The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
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Palmyra lookup, five months in the cou
ty Jail; John Cusick, of Florence, stes
70 ing cable wire from the Roebling plan
J. three months in the county jail; Wayma
Beecham, breaking and entering, tw
e years in the state prison; John Bane
J. colored, of Philadelphia, assault with II
tent to kill Allen Jones, of Mt. Laure
n one year in state prison; Thomas Caulel
s New Hanover township, stealing chict
ems, one year in the state prison; job
! Mclaughlin, fighting at Riverside, 81
+ fine.
The first case tried ON Wednesday We
that of Thomas Carey, indicted for as
sault and battery with intent to kill Mrs
Louisa Arnold, of Hartford, on Januar
16. The defendant was represented b.
Senator Samuel Z. Robbins and .Georg
NJ Hillman.
From six properties at Hartford, owne
by Carey, the waste water had been run
ming into the ice pond of Richard War
} rick. The latter stopped up the drain
causing the water to back up into tn
J houses. To remedy this matter Care.
found it necessary to dig cesspool, which
he located in the yard of Mrs. Arnold. l
! took him three days to complete this job
and as he treated his tenant with disre
lspect. Mrs. Arnold came to Mount Holly
and sought advice from Justice Slack
After returning home she ordered Carey
to keep off the premises, but he refused
and hurled disgusting language at her.
Mrs. Arnold, who now lives at Nortl
Cramer Hill, said Carey used an oath and
told her to go into the house. IF yor
call me that name again will strike you
with this stick, she exclaimed, and ther
tshe brought the instrument down twice
on Careys head. He threatened to Kill
me with spade and cut me on the hand,
which threw up to protect my head.
shouted MURDER and called Mrs Clay
ton to hold my hand as it was bleeding
terribly. was hanging out clothes and
they threw the water from the well on the
ground under my feet. wanted Dudley
to carry it to the chicken yard, but he
said Carey was boss and he had to obey
orders. l sent my boy for Constable Gil
bert, but he sent word back that he wasn't
home He tried to dodge behind the door,
as he was evidently afraid to tackle Carey.
On cross examination Mrs. Arnold said
she did not object to the digging of the
cesspool, but it was something that Mrs.
Carey had told her that made her afraid
of him. Carey said there wasn't man in
Hartford who could put him off the place.
81 have heard awful things about Carey,
she said, land the neighbors believe him
to be dangerous man."
DIR. Prickitt described the wounds on
Mrs. Arnold's hand, and said that one
of her fingers may be permanently inn
paired.
Percy Arnold, aged IL years, who saw
the assault, said: 'Carey cursed mother
and she struck at him. In return he
struck at her with the shovel. She threw
| up her hands to save her life and cried
'Murderp She struck at him with piece
of broom stick. Carey said he would kill
her."
Justice Slack said he advised Mrs. Ar
mold to use what force was necessary to
get Carey off the place.
Mrs Ida Clayton saw Mrs Arnold hit
Carey. She was screaming, go out OF
my yard Carey was getting angry.
He raised the shovel but she did not see
him strike, as she turned her head, realiz-
ing there was going to be trouble, and
went in the house. When the murder cry
was given Mrs Clayton ran out into her
ward. Running to the fence Mrs. Arnold
exclaimed: ooh, Mrs. Clayton, he struck
me with a shovel" and witness replied,
"Why did you hit that man You know
his bad temper" Mrs. Clayton could not
stop the flow of blood. Carey told Mrs.
Arnold to send her husband out He said
he would kill her. II have used good
many brooms in my time, but if the stick
Mrs. Arnold had in her hand was broom
handle, it was the largest one ever saw,
she declared.
Joseph Hewitt, aged IA years, saw Ca
rev strike Mrs. Arnold with spade. Her
hands were over her head. She hit him
with broom handle. Witness was asked
this question: Didn't you say to two
boys while dropping corn in Warrlck,s
field. that you had told 1ies and would
tell more to get Carey into trouble3" To
this Joseph made positive denial
The state then rested,
In his opening Senator Robbins said
Carey was not the aggressor; that Mrs
Arnold cut herself while striking when
Carey put up the shovel to protect him
self. The defendant did not follow her
up with any threat.
Thomas Carey took the stand and said
he came from Ireland when II years OF
age. Had you any money when you
landedf' counsel asked This brought
out CareY's winning smile and he replied,
"Not much He admitted owning farm
at Mt. Laurel in addition to property else
where. He can read but very little and
has worked on a farm all his life. Carey
said: ''Mr. Warrick forbade me draining
water from my houses into his pond. l
went to Mrs Arnold's with Joseph Dud-
ley to dig the well, but she tried to stop
me. told her it was matter that needed
attention. She objected to Dudley bailing
the water out of the cesspool and referred
to me as a dirty Irish brute. did not
call her any names. On the following day
when l went to finish the work on the
cesspool, Mrs. Arnold hit me over the
head and cut my hat. l was first struck
when two feet in the well. At the third
| blow l raised the shovel to protect my
head. If had struck her with the shovel
l would have cut her whole head off. Al
the injury she received was what she in
ficted herself She used stick of corc
wood four feet long. was surprised
when she attacked me, and don't beliey'
she would have done it had it not beer
for Justice Slack She struck me just a
fast as she could raise her arm. Whel
she was cut and retreated did not follow
ner up PIeleAl0o d SnoA 80 "a oS0"
against Mrs. Arnold but she was not in
dicted."
On cross-examination Carey reluctantl
admitted that he had been convicted o.
three indictments for assault and batter
in 1899, 1901 and 1908. In each case fin
was imposed.
While admitting that he was drinkin
man, Carey said: Il believe give NOR
} trouble when am sober than when al