The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-03-26
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I Because of the bad weather, only few
spectators were present at a session OF
court held on Thursday.
In the Common Pleas court two witnesses
were called In the case Of John R. Nc
Donald, Of Maple Shade, patient in the
State Insane Asylum. 1t was shown that
the unfortunate man has lived In this
county over one year and that he owns a
small property. Solicitor Budd H. Rigg
looked after the matter, and made no OBJ
lection to an order transferring Mcdonald
to the hospital at New Lisbon, as the
county can save about $3.50 per week by
the change.
In the criminal line Alfonso Minota,
formerly of Philadelphia, entered plea
OF guilty of stealing a gold watch, chain,
bracelets and gold ring from Mary
Delano, of Riverside, both parties board
ing In the same house. The Italian said
he sold the booty to a man In Philadel-
phia named John, with whom he worked
last Skinner. He declared he committed
the crime because he had nothing to eat,
but this statement was refuted by Mrs.
Delano. The goods were valued at $40
and Minota sold them for 81.
IF you get these things back" said
Judge Horner, ''the court will be more
lenient with you"
"How can do that when l don't know
where the man lives, " replied the prisoner
Alfonso Fusco, a detective living at
Moorestown, who acted as Interpreter,
said he knew of his own knowledge that
Minota could recover the goods if he
wanted to. The case was laid over for
further Investigation.
After admitting that he had had many
home troubles of his own, Ephraim Ford,
of Mount Holly, found himself before the
bar of justice charged with kicking his in
valid wife. He pleaded guilty to assault
and battery.
Prosecutor Atkinson stated the wife
had been i'll for good while, and it be-
came necessary for two women to take
Mrs Ford to the Squire's Office to make a
complaint
In speaking for himself the defendant
said that his wife, Alice Ford was feeble
minded and easily influenced by others |
He admitted kicking her while in little |
passion and said he was sorry that he had |
done SO. He thought the complaint was
a put up job to get rid of him. He said !
that woman neighbor who was destitute
was invited to stop at his house. More /
trouble followed, and his wife suggested
that the best thing he could do was to
leave the state During all their differ
ences he had never struck her before.
In response to call by the court, Con-
stable Thomas @. Shinn said he had been !
to the house three different
times to stop trouble there, and that other
officers had performed similar duties. |
Ford couldn't keep women who came to
assist his wife because he struck them.
Several women had been sent to the house
10 care for Mrs. Ford, but they were as
saulted by the defendant, who was de-
serving of punishment. Because of the +
charge being serious one, the case was
laid over for further investigation. The
case of Ford was reported on this morn
ng, and he was sentenced to not less than
one year or more than three years in the
ate prison.
wife beater, pleaded guilty to charge of
he man did not support his family and
hat he spent his money for liquor. He
laid his wife aggravated him to drink,
)ut he did not go into further details
After Judge Horner stated that in his
mind there was only one place for wife
]eaters, the court deferred sentence and
will haye the case more fully inquired in
%. There was intimation of some trouble
n Squire Stevens Office when Sweeney
vas arrested Sweeney was sentenced
his morning to not less than one year or
more than three years in state prison.
Vivian Pitts, of Caroline county, Va,
md a man who may have criminal
ecord, was before the court on a charge
# breaking and entering the home of
William Darling, of Moorestown. The
prisoner said he was guilty of the charge. (,
lie fell against the door while trying to {
ind his own room and when it opened he
vent in. The prisoner is related to Darl
ng, and both men worked together on a
arm.
Prosecutor Atkinson said he had
showing that Pitts had threatened
o kill Darling. He was intoxicated at
he time, and when In that condition was !
pretty bad man. He had been arrested
or being drunk and disorderly at Mer-
but claimed to have been re-
eased the next day. Pitts declared that
lie was not guilty of making any threats
oward Darling. Pitts was entenced this Z
morning tothe county jail for four months.
Daniel Richardson, a young cOlored c
nan living at Beverly. while drunk about
hree months ago, was found in the home
# white family, who had reason to sus- !
,ect that the fellow had intended to COM
nit robbery. He was given six months, 8
md has about half his time to serve yet.
But Richardson was before the court on !
mother charge, that of an attempt to
freak jail. The recent warm weather in ,
pired him with desire for liberty. He
Tipped from the cellar to the jail yard !
nd made an unsuccessful attempt to scale
he wall. His case was also laid over.
Judge Horner then announced that he
lad denied the application of " Claude
PALMER for new trial in the case of Chap !
ain Rogers, of New Egypt. who was con-
icted on the fourth and fifth counts Of an