The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-01-10

!. for meals and II travellers drop In after the
dining room doors have closed they are
not able to get anything to eat. This ia
all wrong and every licensed house must
be prepared to furnish some eatables, even
though 1t be only sandwich and cup
Of coffee. The Judge thought 1t credit
able that there were not any complaints
before the present grand jury about the
violation Of the liquor laws. This shows
that attention is being given to the warn
ings of the court. but he wants the good
work to 60 on and desired every hotel
keeper to be on the alert to see that the
statutes are complied with in every
respect.
The following licenses were granted:
| RETAIL
James B. Reilly, Browns Mills, $50
George v. Bozarth, Chatsworth, 100
Andreas Hennig, Beverly township, $50
John p. Jones, Marlton, 125
Charles H. Kern, Palmyra, l75
Katherine Keat1ng. C1nnaminson, l25
Leander L. Murphy, Jobstown, l25
John B. Miller. Medford, l50
Jesse j. Eastburn, Bridgeboro, lbs
Simeon Stead, Crosswicks, l25
Daniel 7. Sooy. New Gretna, 100
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| WHOLESALE
George v. Bozarth, Chatsworth. 500
Andreas Hennig, Beverly township. 100
John B. Miller, Medford. 100
Philip Stumpf Bridgeboro, 100
Jesse J. Easfburn, Bridgeboro, 100
Brose Z. Smith. Wrightstown, 100
| Lydia w. Wallace, Palmyra. 100
Philip Stumpf, who had put In an APP
plication for retail license, withdrew it.
John Forbes applied for license to re-
open his saloon on Water street. A remon-
STRANGE had been filed, signed only by
Charles Fl. Engle. The counsel for the
remonstrant is Charles E. Sheppard, who
represents the law and order society. He
claimed that this application puts the
saloon under the class of "a new place"
V. Claude Palmer is Forbes counsel and
as the court decided that 1t would hear
testimony on the subject. Mr.. Palmer did
not make any argument.
The Indictments against Fem & Gilpin,
of Burlington, were to have been taken
up, but were postponed until called by the
Prosecutor. Mr.. Gilpin is quite Ill in
Atlantic City.
A jury was drawn to try Joseph Sweet
on the charge of committing an indecent
assault upon young girl in Pemberton
township. Before the case began, how
ever, Sweet took a second thought and re-
tracted his plea of not guilty and entered
one Of non vult contendere. He was sent
to the state prison for eighteen months.
| Harry Bowker was tried ON the indict-
ment for carrying concealed deadly wea-
pons. The state showed Bowker up as q
bad man of the wilds of New Lisbon, who
had, on election night, fourished revolt
yer and scared everybody who came near
him. One young man was so frightened
that he ran home aud did not even stop to
look after his horse. The defence was
that the people around the polls at New
Lisbon were so depressed at the bad news
that was coming in they were ready to be
scared at anything, SO Bowker iourished
his old revolver, and he said 1t did not
have single bullet In 1t. The jury
did not believe him, however, and found
him guilty. He was sent to the Railway
Reformatory.
Joseph Thomas, Abraham Davis, Cleora
Heston and Glover West were called for
trial on the charge Of robbing Ovid Feas-
ter during the last fair at Mount Holly.
Cleora changed her plea and admitted her
guilt. The others stood trial but the evil
dence was so plain that 1t did not take
long to reach verdict of guilty.
Court then took recess until Thurs
day, when the license of Edward Nippins,
who keeps hotel at Lumberton, was
transferred to William H. Jennings, of
Medford.
A jury was called to try the indictment
against Clifford Rogers and George B.
Hammell. who were charged with stealing
scrap copper from the Camden and Tren-
ton Railway Company. John D. McMul-
len, of Moorestown, who Is counsel for the
railway company, was associated with
Prosecutor Atkinson. Soon after opening
the matter Mr.. Atkinson was called from
court and Mr.. McMullen had entire charge
of the prosecution.
The two men worked ON repair car OF
the trolley company and some time In No
vember Rogers accosted junk dealer and
offered to sell him some scrap copper
The amount the junk dealer paid for II
was $40. The dealer said the men got
off the car and brought the scrap to him
and he put 1t in bag. He went to Roeb-
ling, where he was stopped by an officer
whose duty 1t was to search junk wagons
formaterial that might possibly be stolen
from the works at that place. He con
flscated the copper and notified the trolley
people.
The defence was that Hammell was the
wan In charge Of the work car and that
Rogers was subject to his orders. Ham
nell said that Rogers had lost several
tools and he gave the man the scrap cop
per to sell with the understanding that
Rogers would replace the tools he had
lost. This the latter did, expanding more
money than he received from the sale
Hammell did not see that he had done
wrong for there was no rule or system
whereby such stuff was accounted for al
the Office of the company. If he had drop
ped 1t into the river the company would
never would nave known anything about
t.
In addition to this testimony the defence
called about score of the best citizens of
Bordentown to testify to the good char
acter of the accused for truth and honesty
Hsmmell has lived In Bordentown for ten
years, Rogers has resided there all of his
life. Harold B. Wells represented the
prisoners and made a strong plea in their
behalf, ridiculing the action of the COM
pany in taking up the time Of the courts
with such trivial matter as the selling OF
81. 40 worth of scrap copper. He spoke
OF the good character of the accused and
frequently caused laughter in the court
room, which was INDUCED in by the court,
at the witty remarks he made
Mr.. McMullen, who is possessed of g
deep bass voice. and much dignity, made
good plea for the state, In which he re-
viewed the testimony In detail, but 1t was
case where he who talks last does not al
ways talk best. for Mr.. Wells had already
captured the jury and the men we're &C
quilted.
Francis Fox was sent to the county jail
, for three months for breaking into hous,
, at Moorestown.
, An attempt was made to convict james
Miller, who was charged with keeping I