The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-09
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report to the court. He said he was try
ing to be good and was not carrying mat
ches. The other boy who was his partne
in the case has moved to Philadelphia
Judge Horner asked the boy If he was at
tending school and received an affirmative
answer. As the lad brings good report
from his town he was allowed to go unit
the December term.
Herbert Bennett had pleaded guilty u
stealing 80 cents from Tylee White. Fl
had been employed by White to attend
refreshment stand at the Fair ground
and he claimed he had not received hi
pay, and was compelled to take the D.
cents in order to gain admission to tn
ground. Judge Horner thought the storl
rather ''fishy" SO he gave Bennett 80 day
In jail.
William Scott had been in jail 60 day
for stealing watch and the Judge CAV
him As additional days.
Joseph Zock, who stole 81, 100 from
man In Mansfield township, was sent e
the Railway Reformatory. All OF thu
money was recovered.
Mary Gest. German woman, who hat
pleaded guilty to stealing small sum O.
money, was allowed to go until she wal
sent for.
Joe Slavosky, who could not speah
English, and for whom an interpreter
could not be found, was sent to jail fol
80 days. He stole some money at Roeb
ling.
The case that consumed large part Of
the time of the court was that of Glars
Reagel and William Lamb These two
were before the court some time ago on q
charge of adultery. The Judge was very
lenient and allowed them to go out under
control of the probation officer. Before
the sun had set the next day they had re-
peated the offence.
Clara was first called to face the court.
She is well known around Mount Holly,
where she lived when girl and her capers
while here were such as to make her the
subject of much unfavorable comment.
James M. Davis made an earnest appeal
In behalf of the woman and claimed that
the case was not quite as dark against her
as it looked. She is the mother of two
little children and If she were sent to
prison the little ones would be sufferers.
In addition 1t was stated that the woman
is suffering with tuberculosis and prison
life would terminate fatally In a short
time. Mr.. Davis felt that in this case the
man was to blame. Mrs. Regal had gone
from the state but Lamb had followed her
and at one time had protested to have a
bottle of carbolic acid in his pocket and
threatened to commit suicide If she did
not resume her relations with him. The
woman absolutely denies having done
wrong with the man since she was last
before the court.
Judge Horner said he considered this a
bad case. He told the woman she had
broken faith with the court after every
chance had been given her to lead better
life. So far as the children are concern
ed, the woman herself has already dis
graced them. There was no misunder-
standing about the attitude of the court
at the previous consideration of the case
The man and woman had been given a
plain talking to and had expressed them
selves as perfectly willing to abide with
the decision. Almost immediately the
woman began to write letters to the man
and apparently endeavored to get him
again in her power. Judge Horner asked
her If that was not so. She said it was not
entirely correct. She admitted she had
written to him In view of encouraging
him and that she had advised him If he
could not get along at home to take steps
toward getting a separation from his wife
and that he should see lawyer. When
the Judge asked her if she had not written
letters that were not fit to be read, the
woman replied: 81 am not in the habit of
writing letters that am ashamed TO have
read" To this the Judge replied that he
had copies of the letters and he entertain
ed different opinion Of them. In fact If
the United States Postal authorities should
get hold of them there would probably be
serious doing.
Lamb was called upon. He was very
reluctant to tell anything and seemed to
be profoundly ignorant of anything that
had happened since he was before the
court the last time. BY persistent ques'
tioning enough was drawn from him to
satisfy the court that there had been much
doing that was wrong. There was g
marked difference between the two. The
man was backward, keeping his eyes or
the floor, while the woman was at ease,
bold and frequently prompted her lawyer.
While the man was answering the ques
lions of the court Clara kept her eyes or
him and frequently looked as If she would
like to tell him what to say.
Mr.. Davis then asked the court If there
could not be some disposition of the wo.
mans case other than sending her to jail.
He thought If she could be put In a home
or some institution where she could be
looked after it would be much better thar
sending her to prison. why not senC
her to Catholic Home 2" asked Mr.. Davis
''She is not a member of the Catholic
church, said the Judge. Mr.. Davis re
piled that that was very true but tina
Rev. Father Hart was always willing t.
lend aid to the unfortunate anddo anything
that would help one to reform and become
a better man or woman. Judge Hornel
said he would be perfectly willing to le
the case lie over until something was as
certained that would aid him In passing
Judgment. The two prisoners were sen
back to jail.
V. Claude Palmer asked for an order tt
show cause why the Board Of Registry
and Election of Bordentown township
should not be called upon to answer I
charge of contempt of court In refusing tt
obey the courts order to receive the vote
of seven men who had been shown to b,
legal voters. The order was granted anC
the election officers will be compelled tt
appear in court on Thursday.
Cooper-Kingdon.
St. Andrews church was filed on Wed
nesday evening by persons who had gather
ed to witness the marriage of William
Mifflin Cooper, of Philadelphia, and Mis-
Edith Hendrickson Kingdom, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Carr Kingdom, o
Mount Holly.