The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-11-25

Robert w. Barckley, one of the two
fire chiefs of Burlington, was arraigned
for sentence.
In addressing the court, his counsel, V.
Claude Palmer, said his client felt it was
his duty to take charge of a fire which
occurred on the day when he assaulted
Clayton S. Sharp, fireman.
Counsel also referred to the case of
Henry Wills, another man assaulted by
Barckley, stating that this defendant
was now in Jail on a charge of perjury
preferred by Barckley. Counsel did not
think that his client should be sentenced
on the Wills charge.
Prosecutor Atkinson said the testi-
mony showed that Barckley was a man
likely to take the law into his own hands
at any time.
The court told Barckley that while his
assault on Wills was not serious it was
humiliating. For that offence the court
sentenced Barckley to pay fine of $3.50
and to stand committed until paid.
The assault made upon Sharp occurred
during the excitement of fire. You
could have taken another course that
would have been more consistent with
dignity. | think you are man enter
tanning the idea that you can travel on
your muscle. For this offence sentence
is suspended, but you are to pay the
costs, and remember this is not the end
of it"
Taking exceptions to remarks made
by the Judge, Barckley was permitted
to say in reply: I'm regard to my being
able to travel on my muscle, | would
like you to ask any person in Burlington
as to my reputation. / was provoked TO
assault Wills because he is a perjuror
and fugitive from justice. He tried to
assault a member of my family. If you
find my reputation bad | am willing to
take any sentence you might impose"
Prosecutor Atkinson informed the
court that he did not think that Thomas
Wiley, of Riverside, was extra bright.
The defendant has been in Jail for some
time because of his inability to restore
to the executor of the estate of his de-
ceased wife some furniture which he had
sold that did not belong to him. The
defendant promised to give the executor
an order for what furniture he had in
his possession and said that was about
all he could do. When this is done SEN
tence will be passed.
At the request OF Samuel Heller, OF
Mount Holly, he was brought into court
to have his case disposed OF, but during
the morning he refused TO sign waiver
of Indictment. He did this, however,
after he appeared before Judge Horner.
Heller was charged with assault and
battery upon his wife and he pleaded
guilty.
He told the court that his wife was a
hell on earth. II objected to some COM
pany who were drinking at my house,
and ordered them to leave. / pushed
har 10,
from me, saying that as | was already
did anything" AS Mrs. Heller was not
present the case was laid over.
1t took but short time to dispose of
the next case, which was serious charge
preferred against Herman Heffreck, II
years old, who was charged with an at
tempt to poison Anna Wisnoski, former
ly of Riverside.
After Anna took the stand she testi-
fed that one evening when Herman
came up to see her, and they acknow-
lodged being sweethearts, other company
joined them, and because of promiscuous
kissing all around, they became jealous.
While sitting on the lap of Anna, at
her home, Herman began to cry, but she
could not ascertain the reason for such
action. By agreement they took walk
to Delanco, and on returning Herman
told Anna to wait while he went to
Pines drug store, where he purchased a
bottle of carbOlic acid. He told the girl
it was soda water and asked her to drink
half, stating that he would drink the
other half. She refused to do this, so he
told her to take the bottle and do as she
pleased with it. When she saw the label
on the bottle she called for assistance.
On the way home she met Constable
NoShel and gave him the bottle, which
had not been opened. The officer then
arrested Herman. The affair occurred on
the 18th of November. On cross-eXam-
ination, witness admitted amid laughter
that it was a lovers quarrel.
The court said that according to the
girls testimony it was clear case of at
tempt to poison.
Taking the stand Heffreck said he
bought the acid. He told Anna what ii
was and asked her to drink half of it,
He said he had no intention to poison
the woman.
On cross-examination Heffreck said he
bought the acid because he had funny
feeling in his head. He did it as joke
to scare the girl.
Robert Peacock contended that the
evidence was not sufficient to hold the
boy on the charge of attempting tC
poison the girl.
Judge Horner said that if the case
had not such serious aspect it would
be quite funny. The court thought the
lad was guilty on his own testimony
and did not think he is a safe person tC
run at large. The matter was laid over
Henry Wills, who was charged with
perjury, signed waiver of indictment
and pleaded not guilty. He was defend
ed by Robert Peacock. Each side had
only one witness, and under the law
governing perjury two or more are re-
quired. The matter was discussed in
private, and on returning to court,
Prosecutor Atkinson said that the legal
question that might be involved was
whether the perjury on the part of Wills
had any bearing in the trial and con-
viction of Robert w. Barckley, who
made the complaint.
The court said that no material issue
of the trial had been affected and Wills
was discharged. Wills swore that he
was an unmarried man, which was not
true.
The court made reference to the large
number of applications which had been
made for relief under the Widows Pen
sion Act 1t was stated that there was
so many of these in the state that the
authorities had not been able to inVesti-
gate the applications from this county,
but that matter will be given attention
at a session of court to be held on Dec
ember 18th.
Friday wound up Judge Carrow's
court. The case heard that day was
Boureau & Co. VS.. w. j. 4 J. II. Norris
The former furnished the iron work for
the Ellls' Home at Trenton. When the
building was completed Messrs. Morris
declined to pay the amount charged
against them because they claimed that
the Boureau firm should have furnished
ornamental iron. The latter said that
they furnished just what the specifica-
lions called for. An attempt was made
to show that the plans indicated orna-
mental iron, but as a fact there was
nothing of the sort on the plans. The
verdict was for the plaintiffs.
Yesterday Walter Denning, indicted
for assault and battery, retracted his
plea and pleaded non vult on the charge
of assault.
A very interesting case was then call
ed-that of the State VS.. Lewis Jones,
John A. Myers, Walter Worrell and
James J. Grogan, for embezzlement and
conspiracy. Before the jury was drawn,
Jones, Myers and Worrell changed their
plea of not guilty to non vult.
This left Grogan the only defendant to
be tried. Prosecutor Atkinson opened