The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-07
Court.

Quite little business was transacted
at session of court held on Thursday
Frank Rossi, of Palmyra, pleaded no
guilty to manslaughter. The indictmen
charges him with the death of William
Il. Wallace. The defendant gave bail II
the sum of 1000, and his trial was Sc
down for the September term of court.
Of the other prisoners who we're before
the court Hattie Jackson, colored, of Dor
dentown, said mot guilty" when asked
to plead to an indictment charging hel
with assault with intent to kill George
Green with cleaver on March 5.
When their names were called Morris
and Max Polivinick, Arthur Young, Ste
phen Steinetz, Abner G. Mitchell ane
Samuel Mogel each entered plea of mo-
guilty. They were indicted for the IN
lawful sale of liquor in Florence town
ship. There are two indictments against
each defendant.
Albert Prickett and James Abrams
young men living in Southampton town
ship, against whom two indictments were
found charging serious crimes on the per
son of Hazel Poinsett. under Is years Of
age. daughter of George II. Poinsett
pleaded not guilty. The defendants will
be tried separately and their cases were
set down for Monday, June 20. They
will be represented by James M. Davis
The crimes are alleged to have been com
mitted near Red Lion on March II and
May 1.
Never before, perhaps. have youthful
offenders appeared before the court with
such expectancy of going to state prison
as was the case with eight young men Of
mixed color, who were indicted for shoot.
ing crap and playing cards for money in
Mount Holly. To the indictment read to
them by Prosecutor Atkinson each one
pleaded guilty. The bunch of bone shak.
ers and card manipulators were placed in
charge of officers and remanded to jail,
with full expectation that that proceed
ing was the initial step in a journey that
would land them in Trenton. Later in
the day, however, they were brought back
and lined up before the court once more
young men," said the Judge, 'you
have violated the law by gambling, the
maximum punishment for which is three
years in prison. You have pleaded guilty,
and 1 have nothing to do but enforce
the provisions of that law. What have
you to sayf"
"Nuthin'," was the answer that went
down the line as each defendant was
called on by his number.
The Judge then talked kindly to the
boys, calling their attention to the fact
that such crime might lead to something
more serious in the future They were
told to cut out this habit, and as it was
their first offence each lad was ordered to
pay So within three weeks as his share of
the cost of prosecution. They were placed
under the charge of the probation officer.
They all promised not to play the game
any more. Smiling faces indicated their
pleasure at the thought that they would
not have to go to state prison, fear
they had expressed to Sheriff Worrell. In
the Indictment are included the names of
William Benjamin, Seifried Harmon, Nor
man Chapman, George Baltz, Frank
Schatic, Clarence Hockster, William But
Ter, Horace Jackson and Peter Cleveland.
AS the two latter boys left the state, on
the request of the Prosecutor bench war
rants were issued for their arrest.
William Loveland, of Burlington town
ship, on whom sentence had been sus-
pended for beating his wife. renewed his
bond for good behavior. He was ordered
to pay her %. so weekly and report regu-
larly to the probation officer.
The third session was held for taking
testimony in the Schmitt will contest of
Riverside. The several witnesses who APP
peared for the respondents testified that
Wilhelm Schmitt, before death, was of
sound mind, capable of making will
and able to properly transacting business.
The matter will be argued later.
Two Indictments each against Max and
Morris Pelivinick, who conducted liquor
and bottling establishment In Camden.
were tried jointly before Judge Rorner
yesterday, and the jury found them both
guilty on each indictment. Prosecutor
Atkinson was assisted by Robert Peacock,
who represented private parties. Mr..
Kramer. of the law firm of Stackhouse &
Kramer, of Camden, appeared for the
defendants.
The sales complained of took place in
the town of Roebling on May z. The
liquor was shipped there by freight and
consigned to Horizons delivery. After
being turned over to Samuel Mogel, the
agent for Polivinick, the goods were
placed in wagon and delivered about
town to those persons who had given
orders for the same. This work was done
by two colored men, named Hall and
Phillips. They were also accompanied by
Mogel, who directed where the beer, por-
ter, whiskey, etc., was to be placed.
There was an array OF witnesses who
testified to having ordered and received
beer. Either the husband or wife of the
house would give the order, some of them
being of standing nature. The price
was 80 cents per case for beer, with ter
cents added for freight and delivery.
Peter F. Rue, freight agent at Roebling
said Polivinick had shipped beer and
whiskey from Camden to Roebling, and ii
was consigned to Horizons delivery. This
was on May 6, when there arrived 110
cases of beer, one case of whiskey and
three one-qusrter kegs Of beer.
Mr.. Horton, who resides In Burlington,
said he hired team to Polivinick, but fol
what purpose he did not know, except tc