The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-04
Court.

record Just the same
Court.
Giving attention for two days to mat
tiers which had been prepared by Prose-
cutor Samuel w. Atkinson for its consid
Grafton, the grand jury made its first re-
port on Wednesday afternoon, and then
adjourned until November 1st.
Sheriff William w. Worrell was COM
mended by the grand jury, for that body
found nothing to complain of with re-
spect to his management of the county
jail, of which institution thorough in
spection was made.
Thirty five indictments were found
against alleged offenders, :and they In
cluded bills against all persons charged
with assault and battery. There can only
be laudation for the jury In bringing such
offenders to trial, as too many of them
have heretofore gone unpublished. Those
indicted for this crime were Vincent,
Anthony and John Spivok, Riverside;
Georgianna Baylor, Moorestown; Edwin
Westcott, Mount Holly; Hugh M. McIn-
tyre, Bordentown; Thomas DAVIS, Ches-
ter; Alfred Powell, Juliustown.
Two indictments that were not unex-
pected charge embezzlement against Cliff
ford Stanley Heller, former assistant cash
Ter of the Mount Holly National Bank
and treasurer of the Industry Building
and Loan Association. On the same day
Heller was also indicted by the United
States grand jury at Trenton.
Another indictment of Importance In
which victims of land scheme are in
terested, was the one found against Bene-
dict Radius, of New York city, who will
have to make answer to five charges of
forgery that were perpetrated in connec.
tion with real estate transactions at Chats
worth in this county. 1t is alleged he
forged the certificates of record on four
deeds and also the name of A. A. Ander-
son, of Mount Holly, to discharge of
mortgage. The name used on the certifi-
Gates was that Of former County Clerk
Watson t. Sooy. The latter is a men,
Der of the grand jury and took part in
finding the indictments.
Some anxiety prevailed as to what ac-
ton would be taken with regard to the
anti Chinese demonstration that stirred
Mount Holly last summer when some OBJ
jectionable laundrymen were driven from
town by mob. There was feeling of
satisfaction in some quarters when 1t be-
came known that the matter had not been
taken up. This feeling was soon dispell-
ed to one of gloom, however, on informa-
tion being received that the riotous con-
duct of citizens on that occasion will be
the subject of special investigation when
the grand Jury meets again. There is no
intention on the part of the authorities to
let that important matter go unnoticed.l
| That Prosecutor Atkinson is keeping In
close touch with the liquor question, es-
pecially as to the manner in which that
business is being conducted in this coun'
ty. is made clear by the surprise that &C
companied two indictments each against
one wholesale and three retail dealers
doing business in Burlington, from which
city only one indictment was looked for
AS wholesale dealer Thomas A. Brown
had decided to test the law, on advice Of
counsel, with respect to soliciting orders
for liquor at Roebling and delivering ths
goods there In wagon. The indicted re
tailers who allege careful scrutiny O.
their business In efforts to comply with thu
law, and who thought they would escape
trouble, are the Atkinson Brothers, Ma.
than F. Smith aud Clifford s. Price
Other indictments are as follows:
. Stewart Bishop, Jr., Moorestown, ap
propriating an automobile In order to tax,
joy ride.
Joseph P. Fem, Burlington, forgery.
i Anthony PoInsett, Burlington, indecent
assault.
Oliver Mingin, Shamong, larceny.
William T. Smith and Richard Cook
/ Burlington. crap shooting.
John Lynn, Camden, stealing chicken
at Moorestown.
Theodore Davis, Chester, atrocious as
; sault and battery on Robert Dean.
Bertram Frank, Medford, two indict
ments, for breaking and entering and lar
ceny.
) Several persons who were being held Il
jail for the action of the grand jury, an,
3 against whom no complaint was made
A were discharged by Judge Horner o.
motion of the Prosecutor.
The trial of criminal cases will be take
e up by Judge Horner on Monday.
Yesterday Judge Horner took up tn
6 applications for license to sell liquor
+; Before acting upon any of them he CAV
, a general lecture on the subject and toll
2 the hotel keepers what would be expecte
e of them. He said he thought 1t was tn
a intention of dealers to obey the law, bu
: they sometimes fail. In that event 1t
y the duty of the court to punish. Towr
O ship committees have spoken of the az
e parent inequality in the fee charged fc
hotel licenses. There will not be an
: change in this direction at present, bI
when the recent census is completed an
Is made public it is quite likely there will
err several changes. A proposition that nee
he ed especial attention, the court though
ID was that Of sanitary conditions at hotel
a The use of the automobile is now SO ge
at eral that the majority of those who ST.
e. at hotels are parties using this means
ct conveyance. Not only do they want tai
e. accommodations, but they wish to wa
of the dust of. If the hotel has nothing b
ry pump, 1t must see that there are Gle
he towels and wash basins that are clean q
ny not repugnant to the view. There {