The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-22
Court.

, court every Thursday there seems to ]
! SUFFICIENT business each week to kee
, Judge Lippincott employed nearly tt
entire day.
On Thursday there were several o
phans' Court matters disposed of an
then the court gave attention to an,
thing that might be brought up. Thel
were number of naturalization paper
granted, the war on the other side ev
IDENTIFY causing the applicants to desir
TO become American citizens without dt
lay.
The retail and wholesale licenses {
Enoch Lockett, at the Florence hote
were again transferred. This is the SEE
ond transaction of this kind. Locket
thought he had sold to man once be
fore but the proceedings fell through
the buyer being apparently unable t,
live up to the conditions. Then Lock
EFT got busy and found a purchaser il
the person of James C. Hurley, of Tren
ton, and this time it was announced
there would not be any hitch in tn,
transaction. The court allowed tn,
transfer. Mr.. Hurley was in court anc
Judge Iippincott called his attention
to the various provisions of the liquo
law and warned him not to violate them
The subject of widows pensions
which has been hanging fire for severa
months, was set down for Monday mex
at nine o'clock in the morning. There
will be considerable business before the
court on that day as the applicants are
numerous. In addition to hearing new
claims the court will investigate charges
that those receiving pensions have not
been entitled to all they got.
Prosecutor Atkinson was in court in
the afternoon with number of criminal
cases. The first case taken up was the
charge against Harry j. Baer, who plead
ed guilty to assault and battery on Louis
Winner. The offence was committed in
Beverly. Baer formerly lived in New
York, but had been in Beverly for some
time, being in the business of repairing
furniture. Winner is barber and Baer
claimed that Winner had made insulting
remarks about him, referring to him as
'Bowery tough" whose presence in
Beverly was not desired. Baer stood
this for long time and one day he went
into the barber shop and told Winner
that the talk must cease. The latter re-
torted that he had money enough to
send Baer to Jail and he would use it
that way. Baer then struck the fellow
and he said he was very sorry for the
This was Baer's story. Winner was in
court and he admitted having made the
remarks about the undesirability of
Baer as resident The latter went into
the barber shop and threatened to smash
Winners head and when the latter turn
ed to leave he was struck in the mouth
by Baer who was behind him. Winners
lip was cut.
After this story, Baer was given an
other chance to speak and he disputed
the remark about the elbow from be-
hind. why, your honor" he said, sit
would have been cowardly to strike this
man when his head was turned. You
can see that he is a small fellow. In
fact, it was not much to my credit that
l struck him at ALL" Judge Lippincott
placed Baer in charge of the probation
officer for year, with six months in
which to pay the costs. The judge also
gave Baer some good advice about keep
ing his temper under control
Harry Fields and Warner Nickens,
two coloIed individuals, pleaded guilty
to entering the house of Arthur M. Cut
Ter, in Chester township and stealing
several articles. Their story was that
they had been in New Jersey but short
time and were on their way to Moores-
town in search of work. They saw the
house and after knocking at the door
and finding that the family was absent,
they gained entrance through window,
using screwdriver, which Nickens had
handy, to pry the window open. The
men hail from Baltimore. Two Camden
detectives had been in Mount Holly,
Thursday, and interviewed the prisoners.
Detective Parker said that the Camden
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confessed to committing robberies in
hat city, and that warrants for their ar
est had been placed in the hands of
Sheriff Jordan. The prisoners denied
his, but Judge Lippincott decided to |
ettle all doubt about their going to |
Camden for some time and gave each of |
hem not less than three and half nor |
more than seven years in the state
Prison.
George VanNess and Clarence Mount i
pleaded guilty to stealing chickens from |
William Potts, of Chesterfield. Prose-
tutor Atkinson said this stealing had |
,een going on for long time and while |
he two men before the court had just |
)een detected it was believed that they |
lad been implicated in the business for |
ome time. This idea was endorsed by |
yanNess, who said that the love for |
trong drink was responsible for his get
ing into the affair According to his
rersion of the trouble Mount would come
md induce him to go out and steal |
he chickens which would be sold to a |
nan in Bordentown. VanNess said this
lad been going on for four years. Mount
inferred denial to this arraignment.
POTTS is his brother-in-law, and Mount
lad been in the habit of frequently visit
ng him. On several occasions Mount
lad slept on the porch and had ample
opportunity to steal chickens if he had
,een SO inclined. He said he was a
hicken raiser himself and had sold to
he Bordentown man, always disposing
# his own stock. He admitted that he
vas guilty of the offence for which he
vas now answering and that it was COM
nitted because he was short of fluids
nd wanted to buy some whiskey. Van
Tess comes from good family and has
lways borne a good reputation. Mount
vas sentenced to the state prison for a
han three years.
Before sentence was pronounced on
1anNesS, his brother-in-law was given
aid that the family of VanNess
thoroughly appreciated the fact that
he young man had done wrong, and
attributed his acts to the love for drink
md the inability to keep out of bad
company. There was no desire to
lave sentence suspended and it was con-
eded that VanNess deserved punish
nent. 1t was hoped, however, that the
curt could see the way clear to commit
he young man to the Railway reforma-
DRY. Judge Lippincott thought this re-
Iuest very reasonable and he sentenced |
he prisoner to the institution named.
Robert Studley was told to stand up
md answer to the charge of atrocious
assault and battery on James p. Law
ess, of Jersey City. The occurrence
ook place near the old mill property on
Mill street. This case had been laid |
,ver for investigation and it was dis
covered that the two men had been |
drinking heavily and the usual fight |
followed in which Lawless was badly |
beaten. Even after he had been arrested |
ind was in the magistrates Office Stud |
ey attempted to further punish Lawless |
md it was with difficulty he was re-
strained. The attention of Judge Lip |
Dincott and the Prosecutor had been
jailed to several incidents in connection |
with this affair, the result of which was
20 convince the court that Studley |
should go to the county Jail for six |
and the defendant was very
much pleased to think that he did not
and in the state prison.
Thomas johnson was asked to come
before the court and tell why his son
was not obeying the order that he should
90 to school. Probation Officer Slaugh-
Ter said he could not get the boy to at
tend school, The father said he had