The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-23
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suit of his plea of guilty.
Harvey Fitzgerald, who has been be-
fore the court on several occasions, re-
newed. acquaintance with Judge Homer
He was charged with stealing two razors
and ST from Christopher Carrigan, of
Moorestown. When arrested by detect
i've Parker he had ticket calling for a
gold watch which he had pawned for So.
The fellow was working on 1.-THE Earling
farm when the theft was committed.
He waived indictment and pleaded
guilty, but his offer to pay back $40 did
not prevent him from receiving five
months in the county jail.
There was an interesting feature con-
nected with the case of Joseph Narbeck,
who pleaded guilty to a trivial assault
on young lady at Riverside. Judge
Homer said he had looked into the mat
ter and came to the conclusion that it
was case of too much rum. When
the defendant was asked to tell about
the matter, he incidentally remarked
that he had paid a justice fine of $500.
This startled the court, and Prosecutor
Atkinson was requested to investigate
that matter. The prisoners mother pro-
duced the Justices receipt for the money,
and the case was deferred
John Lehman, of Maple Shade, who
had pleaded not guilty to stealing some
peaches from farmers around Moores-
town, was placed on trial. When the
defendant was detected loading the fruit
to carry away, he told Charles p Haines
and Harry Matlack, farmers, that he
had gotten on the wrong road. These
men went to the home of Lehman,
which is tent and shack in the woods,
and there found some of their baskets.
Charles Chance said that ON the morn
ing in question he hired a horse and
wagon to Lehman, who said he had
bought twenty-five baskets of peaches
and was going to sell them.
AS the old man had no defence to offer
and was not represented by counsel, the
court adjudged him guilty and imposed
sentence of nine months in the county
Jail.
| Louis Monegan was placed on trial for
his assault on Thomas Holland, of
Beverly, which occurred on August Is.
Holland said he was trying to get None
gan away from property where he was
employed. The prisoner attempted to
attack him with an open knife, and
while acting in self defence he struck
his assailant over the head with the butt
of carriage whip and took other means
to protect himself. The defendant had
no counsel, and while speaking said he
guessed he committed the crime. He
will serve seven months in the county
jail
| The next case was that of Joe Butano
and Santo Sartello, Italians, who con-
duct small farm near Burlington,
against Vincento Barracco, an employee,
who was accused of stealing $50 from a
box kept on a shelf in a closet. The de-
PENDANT was represented by Robert Pea
cock.
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stay over a Sunday night and slept in
the barn. The next morning he entered
the house and was seen to come out of
the room where the money was kept. 1t
was not missed until the following
Thursday, and during that time no
other person had been in the house.
There might have been spite in the
prosecution, at least that is what the de-
fence alleged. 1t was said that some
money was due Barracco for putting up
small building ON the place. He
threatened suit if he was not paid, and
was told he would be sorry if he took
such action. A warrant was issued the
next morning for the arrest of Barracco
on the charge of stealing the money,
which he positively denied.
Domenice Parifiro, pastor of the Ital-
ian church at Burlington, acted as inter-
prefer. The court would not permit the
defence to have an Interpreter of its own.
Counsel asked for the discharge of the
prisoner on the ground that the state
had not proven his client guilty beyond
a reasonable doubt. Judge Homer said
he was impressed with the guilt of the
prisoner after hearing the states main
case, but changed his opinion after the
prosecutor had called some of his wit
nesses in rebuttal. Barracco was dis
charged, and received many congratula-
tions as he left the court room.
The next case was that of Ellsworth
Watson, who gave his age as 10 years,
but said later that he did not know how
old he was; and Charles Shaffer, IA years.
These boys confessed to have stolen not
less than 1875 from Rebecca Shreve, OF
Medford, aged 80 years. Shaffer was
bold and defiant and seemed to be proud
of his accomplishment. Watson stuck
to his original plea of not guilty of steal
ing, but only to having received money
which he did not know was stolen.
Shaffer said all the money was given
him by Mrs. Shreve and that in each
case he divided with Watson Mrs.
Shreve denied giving any money to the
boys and could not identify Watson as
having been in the house, but Mrs. Ran
dolph, who lives with Mrs. Shreve, swore
that she saw both boys there. This wit
ness was so deaf that written questions
had to be submitted to her. Judge Hor-
ner committed Shaffer to the State
Home for Boys, and sent Watson to the
reformatory.
Judge Horner referred to recent action
by the Board of Freeholders in passing
a resolution for the release of William
H. Riker from the county Jail. The
court said that body was custodian of
the county funds, and if they were will
| ing to remit the fine imposed in that
case, he saw no reason why he should
not release the prisoner, SO he signed an
order to that effect.
There was considerable business in the
naturalization court, and of the number
of aliens examined seven were given
| American citizenship. A government
inspector took part in the proceedings.
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