The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-27
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tain items in the accounts of the admin
istrators of Joseph c.. Haines, formerly of
Lumberton. When the inventory of the
goods and chattels of the estate was
made after the death of Mr.. Haines there
was an agreement with reference to GER
tain property and the dispute arose
over the terms of this agreement. The
matter was laid over and will probably
be settled out of court.
An employers liability case was next
taken up, it being that of Fred Lewis VS..
Hyde & Young, of New York The de-
PENDANTS were the contractors on the
water system at Moorestown and Lewis
was in their employ. That he was hurt
was admitted, the only point in contro-
versy being how much he was getting
per week at the time he was injured.
The man claimed he was receiving $12
per week, but the other side argued that
the man got that amount only when he
worked full week, and proportionate
amount when he was not working and it
was claimed that Lewis did not work
steadily. The point to be fixed was just
what amount the contractors would be
liable for.
Thursday John F'izil was called for
sentence on an Indictment to which he
pleaded guilty, charging him with steal
ing pumpkins. The defence was that
some one had told Fizil that the pump
kins had been thrown out by the owner
who really did not care for them and the
man had an idea he could take them.
Judge Lippincott said it was wrong i'm
preston to get that property could be
taken simply on hearsay. He put the
man under the care of the probation Off
Ger and gave him six months in which
to pay the costs.
Albert Cooper, who stole bicycle at
Palmyra was also placed under the pro-
baton officer for two years with six
months in which to pay the costs.
Robert Peacock made strong plea in
behalf of Winfield Templeton, who had
pleaded guilty to an indictment charg-
ing him with embezzling funds of the
Metropolitan Insurance Company. In
order to give to the court some idea of
the case Prosecutor Atkinson called Mr..
Buckley, superintendent of the Com
pany at Burlington, and the witness told
how much TempletOn was short and how
he got the cash. Mr. Peacock asked
Buckley if Templeton was not under
bond and whether the bonding company
had not made up the deficiency. Mr..
Buckley said he did not know, but he
did know that the amount of the short
age had been credited on his books, evil
IDENTIFY showing that the bonding COM
pany had done it's part. Mr.. Peacock
then argued that, the deficiency having
been made up by the bonding company
the insurance company was not interes-
ted and there was no enlightenment of
their funds. The court could not see it
exactly that way and the case was laid
over.
Fred Van Amberg, who had pleaded
not guilty to assault and battery ON Geo,
A. Linton, retracted and pleaded non
vult contendere. This was case of as
saulting an umpire at base ball game.
George Lacey was placed in charge of
the proba ton officer for two years, with
orders to pay the costs within two
months. His offence was assault and
battery.
Harold Miller was called to answer
the charge of stealing bicycle. The
theft occurred during the last Fair,
the bicycle being taken from a point out
side of the grounds. The boys record is
not good. Prosecutor Kraft, of Camden,
had notified Prosecutor Atkinson of sew
eral acts by Miller which would cause
him to be sent to the State Reformatory
from Camden county if he were released
here. The boys mother was in court
and she told the Judge that she had
done all she could to make the boy lead
better life. She was very much affect
ed at the position her son was in. Mil
Ter was sent to the State Reformatory.
Timothy Higgs pleaded not guilty to
the charge of breaking into the house OF
Grover Aaronson, in Mount Holly.
Robert Schaffer was brought in to an
his son. The boy is IA years of age but
he looks much younger, very probably
because of the treatment he has received
from the hands of his father.
The latter admitted whipping the
boy but said he had justification for
so doing. There were two witnesses
in court, both of whom testified to the
fact that the boy had been so badly
treated that they deemed it their duty
| to interfere. They claimed the man
had beaten the boy in brutal man.
ner and that he was covered with
welts and bruises on his legs from the
whippings he had received and for
which the father was indicted. 1t was
shown that the father kept boarders
and made the boy do all the work and
that the whipping was because the lad
did not get supper one evening. The
mother is dead. But this did not end
the matter. AS late as last Tuesday,
with the knowledge that he had been
indicted the father again whipped the
boy and left welts on his back that
were plainly discernible Thursday
when the boy barred his back and show
ed it to the Judge.
Judge Lippincott gave Schaffer a
severe lecture, which by the way, did
not seem to have much effect as the
man insisted on talking back and he
tried to justify his acts. Judge Lip
pincott told Schaffer he had acted in
brutal maner and there was no use
wasting any sympathy on him. He
sent the man to the state prison for g
term not less than one year nor more
than four years.
This was a case which put Judge
Lippincott to a severe test. 1t was
case where if the Judge had followed
: his personal feelings he would have i'm
posed much more severe sentence
but he kept himself well controlled
judicially, while personally he was de
: cidedly indignant. We have not hat
an expression from him but we ven
ture the assertion that he would hav
been well pleased to have had a whip
: ping post near at hand for this espec
ial case.-Editor.
The step-sister of the boy was i
court. She lives at Roebling and sal
/. she was perfectly willing to take tn
boy home with her and give him