
but he might have saved 1t If he had
merely gone out and talked In the open
air 4; the Philadelphia .off1ce could have
heard him. Finally he was put on a
trolley and he left town with the state
ment that he was going to stop at the
Strawbridge house at Moorestown, on his
way down.
This is the second reporter who claimed
to be on the Ledger staff who has made
spectacle of himself here while looking ND
matters connected with the recent cases.
He waited upon the prosecutor, who
Is always very courteous to newspaper
men. In this case, however, he did not
give this particular fellow what the latter
thought he ought to know. Meeting Mr..
Atkinson near the Jail the reporter asked
some questions, and wound up by asking
II the prosecutor had been talking to
suspects in Jail. On being answered in
the affirmative the reporter requested q
statement of the result of the interview.
but the prosecutor said he had nothing to
tell After repeating the request and still
getting the same answer, the reporter said
to Mr.. Atkinson go to-you-
fool" The prosecutor looked at him a
moment and then turned and left him.
Ii these fellows should had been ar
rested under the disorderly act. 1t might
have been beneficial to them.
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