The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-12
Court.

Criminal matters were disposed OF at
Thursdays session Of court.
The first man to be sentenced was
Charles j. Krug, ST., of Riverside, who
thought no one was looking when he stole
thirty-two cigars from the store of Sheriff
William T. Stecher. The defendant. how
ever, was much surprised when arrested
by constable. Being somewhat particu-
lar as to the quality of his smokers when
he thought he could get them for nothing,
Krug took cigars that retail at ten cents
EACH For his failure to size up the situa-
ton properly when he entered the store,
the defendant will spend the next three
months in the county jail.
Burlington furnished the next defendant
In the person of Peter Delaney. He was
sent after more liquor by friends who
were celebrating, and was given forty
days in jail as reminder of his neglect to
return the change.
A criminal career is attached to the
name of Michael Burke, Jr., Of Moores
town. Although only nineteen years old.
with several serious charges resting against
him. he pleaded guilty to robbing the
Moorestown Field Club, by breaking and
entering the building and taking some
goods; breaking and entering into M.
Joseph's store, the railroad station, the
residence of Daniel A. Sweeney and rob-
bing Francis B. Spear. After entering
his plea to this list of crimes, the young
man had nothing to say. He was prob
ably led into 1t by another person known
to the authorities, whose capture Is only
a matter of time. Information tosthat
effect was given to the court by Prosecu-
tor Samuel A. Atkinson, caused a post
ponement of the sentence which Judge
Horner was about to impose. The young
man will be retained In jail for further
development In the case.
Love for strong drink, together with
his frankness In the matter, made 1t some
what unpleasant for Joseph McKim,
colored, of Mt Laurel, who lost the liberty
that was probably coming his way. The
charge against him Is for setting fire to his
home, which he did not deny when first
arraigned. The case had been laid over
for investigation, and upon inquiry being
made regarding McKim, citizens of Mount
Laurel township gave him good repu.
tation SO far as the present charge was
concerned. He was not regarded as o
dangerous man and no one thought that
justice would suffer In case he was dis.
charged. With that end in view the court
endeavored to have the defendant stop
drinking and cut out the liquor habit
II can get along with little less than
what have been using" said McKim
but don't want to swear off altogether.
As the fellow was not inclined to respect
the wishes of the court In this matter, he
was sent to jail to think 1t over for two
weeks, and his final decision will be asked
on the Goth inst.
The sixteen-year-old forger Francis
NJ n - .r~to t,1 ho6 hao~
arraigned before, was taken up. The In
yestigation made In this case revealed the
fact that the boy was q criminal. Id
stole money from his parents and eggi
from other people. At times he would
carry gun and engage In malicious mis-
chief. The offense that brought the lac
before the court was forging q checl
on his fathers account at the Pembertor
bank, after which he paid one of hi
fathers bills and kept the change. 1t twas
scheme to raise money for himself
| Before being bailed out he served a little
time in the jail for his forgery, which wal
not his first offense of this kind. Tha
tended to straighten him up little, as h'
Is now q much better boy and employed
at the sand plant Of Norcross & Edmunds
From the investigation made of the boy
home trip, the court told the mother tina
brutal treatment would not bring about
reformation of her son, which could rattle
be accomplished by kindness and tende
care. The community would be protected
by sending Francis to the reform school, bu
In this event he would curse his parents tt
his dying day. As the mother was salts
fed with her sons conduct at the presen
time he was placed under parole, til,
stipulation being that he must behaY'
himself, be good and attend school tleas
three months In the year.
When he first appeared In court severa
weeks ago, Peter Allen, of Burlington
employed on the farm of Jesse L. Lucas
in Florence township, stated he acted II
self-defence when Lucas attacked him fol
specting this trouble was taken on Thurs
day, and the court being satisfied tina
Allen was the aggressor, sentenced him tt
sixty days 10 jail, to date from the tim
of his commitment.
Herbert Baker, of Indian Mills, repre-
sented by v. Claude Palmer and Rober
Peacock, had his bail reduced from s., 00
to $500 He was arrested on complaint o
Olive DeCamp, of Medford, who charged
him with seduction under promise of mar
rage. The girls counsel was James Mer
Ger DAVIS. In taking testimony In the en-
ldeavor to secure reduction of bail, 1t dc
veloped that Miss DeCamp knew he
: charges to be untrue when she signed th
affidavit containing them. 1t was ais
shown that the couple wanted to be mai
ried and have the proceedings dropped
but that their efforts to that end had bee
frustrated