The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-03

Legal matters engaged the attention of
Judge Horner at the Court House, Tues
day morning.


Legal matters engaged the attention o
Judge Horner at the Court House, Tues
day morning
Considerable time was consumed in dis
posing of an application presented b,
Franklin B. Lewis, counsel for the Noun
Holly and Jobstown Turnpike Company
who asked that toll be restored on that roaC
because of the fact that the bridges com
planned of by the commissioners appoint
ed to examine the road had been repaired
1t was shown by the affidavits of Super
intendent Lippincott and two disinterest
ed citizens of Mount Holly, that the three
bridges have been put in safe condition
Afidavits were also presented by Geo
M. Hillman on behalf of the objectine
petitioners who succeeded In getting the
toll removed, and they were not yet ready
to have it restored. Under oath they as
serted that the repairs referred to by Mr.
Lewis could only be regarded as tempo
rary and that they did not meet the re-
quirements of the law. Opposition could
not be withdrawn until there was par
tial reconstruction Of the largest bridge,
which is located near Jobstown. 1t was
alleged that the abutments are out of
alignment and ought to be rebuilt The
size of the bridge was referred to, which
is Is feet 3 inches wide. The law under
which the charter of the company was
granted, specifies that the bridges on this
road shall be 20 feet wide.
Mr.. Lewis claimed that all action neces-
sary under the report of the commission
ers had been taken, and that the bridges
in, their present condition were safe.
Mr.. Hillman contended that defects
which still existed in the bridges had
caused an uprising of the farmers who
still object to paying toll.
Judge Horner referred to the surprising
af1davits, and said he would
not bring up the question of veracity, as
all those connected with the matter were
held in the highest respect by the court,
but he would decide the issue on the pre-
ponderance of the evidence Only In a
general way had the turnpike company
referred to the repairs, while specific de-
fects were pointed out In the affidavits of
The complainants, and for that reason the |
application was denied. After the pres
emit cause for complaint has been removed, |
The matter of restoring the toll will again |
be considered.
This decision was quite a set back to !
'he turnpike company, who have no avail |
able funds, having gone in debt to carry
IN the repairs already made.
The matter of releasing Charles Cam
sron from Jail under bail was held under
ldvisement. The defendant and man |
named Parker stole some hams and lard
rom the freight station at New Lisbon.
Parker confessed after he gave bail. The
ground on which the application was
made was that both men should be treat
ID alike. Prosecutor Atkinson said that
Parker had confessed while In jail, he
would not have consented to his liberia
ion. The court wanted to know why
,uAtJ man ouOu1u NC dOLulbG6Q 10 Dali. ,
Sentence was imposed on the following
prisoners:
Horace Jackson, colored, of Mount Hol-
Y, stealing $40 from Clarence Ander-
on, placed in charge of the probation
fficer. ii
Joseph Sorden, of Chester township, ]
Or carrying revolver and threatening
William G. Riddle, six months in the |
ounty jail
Robert McHenry, assaulting William H. !
oulks, of Springfield township, six /
lonths in the county jail. i,
Josiah Earlin, of Burlington, for the s
legal sale of liquor, fined $25 each on /
NO indictments and sentence suspended I
q others.
Sabitino Arisino, of Burlington, who
as rounded up In the recent liquor cru
sde, was fined $25 each on six indict- {
tents and sentence suspended on others. s
Ignatio Booden, of Burlington, larceny,
months in the county jail. \
William Haywood, of Burlington, adj |
lifted that he could not resist the temp I
Ition to set buildings on fire. His sanity /
Ill be inquired into at the request OF his l
arentS.