The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-03-21

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of Judge Horner at Thursdays session o
court was that of Charles Powell. of Noun
Holly, who was recently placed on pro
baton for misdemeanor.
Constable Robert Myers had reported t.
probation officer William A. Slaughter
that the defendant had been INDUCING IL
booze and spending portion of his tim.
at two hotels in town. which was a yio
lation of the rules under which sentence
was suspended In this case.
Attorney Robert Peacock and Powell
had talk with the court, both of whom
denied that the report was true. So far al
counsel for the defendant was concerned
he got his information from the proprie.
tors by making personal visit of inquiry
to the hotels that were named to the court
Before Powell was permitted to go, Judge
Horner cautioned the young man by re-
marking: "The peoples eyes are on your
The next to plead were Placido Paditto,
|, of East Riverton; Dominica Colonno,
of Riverside, and Galormo Brisco, of West
Palmyra. These men were captured In q
raid which Sheriff Worrell and several
officers made on Sunday. February 10.
There are number indictments against
each defendant for the illegal sale of liquor
and for keeping disorderlY house James
Mercer Davis, who represents these
foreigners, entered plea of not guilty
in behalf of his clients. About eighteen
witnesses were arrested with these three
principals.
John Mcbride, formerly Of Mount Holly,
was reported to be another backslider on
the probation list. He is to report again
on Monday, May /, SO that he can give an
account of himself and let the court have
an opportunity to look him over. During
this intermission the cost Of prosecution in
his case must be paid, or the defendant
knows what will follow. He has not paid
any money to his wife since last June.
She is Ill and confined in hospital.
Andrew P. Carr was arrested on March
Is. The charge against him is for assault
and battery on STratton Shinn. Both men
have grey hair and are past 20 years of
age. They had an exciting controversy
over the killing of some chickens belong
ing to Shinn, who showed some indiffer-
ence by letting the chickens run in the
yard of the school house at Sykesville
after notice had been given that such tres
pass was nuisance. Mr.. Cars daughter
is the teacher at this school, which is In
Chesterfield township, and he, as ianitor
of the building and a member of the
Board of Education, thought he had a
right to shoot them During discussion
that followed this shooting, 1t is alleged
that Carr struck Shinn with his gun and
blackened his eye.
Prosecutor Atkinson said the facts In
case as related to the court by Harold b.
Wells was about as he understood them.
At this point Judge Horner caused the
spectators to smile by remarking: Il think
you boys must have been rather frisky
that day. When you get older you may
do better" The court ordered that Carr
should pay the cost of prosecution.
The case of John Rowan, which unex-
pectedly came into court, was laid over.
The defendant pleaded guilty to taking a
horse without permission belonging to
Jacob Raft, Riverside milkman.
Benjamin Rose, of Bridgeboro, sober,
industrious farmer, who was able to give
his own security in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at court after hearing before
justice of the peace following his arrest,
entered plea of guilty to the charge of
stealing four bushels of seed peas from a
neighbor. What led the farmer to com
NIT this crime is matter mystifying to
his friends, as there was no necessity for
such action.
The grand jury was called in special
session, on Tuesday. and reported the fol-
lowing indictments; Walter B. Gaskill,
Beverly, larceny Of goods belonging to
Amanda w. Barnes; William Dittimus and
Venus Dittimus, Bordentown, keeping
disorderly house and illegal sale of liquor,
five indictments; Richard Holloway,
Mount Laurel, assault and battery on
Moses Gibson, Walter Young, Harvey s.
Still and Chalkley L. Gaines, four indict-
ments.
Yesterday jury was drawn to try
William Dittimus and Venus Dit linus, of
Bordentown, against whom there were
five indictments charging the keeping of
disorderly house and the illegal sale of
liquor. This case was brought to the at
tention of the authorities from the fact
that two girls who escaped from the State
Home for Girls at Trenton. were found in
the house under very compromising con-
ditions. The testimony at the trial con
firmed the story that had been related to
the prosecutor of the pleas, but after the
states evidence was in V. Claude Palmer,
representing the defendants, asked the
court to direct verdict of acquittal. 10
support of his request Mr.. Palmer pre-
scented several opinions by the Supreme
Court which showed there must be a con.
tinual and habitual commission of dis
orderly acts to sustain the indictments
In the present case there had not been a
particle of evidence to show sale of
liquor, and the only possible case of dis
order was that In the instance of the two
girls mentioned. After hearing Mr.. Pal
mer the court instructed the jury to re-
turn verdict of not guilty.
The next case taken up was that of
three Italians who were captured in a
Sunday raid at Riverton by Sheriff Wor-
rell, who found them selling liquor and
creating disorder In general. The jury
found the men guilty.
Sporting Notes.
Charles Peacock. of Florence, was in
Mount Holly, Saturday night. talking
over base ball matters with friends.
You may dust off your straw hat, and
be prepared to witness some thrilling and
exciting games this season. Last week
the fans heard these encouraging words
Mount Holly will have team"
The Medford Field Club has elected the
following officers: President, Harry L.
Knight; vice president. Frank Reilly; Sec
rotary and treasurer, F. A. Braddock; as
sistant. Lawrence Mingin; manager, H.
8. Bowker; assistant, William Dyer.
Kid Mccoy, the pugilist. will box with
Bob Fitzsimmons. in two or three weeks,
to see If he can come back" and-well,
it makes no difference to US whether he
can ''come pack" or no. The question