The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-12-30
Court

: the Sheriff to serve:
David g. Baird Beverly CITY
| Seldnn r ProbascO, BurlinSt. IL.
Alfred E. Darnell, Medford s'oA CITY
DR. r. W. Carter, Springfield.
Budd Nj. Rigg, Florence.
Albert N Elliott, Delran.
Granville W. Leeds, Westamn,o,
: | Stacy B. Lippincott, Northa 49,
Joseph E. Bishop, Willin gboropah
! William +. Schumann, CbesterFaId
C. Craig Tallman, Springfield
| Rev George @. Hammeil RevsrI,, IA,
Nathaniel R. Evan. Southa mnton'
Charles Wright, Mansfield
Alfred N Perkins, Beverly cttv
Howard Russ, Beverly TOWNSHIP
, F. Wallis Armstrong, Chester r.
Thomas Henry, Beverly citv
william ii. Bishop, Pemberton horoush
George L. Bovine, Northampton
Jacob s. Buist, Chester.
: Peter l., Vandegrift, BurIinoto,, ott1
Albert l.. Pancocast, Beverly township.
There was nothing of especial interest
on which to charge the grand jury and
beyond the customary caution with
reference to the secrecy that should at
tend the deliberations of that BODY moth
ing was said by the court.
The grand jury spent all dav Tuesday
listening to such complaints as were
presented and then took a recess until
Yesterday morning.
Among the matters that thew were
called upon to look into were the COM
plants that some of the gentlemen who
were elected to office in November had
failed to file their expense accounts as
required by law. AS a result three in
dictments were found. They were
against Joseph A. Couples, of Taber-
nacle, Freeholder-elect; Walter l.. Moore,
who was candidate for auditor on the
Prohibition ticket; and Eli Parker, who
was candidate for local Office.
This caused some inquiry as to whether
there were but three derelicts in the en-
tire county or whether there was some
thing hidden in the move against these
special cases. In order to have the mat
ter thoroughly investigated Prosecutor
Atkinson directed every township clerk
who had not sent to the county clerk
certificates of filing of expenses to be
present yesterday.
Other indictments made public are
the following:
John Kelly, shoplifting at the stores
of the WoOlworth Company, w. C.
Wetherill and Durand & Son.
Harry Bowker, Atwood Harker and
Harold Harker, Springfield township,
atrocioas assault and battery on Frank
S. Wells and Levi Fox.
Bertha and Gratz Higgins, Medford,
assault on Anna Higgins.
George Forvour, Masonville, neglect of
family.
Several other indictments were re-
turned, but not made public because of
the necessity of issuing bench warrants.
One of the number had asome-
thing to do with the recent peddling of
liquor about Florence township by agents
of Trenton dealers. According to a re-
port sent out from Florence, testimony
was taken in matter of that kind, in
volving the soliciting of orders and de-
livery by shipment on Delaware river
boats.
Yesterday some of the indicted parties
WHY llbO COQiU W DlCdI W tl1C
charges against them.
John Kelly, who entered several stores
in Mount Holly and lifted goods from
counters, pleaded guilty and was sent to
the county Jail for so days.
Harry Bowker, Atwood Harl1er and
Harold Harker, of Juliustown, indicted
for atrocious assault and battery, plead
ed not guilty.
Bertha Higgins and Gratz Higgins,
of Medford, pleaded not guilty to an in
dictment for assault and battery on
Anna Gratz.
George Fourvour, of Masonville, was
brought up on charge of assault and
battery on his wife and children, aged
five, three and one years,
and for neglecting his family. He
pleaded not guilty.
Walter l.. Moore, failure to file expense
account at recent election. Guilty.
Joseph A. Couples, indicted for not
filing his expense account as candidate
for freeholder in Tabernacle township,
was asked to plead. Jonathan II. Kel-
sey appeared for Couples and moved to
quash the indictment. His argument
was that there was a statute which allow
ed candidates to apply to the court for
permission to file their accounts even
though the term mentioned in the law
had expired. Judge Homer could not
see where the statute applied in this
case, as there was but one of two things
to be done-either plead guilty or not
guilty. Mr.. Kelsey, however, felt the
court could defer the pleading until the
point he raised had been settled, but
Judge Homer could not agree with him,
so Couples entered plea of not guilty.
Joseph Wells was indicted for abuse of
an infant. He pleaded not guilty.
The trial of indictments was set down
for next Monday.
The following licenses to sell liquor by