The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-06-24


which was a fine Of 5000 and costs Oh
each of the Freeholdors and a fine o
/ 81 900 and costs on Joseph L. Hilton.
Mary Mcdonald, OF Centreton, wal
formally committed to the New Jersey
State Hospital for the Insane as an indi
gent patient.
Robert Peacock served writ of error
on Judge Horner In the case OF David
Martin Rodesky, of Burlington. The writ
is made returnSble on July 9Th.
! A contest was begun as to the validity
of paper writing purporting to be the
last will and codicil of James T. Wilkins,
deceased. Action was taken as the result
of caveat filed by Amos H. wilkins.
The documents were proven to be
those of the testator by testimony present.
ed by John B. Davis and Micajah E. Mat
lack. The matter was adjourned until
July Sd.
The case of John w. Trout vs. The
John A. Roebling Company, of Roebling,
to recover damages under the employers
ltdDlllIl ACT, WIS Cdll6u next.
H. G. Kramer, of Camden, represented
the complainant, Judge Mcpherson, of
Trenton, appeared for the defendant COM
pany.
The defendant was on pile of pig iron
that was being unloaded from a car He
slipped and fell receiving fracture of
the wrist and shoulder, which has partly
deprived him of the use of his arm. The
fractures were shown by plates of an K
ray photograph.
Testimony was produced to show that
the man did not take proper care Of his
injury, and which may have been the re-
suit of previous trolley accident. He had
been warned to keep off the iron ON pre-
vious occasions. 1t was shown by wit
nesses that Trout left the yard and went
home to get warmed up. and that when
he returned his condition showed that he
had been drinking whiskey, which he adj
mltted himself to be the case. AS re-
suit of the fall which he received, the
shoulder of his overcoat was covered with
a white sand, of which there is none where
he fell. Decision reserved
Russell Ford, of Vincentown, charged
with committing assault and battery on
Robert Brown. was tried and placed on
probation. He admitted his guilt. and
there was no use to call Brown, who the |
Prosecutor said was drunk and lying In |
the Court House yard. Russell was &C.
cused of stealing 30 from Brown. The
latter wearing a census enumerator's |
badge, tried to arrest Ford, who would
not stand for such proceeding, and who
gave cause for the assault.
Lloyd Morris and Clarence Hoxton,
colored, surprised the court when they
pleaded not guilty to charge of stealing
bags from the Farmers Exchange. The
case will be tried on July 8.
Thomas Quinn pleaded guilty to assault
and battery on Philip Smith. Sentence
will be imposed at the next session of
court.
Edward A. Ferren, stranger in this
section, pleaded not guilty to forgery and
was placed under $4,000 bail He was In.
dicted at the October term of court for
forging checks. He used the names of
Alfred Anderson, of New York, and P.
w. Cannon, of Philadelphia, and secured
5000 on each check. After a long chase
Ferren was arrested at Pittsburg, Pa, and
brought to Mount Holly on Thursday. He
IS man of gentlemanly appearance, well
educated, polite, and has a glib tongue.
himself to be a promoter
with the Blended Fuel Com
Dany, he went to Columbus, where he
worked for some time, and established
such company among some of the citi-
zens. For the worthless stock notes were
for $5,7OO, The notes were dis
counted and the man left town with
pocket full Of cash. His victims In the
we're William A. Townsend.
Charles E. Black. Andrew J. Kelley, of
Columbus. John O'Leary, Vincentown,
Charles Braddock, Medford Ferren will
'e tried at the October term of court.
Appeal cases were then tried as follows.
The State Board of Health against Mrs.
West and Mr.. Stewart. joint tenants on
! farm owned by the farmer. They were
charged with watering milk, rs per cent.
having been found by state chemist.
Decision reserved.
The state against Harvey Fisher, of
Mount Holly, was then called He was
'harged with having allowed his dogs to
hase game out of season.
This suit was brought by Charles Z.
horton, game warden, who saw the dogs
unning rabbit. George Witcraft, Isaac
:, Shinn, Samuel J. Taylor, Constable
rhrockmorton saw the dogs running. Il
In his own behalf Fisher said the two
logs were tied up in his barn all day May
th. In this statement he was corroborated
" number of persons. One of them
vas Mrs. Emmons, a neighbor, who
landed scraps from the table to Mrs.
fisher and she saw the farmer feed the
logs. This occurred at the time when it
vas alleged that they were running rab-
its. Decision was reserved.
A non-suit resulted In the case of the
tate VS.. Charles McCluskey who was
harged with setting the pines on fire.
The suit was brought by Mark B. Moore,
Ire warden Of Southampton township.
The next case was suit brought by
he overseer of the poor of Riverside !
ownship, In the name of Stanislans
arobusky for support of her bastard child.
The reputed father of the child is Steve
who was married to another
woman In January last.
The young woman was represented by |
dessrs. Cogswell and Savage. Ii
For the defence Robert Peacock en-
leavored to show that another man, and
lot his client, was the father of the child.
The jury rendered verdict of guilty