The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-10
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q year, was permitted to go his own bal
in the sum of 800 and he was discharged
Mahony was indicted jointly with mai
named Carbury for burning the barn O
John s. Collins in Chester township
Carbury went crazy, and he was commit
ted to the asylum. Owing to the presen
condition of the case, Prosecutor Atkin
son said it would be impossible for thu
state to get verdict, and he was willing
that the prisoner be DISCHARGED on his owr
recognizance. Mahoney said he would
keep Detective Parker, the probation
officer, advised as to his whereabouts.
Lloyd Morris, colored. signed waiver
of indictment and trial by jury. He is &
lad not yet sixteen years old, and was
charged with stealing watch valued al
$65 from the barn of Elijah Anderson, al
Burlington. Constable Anderson Shinn
reported the boy to be indolent and lazy.
Il will send him to the Reformatory at
Railway" said Judge Gaskill. They
are erecting new building there and
Morris can have plenty of work to do. 2
Edward Morris, who had been harvest
ing on the Leary farm, near ViDcentown,
next faced the court, being charged with
assault and battery on Kelly Sutphin.
The men slept together one night, and the
next morning Morris missed 49, He
struck Sutphin because he thought he
took the money, which was found later
where he had left it. The committing
magistrate said never in his life had he
sent man to prison with the good will as
he did Morris, because he shamefully
abused Sutphin. II don't think Sutphin
ought to have sued me for a little thing
like that" remarked the prisoner. II
have got many bat in the jaw al never
made any account of it.. he continued.
The man said his home was in Philadel
phia and that he was single. When it
became known that he had at one time
worked for D. Budd Coles, at Lnmberton,
sentence was suspended until the following
day 10 make further inquiry. The prison
er was given nine months in the state
prison.
The next case was that of Capt Joshua
Slocum, the seafaring man who estab-
lished reputation by sailing across the
ocean alone in his yacht SPRAY" boat
IS feet in length. He had signed a
waiver so that the the case might be heard
before the court without a jury. The
charge against the prisoner was preferred
by Charles A. Wright, of Riverton, who
alleged that his daughter had been indie
Gently assaulted.
Senator John G. Horner, private coun-
sci for Mr.. Wright, with permission of
Prosecutor Atkinson, said there had been
considerable exaggeration both in the
newspapers and the community as to what
actually took place on the boat. Slocum
was seafaring man with no home. He
had delivered addresses on his travels
around the world to the members of the
Riverton Yacht Club, and had extended a
general invitation to people to visit his
yacht. which was an object of curiosity.
Tha Captain was certainly guilty of great
indiscretion. He did not violate the per-
son of the child but detained her. His
actions made the child acquainted with
years. Slocum had been struck by a
boom, which brought on occasional abb
CREATIONS of mind, and he has no recollec-
ton of the crime. The Senator asked the
NJ f,h a
to have him harshly dealt with. He had
been in Jail six weeks and that was prob
ably punishment enough. The best peo-
pie of Riverton and the members of Mr.
Wright's family would be satisfied with
such admonition and restriction as the
court might impose. The family wanted
his absence more than retention in prison.
There was no proof to show that there had
been any intention to commit crime.
In response to question from the court,
Mr.. Wright said he concurred in all that
counsel had said.
Samuel w. Shinn, who entered a plea
of non vult contendere for his client said
Captain Slocum had won an eviable repu-
tation in his sail around the world. There
child any bodily harm
1t was shown that after the occurrence
the captain went to Philadelphia and later
returned as if nothing wrong had hap
pened. He was then arrested.
In disposing of the case Judge Gaskill
sain: II am very sorry to be obliged to ad
minister reproof to man of your expert
ence and years, and l am glad, and no
doubt you are, too, that in this case there
was no attempt made to injure the person
of the girl. Upon request of the family
can deal leniently with you. You must
never return to Riverton, either by rail or
water. By the payment of all costs you
are discharged"
Down in Riverside, where they have
plenty of beer and some fifteen churches
easy of access, you can get up marriage
any time for 123 cents, and matrimony is
not considered such sacred thing" said
lawyer Burr, when he appeared before
Judge Gaskill Saturday morning to defend
Frank Horner, of Bridgeboro. who was
committed to jail on Jnne 10 on a charge
of bigamy. "The minister who perform
this second marriage ceremony ought to
be before this bar of justice, for. in my
opinion, he had reason to believe that tbs
defendant, Horner was married man,
continued Mr. Burr
There was practically no defense in
this case, as the prisoner entered plea oil
non vult contendere, and counsel took oc
casion to direct his attack toward persons
and things more or less on the side.
was evident that the prisoner believed
that his first marital ties had been legally
broken when his first wife gave her cor
sent to his second marriage and said tina
There were "extenuating circumstances.
but Judge Gaskill would not excuse sucl
a crime, and sentenced the defendant t.
: one year in the State Prison.
, The court informed Mr.. Burr that
there was anything illegal in the minis
ter's action in performing Horner's secon
marriage, there must be prosecution.
The case of Walter Stever, of Doyles
i town. Pa, was disposed of. This is th
young man who entered Riverside with
. revolver protruding from his belt. Will
: fiourishing the weapon at Donovan's hot
4 it was accidentally discharged when a
: attempt was made to take it from hin
q The bullet struck silver watch in IL
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