The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-10-12
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guilty. He was represented by MicaJa
E. Matlack, who made strong plea 10
mercy on the part of the court. The dc
fendant he said, had never been arreste'
before for any offence, and he had no
made a public place of his barber shol
where the offence was committed, bu- MAJ
at the request of some OF his customers
allowed a game to be carried on. Their
had not been any disorder or noise tt
annoy the neighbors. The defendant wa
quite sorry over the affair and promised
that nothing of the kind would ever occu
again.
There were other indictments, but al
were of the same nature, 80 the court sus
nended sentence on two of them and fined
Chafey $75 on the count for gambling.
Amanda Brewer, indicted for keeping
a disorderly house at Burlington. pleaded
guilty and asked the court to be easy with
her as she had decided to go to her old
home In Delaware, and would not give
this community trouble any longer. This
determination would have had more effect
If 1t had been made long since as Amanda
ia an old offender and the court thought
II would not be bad idea to let her
ponder on her ways for time before
going to Delaware, SO he sent her to the
state prison for one year.
William flanagan and John Kerrigan
were called to plead on an indictment for
assault and battery on George Thompson
flanagan pleaded guilty, but Kerrigan
took the opposite view and pleaded not
guilty.
Lewis Ballinger pleaded not guilty to
assault and battery on DR.. Robert Kelley,
of Browns Mills.
John and Frank Strickland, who had
denied the charge of impersonating con-
stable, were allowed to go on payment OF
the costs of prosecution.
Francisco Madilia pleaded not guilty to
an Indictment for assault and battery on
his wife. Francisco was compelled to
have an Interpreter to tell his story TO the
court.
Simon Shannon had been indicted for
assault and battery on Mrs. Emma Burr,
of Burlington. He pleaded guilty and
was fined $50. Not being in position to
nav the entire sum at once, he was allow
ed to paw half of it and was given eight
months in which to pay the balance.
George Muldoon was the next to plead
and he maintained that he was not guilty
of the charge of stealing SIP.
William Reed was called for sentence on
the charge of stealing watch at Column
bus. This case was before Judge Horner
some time ago, but it was laid over In
order that inquiry might be made into
some of the circumstances connected with
the young mans life. Reed is but 10
wears of age, but he Is married and has
child. When the boy was before him
few weeks since Judge Horner asked him
what he was doing in this neighborhood,
1t appearing that he was travelling around
without any apparent aim In life. The
Judge said it looked to him as If the fellow
was a sort of hobo. This idea was con-
firmed by the boys father, who said that
William was not bad boy but he seemed
to have a mania for roaming over the
country. The father said the son could
make good living If he would only give
up his rowing disposition. The Judge
decided to suspend sentence on the
promise of Reed that he would go home
and settle down.
The boys who were arrested at Haines-
port some time since for breaking windows
In the schoolhouse and for other pranks
were brought into court to give an account
of themselves, and they were allowed to
depart after being given some good ad-
vice by the Judge.
Criminal matters were taken up before
Judge Horner yesterday.
George E. Warren, colored, was placed
on trial on charge OF assault and battery
on Jesse G. Conway, policeman at Moores-
town, on July 10th last. While the officer
was trying to arrest another colored man.
Lester Eldridge, who resisted, Warren
went to Eldridge's assistance and struck
the officer. Both men escaped the officer
at that time, but were arrested later.
Eldridge was also indicted for the assault
and has pleaded guilty.
Conway testified that on the night In
question Warren and Eldridge, with
other colored men, were more or less dis
and were cautioned by witness to
keep quiet or they would be arrested.
Near midnight Eldridge became so bois-
ferrous that the officer arrested him. Ell
bridge resisted with much vigor and quite
a tussle ensued. During its progress
Warren ran up and struck the officer
twice, once on the top and once on the
side of the head.
William Beatty saw the fracas- He
saw a colored man strike Conway; could
not positively identify the defendant, but
he had seen him In company with Ell
bridge.
James M. Davis, counsel for the defend
ant. entered total denial of the charge;
that it was a case of mistaken identity as
to the man who made the assault.
Warren, the defendant, testified that he
did not strike Conway; was not close
enough to the fracas to do So Said he
was not intoxicated. While the arrest
was being made the officer or some one
else fred a revolver, which frightened
witness and he ran away.
William johnson, Walter Stevens, Al
fred Still and Ogden Muse, all colored,
testified that they were In company with
defendant that night and did not see him
strike the officer.
Edward s. Harmon, farmer, employs
defendant, whose reputation for peace
and quietness is good.
L. Hartman Burr, secretary of the
Moorestown Trust Company, lives mex
door to where the arrest was made. HI
heard loud talk and got out of bed to SEE
what was going on. Heard Conway talk
ing to some one, trying to make an arrest
Quite a scufle ensued, and finally Conway
called for help, and some one fired
revolver.
William Betty was recalled in rebuttal
Said he picked up defendants hat at tn
place where the alleged assault took place
The jury rendered verdict of guilty.
Samuel Layfeld, colored, who recent.
committed an atrocious assault on Mrs
William Mortland, of Mount Lsurel, wa
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