The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-23
Court
ness was transacted at the session

| & lot of business was transacted at the session
| of court on Thursday
when the case of the caveat against the pro
bate of the will Of Samuel o. Ross deceased, o
| Vincentown, was called, counsel for the caveato
! reported that he had no further testimony t.
| offer, so the court ordered the will admitted t.
| probate.
! In accordance with a resolution adopted by
| the city council of Burlington, which was pre-
| sented by Ernest Watts, the court appointec
Washington /. Irwin member OF the excise
| board of that city to fill the unexpired term o.
| Col. Haines
In the case of Bertha Phillips, of Toms River
who is charged with having abandoned her in
FAINT child at Pemberton, Z. p. Budd suggested
that sentence be suspended. The defendant
would then be able to go to the home of her
mother who would care for her and her baby.
He said he was satisfied that the mother had re-
pented other act, and she bad said to him in
Jail that she would not part with the child for
the world.
Prosecutor Atkinson said he would not oppose
the plan If he was sure it could be carried out.
Mrs. Phillips, the mother of the defendant, who
was then in court, had been brought here by
Mrs. Harris, whose husband was the man who
caused Bertha Phillips downfall. This action
seemed significant
Mr.. Budd replied that the defendants mother
didn't know her daughter was in Jail until so in
formed by Mrs. Harris.
Prosecutor of the Pleas Brown of Ocean county
then took hand in the controversy and de-
manded the proper punishment of the defend
ant. Her mother was not the proper person to
have charge of her, as she has not good repu-
tatlOn. Sne is living at baTueRat Pa1k, and she
must have heard of her daughters arrest. Be
sides when Bertha was ARE sted she denied all
knowledge of the child for two hours, and that
it was only by ''shrewd trickery as he expressed
it, that confession was finally secured.
In reply Mr.. Budd took some OF the hide off
the Ocean county Prosecutor for his admission
that he had to resort to shrewd trickery in his
conduct of that office and argued that there was
no good reason why this unfortunate woman
should be kept IN Jail when her mother was will
ling to give her home for herself and baby.
The defendant was ufIyUillino m with her
child, despite the fact that resident of Pember-
ton had expressed a Willingness to take the child
and bring it up in the right way. The mother
was not herself when she had abandoned the
child she was almost demented. Now she has
recovered and loves the child dearly.
The court decided to defer action in the matter
until next week.
E. P. Budd made motion for new trial in
the case Of William j. Noble, of Trenton, who
point was that there could not be legal convic-
ton, as the alleged crime committed in
Mercer county.
The rule to show cause was allowed and made
returnable next Thursday.
Prosecutor Atkinson moved for sentence in
the case of Frank Myers, of Burlington, who was
convicted of assault and battery Or. Gauntt
and insisted that he be given the extreme penal
ty. 1t was evident that his intention was to
commit another crime than the mere assault
and by the verdict of the Jury he had gotten off
ton that he was convicted merely because of the
rumor that be was the man that murdered Jeffer-
son Is concerned the prosecutor SAID the deteu-
dant would have been convicted on the testi-
mony presented if the trial had taken place in
Kansas where they had never heard of Jefferson.
Myers was sentenced to eighteen months in
state prison.
In the matter of the account of the estate of
Pauline H. Gregg. deceased, it was decided to
appoint the Central Trust Co. as trustee in place
of Capt. Gregg. The final account will come up
tor settlement on July 20.
Charles jacques, who pleaded guilty to over
driving horse, was released on suspension of
sentence. he has been in iaI1 A 4 dqvs
Ralph Hist, alias Rodenbusch, who pleaded
guilty to assault on Rebecca Baker at Beverly,
was sentenced to the state reformatory.
Mark Laumaster entered a plea of guiltyto
stealing goods from Joel P. King, of Jackson
vile, Clifford s. Price, of Burlington and a skif
from Miss Margaret M. Gummere of Burliup-
ton. He said bad company was the cause of his
downfall, but declined to give the names of any
of the men who had aided him in his thefts his
evident intention being to give the impression
that he was willing to make martyr of himself
to save his pals. He was sentenced to one year
in the state prison, and walked out of the court
room with swagger as If he felt well satisfied
with himself
Winfield S. Thomas, charged with assault on
his wife, was thought to be of unsound mind.
hospital in Philadelphia where he will be given
proper treatment
Edward B. Wills and Harold Prickitt were
next tried for assault and battery on William
Shemeley, the night Waterman at the Star Glass
works at Medford. Shemeley testified that there
was s. 500 in cash in the office on May goth, the
night OF the assault and he was keeping an eye
on it, as ordered, when of the defendants
threw half brick at the lantern. When he
and threatened to shoot both
hoped on him and hammered him until his
chest was all bruised up. His story was cor
by Jacob Bowker, Raymond Penn
and Edwin Johnson.
The defendants admitted the assault but de-
clared Shemeley had provoked it by cussing
them and drawing his revolver.
The court remarked that it was evidently a
case of deviltry mixed with bad whiskey, and
wac IN he NOfT1f11a dad for .0f
shooting them when they made an assault on
him. They were each fined SIS.