The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-23

Prisoners confined In the county jail II
various offences were not slow In takin
. advantage Of the special session held 0
Thursday, which was the last and easiei
chance to have their cases disposed of, 6
there will be no more court until SeI
TENDER
j Edward Wedel, of Mount Holly, sbou
Is years old, who was employed on tn
farm Of George o. Msrris, pleaded guilt
to stealing horse belonging to James M
Stokes, near Rancocas, and set of haI
ness from Mr.. Morris. The boy tried t
sell the outfit for s.. T. said he com
mitted the theft to raise some vacation
money. The lad was arrested at Smith
Vile by Constable Nippins of that place
Wedel was committed to the Jamesburi
reform school on one occasion for setting
fire to barn at Edgewater Park severa
years ago. When this fact was called t,
the courts attention, Judge Horner com
mitted the defendant to Railway reform
atorY.
| Sentence was suspended In the case Of
William Smith, of Philadelphia, wht
pleaded guilty to assaulting his employer
Samuel Tomin, Burlington tailor. The
latter was intoxicated at the time, and il
was shown that Smith only defended
himself.
For his assault upon Thomas Adams, OF
Florence, while intoxicated, John Doyle,
was sentenced to four months in the
county jail.
Alvin Hill, boy living, at Bridgeboro,
was put in charge Of the probation officer
for creating a disturbance about farm
house near his home
For stealing razor from his employer
at Burlington, Samuel Todd, colored, was
Qiven sixty days in jail.
John Vansciver, another Burlington
prisoner, was given three months In jail
for assaulting and pointing revolver at
Sarah E. Chase. This Is the fellow who
tried to commit suicide after being placed
In the city lookup.
Paul G. Rsndol, of Philadelphia, who
made unsuccessful attempts to pass a
forged check at Moorestown, was SEN
fenced to three months In the county jail.
Edward johnson, colored, of Borden
town, pleaded guilty of carrying a con-
cealed weapon. AS he could give no
satisfactory explanation, the fellow was
sent back to jail to think the matter over
On former occasion the prisoner served
year In state prison for shooting a man
at Florence.
No action was taken In the case Of
Charles Fl. Riker and SON William, of
Burlington, convicted of defrauding Amss
K. Dubell. Of Columbus, In the purchase
of some horses, other than to continue the
matter until September s, during which
time the defendants hope to make resti-
tuition.
Having been tried by the court and
found guilty, Andy Torkosky, of River
side, was found guilty and fined $25. He
carried concealed weapon and fred three
shots along the public highway.
For stealing ladY's coat from buggy
at Coles hotel, Moorestown, John Payne
was given four months and Michael Meney
three months, which time they will serve
in the county jail.
After sentence to the reform school
had been imposed upon John Higgins and
Givanno Fiore, two Brooklyn boys, for
stealing two horses from the farm Of 8.
Budd Perkins, near Beverly, where Fiore
was employed, their fathers appeared and
succeeded 10 getting reconsideration of
sentence by paying costs of prosecution
The boys were then placed 10 the custody
Of their parents.
The next case disposed of was that of
two small boys living at Burlington, who
stole bicycles at Burlington. They In
tended to sell the wheels, and with the
proceeds purchase revolvers and masks
and engage In the hold-up business. For
this offence Lewis Gray was sent to the
reform school at Jamesburg and Philip
Kramer was put on the list of probationers.
A suspension of sentence resulted In the
case Of Daniel Richardson, who attempted
to break Jail while serving six months for
disorderly conduct
Oscar Lain, of Burlington, was released
under 5000 bail for his appearance at the
October term of court. He was found
guilty Of assault and battery at Burling
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