The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-07


!, ner. on Thursday, proved to be matte
n Of concern to several of the defendant
whose cases were finally disposed Of a
\ that time. The proceedings were marked
BY the imposing Of heavy sentences. SOM
of them extending to the limit as pre-
scribed by law.
Thursday was the day set for argument
in two similar cases where application had
been made for a new trial.
The first one taken up was that of Geo
G.. Huggings, Of Cookstown. convicted Of
: rape on Viola Falls, young girl who
+ had been placed in bis home by the New
: Jersey Children's Home Society. The de-
PENDANT was represented by James Mer.
Ger Davis and Robert Peacock.
c In arguing the matter Mr.. Davis claim
9 ed that unless force was used In this case,
! there was no testimony upon which con-
! viction could be had. As to the age OF
the girl the testimony was Illegally re-
ceived, the case prejudiced and the de-
, PENDANT deprived of the benefit Of q doubt
In that direction. The verdict, counsel
commended. was against the evidence.
Prosecutor Atkinson replied by stating
that he didn't intend to take up any time
In the matter. He hadn't heard anything
In the argument of Mr.. Davis that would
warrant new trial and asked that the APP
plication be dismissed.
In denying the application. Judge Hor-
ner said he thought the corroboration Of
certain important facts was admitted by
the defendant in his own testimony.
Mr.. Higgins, nearly 70 years Of age, who
was once Methodist minister and well
known In this county. was ordered to
stand up. He was then sentenced to serve
not less than i've years and not more than
thirty years In state prison.
AS the bail of Higgins expired that
day. the court ordered that he renew his
bond In the sum of $1,000. As the case
was 90 clear the Prosecutor did not think
that amount excessive. Counsel on the
other side, however, after a conference
with the court, succeeded In having it re-
duced to 5000. the same as before, and
1t was furnished at once. Under this re-
newal of bail the defendant was released
pending an appeal Of his conviction on q
writ Of error.
The application of William Stern for
license to sell liquor at Roebling was then
taken up, being continuance of the case.
Judge Mcpherson. of Trenton. repre- :
aantfng fha Roahltr~u rrao.n+ad ravron
strance against granting this license.
Davis and Peacock represented the ap-
plicant. Mr.. Davis said that the requests
OF the Roeblings in most cases should be
respected as the town was due to their
efforts, but counsel did not think the facts
applied in this case. Mr.. Davis alleged
that the Roeblings had imposed upon the
court in securing their FIRST and only H.
cense, from which they received all the
benefit, the man to whom the license was
granted having no interest In it whatever.
The court interrupted by stating that
this was a:pretty serious charge. Counsel
replied by saying he could prove his allie
ations. Mr.. Davis did not think the,
Roeblings had any right to have the only
license In that town, where preparations
were being made to accommodate more
than one hundred families In addition to
its present population, which is larger
than any other town In the county having
only one license.
Judge Mcpherson said: my friend In q
left handed way has paid compliment
to the Roeblings and to the court as well, |
when he says that Roebling has less H. |
censes than any other town In the county. |
1.-The Roeblings have established a |
unique place, where they police the town
and operate public school system at
their own expense. The town needs one |
place Of this kind, but it should be spared |
further degradation that might ensue from |
a number of licenses.
with hotel located fifty feet from
the railroad station and about an equa
distance from the main entrance to the
plant. it would be mighty dangerous to
intoxicated men, and also to the firm un.
der the employers liability act. Men
going to work would have the picture of
q saloon before them. 1t Ia an invitation.
They are weak and the court ought to hes
itate in granting this license. The Roeb-
lings are building up, while saloons would
be degrading. l admit that the remon-
STRANGE was not fled at the proper time,
but 1t was gotten up in good faith and
do not believe the court will ignore the
matter"
Judge Horner then said: 1.-THE policy
Of the court generally has been that re-
monstrances must be fled at fixed time,
but that is discretionary with the court.
This case is so unique that took 1t upon
myself to Visit the place and make an In
spection Of this ideal town. II you take
the Roeblings and their interests away
there would only be four houses left.
II visited Stern's home, ascertained the
number Of rooms In the house and those
he had to care for, and l couldn't see how
that man could accommodate the men,
bers Of his family and comply with the
law lnder license. A large number of
iStt0ho nave uooA ASCciteo lEOm poOplo
living in that vicinity who strongly OPP
pose the granting Of this license. don't
see that 1t would be productive of much
good to the residents and to those who go
there daily from Burlington and Trenton
In refusing the license will say that
there may be a time when the court might
think that another license was needed II
the town grows"
All eyes were then conferred on Joseph
Thomas. He Ia the incendiary whose cap
ture made record for County Detective
| Parker.
The prisoner had an anxious look and
became interested In the proceedings.
Signing waiver of indictment and trial
by jury he pleaded guilty to stealing.a
horse from Clarence Warner, Bustleton
farmer; stealing q horse from Pearson
Taylor. of Wrightstown, and setting fire
to the latter's barn.
Prosecutor Atkinson told how Thomas
would ia Ike an old horse to barn, steal a
good one, substitute the poor horse for
the one taken and set the barn on fire. He
said he had written confession from the
prisoner, which also implicated Thomas in
four other crimes of horse stealing and
barn burning. two In Ocean and two In