The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
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Several criminal cases were disposed of
by Judge Horner at session of court held
on Thursday.
Having been in jail for several weeks
awaiting trial for an alleged assault COM
mitted on a woman, Herman Sager, of
Palmyra, was ordered to furnish an accep-
table bondsman In the sum of $500 if he
desired his release. The defendant was
represented by V. Claude Palmer, who
understood that the woman was the
aggressor. As her present address is I'M
known, Prosecutor Atkinson could not
proceed with the case. Counsel was given
assurance that efforts would be made to
bring about speedy trial. The assault
took place about year ago when Sager
was indicted. After that the woman was
arrested but later discharged. At the
time the state was ready to proceed with
the matter, Sager was a fugitive
from justice. He was captured about six
weeks ago.
Mr.. Palmer also called the courts at
New York, indicted under several charges
of forgery in connection with land swind-
lers down at Chatsworth. The defendant
has been in Jail for some time, and there
has been difficulty for the Prosecutor to
get witnesses to come here from New
York. II possible the trial will proceed
on Monday. December 5.
Daniel McGrenery, of Beverly. who
created disturbance by assaulting an
officer at the polling place on election
night, was placed under suspension of
sentence and given three months In which
to pay the costs of prosecution. Mayor
Roberts, of Beverly, was not anxious to
have the defendant severely punished,
but he wanted the people In that city to
understand that they must not interfere
with the election officers. McGrenery said
this was the first time he had ever been
arrested, except a period of five days
which he served in guard house at Fort
Hancock during the civil war, from which
he was honorably discharged.
For indecent exposure while under the
influence of liquor, John Hayes, of Bur
lington, was sentenced to ten days in the
county Jail.
The case of John Johns, of Florence,
Roumanian, was laid over. He was
charged with gambling and signed a writ
ten waiver of indictment. The fellow
could not understand English, and an
interpreter will be necessary when the
matter comes up.
Patrick Holmes, regarded as an old Of
fender, was given sixty days in the county
jail. He was charged with stealing $12
from Charles South while the men were
employed on the farm of Edgar Keller,
near Pemberton. The prisoner said he
and South had gone home together intox-
icated, and having plenty of whiskey with
them. Getting up at night to take a
drink, Holmes said he put on coat with
out knowing whose it was, and left the
place.
AS the result of an investigation made
in the case of Joseph Coleman, colored,
charged with stealing pair of trousers
and 81 from John Hoskins, the first day
he had been given employment on the
latter's farm, near Moorestown, the prison
er was sentenced to four months In the
different times in Philadelphia
The trial of several persons indicted for
tina illegal sale of liquor will be taken up
on December 5.
As a result of his thirst for drink and
neglect of his family, Ell W. Brown, of
Riverton, whose case had been up before,
was placed on the probation list. Brown
cut his son in the face with penknife
while the latter was protecting his mother
The latter has been obliged to keep
boarders for twelve years to support the
family, although Brown can earn $21 per
week as a mason.
For his failure to comply with the con-
ditions placed upon him by the court on
former occasion, Douglas Fisher, of Re.
treat, was sentenced to serve four months
at hard labor in the county jail, and
Sheriff Worrell was instructed to see that
Fisher performed this work under penalty
of being refused food. The court said it
did not care If 1t was necessary to make
him carry bricks from one pile to another
and then back again to keep him busy.
Fisher has wife and nine children for
whom he does nothing. The sentence in
this case would have been more severe,
but the court was compelled to go back
to the original charge of simple assault.
The case of William Corlis, of Chats
worth, aged 16 years, could not be settled
on Thursday. He is an incorrigible, and
has been complained of as such by his
mother, which resulted in the lad being
sent to jail. Recently he sprinkled kero-
sene oil on dog and then set fire to the
animals hair. The dog then ran to the
barn of Victor Ritzendollar and came
near causing serious fire.
Formal commitment papers to the Asy
lum were issued in the case of Abnel
Rogers. who was caught in the act o.
robbing the railroad station at Vincen
town. and Philip Bullock, who Is believed
to have started one or more recent fire
in Mount Holly.