The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-22

i There were nearly as many prisoners as
spectators at the session Of court held on
Thursday.
John Nick, of Burlington, tried to in
terest Judge Horner with a hard-luck
story. but it didn't work, as the court re-
marked, Mick, you are one of the biggest
liars know Of" Stunned by this sudden
rebuke the defendant seemed at loss for
words to express himself, and his only re-
ply was: 1T is not lie, am telling the
truth" Nick was summoned to appear
before the court by Probation Officer
William A. Slaughter. A long time ago
the defendant was placed on probation
and ordered to pay the cost of prosecution,
but for year he has not paid cent, al
though during that time he drank con-
siderable liquor, but said that in each case
some other fellow treated. He was re-
minded by the court that his obligation
to the county would have been paid If
he had turned over one-half of the money
he had spent for liquor. There was a
suspension of sentence in the case of Nick
who was shot at, but missed, when he
tried to commit burglary at East Bur-
lington. The case was laid over for In
vestigation.
James Tyler, who has very respectable
parents living at Burlington, is another
young man who claims to have been ruin
ed by the use of liquor. He waived In
dictment and trial by jury, and pleaded
guilty to larceny. His mother who could
not be present in court, had conferred
with Prosecutor Atkinson and requested
him to ask the Judge not to further dis
grace the family by sending her son to the
state prison, asking In the hope that he
might reform that he be sent to
the state reformatory at Railway, and
that was the sentence imposed after Tyler
had been kindly advised by the court as to
what he should do in order to secure his
early discharge.
George Hodge, colored, who works on
the farm of Freebooter Joseph L. Hilton, |
near Moorestown, was up for assault and |
battery on his wife, and for fornication |
with Anna Belle Dixon. When asked to |
plead, Hodge said he was not guilty, 80 |
far as the assault on his wife was concern
ed. The offence was committed on March
g. "You appear here on two serious
charges" remarked the Judge, land you
and sure you are not making any mistake
in pleading guilty" mo. SIR" replied
Hodge. And If I send you to state prison
for eight or ten years, you won't think
then that you have made any mistake in
your pleaP" and the same negative reply
was given.
In explaining the situation Lawyer
Robert Peacock who had handed his initi-
al case in satisfactory manner. said that
Mr.. Hilton was willing to pay a small
fine in order to get the defendant to return
to his farm, where he Is a team driver.
The Dixon woman had been at the house
on the night in question, and when Mrs.
Hodge took exception to the conduct of
the visitor and her husband, the latter
slapped her in the mouth with his open
hand. At the Justices Office the wife,
who was then angry, wanted to prefer all
the charges she could, but she had now
relented and wanted her husband to return
home. With this explanation sentence
was suspended on the assault charge.
Both the defendants then pleaded guilty
to the second charge and they were fined
$25 each.
Charles Ziegler, of Beverly, was chare
ed with breaking and entering the resi-
dence of Mrs. William A. Squires, at
Edgewater Park, and stealing goods to the
value of over $500. Some of the plumber
has been recovered, but there are heir
looms missing. The court told Ziegler
that he was up against very serious
charge, and as the latter promised to as
sist the authorities In recovering all the
property, the matter of sentence was laid
over.
Edward Butler, of Jersey City, said he
was drunk when he assaulted Officer
George Hahner, of Delanco, where he had
stopped of while on his way to the Cam
den ship yards. Butler said he thought
Hahner was motorman, and had he
known 1t was an officer he would have run
away instead of showing fight. The prison
er begged for mercy and was given 60
days in the county jail
Sylvanus A. Upper, the alleged wife
beater of Palmyra, said he had kept away
from his family and was now working.
At a previous session of court Upper was
released by depesiting $50 cash bail with
Sheriff Worrell. He is now to report
monthly to Probation Officer Slaughter
and appear at the September term of
court.