The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11

A number of criminal cases were dls-
posed of before Judge Horner, on Thurs
day.
L. Marshall Moss was convicted OF check
''kiting'' and sentenced to jail for thirty
days and cost and committed until the costs
are paid He admitted having been con-
victed of forgery ia Montreal, Canada.
In passing sentence Judge Horner said
he had received number of letters favor
able to the prisoner, whom the court
characterized as man of skill and ability
and one who knew the nature OF his
offence.
While soliciting advertisements for
book which he was issuing, Moss obtained
IS from Fred Morse, of Burlington. on
check drawn on the Cinnaminson National
Bank. This was deposited for collection
in the Mechanics National Bank, of Bur-
lington, by Morse As there were no
funds to meet the check, the arrest fol
lowed.
E. L. Williams, cashier of the Riverside
bank, said Moss had no money there to
meet the check, and similar testimony was
given by l. Snowden Haines, cashier OF
the Mechanics National Bank. The latter
said Moss was issuing book entitled
Hints on Banking, and he had agreed to
give the bank 1000 copies without cost.
officials of the bank have given Moss
letters of instruction to men in the bank
ing business, but they are not willing to
| endorse the scheme employed to raise
money as adopted by the defendant, who
failed in his promise to take proper care
of the check when the matter was called
to his attention.
Harold B. Wells was in court in response
to a letter he had received from Judge
Horner, who called attention to the fact
that complaint had been made that Jane
Mclaughlin, of Bordentown, who had
been placed Ia the care of the lawyer as a
provisional probation officer. had placed
herself in contempt of court by selling
cider on Sunday that caused her customers
to become intoxicated, the defendant hav-
ing pleaded guilty TO this offence at the
last term of court. The court ordered
that Mrs. Mclaughlin should be present
on Thursday, and she was so notified by
Mr.. Wells, who has been acting as her
counsel, but she failed to appear. Judge
Horner ordered that she be arrested on a
bench warrant, to be served so that the
defendant may be in court on February
90, to receive her sentence. Mrs. Nc
Laughlin is 80 years old.
In the matter of committing private pa
tents to the county insane asylum, Judge
Horner gave notice that in the future no
attention would be given to such matters
unless the bond to indemnify the county
had been fully executed before the ap- |
plication was made.
Christian West and Charles Kelly, aged |
eight and six years, respectively. appeared
before the court wreathed in smiles, and
they were the most youthful prisoners who
have been seen in the court room in long
time. They were reported to be thorough |
incorrigibles by relatives, to which testi-
mony Marshal Thorn added his know
ledge of the case. They admitted having
stolen hand saw and to inficting cruelty !
to calf. They acknowledged that they
were regular users of tobacco, and that
they had been in the habit of smoking
cigarettes in barn.
What do you think ought to do to
your" asked the court, but before the boys
could answer. Judge Horner continued:
II know what would like to do, which
brought round of smiles from the audi
ence present.
In reply to question Kelly said West
thought it was smart to be bad. 1t was
shown that diligence had been exercised
to keep the lads straight. The perplexing
question of their disposition was over
come by the court sending the boys back
home. Before leaving however they were
given to understand just what they mustdo
In the future to keep out of the reform
school at Jamesburg If Marshal Thorn
finds that the lads are indulging in conduct
likely to result in arson or further thefts,
the defendants will be put where they will
be out Of all mischief. They promised to
quit smoking, said they would go to
school and be good
Howard Hall, colored, Of Burlington,
was found guilty and the boy was remand
ed for sentence. When he had no other
home Annie 8. Chester gave Hall shelter.
paying him for all work he did about the
house. She charged him with stealing a
pair Of shoes, valued at $3.50. The de-
PENDANT was found at church with the
shoes on his feet. Mrs. Chester had pur
chased the shoes for her husband.
Joseph Ruttigo, residing at Roebling,
was given thirty days in jail for cutting
down tree belonging to the Florence
Sand Company.
Mrs. Laura Smith, as she is known in
English, a bright, intelligent woman,
made very acceptable interpreter in the
trial of case that taxed the patience Of the
court The defendants were Stanislaus
Passomoski, John and Alexander Bienko-
swski. Because Of the difficulty in re-
their names, the court desig
mated them as Nos. 1, 2 and and in this
matter they were referred to during the
trial.
The plaintiff was Joseph Kutchinsky,
and he alleged that he was assaulted by the
defendants on the night of January 10.
They inflicted wounds on his face and body
and damaged his house by breaking some
of his windows and lock on the door.
The defendants were said to have been
drunk, and the trouble arose during the
celebration of q rival Polish wedding at
Riverside.
Judge Horner said the trouble was the
result of drunken brawl, and he was not
satisfied that all the defendants were in
court. The Judge said there we're too
many cases of this kind coming from Riv
erside, whose people are entitled to peace
and quiet He thought if there had been
few more marriages there that night
there might have been an instruction.
The three prisoners were sentenced to the
county Jail for thirty days, and each was
ordered to pay a fine OF $25, and to
stand committed until paid. George NJ
Bacon, counsel for the Polanders, said |
that If on such occasions these people |
would limit their supply of beer to about
forty cases, everything would come out all
right