The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-10-01

Court.
Judges Hendrickson, Lloyd and Hornel
were on the bench when the September
term of court opened, last Thursday
There were no special features in the
charge to the grand jury. Judge Hornel
imposed the following fines and costs or
residents of Burlington who were guilty
of illegal sale of liquor: Lena Connell
$3.50; Morris Palivinick, $3.50; N. j.
Maloney, $500.
Adopting a suggestion made by Prose
cutor Atkinson. Judge Hendrickson ap-
pointed Richard B. Eckman clerk of the
grand jury at salary of 800 per year.
The grand jury held long session, at
which they presented to the court seven
bills of Indictment as follows: George r.
Clark, assault with intent to kill Thomas
j. Barrett, of Roebling, and another in
dictment for attempting to break prison.
Edwin M. Watson and Mary Watson, of
Moorestown, manslaughter, for practicing
Christian science. John A. Cook and
Joseph Haywood, breaking and entering
the dwelling house of Anna E. Hurff, of
Mount Laurel.
Frank Banca, of Florence township,
carrying concealed weapons.
David Thomas, alias Fisher, of South
ampton township. larceny.
Harry G. Tomlinson, Mount Holly, as.
sault with intent to kill his wife.
Before adiourning court for the week,
on Wednesday morning, Judge Horner
sentenced Joseph johnson, of Mount
Holly, to the Railway Reformatory, as a
medical commission had reported the
prisoner to be sane.
Judge Horner sentenced several often
ders yesterday morning. The first to
stand up were George Parker and Charles
Cameron, who had pleaded guilty to en-
tering cars at the New Lisbon station and
stealing good from them. Cameron was
fined $25 and sent to the county Jail for
three months. Parker was fined $50.
Reuben Baum, youth who stole a
bicycle, had sentence suspended and was
placed in custody of the New Jersey
Society for Protection to Children.
Michael WEIGH was given six months
In the county Jail. for entering houses in
Mount Holly and stealing silverware and
watch. Detective Parker had been look
ing up the record of Welch, but he was
unable to get any information showing
that the man was confirmed thief.
John Valenti, of Burlington, was fined
800 for the illegal sale of liquor. Law
yer Palmer made an appeal for his client
in which he stated that the man could not
speak or understand single word of
English. From force of habit Judge
Horner said "Valenti, stand up" Either
the man had been accustomed to such
proceedings or else his knowledge of the
English language was not so limited for
he sprang up at once.
Frank Herold, of Cinnaminson, con-
victed of keeping disorderly house, was
fined $780,
After disposing of criminal matters
Judge Horner took up applications for
license to sell liquor.
Alfred A. Adams, of Woodmansee, did
not respond when his name was called, so
his application was laid over until next
Monday.
Charles A. Sterling had an application
before the court for license to keep hotel
at Hartford, but before action could be
taken he reconsidered the matter, asked
permission to withdraw the paper and his
request was granted.
The application of Walter E. Berry to
keep hotel at Atsion, was refused.
Judge Horner informed Mrs. Mary ].
Davis that he had received an anonymous
letter in which it was charged that certain
occurrences at the hotel on Mill street,
Mount Holly, were of such character as
to warrant refusal of the license. The
Judge said he could not take official notice
advised Mrs Davis to so conduct her
hotel that complaint could not be made
of it.
When the application of Curtis Davis to
keep hotel at Medford was reached a
peculiar state of affairs presented itself
Mr.. Davis put in his application on the
first day of court as the statute provides.
The next morning he died. The laws of
New Jersey do not make any provision
for granting license to dead mans ad-
ministrators or executors, consequently
the license dies with the applicant in this
case. Had 1t been granted to him and he
had died the next day there would not
have been any trouble about transferring
1t to any one who presented the proper
credentials. The case was continued un-
til next Monday in order that Samuel
A. Atkinson, who represents the estate of
Mr.. Davis, may look into the law more
thoroughly, but from the present outlook
it would seem that the hotel will have to
be without license to sell liquor until
the next term of court.
The following licenses were granted