The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-10-08
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At Thursdays session of court Judge
Horner signed an order for the release of
A. Schafer, who had been confined In the
county jail for several months. The pris-
oner was taken to Trenton by Frank L..
Garbarino, Of Mount Holly, special
government agent having been indicted
by the grand jury of the United States
District court for engaging In the white
slave traffic. Schafer is the man who
was arrested for keeping a questionable
boarding house on the farm of the late
Schuyler Rainier at Florence, and when
Lena Pulitzer, of Philadelphia, married
since that time, who was employed there
as a waitress, found out the character of
the place, she returned home and inform
ed the authorities. Should Schafer not
be convicted at Trenton, he will be re-
turned to Mount Holly and tried on q
charge of keeping disorderly house.
John McGrath, who was employed by
William 81. Rhoades, of Philadelphia,
was the collector for slot machine that
had been placed In the grocery store of
Mrs. Rose Wilder, of Riverside Both
defendants pleaded guilty in connection
with this matter.
A young man by the name of Engle,
claiming to have lost $18 on this machine,
made complaint and 1t was removed BY
the authorities, who found that 1t con-
tanned 1873. McGrath was arrested on
the day he came to make collections.
Bobert Peacock appeared for Mrs.
Wilder. He said she was respectable
woman and was informed that the ma
chine was protected when 1t was placed
In her store. She did not know that she
was violating the law.
McGrath, who did not install the ma
chine, said 1t was his first trip to River
side, and he was informed by his employ
er that there would be no trouble about
1t. According to the assurance he receIv-
ed from Rhoades, he told Mrs. Wilder 1t
would be all right. Each party received
fifty per cent. of the receipts. McGrath
confiscated all, the machines which had
been previously operated at Riverside,
and when he found himself In trouble he
resigned his position.
Judge Horner said this kind of busi-
ness was a dangerous proposition, and
that Rhoades should also be up before the
court. The Judge thought the woman
was actuated by a desire to make easy
money, and as McGrath was doing an ii
legitimate business, both defendants were
standing on about the same plane. They
were each ordered to pay fine of $50.
John Herto, of Moorestown, was up
for assaulting his wife. He waived in
dictment and pleaded guilty.
Prosecutor Samuel A. Atkinson said 1t
was the same old story. After she had
been abused by her intoxicated husband.
the wife had made an appeal for his
release She said she needed him for
support and could not get along without
him. She had extended forgiveness and
their two daughters were crying tor the
return Of their father, who bore good
reputation. Herto was willing 10 sign a
temperance pledge.
The Judge remarked that this was an
evidence of sorrow. II am going to &C.
| cept you and your wife on your word and
suspend sentence" said the court. eff
you start now with determination to be
a man 1t will be a crisis for good. Your
wife has forgiven you, but the law has
not, and if you fail In the future you will
be punished on this charge. Go out and
become an honorable citizen, and YOU
can look back to this day as being the
turning point In your life."
Benjamin Burris, colored, of Beverly,
charged with assault and intent to kill
his sister, entered plea of guilty.
| The young man was under the influences
of liquor on the night of September 81
and becoming angry when his mother
asked him to cut some wood, went to an
other room, got his revolver and began tt
shoot. One bullet entered the cheek o.
his sister, intiicting a dangerous wound
The Prosecutor, on Thursday, had beer
advised by the attending physician tina
no serious results would follow.
The prisoner said he was "a years ole
and had never served time He was borl
In Delaware and did not carry a revolver
"You keep the revolver home. to regu
late family affairs, suggested the court
but there was no satisfactory reply. TIL
case was laid over so that the prisoner
record could be looked up.
The matter Of transferring the licens
Of Timothy ]. Donovan, of Riverside, t
William J. shsehsu, was deferred for
week.