The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-07

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At the session of court, on Thursday
William Martin. of Bordentown, and Mary
A. Venable, of Vincentown, were formally
committed to the county insane asylum.
William Sharp, of Mount Holly, who IL
under probation for difficulty which he
had with his wife, who has left him, ap-
peared before Judge Horner with respect
to supporting his child. He was per-
fectly willing to do this with the under
standing that the child and not its mother
was to receive the benefit of the money,
otherwise he might baulk on the PROPOSE
ton.
William Henry Johnson, OF Mount
Holly, charged with breaking tombstone
at the grave of his daughter Lizzie, gave
bail in the sum of 5000 for his appearance
at the September term of court.
Spencer @. Barnes, of Camden, waived
Indictment and pleaded guilty to carrying
revolver His case was laid over for
further investigation. This is the youth
who managed to get out of jail a week
ago and was captured by Constable Gas
kill. Barnes said he had been arrested
once before for stealing launch. His
bluff failed to work by stating to the
court that the revolver he carried was not
loaded. "You can't make anything by
lying to me-" remarked Judge Horner,
and then Barnes admitted that the weapon
contained ball cartridges and that he
knew it was against the law to carry such.
He had been employed in the New York
Shipbuilding Company's yard, and his
employers will be consulted as to his
character. He was placed under parole
three months ago by Judge Joline at
Camden.
John Alloway, who was charged jointly
with Abner Rogers with breaking and
entering the stores of Aaron R. Pitman
and Harry Allen. at Vincentown, on Mon
day night, June Is, was placed on trial
Aaron r. Pitman, the first witness, knew
very little about the affair, and he could
not tell if anything had been taken, al
though he said the safe had been tam
pered with. 1t rained very hard that
night, and a short distance from the safe
there was wet place on the floor, show
ing that the burglar had been out in the
rain.
Harry Allen said two hundred pennies
had been taken from the cash register, the
drawer Of which was found open. Allo-
way told Allen he knew nothing about
the robbery, but it was his opinion that
book agent named Hepman S. Wise did it.
The latter gentleman took the stand and
gave testimony that assisted to convict
Alloway. Wise and Alloway were to-
gether great portion of that night, and
they did not separate until after o'clock
Tuesday morning. Shortly after mid
night they were sitting on the hotel steps.
While Wise was in very sleepy condition
and trying to forget his troubles, Rogers
came along and called Alloway aside. For
some time they were out of sight, but
witness could not say how long, and it is
supposed that during this period the rob
berry was committed, to accomplish which
would only take short time.
Augustus Bartlett and Russell Wright
saw two meR sitting on the hotel steps.
but they were not recognized.
James Nixon, manufacturer of cigars,
testified that on Tuesday night Rogers
came into his store, made purchases and
paid with lot of pennies. On Wednes-
day night Alloway came in. He bought
two cigarettes and handed over two
pennies.
Japhet Nixon, night Waterman at the
railroad station, said Alloway was there
at O'Clock on Tuesday morning.
Abner Rogers, who pleaded guilty to
this crime the week previous. was sworn.
]. 81. Kelsey, who was assigned by the
court to defend Alloway, objected to
Rogers giving any testimony, as he had
pleaded guilty and said that Alleway was
not present. Counsel considered that he
was an incompetent witness. The objec-
ton was overruled.
On the night in question the men got
some whiskey and after drinking they
talked about committing robbery. Ac
cording to the testimony of Rogers, he
broke into Aliens store, and AllowaY got
in Pitman's store, and he tried to get into
the safe.
The state then rested.
The defendant took the stand in his own
behalf. AlIoway said he met the book
agent when the hotel closed and was with
him until a. m. Then he went to bed in
the barn Of Louis Brown, where he al
sleeps when in Vincentown. He works
on the farm of Benjamin Brown. He had
an uncle at Vincentown, but does not go
there late at night because the latter is i'll
Alloway said he did not break into the
stores and that he was not with Rogers
when the crime was committed. He knew
nothing about 1t until the next morning
After he had taken drink at the hotel
steps Rogers said he was going home, and
the men babe each other good night.
William Joyce had given him nine pen
MES for holding his horse while he went
into the mill.
Alloway was out in the rain that night
with Wise, but the latter had an UNI
brella, and they did not get wet.
Although he had bad case because of
its complication, counsel thought he had
proven an alibi, but Judge Horner want
ed to know where that came in.
The court said 1t was not the policy of
the law to convict on the uncorroborated
statement of an accomplice. In eliminat-
ing the statement of Rogers there was not
sufficient testimony to convict Alloway,
but taken together put different aspect
on the case. The testimony of Wise was
important While the court didn't under
stand Rogers, he told connected story.
The testimony of Wise was sufficient to