The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-12-10
Court.

There were enough matters to be con
sidered at Thursdays session of court tt
keep Judge Horner busy all day.
After session of the Orphans court
in which Judge Horner continued unit
March 6 the final account of the executors
of the estate of Schuyler Rainier, Of
Florence, Alice Ford. of Mount Holly
was committed to the county asylum. Hel
husband, Ephraim Ford. is serving tern
in state prison for beating the woman.
Edward A. Hoey was called and ques
toned as to his fitness to engage In the
liquor business He is the applicant for
the transfer of the license held by limo
thy ]. Donovan, of Riverside. No one
was present to satisfy Judge Horner or
that point, and the matter was continued
until December II, when Hoey will pre-
sent some witnesses who are known to the
court.
Amy Miller, colored, pleaded guilty to
robbery at the home of Edwin D. Rogers
near Marlton, where she was employed
The day the theft was discovered Mr.
Rogers outbuilding were burned, and
Amy was suspected of starting the fire In
revenge. She had been confined In q
Pennsylvania reform school at one time.
the matron testifying to that fact. As nc
evidence could be found that Amy had
committed arson, she was returned to the
Pennsylvania institution.
Fred Wagner, of Wilmington. Del, EN-.
ployed at the Keesey Hosiery Mill in
Mount Holly. pleaded guilty to carrying
concealed weapons. He will be sentenced
on December 10.
George s. Jordan, of Fairview, wanted
to tell his story when the charge of assault
and battery was read. A plea of not
guilty was entered and trial set for Decem.
Der 10. 81 licked my children, my wife
hit me, and struck her, f" said the prisoner.
Patrick McGlYnn, charged with assault
ing Charles A Bovine, steward of the
almshouse. pleaded guilty. Being intoxi-
Gated, the fellow became nuisance while
calling Oh a friend at the almshouse late
one night: He received three months in
the county jail
The court assigned Willard F. Lippin-
colt to defend Michael Edwards, but as
Mr.. Lippincott had not been sworn In he
could net accept.
Edwards lived with an italian boarding
house keeper at Atsion, where some trou-
BILE occurred. He was ordered out of the
house. and Immediately began to shot
through the door. OF four bullets, one
hit Fred Reeves, section boss on the Cen
trail Railroad, In the knee. The wound
was not dangerous.
There was direct evidence against the
prisoner, who had told an Italian witness
that he shot Reeves.
The court adjudged the defendant gull
ty, and sentence will be imposed on De-
cember 10.
The rule to show cause why new trial
should not be granted George Taylor,
convicted of assaultlng Mrs. Mary Parker,
was taken up, with Robert Peacock as
counsel In the case.
the court interrupted by asking If Mr..
Davis was In the case.
1--WE can soon find out" retorted coun-
sci. Mr.. Davis, counsel for the defendant
when Taylor was first tried, said his APP
plication for a rule at that time had been
dismissed on the ground of hardness.
when counsel had received no notice that
the matter had been postponed. That &C
counted for his absence on the day the
rule was dismissed.
The court stated that on November 26,
when the prisoner was to be sentenced.
Taylor engaged Peacock, who moved fol-
q rule, and Thursday was set for the ar
gument.
Prosecutor Atkinson objected, claiming
that after rule of this kind is dismissed,
second application cannot be made. He
had several citations to uphold his con
tention. The case was continued to allow
counsel to submit briefs to the court on
this point.
Introducing new evidence for the de-
Tense, Joshua Anderson said that at the
Browns Mills railroad station, shortly
after the crime was committed, he heard
Mrs. Parker say, in the presence of Ezra
and Elijah Booker, that she didn't think
George Taylor did 1t, and would give 800
to any person who would tell her who did
Samuel Hopkins testified that while in
the Washington House, Mount Holly, the
day after the assault, Peter Anderson said
that Charles Eckman, not Taylor, was the
guilty man.
Mrs. Rebecca Earlin had conversation
with Lizzie Anderson, to whom Mrs. Par
ker said he couldn't for the life of her tel
who threw the eggs, as they came go fast.
The state called Lizzie Anderson, who
denied the statement of Mrs Earin.
Mrs. Mary Parker denied the statments
attributed to her, and Peter Anderson
denied the testimony of Samuel Hopkins
]. NJ. Davis argued the rule, after which
Judge Horner said, "There is great deal
of perjury on the part of the people liY
ing In the degradation of Browns Mills
may award new trial. but If do.
will not approve the witnesses for eithel
side"
Having waived indictment, Joseph r
Rich ards, formerly employed by Bloom
field W. Pew, of Mount Holly, pleaded
not guilty Of forgery.
The defendant was represented by Nor
man w, Harker, assisted by representa-
tive of the Legal Aid Society. of Phila
delphia
When Thomas J. Barrett, of Borden
town, rebuilt the trolley road through
Mount Holly last summer, he had in hi
employ man named Joseph P. Richards
to whom he sent cheek for 81 In payment
for wages. The letter was delivered BY
mistake to the Pew farm. 1t contained
nothing but the check, and as Richards
was expecting about that sum from mar
named j. G. Beal, who had said he nigh
send the money by another person, thu
farm hand thought the check was mean
for him and he endorsed the name of 10
seph P. Richards. so he could get thu
money.
To save himself a trip to Mount Holly
Richards gave the endorsed check to Mr.
Pew, and asked him to collect it, request.
ing that he first inquire at the bank tC
find out if 1t was all right. Doing as re
Quested, Pew drew the money, and KEEP
1t nearly a week to be sure 1t was all right
When the cash was paid him, Richards
left the farm with nearly $11 In wages
due him, which Pew sent him at the end
of the week.
The court thought Richards injunction
to Pew to see that it was all right at the
bank, was much 10 his favor. The de
PENDANT had only one witness, Miss HURT
friend living at Baltimore, where he had
been employed. She gave him a good
character for honesty, as did letters from
three other former employers, which
could not be admitted as evidence.
The court declared Richards not guilty
and the young man Immediately repaid
Mr.. Pew for the loss he had sustained.
Beautifully engraved greeting cards fol
Christmas and the New Year. L. s.
BoYce, 81 Main street. adv.