The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
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| In the Orphans court, on Wednesday
the final accounts in the estates of Jan
Carson, Rose Lynch and William Ii. Du
bell were presented and allowed
Wilfred FL. Robertson and his wife
Vivian c. Robertson, of Moorestown
petitioned the court for the adoption O
Laura Phillips, minor.
The sale of in the estate of John P. L
Atkins. of Mount Holly, was confirmed.
Attorney George Evans, CT Moorestown
petitioned the court to declare insolven
the estate of William L. Shane. TIL,
matter went over until September 10.
Because of the Elks' parade in Philadel
phia, Thursday, July IS, Judge Hornel
announced that there would be no session
OF court ON that day, as many mem bers
of the bar and other citizens were inter
ested in this important celebration. There
will be court on the 10Th and 18th of this
month, and it is requested that all bust.
ness possible be presented to court on the
first named date.
Blanchard II. White asked for the trans.
fer of the license of Howard T. Warrick,
of Browns Mills, to John Davis. This
was granted after it had been ascertained
from the Attorney Generals office, at
Trenton, that the clause had been eliminated
from the Bishops bill which required
that an applicant must reside in the town
ship one year before he is eligibleto secure
q license.
In the case of A. w. Dresser, real es.
tate agent, of Burlington, VS.. Ella G..
Stoy, of Riverside, the Judgment of the
lower court was reversed and non-suit
granted. The action was to recover com
mission on the sale of a farm, concerning
which the plaintiff had nothing to do. He
was only to be paid commission In case
he secured purchaser.
Henry ]. Trick, John E. Darnell and
Charles B. Ballinger, commissioners ap-
pointed to ascertain if the Mount Holly
and Jobstown turnpike was being kept in
manner which complied with the re-
quirement of the law, presented their re-
port to the court, but Judge Horner
ordered that it be returned to the commits
sioners with directions that they comply
with the order of their appointment. The
report was quite favorable to the turnpike
company, and the proceedings would have
been dismissed had not reference been
made to two bridges, which it was
thought should be repaired to make them
safe. Judge Horner said he knew nothing
about the matter himself. The commission
ers had been appointed as the eyes and ears
of the court, and he could not go beyond
their report, which was in such shape
that he could not say whether the COM
pany was guilty or not guilty. The doc
ument was not specific enough for action
to be taken.
Action was deferred andiprivilege grant
ed that testimony may be taken concerning
the bridges.
Hnr f..1s 80.
jury, Elizabeth Schaffer, of Burlington,
entered plea of guilty. She was charged
with keeping disorderly house, her place
having been raided by Mayor G. Taylor
Rue.
Prosecutor Atkinson had received I'M
favorable reports concerning the defend
ants actions. The latter claimed that
there had been several parties at her house,
when considerable beer was disposed of
Mrs. Schaffer was returned to iail until
July is, and in the meantime further in
quiry will be made.
For committing an assault and battery
on Henry A. Smith. of Cinnaminson
Charles A. Hunter pleaded guilty, He
said all hands were drunk at the time. and
he was protecting his wife from assault
when the trouble arose. Sentence was
Sheriff Norcross was instructed to &C.
cept bail In the sum of So 500 in the case
of Caleb Rogers, of Chairville, who is
under Indictment for manslaughter, inthe
death of David Beebe. The request that
the prisoner should be admitted to bail
was made at the request of his counsel,
Eckard P. Budd.
Alvah Carly, of Florence, appeared be-
fore the court for having violated his
parole, under which he was placed in
April, 1905. when there were four indict-
men Is against him for assaulting old
people. The prisoner got drunk because
he thought his time had expired and chat
he was not violating any order of the
court. Carly was ordered to pay the costs
of bis Apprehension, and he was handed
over for the probation officer to look after.
The defendant was not required to take
the usual pledge for two years, but Judge
Horner advised him to take pledge of
honor with himself for life.
In response to an application presented
by Eckard z. Budd, at previous session
of court, for the appointment of three
commissioners to view the Centreton turn
pike. which was alleged to be in such a
condition that toll should be lifted, Judge
Horner appointed the following to act in
the matter: DR.. William C. Parry, Haines
pott; Frank P. Jones, Beverly, and Joseph
Kaighn, Moorestown.