The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
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Court.

| Judge Horner cleared the calendar
Thursday so that his successor might
not be hampered with unfinished BUSH
ness.
Before attending to the duties before
him Judge Horner said he wished to
give expression to some thoughts that
were in his mind. He recalled the rela-
tions that had existed between himself
and the members of the bar during the
seven years he had been ON the bench
and he felt that his experience had been
of the most pleasant character. To the
lawyers who had appeared before himshe
conceded honesty, sincerity and integrity
In all their dealings and while his rul-
ings might not have been as they de
sired he was certain they were willing to
concede to him the same mott yes that
he felt was their due. The Judge also
spoke in kind terms of the officials of
the county who had rendered him valu-
able assistance during his term of office,
and with whom he had always been
able to deal without anything unpleas-
| ant to mar his acts. The newspaper
men also came in for a share of COM
mendation and the Judge said if, in
some instances, their reports had been
little different from what he Lad ex-
pected them to be, he felt it was not
from any unkind or unfair ideas.
Prosecutor Atkinson said he had not
tn ought of this being the last session of
court Judge Homer would hold and he
had not prepared any remarks for the
occasion. His relations with the court
had been very pleasant, and he though
he voiced the sentiment of the entire
bar when he said he believed the de-
cisions of Judge Horner had been honest
and according to his best judgment.
The case of John Jobes, who was
charged with violating the school law in
not having his son attend school regu-
larly, was taken up. The defendant was
represented by James Mercer Davis, who
did not make any denial of the fact that
the boy had not been compelled to go to
school as he ought to have been, but he
asked that the suit be discontinued on
the ground that the papers were not
regular, the age of the boy having been
improperly represented.
| Judge Horner decided that Mr. Davis
contention was well founded and ordered
the suit discontinued. The boy, how
ever, must go to school and proceedings
with the proper age fixed may be begun
at once. The boy is attending school
and the only thing that would result
from new proceedings would be to have
the father fined for his violation of the
law up to the present time. There is no
desire to prosecute or simply punish
parents, but the intent is to have child
rem go to school. SO it is not likely any,
thing further will follow unless the boy
resumes his habit of not attending to
his school duties.
William Kreiger, who was charged
with snatching purse-from the hand
of lady at Riverside, was next called
up. Judge Horner said he had made
personal investigation of the character
of the boy and he found sentiment in
Riverside divided. There were many
who thought the boy was not bad, while
Others recalled instances where he had
done things not creditable. Judge Hor-
ner gave the lad good talking to and
advised him not to hang around hotels
and saloons. He suspended sentence
and compelled the boy to secure bond
for 81 900 with at least four names on it,
conditioned for the appearance of Kreiger
at court whenever called for.
Hettie K. King, who had been under
the charge of the probation officer for
some time, was brought into court,
charged with not having lived up to the
: terms of her probation. The woman
lives on Water street, Mount Holly, and
was first before the court on a charge OF
assault and battery. Since the time she
r was placed in charge of Captain Slaugh-
ter she has been arrested for various
minor offences. The court ordered her
to pay the costs of the first conviction
} within four months.
This settled the business of the day
8 and Judge Horner retired from the po-
2 sition he has graced for seven years.
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