The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-12-31
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Judge thought the increase in lawlessnes.
among the foreign element required more
than usual attention. The practice Of
carrying deadly weapons certainly de-
manded some action to prevent murders
that possibly occurred because the weap.
ons were so handy for use. The sale OF
liquor was also alluded to and the ease
with which Migrants and habitual drunk.
ards could get intoxicants shows plainly
that there is fault somewhere. Judge
Hendrickson thought it incumbent upon
policemen and constables to keep an eye
on places where liquor is sold, and report
to the authorities cases where there are
violations. If man known to be an hab-
itual drunkard or one under the influence
OF liquor, Is seen to be habitually fire.
quenting hotels and saloons a report
should be rendered. The Judge was of
the opinion that little vigilance on the
part of the authorities would have good
effect in abating what is now q general
cause of complaint.
The grand jury concluded its labors on
Thursday, having found is indictments,
as follows:
Edward Corbett larceny of horse from
Samuel II. Greeley.
Giovanni Bonani and Alto Musiniesi,
atrocious assault and battery on Stephen
Benedict and his wife.
Mark Laumaster, larceny of goods from
Joel P. King in Springfield, skiff from
Margaret M. Gummere at Burlington, and
harness. etc., from Clifford s. Price.
Arthur House, burning buildings of
Horace Roberts at Fellowship, also carry
ing concealed weapons.
Oliver Mulligan, breaking and entering
meat shop of F. W. Tippenhauer, at
Moorestown.
Leander Eckert, assault and battery on
Alice Harker.
Joseph Jones, David Costin and William
Hall, larceny of chickens from Charles
Kale, in Chester.
Louisa Kolsky, keeping a disorderly
house in Burlington.
Yesterday Judge Horner's first business
was to call up several against whom in
dictments had been found. They an
swered as follows:
Oliver Mulligan, breaking into the
butcher shop of G.. w. Tippenhauer, at
Moorestown, last Tuesday. He pleaded
non vult contendere.
Edward Corbett pleaded guilty to the
theft of horse, wagon and harness be.
longing to Samuel Fl. Greeley.
Arthur House, carrying concealed
deadly weapons and setting fire to build
ings of Horace Roberts. Not guilty.
Joseph Jones, David Costen and Will
liam Hall were called upon to answer to
the theft of one chicken. They pleaded
not guilty.
Leander Eckart, assault and battery on
Alice Hall, Pemberton. Not guilty.
Louisa Klosky, keeping disorderly
house at Burlington. Not guilty.
Frank Loveland, assault and battery on
an officer at Riverside Non vult con.
tendere.
Emil Dunhart, who has been in custody
for some time for theft of articles at
Riverside, was called before the court. |
Judge Horner asked him if he was ready
to give any further information in the
matter than he had already impaired.
The young man insisted that he had told
the whole truth about the affair but the
court did not agree with him, and after
an Intellectual attempt to get more light
on the subject the Judge sent the young
to the Railway Reformatory.
The court then took up the subject of
granting licenses. Before making any
announcements he wanted to make some
remarks directly to all who were before
the court for license and indirectly to
those who already have the privilege. 1t
has already been the custom for the court
to have general talk on this subject and
he proposed to add more than has been
the former habit and he hoped the results
would be such as to show that the talk
had been needed. The person who has
license is an exception to the general
business man, as he has the right to do
what an ordinary citizen cannot do. If
traveller goes to the house of an ordinary
citizen and asks for lodging or room it is
within the province of the latter whether
he will comply with the request, but if
the traveller goes to licensed hotel it is
obligatory on the proprietor to grant his
requests. The hotel keeper is bound to
keep house for the accommodation of
the public, to provide meals at reasonable
hours, to furnish beds, stabling, etc.
Everything about hotel should be good,
clean and comfortable and the sanitary
should be of the best and
complete. The instant a hotel keeper
fails to live up to those requirements that
very instant his right to continue business
ceases.
Under the licenses granted by the court
there is the privilege of selling liquor, and
while there have not been any direct COM
plants there have been statements made
that caution is necessary en- the part of the
seller If any hotel keeper is violating the
law he must at once correct the evil If
proof of illegal acts is produced license
will be revoked with the possibility of other
punishment. There are some to whom
these remarks do not apply, but each one
will know whether he is referred to-
There is growing tendency to the idea
that there are too many places licensed for
the sale of liquor. Many hold that in
some places where there are two hotels
one is enough, that where there is one
none is required and that the number of
saloons should be materially reduced.
The court is not now in position to say
officially just how far these ideas are
correct, but public sentiment must be con-
sidered and If the curtailment of licensed
places continues to be agitated and grows
in strength it may result In the reduction
of the number of hotels
In such an event those that would first
come under the pruning knife would be
those most Objectionable and least desir
able. If there were two In a place and II
was decided that only one was necessary
then the court must take into consideration
which of the two the best to license. In