The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-10-28
Ignored the Charge.

The Palmyra NeeOs, owned and edited
by G. +. Sleeper, has made two attacks
upon Robert Peacock, member of the
Assembly and Republican candidate for
that office. The first article that ap-
peared in the NeaOs recalled what the
paper claimed was the wilful neglect of
his official duties when Mr.. Peacock was
auditor. Last weeks issue of the paper
went further and made charges not only
against Peacock, but intimated that
Prosecutor Atkinson was not doing his
duty in the matter, that he should have
brought the case to the attention of the
grand jury and that Peacock should
have been indicted under laws which
were quoted and furnished the editor of
the NeaOs by some legal gentleman who
evidently had more idea Of making votes
against Peacock than he was in protect
ing the newspaper man, who has now
been placed in the position of having
made libelous publications.
The Nea0s says: 1.-THE Couaty Prose-
cutor is the official of the county, paid
to bring information before the grand
jurieS and the fact that he has not, in
Peacock case, done SO, has led hundreds
of people throughout the county ask the
question, Why has Peacock been favor
ed?' -
This will show that not only Peacock
has been accused but an insinuation has
been cast at Prosecutor Atkinson and
the grand jury which sat in April is
charged with favoring Peacock. That
jury was composed of gentlemen as
honorable as the fellow who has cast
aspersions on them. They did consider
the Peacock matter and concluded that
there was no cause for action. But that
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the happiest when he is attacking some
body, hence he published his scurrilous
articles and then he sent marked copy
of the paper to the Prosecutor and insist
ed that the matter of wilful negligence
on the part of Peacock be given atten-
ton.
MIR. Atkinson took notice of this re-
quest and subpoenaed editor Sleeper to
appear before the grand jury yesterday
Sleeper was there and he attempted to
give stump speech, only to be called
down with a request to give testimony if
he had any. 1t took quite time to get
Sleeper down TO business and it was
finally discovered that he did not have
any testimony bearing ON the case, and
he was told he might go. Then the jury
took up the matter and after careful in
vestigation of such facts as they could
gather they decided there was no cause
for an Indictment to be found.
From the personnel of this grand jury
we believe the interests of the county
will be properly looked after" says The
Nel0s, and he must now, of course, be
satisfied with the result of the investiga-
ton he attempted to start. The person
mel of the grand jury is, as Sleeper init
mates, such as to put the members above
any possible suspicion. The jury gave
the matter which Sleeper has spread be
fore the public and had published in the
city papers careful attention and they
have decided that there is nothing to it
The public generally will agree witt
Sleeper that the grand jury is composed
of the best citizens of the county and i
will be further agreed that the "best in
terests of the county have been properly
looked after" Mr.. Peacock has beer
thoroughly indicated and any honor
able man would apologize for the slur
that have been cast. Will Sleeper d.
this or will he now turn his guns ON tn
grand jury which failed to see things a
he tried to paint them?