The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-24
Court.

Judge Starr presided oyer a session of
court on Thursday.
Aaron E. Burr reported settlement in
the appeal case of Mary McCloskey VS..
Philip Matthews, of Moorestown. to re-
cover for wages due.
A settlement was reported in the suit
of Samuel r. Gilbert against John White.
In this action the sum of $50 was involved,
being stake money on the result of ahoTse
race which took place on the Mount Holly
fair grounds last summer. The contest
was between a horse owned by Gilbert
and trotter belonging to Andrew Taylor,
with White as stakeholder. Apparently
Taylor won the race, but Gilbert claimed
foul and demanded the money which
has been paid to him.
Decision was reserved in the suit of
Charles Fl. MCGOWAN against Constables
William A. Mccormick and William r.
Fleetwood to recover damages for having
been unlawfully elected from a house he
was occupying. The case was argued on
demurrer. " G. Palmer appeared for the
plaintiff and Ernest Watts for the defence.
In the case of William Clark, of Hart
ford, charged with abuse and mal-treat-
ment of his niece, bail was fixed in the
sum of 1000, and when proper security
is furnished he will be released from the
county jail
Sentence was suspended on Lucius
Wishart and John Freck, of Riverside.
The defendants stole some harness from
Ezra B. Brock, of Fairyiew, which they
intended to convert into money. AS both
defendants are of good families, and this
being their first offence, the court and
Prosecutor were willing to extend leniency,
but the men we're cautioned not to appear
before the court again or they would go to
state prison.
In the suit of John W. Lippincott, of
Mount Holly, against George R. Vansciv-
er, Jr., trading as the Philadelphia, Ran
cocas and Mount Holly transportation
company, to recover the value Of a barrel
of sugar shipped on the line of the defend
ant company, which it is alleged was
never delivered, As the proof was de-
fective in regard to the sugar having been
received for shipment by the defendant
the court nonsuited the plaintiff. W. A.
Slaughter appeared for the plaintiff,
George M. Hillman for the defense.
The court next heard the exceptions to
the account of Atwood Wells, John w.
Haines and James M. Armstrong as ex-
ecutors of the estate of Sarah j. Thomp-
son, deceased, of Shamong 1t seems that
Mary E. Wells, who lived with Mrs.
Thompson, had in her possession after
the death of Mrs. Thompson three prom
issory notes aggregating in value $500.
These she said had been given to her by
Mrs. Thompson during her lifetime, but
the executors of the estate declined to
accept this version of it, and claimed that
the notes had only been given to Mrs.
Wells for safe keeping, and were there
fore the property of the estate, They
accordingly entered them in their account
as executors. In the meantime the notes
were placed with the Union national bank
at Mount Holly for safe keeping until the
court should decide the question Of owner
ship. Judge Starr finally decided that he
had no Jurisdiction in the matter, and
suggested that 1t was proper case for the
court of Chancery. Samuel A. Atkinson
appeared as counsel for the executors; B.
II. White for Mrs Wells.