The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-10-28
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, with an assault on Clayton Sharp. Thi
offense took place during the progress 0
: a fire. Barckley is the chief of the de
= partment appointed by Common Coun
: Gil, and the tiremen, who appointed FL
: Lawrence their chief, opposed Barck1ey':
authority.
Barclley was represented by V. Claude
Palmer, who claimed that the assault
upon Sharp was the result of an accident
while Barckley was swinging from the
roof OF building to ladder.
The case was given to the jury short
| ly before noon.
{ At the afternoon session Barclxley was
again placed on trial for an assault in
which Henry Wills was the complainant.
Barckley did not like the man, because
. he was informed by his daughter that
Wills had tried to insult her.
, The two men met ON the Jacksonville
road, near Federal street, on the evening
of July oath, where Wills said to Barck-
ley: Good evening. = The latter did
not answer, and shortly after they had
passed, Barckley recalled the German
and told him he was not fit to speak to,
and cautioned the fellow that if he ever
caught him at his daughters home, he
would have him arrested.
/ Wills took the stand and told what
Barckley had said to him. He also stat
ed that the latter struck him in the eve
and kicked him in the stomach. This
occurred, he said, while several people
were on the street in the neighborhood.
Albert Darr, who was walking tout the
Jacksonville road, swore that he saw
Barckley strike and kick Wills. Then
Darr walked into town with Barckley,
who went directly to the Mitchell fire
house. Darr said that Barckley told
him that Wills wanted to enter his
daughters bedroom.
Darr was the only witness for the state
claiming to have been an eye witness TO
the assault.
The defence made an absolute denial
of the charge. Mr.. Palmer said there
was no assault. There was only con
versation and the occurrence was seen
by number of people
| After being sworn, Mr. Barckley re-
lated the circumstances as already men
( toned. He did not strike or kick Wills,
and stated that he did not see and had
no conversation with Darr that night.
John Lawrence saw the men in front
of his home. There was no assault COM
mitted and witness did not see Darr
there. He heard Wills say to Barckley
II will get you.
Similar testimony was given by
George Mcintyre, Nettie Haines, Mrs.
Charles Hannah, Matte Chase and
Others
When Wills was called for further
cross-eXamination, he was asked this
question: Didn't you say to Mcintyre
at the foundry that you would get Barck-
ley if it took you ten or twenty years?'
and the plaintiff made fiat denial of
| this.
Mcintyre was recalled and declared
that Wills did make such a statement
to him.
Constable William Mccormick was
then put on the stand and he said Me-
Intyre's reputation was bad.
Both juries in the Barclxley matter re-
turned close together and found him
guilty in each case.
The case against Joseph Rattigan,
Joseph Devine and William Tunney, of
Bordentown, who were charged with
stealing $35 from Robert Simpson, was
then called.
The plaintiff lives in Philadelphia.
and on Sunday afternoon, August 3lst,
he went to see his sister, who lives at
Bordentown. While there, some LIQUOR
was purchased, and the men went to the
old water works, where crap shooting
and card playing was going on. From
the effects of the liquor which he
drank, Simpson went to sleep and when
he awoke found that his money was
gone.
James l.. Cronin happened to be
present. He saw Ratigan take some
money out of Simpsons pocket, and to
make sure of the matter he asked Rati-
gan to give him some, and was offered
Sl.oO, which he refused to take. He told
Ratigan he ought to place the money
back again.
Richard Madden saw Ratigan offer
Cronin some money.
The defendants were given a hearing
before Mayor Gilbert, and the Justice.
Ratigan admitted got S. of the money.
The jury found Ratigan guilty and
acquitted Devine. The court ordered the
discharge of Tunney.
William McCray, colored, of Beverly, |
then appeared before the court for SEN
tence on the indictment charging him
with shooting Frank j. Toner, whom he |
found TO be too familiar with his wife. |
Both men drew their reVolvers, Toner re-
ceiving ball in the calf of his leg, and
McCray was wounded in the thigh.
Former Judge Gaskill appeared for
McCray, and he made statement to |
the court of all the details of the case. |
The court had received a number of let |
tiers in favor of the defendant and the |
testimonials of his character were OF the |
highest order and they came from people |
of good standing.
Mrs. McCray, rather pretty mulatto |
of "A years, was a dissipated woman |
who has led rather gay life. She is adj |
dicted to strong drink and has caused |
her husband much trouble, spending all |
her money for liquor
Toner'S beer wagon was frequently |
in OIL
accused of having white men for COM
pany. Toner was found at question
able house with Mrs. McCray bV his |
brother, and asked if he wanted to break |
up this family. 1t was here that the |
shooting took place, McCray fred low,
not to kill but to leave mark on Toner |
for his waywardnesS. He had bought |
his wife clothing, paid her grocery bills |
and done all possible to reform her but |
to no effect.
Counsel said the aggravation was very
great, and as each man received wound |
in the duel, he thought the court should |
be lenient even to suspending sentence. |
The suggestion was made that McCray |
be put under bail to appear at the next /
term of court for sentence. This would
give time to see if the events in his life
are true as stated, and see if he can con-
tinue to be good citizen, so that if he
goes wrong much more severe sentence
could be imposed.
The court thought it would be better
to suspend sentence at this time, and
Prosecutor Atkinson said if he had to
pass sentence on McCray, he would not
like to do it at that time. The man has
a record for sobriety and has always oc-
cupied honorable positions.
DIR. Tracey became bondsman in the
sum of $500 for McCray's appearance in
court on the first Thursday in January
There was short but expensive session
of court on Thursday. That was the
day set down for the trial of Ezekiel
Palmer, of Bass River, who was indicted
on charge of atrociously assaulting
Lettie Dayton with club. The jury
drawn on Tuesday to try this issue were
on hand and so were all others interested
with the exception of an eyewitness
living at Camden. The absence of the
young girl caused the matter to 90 over
for the term. All the trouble was caused
by the failure of constable to serve
subpoena on the girl as directed by
Prosecutor Atkinson. The jury was re-
lieved of duty and the witnesses went
home. A half-hour later the absent
witness made her appearance The
girl was subject to fine of 800 for
failure to appear but when she told the
! cOurt that she had not heen Suhnoonaod