The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-24
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ed guilty of assault and battery on his
wife. The woman told of how she had /
been treated by her husband who spent
most of his time loafing and drinking,
while she works at service. On one oc-
casion she left home and bad storm |
came up rendering it impossible for her
to return. When she did come |
her husband beat her and ordered her |
out of the house. The woman said it (
was case of too much rum and listen /
ing to tales told by other people. The
man was allowed to ask his wife some !
questions. His first was whether she did |
not get what she asked for, to which she |
replied that she never asked for much as |
she supported herself Then the man
said: HAS not my bad treatment of you
been only when | was drunk?" The
answer was: when have you ever been
sober?" This ended the cross-examina-
ton and the court directed that Miller
be sent to the state prison for term not
less than one year nor more than three
years.
Francis Dunphy, who had acknow-
lodged stealing coins from telephone
box in Jobstown, as we'll as other petty
| thefts, was sent to the county Jail for
four months.
William Kreigler pleaded guilty to
stealing bag with Sc in it. The cir
cumstances connected with this case
were that Mrs. Ada Watson, of River
side, was on her way from the railroad
station one evening when some one sto e
up behind her and snatched handbag
in which was pocketbook containing
S.. This frightened the woman and she
did not stop to investigate. The next
day, Kreigler, who is but 10 years of age,
went to the home of Mrs. Watson and
returned the property. He claimed that
he had been drinking and had been dared
by some companions to commit the act.
The court decided to give the case further
consideration. In response to question
where Kreigler got his drink, he told the
court he secured it at Hoey's hotel and
Judge Homer directed the Prosecutor to
look into this phase of the case.
Elmer Turner pleaded guilty to the
larceny of one dollar. He said fellow
workman came home drunk, threw his
CLOTHES on chair and pocketbook fell
en- the floor. Turner picked it up and
saw that it contained dollar. He took
the property home with him, intending
TO return it, but he changed his mind
and spent the money. He was given
thirty days in the county jail.
Alexander Harmon and Henry John
son, two boys who reside on West Wash
lington street, were charged with steal
ing coal from S. B. Lippincott. Har-
mon pleaded guilty, but Johnson said
he did not take any coal, but kept the
fifty cents that was given to pay for it.
The complaint was changed to meet this
condition and then Johnson said he was
not guilty of stealing. Judge Horner
asked him if he had lawyer and when
the boy answered in the negative, the
Judge said: 'Well, look around and pick
one out; there are several here" John
son glanced around the room and finally
letting his eyes rest on Harold b. Wells,
said: 81 guess II take that feller." Mr..
Well handled the case with his usual
liability but was not able to save his
client. When the evidence was all in
and the case had been argued, the Judge
asked Johnson if he thought his lawyer
had convinced him that he was innocent,
to which the boy replied that he did not
think he had.
The two boys were given fifty cents to
purchase coal for one of the churches to
tide over Sunday, the weather and roads
being so bad that the full order could
not be delivered. They got to the coal
yard after it had been closed for the
evening and decided they would get the
coal themselves. So one of them climb
ed the fence, filled the two bags, took
the coal to the place where it was to go
and pocketed the fifty cents Johnson
tried to make it appear that Harmon,
with ''big stick forced him to hand
over the coin and also said he did not
participate in getting the coal over the
fence. The Judge found him guilty.
During the hearing of the evidence it
transpired that Harmon and johnson,
with another boy twelve years of age,
went to the moving picture show on the
evening of the theft. All of them were
under the age of sixteen years and Judge
| Homer called attention to the fact that
they were allowed to go to the show in
violation of the law which requires chill
dren to be accompanied by guardian.
and he intimated that such breaking of
| the statute might come up for attention
; later His punishment of the bows was
to put them in charge of the probation
officer. They are to keep off the streets
at night and the police officers are to be
notified that if the lads are found on the
streets after eight o'clock in the evening.
without having note from their parents
explaining their presence, they are to be
arrested without warrant, and they are
not to go to the moving picture shows.
The Board of Education had case in
which Samuel Leeds was the defendant.
His offense was not sending his children
to school. He gave the same excuse that
is offered by nearly every one who is
brought up on such charge-had to
keep some of them home to work, some
were sick and some had not the proper
clothing. The court decided that Leeds
had broken the law and fined him So.
There is another case of the same sort
pending in which John Jobes is the de-
PENDANT. He is represented by James
Mercer Davis, who could not be present
Thursday, SO the case was laid over.
The executor of Miss Charlotte Ellis. |
formerly of Moorestown, presented a |
petition to the court to be relieved from
further acting in that capacity. The |
executor is young lady and is principal |
of school. This takes so much of her
time that she is not able to give the at |
tention TO the estate that she feels ought |
to be devoted to it. The court directed
her to file an account up to date, when
further action will be taken.
In order that the calendar might be |
cleared before Judge Lippincott takes |
charge of affairs Judge Horner gave
notice that he would sit next Thursday |
and dispose of all matters that might be |