The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-08
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Court.
Charged with the larceny of sum o.
money, Harry Hays was placed on tria
before Judge Horner, on Thursday, found
guilty and sentenced to state prison fol
/ eighteen months.
| The defendant, a painter. had been
Moorestown, with whom he subsequently
eloped.
Frank Borden was the first witness. He
lives on Church street and knew the de-
PENDANT, the latter having stopped at his
house for three months. and when he left
he owed over $40 for board.
On January % his wife went to Phil
adelphia as was her custom, to purchase
groceries for the week. When witness
came home at noon she was gone and
Hays was not there either. That after
noon Borden saw Hays passing the coal
and lumber yard where he is employed,
carrying bundle. While testifying Bor-
den said he had $135 under the carpet in
the second story back room, which had
been taken and the door forced open by
some one. He saw that his wife's silk
dress and furs were gone. She came back
on February "a and had these things with
her. Nobody but his wife knew where
the money was hidden.
William Haley had worked with Hays.
He saw the latter at the West Moores-
town station on the afternoon of January
% with a bundle under his arm. Hays
said he was going down to the shop. He
asked Haley to take the bundle until they
passed Borden's. Said 1t contained pair
Camden and took the bundle with him.
Harry Anderson, son of Mrs. Borden,
saw Hays Come out of the house ct four
o'clock in the afternoon with bundle in
his hand.
Rachel Ann Borden, wife of the com
plainsnt, was not in the least disturbed
while telling a story that sent her para
mour to prison. She said:
II went to Philadelphia on January %
Hays went down before me. He went to
Camden and saw him at the ferry there.
He said he had had trouble and if he had
money he would go away. | told him l
had $50, but he said that was not enough
I told him l had other money at home,
over 800. After telling him where it was
he went back and got 1t. He had no
money to my knowledge, and before start
ing asked me for fifty cents to pay his
fare. 1t was not made up before we left
Moorestown that we were to go away that
day. After he came back and gave me
the money we went to Newark and re-
manned there a few days with friend.
and then we proceeded to New Haven,
Conn, and also stopped with friend
there. | told Hays when he went back to
the house after the money to get my silk
dress, coat and furs, which he did. They
were wrapped in bundle"
On cross examination the witness de-
MED stating to Hays that she was going
to leave her husband because he had
beaten and choked her. II don't know
how l came to go away" she said. II
just took a notion to go because Hays
had told me so many stories. 1t was
very foolish thing for me to do and re-
greet it. went away with him when l
knew he had no money. He was $40 in
arrears for board when he left"
Jesse G. Conway. chief of the police
force at Moorestown, at the request of
Detective Parker, went to New Haven,
where Hays was arrested, identified the
prisoner and brought him to Mount Holly
James M, Davis said the defence would
be an absolute denial that Hays took the
money or even returned to Moorestown to
get it. The woman went away because
her husband choked, kicked and beat her
In support of this declaration Hays
took the stand and said:
Before January %, Mrs. Borden told
me about her ill-treatmeut by her hus-
band. He abused her and blackened her
eye. She said she couldn't live with him
and was going to leave. She asked me to
ranged on January % l went back to
Moorestown TO get my razor and some
money my employer owed me. did not
take any money from the house and give
it to Mrs. Borden. She asked me to meet
her in Philadelphia after l came back
from getting my things, stating that she
wouldn't live with him any longer She said
she saved the money from washing and
keeping boarders. We occupied separate
rooms and | coaXed her to return home. |
had Just ten cents when arrested
On cross-examination Hays said Mrs.
Borden persuaded him to GO off with her.
but 1t was against his will that he went.
She said she had some money and was
going away, and if l would go along she
would pay the bills. The prisoners mem.
CRY became faulty when asked If he had
not been convicted of burglary. 1t was re
lated by Chief Conway that HAYS served
four years in the state prison at Westield,
Conn
Judge Horner said the wife was an &C
complete. and as her testimony had been
corroborated the state had proved its case
and the prisoner was guilty.
Prosecutor Atkinson did not think any
leniency should be shown to the prisoner
especially when 1t was known that while
sitting at their table he owed for every
thing he ate, and after stealing all their
savings ran away with the mans wife.
With the larceny charge disposed of,
Hays was placed on trial again, the
charge being assault and battery on Bert
French and wife. There was very little
in the case and the court decided that the
defendant was not guilty.
Frederick ]. Potter was appointed to
succeed himself as member of the Board
of Excise Commission at Bordentown.
Laura Rossell. aged 16 years, of Shreve
street, Mount Holly was committed to
the tuberculosis sanatorium at Glen Gard
ener.
Samuel Wesley, colored, of Moores-
town, where he committed several rob-
berries, pleaded guilty and was committed
to the state reformatory.
Slyvanus A. Topper. of Palmyra, who
appeared to be a regular Down East
character" charged with beating his wife,
was lucky to get off as he did. His case
was laid over for investigation, and be-
cause of their temper, the court found it
one where husband and wife had better
be separated Topper deposited $50 cash
bail with Sheriff Worrell for his appear.
auce at the September term of court, and
at stated intervals he is to report on his
conduct. Upper was profuse In his thanks
to the court, and left the room waving
goodbye with his arms and hat.