The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-12

t, North Eleventh street. He knew th
d Silverthornes and also other people VIII
IS were well acquainted with them, the,
q being well known family. These wit
. nesses bore every evidence of respectable
y ity, but they made little impression on til,
e court
Judge Horner said he thought the watch
s man told an honest, straightforward story
! as he believed the situation to be. His
manner on the stand convinced him OF
that. The court was satisfied by their
t manner that the defendants were conceal.
ing something The judge thought their
own testimony was sufficient to convict
them. They left the city with only a
small sum of money and thinly clad on a
: bitter cold night. Breaking and entering
is serious offence, but the court thought
, they only entered to keep warm.
!, The state had not, however, proved the
: case beyond reasonable doubt as the
| men were not seen in the station. The
/ men had evidently committed perjury
{ while on the stand. "The fact that con
viction means great deal to them, l
, will adjudge them not guilty. and if l err
J it will be on the side of humanity. l
, think they should be reprimanded for
coming out of the city on such an GRAND
here. | cannot commend their conduct
, that night, or while on the stand, as it is
, evident they were concealing something. y
They were discharged.
William Heidman, charged with afro
cious assault and battery with intent to
} kill Daniel Evan, of Smithville was
among those who pleaded guilty.
Daniel Evan took the stand, and the
bad-looking scars on his face brought
comments from many in the court room.
The stabbing occurred on January 80,
while the prisoner, who was employed by
the year, was carting ice from the Smith
vile pond. 1t had been learned that
Heidman was cruel to the stock under his
charge, and Mr.. EVAN concluded to say
nothing until he caught his farm hand in
the act. This opportunity presented
itself when the man returned that day
from Mount Holly. Finding his mules in
bad shape and Heidman under the in
fiuence of liquor, Evan caught hold of the
latter by the coat collar and said: 81 will
shake some of the rum out of you Leave
the team alone aud go and attend to the
stock for the night"
Heidman resented what he considered
an insult, drew knife and cut Mr. Evans
overcoat. The latter got into the wagon.
and while on the way home, Heidman
caught up, jumped into the wagon, threw
his arm about Mr.. Evan and stabbed him
three times
Realizing what he had done the drunken
man asked forgiveness upon learning that
he was to be arrested, cried and said his
condition made him irresponsible. He Of
fered to pay all charges. Failing to get
exoneration, Heidman said '"Then l will
shoot you" He went to the tenant house
where he resided and came out with his
rifle, but he had no cartridges. He finally
handed the weapon over to a lady who
was present.
DR.. r. G. Darlington explained to the
court the nature of the injuries, stating
that for two weeks the condition of Mr..
Evan was very critical, requiring atten-
ton day and night on the part of three
nurses.
Heidman said he was pretty drunk
He asked Mr.. Evans pardon, said the
latter pulled him off the wagon and he
cut him. He denied saying what he in
tended to do with the rifle.
Judge Horner said the charges against
| the prisoner were serious ones, and that
Heidman was to be congratulated that he
was not facing the court on a charge of
manslaughter or murder Intoxication
was no excuse, even if pleaded as ex-
tenuating circumstances tYou knew
what you were doing" said the Judge |
''and heated blood caused you to resent |
Mr. Evans reproof."
Heidman was then sentenced to state |
prison for ten years. On the way back to |
jail Heidman told Constable Throckmor- |
ton that he would get square with Evan
Mrs. Kate Mcbride, of Mount Holly. |
pleaded guilty to stealing several articles
from Mary Goldy, of Water street. She |
was arrested at Merchantville. In this |
case sentence was suspended, and the de-
PENDANT placed in charge of the Probation
officer, and to William A. Slaughter she |
will be compelled to make frequent re-
ports, and pay all costs of prosecution, |
amounting to $24.48 Judge Horner made
it known that further proceedings in the |
matter were all up to the young lady of
10 summers.
All eyes were then turned toward Roy |
Fenimore, aged IL years. who was sitting
beside his mother. The latter wanted |
him committed to the reform school on
the ground that he was an incorrigible.
The mother stated that he had been living
at Chatsworth, with a son of Victor
Ritzendoller. Roy ran away from there,
and he would not go to school,
The court was not fully satisfied in the
matter, and called attention to the fact
there is law holding parents responsible
for the conduct of their children. "The
case will be investigated by Prosecutor
Atkinson" said Judge Horner, ''as there
is something else in it. l don't want to
send this boy to the reform school unless
as last resort. The case is postponed
for two weeks"
Roy was admonished by the Judge to
be good boy, mind his mother and go to
school, or else other steps would be taken.
The little fellow, amid his sobs, had
heart-to-heart talk with the court, stating,
among other things, that he did not want
to leave Mount Holly.
| The following business was transacted
in the Orphans Court:
| In the insolvent estate of Eli G.. Bowker,
deceased, an order of distribution was made
on the application of W. D. Lippincott
The creditors will receive about 25 per
cent. on the amount of their claims
The account of Alexander c. Wood as
executor of Emma s. Doughten. was APP
proved, as was also the account of Emmor
Roberts as executor of William Birdsall,
deceased.
| The account of Rebecca A. Shinn, ex-
ecutrix of Jacob Assay Shinn, was passed.
| The account of the estate of Griffith W.
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