The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-01-21
Court.
There was a line up of prisoners al

b mere was line up OF prisoners
/ Thursdays session Of court.
Cases in the Quarter Sessions wei
; given preference, and the first to be di
, posed of was that of Charles Felter, CO
ored, who waived indictment and pleade
guilty to strocious assault and batter
and attempt to kill Fred Middleton, G
Mount Holly, by stabbing him with
knife.
Prosecutor Atkinson told the circum
stances connected with the ARRAY, an
showed the weapon with which the Grim
was committed. Middleton was cut o.
the wrist and neck, and nearly bled t
death. Had he died, the prosecutor said
1t would have been murder In the first de
gree. As Middleton was now out of dan
ger, the state moved for sentence.
Felter denied that he asked, Middleton
to buy him drink while in the Imperia
hotel. The argument which followed thi
request resulted in the defendant beinl
knocked down, and In revenge he stabbed
Middleton.
Felter's story did not count for muct
and Judge Horner sentenced him to serve
not less than five and not more thar
twelve years In state prison.
Samuel Heller, of Mount Holly, entered
plea of guilty to an assault charge.
Prosecutor Atkinson said that the trou.
BILE with tip defendant was that he i'm.
bibed oosmuch. On this occasion he went
home drunk, assaulted his wife, and upset
his home
| Heller said he was a molder by trade,
and had made up his mind to quit drink.
ing several days ago.
"And you must make up your mind to
quit for several years, broke In the court.
In disposing of the case Judge Horner
said: Your suspension of sentence will
last as long as you continue to ride on the
water wagon. You must avoid saloons
and hotels and keep sober" The defend
ant was placed on probation and given
one year In which to pay the costs.
Roland Erickson, of Beverly, 10 years
case was new to the prosecutor, the lad,
after acknowledging that he knew what
be was doing, pleaded guilty to embezzle-
ment, breaking and entering, and larceny.
he was given private talking to by the
court, and then placed on probation under
suspension of sentence. The court In
structed the father to take better care of
his son. and to see that he went to school.
Edward Banks was the next defendant.
This lad also comes from Beverly, and his
age is thirteen years. The crime to which
he pleaded guilty is very serious one, as
1t showed desire on the boys part to kill
and iniure people. He tried to wreck a
passenger train by placing fish plate In
switch at the Beverly station. The OBJ
struction was discovered by track walker
In time to prevent an accident. Edward
was placed on probation and sent home 10
charge Of his father.
After spending about six months In the
county Jail ON an indictment charging him
with embezzling $3.50 from his employers,
James Blackwell & Co., of Trenton,
Howard Mathis, Jr., of Philadelphia, was
brought into court to have his case dis
posed off.
In telling Of the matter, Prosecutor At
kinson said that full restitution had been
made, and that the firm was willing to
abide by any action the court might take
in the matter.
Judge Horner said that owing to the
length of time the defendant had already
served he would suspend sentence. A re-
tainer had been lodged against Mathis,
who was Immediately re arrested and taken
to Cape May county, where he will be
tried for similar indictment for the en-
bezzlement of funds from store operated
by Childs & Company. Mathis was
placed on probation In this county and
given one year in which to pay the costs
In the state against William Shultz, of
Burlington, who absconded after being In
dicted for the illegal sale of liquor, and
whose bail of $500 was forfeited, judg
ment was entered. A man by the name
OF Picehouski, who was surety In the case,
appeared in court with an interpreter and
asked the court for an extension of time
In which to pay the amount of bail.
Judge Horner said he had no power to
grant the request, as that matter was up
to the prosecutor if he so desired to act
An execution against the property Of
Picehouski will be issued and placed In
the hands of Sheriff Jordan, who will
probably give the man reasonable time
In which to pay up.
The case of Mrs. Clara Riggeals, of
Philadelphia, who wanted to get possess
ion of her three children, who have been
living with and receiving Christian train
ing at the home Of their aunt, Miss Ella
Woolston, of Mount Holly, was not sue
cessful.
At the previous session of court, James
Riggeals, their father, who had been ar.
rested, was up to answer his failure tor
not paying their board bill to Miss Wools-
ton, amounting to s117, which the defen-
dant promised to pay through his brother.
The court said to Riggeals: "When
the board bill is paid sentence will be sus.
pended. There haYe been unfortunate
circumstances In your married life. The
court awards you the custody of the chill
dren, but think 1t is mistake to take
them away from Miss Woolston, who has
heen a mother tn than
A hearing was given to the caveatorl
who objected to probation Of the will OIL
Mrs. Susanna Haines, deceased, of Noun
Holly. The caveators were Julie E
Wright. of Pitman; Elizabeth v. Goble
of Philadelphia, and Harry s. Wilkins, Of
Medford, represented by v. Claude Pal
mer, and Matte B. Allen, of Mount Holly
who was represented by Henry Il. Savage
Three Of the csvestors desired to Will
draw, but Judge Horner said thi
action was not permissible, as thei
application was made after th,
matter had been cited to the Orphans
court. But this made no difference to tn,
proceedings, in which one caveator wal
practically represented. Samuel P. Cline
a former Mount Holly resident, now liv
ing at Bloomsbury, and Judson Gaskill
of Mount Holly, who were the subscribin,
witnesses, told what they knew about thu
executions of the will.
In his argument Mr.. Palmer referred t.
the will, which he said was home-mad,
and consisting of two pieces of paper pin