The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-09-10
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L 06 S6I6ulbJ VI luc CCuIb was SOLuC II al
disturbed at a session held on Thursday,
when a chair In which he was sitting
broke, causing Judge Horner to fall back
ward on the floor. He was not injured,
however.
Because of the summer vacation much
business had accumulated for the court to
consider, and after Orphans court cases
had been disposed of, matters of a Grim.
inal nature were given consideration, all
the prisoners waving indictment and trial
by jury.
Gorden Tucker, Of Smithville, was the
first man called. He pleaded guilty to an
attempt to shoot his son on August 8,
being under the influence of liquor at the
time. Three weeks before that he had
been arrested for an attempt to injure his
| son-in-law. The wife aud son, being
afraid of the prisoner, had been to SEE
| Prosecutor Samuel A. Atkinson In order
that he may not be released on nominal
bail. After the court had a conference
with Mrs. Tucker, Judge Horner addressed
| the prisoner as follows
tucker, | am going to give yoT
another chance. and you can consider you
wife your guardian angel. You are gooC
for five years in state prison, and whethel
you go there or not depends entirely upor
you. If you make one ihfraction of thu
law in the future, you will be brought
here and sent to Trenton wit bout any
trial" The prisoner denied having beer
arrested once in Philadelphia. Tucker
was placed in charge of the probation
officer and was given six months in which
to pay the costs.
Charged with assault and battery. Andy
Cacuski, of Riverside, was sentenced tC
three months in the county jail.
Thompson Grant was charged with
stealing two crates of peaches from
Howard Lawrence, of Bridgeboro, and he
pleaded guilty. He told story which
convinced the court that he was not guilty,
and the case was laid over. The court
was in receipt Of letter which stated that
the defendant was petty thief.
Louie Connolly, of Burlington, admitted
stealing many articles from Eli Lawrence.
On June Is, 1911, the defendant was sent
to the county Jail for larceny, and he had
been In the reformatory. He was given
six months in the county jail. Thomas
Grant was implicated In this robbery. He
got sixty days in jail because he bore a
much better reputation.
On the night of August 10, Benjamin
Clinton, of Burlington, had trouble with
two men, and he pleaded guilty to assault.
His story convinced the court that the
other man should take his place. The
matter was laid over until today so that
the complaining witness could be exam
ined.
Harry Weilder. of Burlington, was up
for assaulting his wife, they not being
able to get along together. The prisoner
smiled when the court asked him If be
could not cut out whiskey for twenty
years. The man was placed on the pro
baton list and must pay the costs.
Harry Gilbert was charged with break
ing, entering and larceny. He had served
thirteen months in the state reformatory
and he was returned to that institution.
Helen Carpenter, Mary Herto, Heller
Hagaman and Hettie Haines, incorrigible
girls. pleaded guilty to robbing the home
of Frank Gaskill. of Rancocas. After the
court had private conversation with the
youthful defendants, Judge Horner com
mitted them to the State Home for Girls
Edward L. Love, who is evidently {
slick criminal didn't seem to know that
he was a fugitive from North Carolina
He is the man who committed grand
larceny at Riverton recently. Later ht
pretended that he was suffering from
appendicitis, and was removed from the
Jail to the Burlington County Hospital
from which institution he jumped out OF
a window and escaped. The fellow said
he wanted to see bis wife and that Is the
reason he went to Philadelphia without
leave. While there he placed himself
under the care of a physician for -four
days. Then he went to Atlantic City and
was arrested on the boardwalk. He got
off with only six months In the county
jail. when the Prosecutor asked for the
full statutory sentence
There was no answer when the names
of Charles and William Riker, of Bur.
lington, were called. They were to have
been sentenced for the theft of some
horses from Amos K. Dubell, of Columbus
Later in the day Charles Riker, having
been sent for by one of his bondsmen,
came over to court. In explanation of his
absence he said he and his son understood
that they were to appear on the 10th.
They were ordered to appear then, and
Mr.. Riker promised that he would have
his son there at that time.
The license held by Edward M. Reading,
former proprietor of the Florence Hotel,
at Florence, was transferred to Enoch
Lockett
Testimony was taken to show that four
children of Amanda Farr, of Mount Holly,
had been sadly neglected by the mother,
who was not able to care for them. They
are to be taken care of by the state
society, whose agent, Eber j. Brewer, was
nrasent tn IOOk after the case