The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-11
TUESDAY. JUNE IL, 1912
Court.

Judge Cole nelQ court all last week, ana
number of cases In the Supreme and
Circuit courts were disposed of. The first
case tried was that for damages against
the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Company for the death of Charles P. Fest
and injury Of his daughter Myrtle, when
their automobile was struck by an electric
train at the Essex street crossing, Glou
cester, on September 25, 1910. The plain
tiffs were represented by Davis b Davis.
Thomas L. Gaskill and Walter II. Bacon,
appeared for the railroad company. A
verdict of $4,000 was awarded for the
death of Fest. and 81 ,025 In favor of Miss
Fest.
Prosecutor Atkinson reported the death
Of Eckard P. Budd, and on his motion
Judge Cole appointed Mr.. Atkinson, F. B.
Lewis and Harold B. Wells, committee
to draft suitable resolutions.
Joseph Kelly, of Bordentown, brought
two suits against the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company to recover damages for In
juries received by his son. The boy had
his leg broken when his foot went through
defective plank at the Bordentown
station while he was running to catch q
train. This case was settled by agreement
Of all parties concerned, and Judge Cole
instructed the jury to render a verdict for
5000.
The next case was that of Henry
Stellwag against Wilhemina Schumacher
both of Riverside, to recover as under
taker at the funeral of the woman's son.
The Jury rendered a verdict of 1910 in
favor of the plaintiff.
A jury rendered a verdict for GAL SO, the
full amount of his claim, In favor of
George W. Moore. a contracting teamster,
Of Trenton, who dug cellar for a house
at Roebling In which William Shelton and
others were interested.
A verdict for $4O7.29 was rendered in
favor Of Blanche r. Black, who brought
suit against Theodore Rambo to recover
on a promissory note. Jonathan H. Kel-
sey represented the plaintiff and B. q.
White the defendant.
The suit Of Samuel and Serena Reel, of
Bordentown, against the Riverside Trac-
ton Company. occupied all of Thursday
and half of Fridays session. Damages
were sought for injuries sustained while
aighting from trolley car in Borden
town last year. The plaintiffs alleged that
having been carried past the point where
they wanted to get out, the Car was stop
ped and started again before they had
time to alight. The defence claimed that
the couple got off while the car was in
motion. The jury gave the woman YER
dict for 5000 and her husband 81. 500.
In Judge Horner's court on Thursday,
Richard Carpenter, formerly of Mount
Holly, was ordered to care for his daugh-
ter, Helen, until such time as he could get
home for her. The father sought to
have her committed to some institution on
the ground that she was beyond control.
The court reached the conclusion that
In this case there was paternal neglect.
For stealing a watch from Herbert Mar.
ter, of Moorestown, Charles Peter, an
aged man living in Philadelphia, was
given thirty days in the county jail,
A state prison sentence of from one to
three years was given to George Riegel,
who committed several robberies in vari.
GUS parts of the county.
On June 20 will occur the trial of Ben.
jamin Fenton, of Mount Holly, who was
arrested on a serious charge.
Applications for new trials were refused
In the cases of Charles Il. and William
Riker, and David Martin Rodesky, all OF
Burlington, and the defendants will be
sentenced on June 20.
The first session of court to be held next
month will be ON Wednesday, July 8, as
he regular day falls on July 4.
At yesterdays session of court was tried
the suit of Thomas L. Quigley against
Isaac Alloway, of Bordentown, and the
plaintiff secured verdict for 1904. The
action was brought by Quigley to recover
on the stock and fixtures of his restaurant
on Mill street, which Alloway refused to
take after learning that he could not rent
the building to continue the business at
the same stand,
The next case called was the suit of
Charles Kemp, of Florence, against the
Riverside Trolley Company, who was in
jured several months ago when the Pearl
street bridge at Burlington collapsed and
. trolley car went into the creek. At the
time the suit was begun only nominal
damages were claimed, as it was then
supposed that the injuries which Kemp
received were only temporary. Because
of the fact that they have become per-
manent, james M. Davis asked that one
of the jurors be withdrawn in order to
have a mistrial, which action met the APP
proval of Judge Cole. A new declaration
will be presented when the case comes up
at the October term of court.