The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-10-28
legs bail was increased from 5000 to $500.

leys bail was increased from 5000 to $500
The point on which Mr.. Palmer take.
exception is the fact that when the jury
was retiring to an upper room to delib
crate on the case, Thomas P. Miller, OF
Bordentown township, and former
member of the old board of freeholders,
slipped away from Constable Borton, OF
Riverside, and went down town and got
his dinner. After the jury had entered
their room it was found that only eleven
men were present.
DIR. William A. Fitzpatrick, of Bur-
llngton, who was to have been sentenced
! for his assault ON Robert Peacock and
for carrying concealed weapon, had the
matter laid over for day so that his
counsel might be present.
Several sentences were imposed on
Thursday.
Emma Shinn and Floyd Bowker, both
of VincentOwn, were permitted to change
their former plea of not guilty to an in
dictment charging them with man.
slaughter. They entered one of guilty
to the concealment of the birth of a
child and its burial
Mrs. Shinn was sentenced to not less
than fifteen months and not more than
three years in state prison, and Bowker
will spend from one to three years in the
same institution.
Joseph Ratigan, of Bordentown, con-
vlcted of stealing money from Robert
Simpson while the latter was intoxicated
and asleep, was given four months in
the county jail.
DIR. William A. Fitzpatrick, of Bur-
lington, was fined 800 and costs for carry
ing concealed weapons, and sentence was
suspended for his assault on Robert
Peacock, who asked the court not to
send the defendant to jail
Joseph H. Coleman, colored, of Cam
den, was placed on trial for cutting Silas
Babbitt and Charles Sharp, while on
trolley car going from RancocaS Park to
Moorestown at Ills on the night of July
18TH Babbitt was so badly injured that
he was confined in Cooper hospital, Cam
den, for four weeks
Albert BanksOn saw Coleman, after
the car had stopped, make a jab through
an open window and stab Sharp in the
back
Neither of the plaintiffs saw any knife
in the hand of Coleman, and they could
not identify him as the man who did
the stabbing.
Three detectives from Camden testified
to the good character of Coleman, but he
was convicted and committed to the
state reformatory.
The bottom fell out of FRIDAYS session
of court. That was the day set for the
case of the state VS.. Abraham Broken
stein and Benjamin B. Seigal, both of
Trenton, charged with obtaining goods
under false pretence. 1t is alleged that
they secured milk and two horses from
Joseph Emery, of Columbus, and
swindled other farmers in that section
by representing that they owned consid-
cradle real estate.
Brookenstein was present, but as Seigel
did not appear the case could not go on. |
Both men were indicted, but as Seigel
recently removed to Brookly n, he final /
ly decided he would not come, and SO in
formed his counsel, Henry H. Witt
stein, of Trenton. The latter had know
ledge of this fact on Wednesday, but his
excuse for failure to so inform Prosecutor
Atkinson and save much expense to the
county was because he did not know in
time that the case was set down for Fri
day.
There was wait of an half hour to see
if Seigel, who is fugitive from justice,
should appear. During the meantime.
Morris Rudner, of Trenton, who went
bail for BrOokenstein in the sum of
81, 900, decided not to take any further
risk, and he turned BrOOkenstein over
to Sheriff Jordan. Failing to get other
surety, the man was committed to jail.
The grand jury yesterday found the
following indictments: Walter Denning,
former Freebooter of Delran township,
for threatening to take the life of Joseph |
b. and Maggie Willie; John Baldwin, |
alias John Barry, Riverton, entering
dwelling of 6. Percival Thomas; John |
Scanlon, alias James Mullen, Mount !
Holly, retaining proceeds from sale of |
produce belonging to Samuel w. Evans
amount $3.50; Ernest Madden, Burling-
ton, atrocious assault on Kate Madden;
Norman Bozarth, Shamong, stealing Is |
from Louis Schrider; Viii |
liam Sweeney, Charles McAlister, Frank |
Green and Charles Challender, of Flor
ence, affray; Isaac Cruiser, assaulting
Abram Whitlock, Palmyra
The grand jury adjourned subject to
call. The prisoners will be arraigned to
plead next Monday