The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

1t was reported to the authorities ye'
q terday that man living in the pines We
at Lumberton trying to pass $12 checl
on which had been forged the name c
Thomas Denness, of Mount Holly.
The water works at Seaside Park hav
been shut down owing to the failure G
the borough to renew the contract wit
the water company. The old contract ez
pired last October, but the works wer
| kept in operation until few days age
At the residence of Mrs. c. s. Crowell
No. 237 East Main street, Moorestown
on Friday evening, February 8, there viii
, be a musicale for the benefit of the La
dies Aid of the Moorestown NJ. E. church
Samuel Gibbs died at the residence of hi
son, on Grant street, last evening. HI
, was 103 years old last June. Paralvsi
was the cause of death and up to about
week ago the old gentleman enjoyed goot
health. although he had entirely lost hi
!, eyesighI.
Eph. Ford, who lives on East Mil
street, met with an accident on Saturday
He was riding his bicycle along the roaG
leut that way and in order to get clear Of
a muddy place, rode too close to the curb
His wheel turned and threw him with the
result that Eph. is now nursing dislo
lcated shoulder.
Frank o. tanning, of Newton, died
Sunday night at the home of his parents
Death was due to typhoid pneumonia.
from which he had suffered but two
weeks. Deceased was 90 years old and
was we'll known. Young Lanning was
manager of the Burlington Auditorium,
of which his father is owner.
There has been extraordinary warm
weather during the past week. On Sun.
day and Yesterday the thermometer reg
listered close to 20 degrees. Trees are
budding, few flowers are in bloom, and,
lif the warm spell continues straw hats
may be looked for.
At the annual meeting of the Burling-
ton County Funeral Directors Association,
held in Mount Holly few days since, the
following officers were elected: President,
Job Smith, Tuckerton; vice president,
William II. Cline Vincentown; secretary
and treasurer, Augustus B. Grobler,
Pemberton. The members present en-
Ijoyed a dinner at the Washington House.
There is less activity in the chicken
stealing business just now than for some
time past. Those engaged in that work are
laying low because of recent exposures.
Information in regard to one gang has
been given by Albert L. Jones, the man
who was falsely accused of killing his
step daughter. Mary Clark, and who is
said to be implicated himself Six sus-
poets are now in Jail charged with the
commission of such crime and more ar
f1l1
given hearing at the Jail on Thursday.
At the Arcade hotel, on Saturday, sew
eral shares of stock were offered for sale.
In the lot were 10 shares of the Mount
Holly National Bank, which were with
drawn on bid of 500 per share. Later
90 shares of the same stock were sold for
$3775, 20 for $3.50, and IS for 1877.
Among the other stocks sold were: 10
shares Union National Bank, 1858 per
share; 10 shares Mount Holly Safe Deposit
and Trust Company, $1215O per share;
10 shares Farmers National Bank, 500 per
share; IL shares Mount Holly Shoe Com
pany, $40 per share; 10 shares Concert
Hall Company, So. 20 per share.
The Mock Trial.
The capacity of the Mount Holly opera
/ AOuoO Lao O1tCh bCOa bAO 6uOJCSD VI Olo-
cussion, but it can now be given. Not
the seating capacity but the number of
people who can be accommodated with
seats and standing room. There were 637
paid admissions to the opera house last
evening to witness the mock trial in a
breach of promise suit. The sale of seats
began on Monday of last week, and be-
| fore evening all the desirable seats down
stairs were sold, and by Wednesday even
| ing the entire house was taken.
Home talent always draws and the peo-
pie seemed to have gone mad on this en-
tertainment, and as late as yesterday noon
there were applications for seats from
Burlington, Moorestown, Pemberton and
other places, and 100 additional seats
could easily have been disposed of.
The trial was very amusing. The scene
represented court room with Judge Gas
kill on the bench, the plaintiff, defendant,
witnesses and lawyers ready to go ahead.
x-Sheriff Bower kept order and County
Clerk Sooy administered the obligations
and kept the records. The portly crier of
our county courts gave the proclamation,
ending with the hope that ''the Lord would
protect the old maids and widows of
Mount Holly"
After calling several minor cases and
passing sentence on the offenders, the
breach of promise suit was taken up and
the jurors were called, answering to
names as follows: Grover Cleveland, Rev.
James Stoddard; David B. Hill, Rev. P. j.
Hart; Alton B. Parker, Samuel A. Atkin-
son; Chauncey M. Depew, Richard p
Holeman; John Wanamaker, w. COLON
Cook; Samuel W. Pennypacker, George
H. Kille; Thomas G. Platt, H. II. Earnest;
j. Pierrepont Morgan, Rev. ]. H. Dun
ham; Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Sher-
man; Gen. Miles, DR.. Charles Harker;
Admiral Dewey, Franklin B. Lewis; John
L. Sullivan, Clarence HI. Polhemus.
The lawyers challenged the jurors by
asking questions fitting the assumed
names, eliciting answers that were imme
diately recognized by the audience. This
having been concluded the case was be-
gun. Col. Newton asked the jury to care
fully consider the matter and render his
client verdict for 1898.
Miss Carrie J. Kingdom, as the widow
whose affections had been trified with,
told her story in manner that caused
the audience to laugh heartily, but it had
a different effect on the jury, as the latter
frequently appeared to be moved to tears,
and at one time the judge, clerk, sheriff
and jurors were so moved that the trial
crier was directed to get supply of dry
handkerchiefs for the jurors, Hawkins
was found leaning against one of the
scenes sobbing as If he was the plaintiff
in the case.
Miss Elizabeth Cox was a witness fol
the plaintiff. Mrs. Lewis, who was orig
inally to take this part, found it impossi
BILE to do so, and Miss Elizabeth Cox was
substituted. Although she had but short
time to prepare she succeeded admirably
and made very favorable impression or
the jury. A very amusing incident on hel
part was her objection to being called by
the name of Cross. With two exception.
the witnesses were called by their owl
names. The lawyer for the plaintiff in
sisted upon calling this witness mis-!
! Cross, and that being the name of the de
PENDANT against whom she was testifying
she resented the name by jumping up anC
Indignantly calling the lawyer to order
This was entirely impromptu and was no
, in the studied programme.
Professor Thorpe gave his occupation a
farmer, and acted the part to perfection
For the defence, Eckard P. Budd enter
!, ed general denial, and called JOSEPH
Cross to the stand. The latter gave hi
story in a very humorous manner. HI
said his occupation was building a hote
on the mount, at least that was what tn
newspapers said.
Miss Edith II. Kingdom told that sh
was the person to whom the defendan
had been paying attentions and that tn
J matter had become mixed because of tn
similarity in the names of herself and tn
plaintiff.
DR.. VanDerveer said he had diagnose
the case of the plaintiff and discovered sh
was a monomaniac on the subject of love
e In this he was supported by DR.. Garter