The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-09-06

Court on tuesday Since MS return irOn
t his trip. The first business was the draw
: ing of jurors for the next term. Thos
called are as follows:
, W i1liam Cults, Jr., Tabernacle.
Nathaniel r. Evan, southampton.
William C. Shoeman, Chesterfield.
Benjamin Stiles, Chester,
Edward d. Stokes, Northampton.
Frank Absa1om, Florence.
Harry Hampton, Eastampton.
David r. Brown. Bordentown city.
William MGR. Morris, "
John L. Parker Ciunaminson.
| Charles II. Horner, Chesterfield.
Samuel Vansciver, Southampton.
Thomas Clifford, Bordentown city.
Walter G. Vansciver, Willugboro'.
Jacob Wa1thers, LumbertO
John Church, Fieldsboro'.
| Henry Hudson Ellis, Bordentown city.
| Benjamin G. Lippincott, Lumberton.
Edward L: Godfrey, Mount Laurel.
| Arthur L. Richie, Cinnaminson.
| John Frank Craft, Burlington city.
/ John Hunter, Palmyra.
! John c. Whitney Fishmuth, Jr., Rverton.
Henry K; Lippincott, Pembertou township
/ Howard Longstreet, Westampton.
John B. Townsend, Mansfield.
Alfred N. Simons. Pembe township.
| William Howard Shreve, Mansfield.
| George N. Haines, Medford.
Clarence Il. Adams, Burlington township
| William L. Bullock, Northampton.
| Robert h. Woolstou, Southampton.
| Charles Dennis, Florence.
Samuel B. Johnson. Burlington city.
Edward Rigg, Jr.,
George w. Anthony,
Joseph Jones, Lumberton.
Frank P. Cook, Eastampton.
George w. Haines, Evesham.
Joseph K Evans, Medford.
John J. Reese Riverton.
Frank Conk1in, Riverside.
William Graham, Fieldsboro'.
| William Hanse1, Mount Laurel.
George S. Maxwell, Washington.
George Conover, Beverly township.
Henry D. Walton, Chester.
Ray Valdespano, Beverly city.
Howard E. Davis, Burlington township.
Henry 7. Brown, Chester.
Charles Laessle,
Howard Borden, North Hanover
James M. Armstrong, Shamong.
Joseph W. Colktt, Northampton.
Frank B. Lambert, Riverside.
Following the drawing of jurors Judge
Horner had presented to him by Prosecu-
tor Atkinson some matters that had &C
cumulated.
Frederick Pfeffer, of Burlington, was
called for sentence on the charge of SELL
ing liquor illegally in the city of Burling-
ton. Eckard P. Budd represented the
defendant and said while there had been
conviction on two counts, one of the Of
fences was so closely connected with the
other that it was hardly worth while to
consider the affair as two crimes.
Prosecutor Atkinson did not share the
same view. The conviction Of Pfeffer
occurred at the May term. 1909, and the
Prosecutor admitted that in the accumula-
ton of business the matter had completely
escaped him. The court imposed a fine
of $780,
Max Lecompt, who, by his name might
be thought to be Frenchman. but who
is colored citizen, pleaded guilty to
the theft of chickens from a Moorestown
man. The prisoner was represented by
son of Judge Wescott, who is a student In
his fathers Office. He said the man had
always borne good reputation and had
worked for number of people who gave
him an excellent character. He had been
paying attention to young woman who
was and is still employed in the Westcott
home. The only reason for the act of the
prisoner seemed to be that he was anxious
to get ahead and make a home and he
had been tempted to steal and thus get a
little extra money.
Mr.. Atkinson was willing to allow this
statement to stand uncontradicted. but
called attention to the apparent intelli-
gence of the prisoner and also said he had
attempted to break out of the lookup at
Moorestown. The prisoner explained this
by saying that most anybody would want
to get out of that place. Judge Horner
was lenient and let the man off with three
months in the county jail.
Frank Hughes admitted the theft of a
horse blanket In Moorestown. He said he
wanted some money to get liquor with
and took this means Of securing It, Sixty
days In the county jail was his portion.
Robert Smith pleaded guilty to assault
and battery on George Tomlinson, of
Mount Holly. He said he had been at
tackled one evening by dog belonging to
Tomlinson. A few nights afterwards,
about midnight, he was on the street with
stone in his hand and he came across
Tomlinson, Some words ensued and
Smith hit Tomlinson in the face Police
man Severns was standing beside Tomlin-
son and he arrested the assailant. Smith
was given so days in jail.
The next case disclosed peculiar state
of affairs. Harry Vandegrift was called
to answer charge of contempt of court
In not obeying a subpoena to appear as
witness in the Burlington liquor cases.
After the paper had been served on him
the young man, with another witness, left
town and went over to Pennsylvania.
Vandegrift, however, became tired of
being away and returned to his home
about Thanksgiving day. The peculiar
part of the affair is that while 1t had been
we'll known that this young man was in
Burlington and that an officer had bench
warrant for his arrest, nothing was done
until Monday of last week.
Vandegrift made statement to the
court In which he said he went away
| through fear and that there was not any in
ducement financially or otherwise to aid
him In his act. Close questioning by the
Judge failed to change the young mans
story and he was allowed to 60 home on
furnishing $500 bail.
At Thursdays session of court William
Prickitt, of Moorestown, who had already
been In Jail over two months, was released
on probation. He was arrested for abus
ing his wife,
Harry Nolan, of Mount Holly, was ad-
monished by the court to keep sober in
the future. The young man was out on
bail charged with assaulting Barclay Pater-
son. In this case sentence was suspended,
but Judge Horner told Nolan that If he
was found drunk again on the street he
would be arrested and sentenced to the
reformatory.
The license held by Levi Grant, who
conducts hotel at Chesterfield, was trans.
ferred to Henry Stead.
| A sentence OF three months In the
county Jail was imposed on Frank ODER.
man, of Philadelphia. While in the EN-.
ploy of Valentine Rapp. baker at River.
side, the prisoner stole watch and dia-
mond ring. After being accused and
promised immunity from arrest, the fel
low admitted his guilt, and the stolen
articles were recovered at his home. The