The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-04
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q mally committed to the county insan
asylum.
Agnes G. Woolmsn, of Burlington, wa
also formally committed to the count.
: insane asylum. Her husband, Harr.
: Woolman, opposed paying her board a
that institution, but as he was found to b.
man of means, Judge Horner issued al
: order that Woolman must pay 81 30 pc
week. The woman had been confined IL
: the state hospital at Trenton for seventeen
years. She was recently discharged from
/, that institution and the authorities refused
t to take her back again because she MAJ
, a legal residence in this county. The hus
band wanted to keep his wife at home, but
, the family insisted that she receive othel
, care and recently Mrs. Woolman was
taken to New Lisbon.
After a jury had been drawn to try the
t only case of the day, which had been ap'
pealed from Justices court, the balance
of the panel was excused for the term un'
less a specific demand should be made fol
their return.
The case was then called of Margaret
F. Cawley against Frank B. Stevens, heI
step-father The contending parties re-
side In Mount Holly, the suit being one Of
replevin to recover some household goods
The plaintiff was represented by Eckard
1 P. Budd and v. Claude Palmer; Franklin
B. Lewis appeared for the defendant.
u After the death of Lizzie Stevens, on
May 80, 1907, her husband gave the
household goods to his step-daughters al
though he was not on friendly terms with
Margaret. He made no objection when
they removed the goods from the house.
Margaret F. CawleY was the first wit
ness. She lives with the family of Joshua
E. Borton, of Moorestown, but at the time
of her mothers death, she resided on West
Washington street, Mount Holly. Mar
garet enumerated all the furniture she
owned, stating that it had been given to
her by Mrs. Borton. After the mother
died Margaret had conversation with
her sister Ethel In disposing OF the
furniture the latter asked Stevens what he
wanted. He said he didn't want any
thing but small token to remember his
wife, and he would give everything to the
sisters.
| On cross-examination Margaret said
that Stevens told his sister that they could
have everything, and that he would be
content with what they left him. They
left him a furnished bed room, dining
room and kitchen 80 he could live. COM
fortably. Some silverware as wedding
presents was given to Lizzie Stevens when
the latter, while in the employ OF Mrs.
Borton, got married. These the mother
gave to Margaret prior to her death.
Mrs. Frank Dillon said that some OF the
goods were brought to her house in Oc-
tober. and when Stevens made demand
for them they were surrendered to him.
Some goods were also stored at the
home Of Hester Dillon, grandmother,
but she gave them up when demand was
made for them.
Frank Dillon, an uncle Of the plaintiff,
heard Stevens say the girls could have the
furniture. All he wanted was little to
remember her by.
On cross examination Dillon said he
went to the house because assistance was
needed there to arrange for the funeral,
owing to the condition of Stevens. Wit
ness delivered up the goods in his possess
ion on demand signed by Stevens as ex-
ecutor of the estate
Mrs. Mary johnson, Elizabeth Stevens
and Esther Payne were present and heard
Stevens give the goods away Mrs. Bor-
ton testified to having given the goods
enumerated to Margaret. This fact was
specified to Stevens when he took the
goods to his own home.
The plaintiff then rested.
Mr.. Lewis said the defence would be
that Stevens made no statement to his
step-daughters that they could take this
property away and that he did not give it
to them. After taking out letters OF ad-
ministration Stevens found that he could
have these goods returned to him, which
were subject to the debts of the estate
Until he consulted counsel he did not
know what his rights in the matter We're
The writ of replevin could not issue, as
Stevens was in lawful possession OF the
property.
The defendant was the only witness
called to substantiate his claim. He SAID:
1.-The day after the funeral the girls came
to nv house. One of them said: We are
going to leave you three furnished rooms
The back bed room, dining room and
kitchen They packed up the goods and
made no objection. / did not know
whether had right to, as they might
have an interest in them. ! had not then
taken counsel. After | became admins
traitor took possession of the goods and
moved them back to the house, and then
the replevin was issued My wife owned
the furniture, and I had no knowledge
that any of them belonged to Margaret
Cawley."
On cross-examination Stevens said: Il
did not know that Mrs. Borton had given
| the goods to Margaret, although brought
them from her house. Mrs. Borton did
not tell me she was giving them to Mar
garet." Stevens then declared that he had
made no statement as testified to by the
several witnesses, that he did not want
the goods, and that he gave the property
to the sisters He did not want them to
have anything.
When called in rebuttal Mrs. Borton
said when Stevens got the goods, she told
him to take them to the house and that
, they were for Margaret. He understood
just who they were for.
The Jury rendered verdict in favor Of
the plaintiff.
} On Thursday Judge Homer imposed
, sentence of one year in state prison OF
John Gillespie for bigamy. His frs
} wife was Miss Lillian Bishop, OF Jobs
, town. and they were married in Noun
l Holly in 1888. On October IL, 1907
. Gillespie married Miss Elizabeth DIETRICH
of Riverside.
q Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Raab will remove t
q Camden in few weeks.
The incorporation of Columbus into
: poronrh 10 heinc strongly advocated.