The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-21
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considerable business In the Orphans
court at session held on Thursday, he
, heard testimony from Frank Rigg and
Harry Kimble 10 lunacy case, and on the
strength of their statements Clarence B.
Richardson, living In Springfield town.
ship. was formally committed to the
county asylum.
Appearing before the bar, Henry w.
Schneibur, of Hartford, indicted for de-
sorting and neglecting to provide for his
family, entered plea of guilty. This is
the third time he has acted In this manner,
the last time he went away ON May 5,
leaving his wife without anything and
sending her nothing during the interval.
with the Judge, who suspended sentence
on her statement that she was willing to
give her husband another trial
When schneider was indicted he fled to
his home In Newark, but officers could not
find him there. Later he returned and
secured employment with the Camden
Paper Mill Company, and this led to his
arrest.
In addressing the defendant Judge
Horner said II don't know but that 1t
would give me certain amount of pleas
ure to send you to prison for three years.
| am going to suspend sentence, however,
and you must pay the costs of prosecu-
ton. We have your plea of guilty, which
will be held against you, and If you ever
come before me again on this charge,
will have to close my ears to the plead
ings of your wife"
John F Megonigal, of Burlington, mex t
stood up, being charged with assault on
his wife Mary, whom he is alleged to have
beaten shamefully. He signed a waiver
of Indictment and trial by jury, and then
pleaded non vult contendere, which
brought smile from those In the court
room The prisoner was then turned over
to the court for sentence.
| john was greeted Familiarity by the
i Judge because of his frequent appearance
In the police court. He said he didn't
know how many times he had been in jail
or before justice Charles p Smith.
You were here ten weeks ago for beat
ing your wife and thereby violated the
conditions of your probation" said the
court.
YES" replied John, land you said you
again. did it through aggravation on
the spur of the moment. During the
past three months have given my wife
between 81 and $1O."
The wife heater was then sentenced to
serve not more than three years and not
less than one year in state prison.
John L Semple, of Camden, handi-
capped with crutches because of an attack
| of rheumatism, appeared in court as
counsel for Casper N. Cummings and
Robert Adams. These men were charged
with selling lottery tickets. For misuse
of the mails they were tried In the United
States District Court, at Trenton, on
Wednesday, and acquitted. This freed
Adams, but Cummings was re-arrested on
a retainer and will be taken to Connect
cut for working his game in that state.
In his remarks to Judge Horner, counsel
paid tribute to detective Parker, when
referring to his arresting the men several
weeks ago at the Arcade Hotel. At that
time each man gave cash bail in the sum
of $1,000.
Through counsel the men were given
permission to withdraw their plea of not
guilty, and enter one of non yult con-
tendere.
After prosecutor Atkinson stated that
be had positive proof against the men,
the court imposed fine of 5000 on each
defendant, to be deducted from their bail
money on deposit with the sheriff. The
company operating this lottery was or
ganized in a foreign country, and these
men are only acting as agents for others
higher up.
Harry Sheldon, of Burlington, neat
] appearing young man, was arrested on
, November Ii. on his return from the coal
| mines in Pennsylvania, to which he de-
camped about two years ago, Harry
| Vandegrift, also of Burlington, leaving al
the same time. They were the states
principal witnesses in the Law and Ordel
, crusade In Burlington, which resulted In
i, fifteen indictments being found against
: liquor men in that city Vandegraifi
returned quite awhile ago.
Sheldon said he received no considera
tion from any one to go away. He thought
he would be arrested and he left becaus.
he became scared. He had never lef
. home before.
|. Il don't think you are telling me th'
whole truth about this matter" replied
!; the court. II think you are trying tt
! shield some one. don't think there is
person in this room who believes wha
you say. l am going to continue thi!
{ matter until December 26, to give you
t chance to square yourself. Think thi
matter over carefully. and If you max,
+ up your mind to tell the truth, come an(
see me: but If you don't, look out"
D Joseph Huff, the new Surrogate of Bur
0 lington county, then took the oath o
t Office before Judge Horner. His commits
0 sion was presented to the court and hi
e bond OF $4,000 accepted. 1t was signe,
: by Edward D. Stokes. Benjamin w
Zelley and Walter Allen. John M. Huff
2 brother of the new Surrogate, was sworl
5 in as deputy.