The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-08

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' license because it was shown that he hs
s been selling liquor to minors. Since th'
, time residents of the place were of IL
I opinion, from what they had heard, thi
: liquor was still being sold without
: cense, which resulted in a protest to ii
court. When the witnesses summoned
: the case came to give their version of th
affair, they were not able to prove in on
single instance where Mr.. Sooy had vic
lated the law, and because of this fac
Judge Horner granted the license aske
for. 1t was shown, however, that til
hotel was not conducted in a manner
meet the requirements of the travelin
public, more attention being given to tn
bar than to other parts of the house.
At Saturdays session of court JOSEF
Brady retracted his former plea of no
guilty and entered one of guilty. He wa
indicted for setting fire to the barn of N
w. c. Horton, at Burlington.
Blanchard H. White, who appeared TO
the prisoner, said that while under the in
fiuence of liquor his client was put ava,
in the barn, and he knew nothing as tt
how it took fire. Counsel suggested tina
six or nine months would be suff1cien
punishment.
Prosecutor Atkinson said he didn't thinl
the case had any element of wilfulness in
it. The crime was only criminal care
less act He found that Brady had gooC
reputation.
In the opinion of the court there was nc
desire to destroy, either for revenge OF
vindictiveness, as the trouble in this case
evidently resulted from intoxication
Judge Horner said that those who destroy
houses or barns can expect no leniency
from this court. Brady was given six
months in the county jail.
Referring to the rules of the court,
which provide for special sessions on the
first and third Saturdays, Judge Horner
said the arguments of the members Of the
bar were satisfactory to him and he was
convinced that the day should be changed.
He was inclined to the belief that owing
to the fact that thelsheriff's sales are held
on Thursday, when many people are
brought to Mount Holly, that day should
be named for holding the special sessions,
and it was so ordered. The first and third
Thursdays will now supersede Saturdays,
except during the month of August, and
the new arrangement goes irto effect at
once. If there is any complaint in regard
to this selection, the court wants the law
yers to make that fact known. Appli-
cations for licenses must be filed on the
first day of the term, and remonstrances
must be filed on the Saturday before the
granting of licenses.
The case of Mrs. Howard Dempster
against her husband, for assault and bat
terry, was then disposed of.
The wife took the stand and said that
on November "a Howard came home
drunk and slapped her with his open
hand. They have been married fourteen
and she was born in the south.
She admitted that he had struck her be-
fore and said her health was poor. She
didn't like his condition when he came
home, and because of this fact she started
the fuss. Mrs. Dempster said she had
anything but pleasant life with her hus-
band, and declared she was not testifying
in order to shield him.
Constable Throckmorton, who made the
arrest, said he took revolver from
Dempster. The wife had mark on the
side of her face close to her right eye. At
the hearing she said Howard had come
home drunk many times. He had abused
her and she could not live with him any
longer
The prisoner then took the stand and
said he was so drunk that he had no recol-
lection of striking his wife. He and his
wife had no more trouble than other mar
ried people. She had always been good
and truthful. He would be willing to go
back and live with her and would promise
never to drink another drop of liquor.
Before this trouble he had not drank any
for two years. He admitted having been
in Jail here several times, and said it was
his brother and not him who had been con
fined in the Monmouth county Jail.
Dempster said he struck his wife because
she wanted to learn how to box. He
traded his watch for twenty-five cents and
the revolver.
Judge Horner saked Dempster how he
reconciled his statement that he had not
drank for two years prior to his assault,
when his wife said ne frequently came
home drunk. Dempster became puzzled.
Mrs. Wolfsburg said Dempster was not
drunk when he came home.
She did not know anything about the
assault. only heard their voices.
George M. Hillman, who was called
upon to represent the prisoner, said the
testimony didn't make his client man of
very bad character. 1t is a case that if
time had been taken to consider no arrests
would have been made, as the wife has
been very diligent to get him out of Jail
Counsel thought Dempster should be
placed in charge of the probation officer,
as the whole case is trivial matter. This
would be punishment that would not de-
prive the wife of his support.
Prosecutor Atkinson said he had no
sympathy in such cases, and wished we
had law like that in Delaware, where
wife heaters could be whipped in public.
He accused Mrs Dempster of telling a diff
ferent story on the stand from what she
told him in his Office
Judge Horner said he was convinced
that the testimony of the wife had been
considerably colored, and from her state
ment it was apparent that her beatings
had been of frequent occurrence. Demp-
ster was given one year in state prison.
Now see what you have done. he said
to his wife, as he passed her while being
taking back to Jail.
Having violated the condition of his
probation, John H. Matthews, Jr., of Bor-
dentown, was arrested and brought before
the court, to which the case was presented
by probation officer William A. Slaughter
The pressure of friends to protect the
young man from additional punishment
was of some avail. In his severe repri-
mend to Matthews, Judge Horner said:
Every drink of liquor you take in the
future will be knock on the doors of
state prison, to which institution you will
be committed if you ever appear here
again"
Yesterday morning the trial of indict,
ments began, the first being that against
Miobaal Rilev for assanlt and hatterv or