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

Presbyterian church, appeared in Cour
, on Thursday morning, and proteste
, against transfer of the license of Jane
D. Flynn, who keeps saloon on Mai
} street. to Samuel and George Greenwalc
r The request of transfer was made b
, Franklin B. Lewis, who said that til
petition had been signed by twelve rer
ntable citizens and that the applicant
J were men of good character, to whic
there seemed to be no exceptions. MI
Lewis said the applicants had the conf
dence and respect of the people of Noun
Holly and he had no hesitancy in recon
mending them.
SIS any one interested in this matter?
asked the Judge.
your honor, would like to say few
words, replied Mr.. Durham.
4 The minister said he represented n
one whatever, and was simply present t.
advocate the welfare and interest of tn
township. 1t was the first time he ha,
ever appeared in court on this kind of
subject. Reference was made to the fac
that former Judge Joseph II. Gaskill ha'
in mind a cancellation of this license, VIII
stated in open court that as the bushes
did not pay, he would not transfer tn
license to a Burlington man who wanted
to buy the place of Mr.. Flynn.
Mr.. Durham said he felt sorry becaus
both man wnrn annu oinfopooc of hiS II
had dealt with them and admitted thei
respectable business standing This mat
ter came up sooner than he had expected
and for that reason he had no time t.
speak to the applicants on the subject, 81
that what he might have said to then
would have no weight whatever.
The court said that the question to b.
considered was the character of the appli
cants.
Continuing, Mr.. Durham said there was
no need for saloon at that part of the
town. He was trying to show to the court
the advanced moral improvement OF
Mount Holly. He referred to the three
hotels on Main street and one on Water
street. stating that if a person took a
stand at point near the Masonic Temple,
he could throw stone and almost reach
five licensed places. This is good op.
portunity, suggested the speaker, for the
court to get rid of one of these places, as
the men who now want to operate the
Flynn saloon we're already well established
in other business.
Mr.. Durham said it didn't seem fair to
let these men enter this business without
warning them of what they might expect
in the future. Reference was made to a
remonstrance that may be presented next
December, by which these applicants
might be compelled to go out of business
and thus suffer to that extent. If the
license is to be transferred, the business
should be put in some other location, to
be in keeping with the approved appear
ance of the town during the past three
years. Coming in from Garden street the
beauty Of Main street can be improved by
doing away with place. We would have
acted more wisely, however, If we had
presented remonstrance last fall, but at
that time we did not know what Mr..
Flynn was going to do.
Rev. Richard H. Baker, pastor of the
Baptist church, had nothing to add to
what Mr.. Durham had already said, but
promised to give his weight to the matter
Mr.. Lewis said he was quite surprised
at the attitude of Mr.. Dnnham on the
matter. He believed any saloon in town
would meet his disapprobation because
he was minister of the gospel The
place had been conducted for twenty
years. Now two men, to whom no ex-
ception can be taken, were recommen-
ded by twelve good signers. The speak
er thought that no sentiment as expressed
by Mr.. Durham should be allowed to
enter the contest, and that the license
should be transferred.
Judge Horner said the whole question
related to the fitness of the applicants and
their qualification. Mr.. Dunham's re-
marks were in favor of a revocation
of this license, which is the privilege of
the license court at any time for cause.
The court approved of the transfer for
the unexpired term.
Having signed waiver of indictment
and trial by jury, the following prisoners
entered pleas of guilty:
Israel Timbers. colored, of Burlington,
charged with carrying concealed deadly
weapons. He had been in a fight with a
man named Mcconnell. When arrested
revolver was taken from Timbers, who
was sentenced to six months in the county
jail.
Jackson Webster, of New York state,
charged with the larceny of money from
Isaac Atkinson, of Columbus, got one
year in state prison. The prisoner has
been in this county four years working
for various farmers. He was arrested in
Philadelphia by Detective Parker.
James H. Taylor was glad of the oppor-
tunity to receive his sentence of three
months in the County jail. While work
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pany, and took some poison withsthe idea
of committing suicide He denied the
assertion that he was deserter from the
United States Navy. Judge Horner told
the prisoner that after he had served his
sentence. he should go back to his home
at Madison. Wisconsin.
John II. Wells. colored, arose with the
aid of a cane when his name was called
He had been shot in the legs after enter
ing the house of William 81. Slaughter,
near Moorestown. His only excuse for
breaking and entering the place was that
he was hungry. His home is at Stanton,
Va. He will remain in state prison for
one year.
Having tainted dead away, it became
necessary to remove Mrs. Gormley from
the court room. She is sister of Zachary
Koon, who, together with Joseph Kearney
and Benjamin Silverthorne, all of Phila
delphia, were charged with breaking and
entering the railroad station on the night
of February 81.
William P. Griffin, the night Waterman,
was the only witness for the state. In
reply to question he told one of the men
that the last train had gone to the city.
He had locked the station for the night
and would not let the strangers in to get
warm. He had been checking up some
baggage and saw the men standing at the
station door. Later he heard them walk