The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
Court.

Judge Starr presided at the special ses-
! sion on Thursday and disposed of a num-
| Der of cases.
Robert Crossin pleaded guilty to steal
| ing horse from Harry Evans of Medford,
| and also stealing a bicycle from Ralph Sat
terthwait, of Moorestown. He has served
| time in the reform school for another
offense, so the court committed him to the
Railway reformatory. His mother, who
was in court, wept as she told the court
how she bad tried to reform him. Then
she walked across the room and kissed her
son good by, and he seemed very much
affected.
William Budd Mason, colored, pleaded
guilty to stealing $50 in cash from Robert
Street, of Mount Holly after the latter had
taken him in and given him home. The
defendant said he had taken the money be-
cause he had heard that his step father
was on his trail, and he didn't want to be
taken back home. He was sentenced to
the Railway reformatory.
Charles Haines pleaded guilty to break
ing into the bungalow of Messrs. Brown
and Blair at Browns Mills. 1t was
shown that he had served time before for
stealing chickens, so he was sentenced to
Is months in the state prison.
Robert Watson, young man, pleaded
guilty to selling liquor without license
in Medford after being warned to desist.
He was driving a beer wagon for Ru-
fore the court in that county. As Ru-
dolph could not be reached in this county
under the law the only thing to be done
was to Impose fine on Watson, who was
ordered to pay a fine of $3.50 and costs.
Judge Starr said he was familiar with
the methods of-the defendants employer
and of his oft repeated promises to retire
from the business, and the only regret was
that he could. not be punished in this
county.
Stacy Lippincott entered plea of not
guilty to the charge Of stealing 81 capons
from Charles NJ. Tilton last February.
He was ordered to be remanded to jail in
default of $500 bail.
Frank Williams pleaded guilty to embez-
zling S17 from the Burlington ice plant
where he was employed. He said he was
willing to make good the loss, and his
employer, Mr.. Worthington wanted to
give him another chance. further in
quiry developed the fact that he was one
of the men arrested on suspicion of being
concerned in the Jefferson murder at Bur
lington, and that he had made a fake
confession in which he implicated two
other men, who were held IN jail Tor
months in consequence. The court
finally decided to suspend sentence upon
Williams agreeing to swear of from
booze. If he does not keep this pledge he
will be rearrested and sent to state prison.
Edward Jasper, colored, pleaded guilty.
to stealing money and Jewelry to the value
of 5000 from Mahlon Cuthbert, OF Beverly,
by whom he was employed. AS he bad
served time in the West for another rob
berry he was sentenced to the state pris-
ON Tor Is months.
Edward Wilbur was next tried on the
charge of having committed an assault
and battery on Charles p. Albertson near
New Lisbon. DR.. Enoch Hollingshead
testified to the character of the injuries
he found on AlbertSOn, and William ii.
Reeves and Frank Ross told the story
of the assault. The former said he heard
Wilbur say he had struck Albertson be-
cause the latter had insulted his wife, but
the latter was represented on this occasion
by Rebecca Harker, who was touring with
Wilbur. The latter had told others that
day that he had just been married to Re-
becca who is daughter of Mrs. Caddie
Dink. When Wilbur went on the stand to
give his version of the case he said the as
sault was begun by Albertson, who had
lust taken a drink out of Wilbur's bottle.
After that he offered Rebecca Harker
dollar, and this seemed to start the fuss.
Wilbur denied that he struck AlbertSon
or insulted Rebecca but because he bad
called him an Irish -. He denied that
he was married to Rebecca, or that he
had made any such statement, but adj
mitted on cross discrimination that she
had written him letters sine he was in jail
in which she had addressed him as Dear
Husband"
Rebecca Harker was sworn as a wit
ness and declared that Albertson had
struck the first blow, and also that he
had offered her dollar. What happened
after that she wouldn't tell. She denied
being his wife or having lived with him
in that capacity.
The court said it thought Albertson had
told the truth about the case and SEN
fenced Wilbur to three months In the
county Jail.
Grant Bacon, colored, pleaded guilty to
stealing an opera cloak and a lot of jewel
ry from Mrs. Ella A. Swisher, near
Arneytown. Some of the stolen goods
were recovered by detective Parker in a
pawn shop where the defendant had
pawned them. Mrs. Swisher, who is a
daughter of Budd S. Woodward, testified
that the defendant had been in her en-
pIoy for a week or more, and the goods
were taken from the house one day while
she was away from home.
The defendant said he had found the
articles in question wrapped up in an
old coat some where on the farm, and
had not stolen them. He was defended by
Henry Fl. Savage.
He was found guilty and sentenced to
one year in the state prison.
George Robbins, of Hightstown, was
tried on the charge of securing So on
worthless check from Burlington res
taurant keeper. Verdict, not guilty.