The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-08

Lnree years ana his term Will expire our
! ing the next two months. He has no
4 paid one cent of the costs imposed. MIR
Slaughter said Fisher had been drunk
} more than when not on probation. HI
does not support his wife and nine chill
dren, but spends his money for liquor. He
abuses his father and other members Of
the family, and prominent citizens, whose
names were submitted to the court, asked
that he be committed to prison.
Judge Horner was deservingly severe
In addressing the defendant. when he said:
"Fisher, don't you think you have about
reached the end of your roper If you
have any usefulness at all in this world
l fail to find out what it is. You do
nothing to support your children. Your
principal occupation seems to be that of
thrashing your wife, ill-treating your
children and drinking rum.
SIS there anything can hope for to
have any good come out of your You
know what think of you. have had a
talk with your wife and seen the chill
dren She still seems to have liking
for you. l don't understand why man
takes the stand in life that you do. You
have no sense of decencY, shame or honor.
The lowest order of man would not treat
his family as you do"
In reply Fisher said he hoped he had
not reached the end of his rope. He sup
ported his family when he had work and
denied ever beating his wife. The de-
PENDANT said he did the best he could I'M
der the circumstances. He admitted hav
ing said he would never pay the costs of
his prosecution, and that he had been
drunk many times since last fall
Your wife has requested me to give
you one more chance" continued the
court, land will release you for thirty
days. You can get plenty of work and
earn 81 per day. You are ordered to pay
substantial part of your costs during
that time or take the limit of three years
In state prison. turn over every dollar not
paid to the probation officer to your wife
and refrain from the use of liquor. You
are to appear In court on Thursday, No
vember 10. and determine by your report
whether or not you want to keep out of
prison. Ii you do these things / may
show you further consideration"
George G. Dennis, of Mount Holly, In
dicted for an assault committed on B.
Willard Sholl. Of Burlington, through
his counsel, Robert Peacock, entered a
plea of not guilty.
Everard Horner, of Willingboro, en-
tered plea Of not guilty to the indict-
ment charging him with deserving his
wife. Lawyer George M. Hillman sug-
gested that nominal security would be
sufficient to hold his client for trial, but
Prosecutor Samuel A. Atkinson said this
was very aggravated case, and the court
required bail In the sum of $500.
Emmett Lawson, of Cinnaminson, in
dicted for assaulting Isaac Dobson, enter
ed plea of not guilty.
John Lynn, colored, said he was not
guilty. He is charged with receiving
lot of chickens that were stolen from
Catherine A. Werner.
Eli W. Brown, of Riverton, was the
next defendant. The indictment charges
him with atrocious assault and battery
and cutting his son with a knife. In
pleading guilty, Brown said he did not
intend to fight his son. but only wanted
to scare him. The court expressed de-
sire to hear testimony before the matter
was disposed Of
The above cases will come up for trial
on Monday, December 5.
Patrick Holmes, of Pemberton, charged
with stealing $12 from Charles South, was
the next 10 order. He signed waiver of
Indictment and trial by jury. In answer
to the usual question, he said: II plead
guilty, non vult"
"What does that mean" asked the
court.
Guilty, was intoxicated, /" came the
reply, which showed that the defendant
was not well up on Latin.
Joseph Holeman, of Mt. Laurel, was
another who signed waiver of indict-
ment. He pleaded guilty to stealing 81
and some clothing from John Hopkins
Prosecutor Atkinson announced that
bail had been furnished in the case of the
men indicted for the Illegal sale of liquor.
The appeal case of Maurice Lippincott,
living near Jobstown, against the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Company, to recover
for the loss of horse that was killed by
the cars, was tried before jury which
had been previously drawn to save a re-
turn of the whole panel. The jury rem
dered verdict of 5000 for Lippincott,
who was represented by Samuel A. At
kinson. T. Logan Gaskill appeared for
the defendant.