The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-12-08
Court.

Judge Lippincott sat at the court house
Thursday. Business in the Orphans
court and the court of Common Pleas
was transacted, but we are not able to
report it. 1t has become the custom
lately to hear great many matters in a
sort of private way. Counsel go to the
front of the bench and in a converse
tional tone conduct the matters they
have to present to the court. While it
is possible the outside public has moth
ing to do with these cases it would not
make any difference if it were otherwise
as the reporters do not hear much that
is going on.
When there are trials or where testi-
mony is taken it is different. Prosecu-
tor Atkinson had two cases that seemed
to need attention.
Robert Meyer was arraigned on the
charge of attempting to steal a motor
cycle from the garage of John b. Mingen,
in Medford., The young man took the
machine from the garage when some one
who saw the act, gave the alarm. When
an officer went to look into the matter
he found Meyer and the motor cycle
lying in hedge close by the garage.
The man said he had been drinking all
day and could not account for his act.
Judge Lippincott put him in charge of
the probation officer for three years with
pledge to keep from drinking liquor for
at least one year.
Charles Tierney was the name of a
man who has been working in the neigh
borhood of Vincentown for some time
and he took notion to some muskrat
and other hides belonging to Alonzo
Phillips. He gave the names of several
prominent farmers for whom he had
worked and his case was laid over until
the oath of this month for further action.
An employers liability case was then
heard. A colored man named Boston
was at work for Moorestown contractor
on school building at Merchantville.
He fell and broke one of his fingers and
he claimed that he should receive So per
week for the space of 20 weeks. Counsel
for the contractor admitted the accident
but said the real question was whether
there was permanent injury and wheth-
er the man was entitled to the amount
he was claiming. Decision was reserved.
Samuel X. Gasl<ill, truant officer of
Mount Holly, had three women before
the court. He said he had done all in
his power to try to have the children
of the women attend school, but he
did not seem to accomplish his desire.
we're talking to and told them what they
might expect if they did not have the
children to attend school regularly.
Roland Erickson was brought into
court to hear what was to be done in
his case. He is the boy who has been
in Jail for some time. He was under the
care of the probation officer and broke
his parole and there had been COM
plants that he was not walking the
straight path. Judge Lippincott had
made up his mind that there was some
good in this boy and he decided he
would not send him to the state reform
atOry. He gave the boy a good lecture
and showed him how he could make a
man of himself. The Judge then sent
him home and it is to be hoped the boy
will show his appreciation of Judge Lip
pincott's kindness. 1t is also up to the
boys relatives to look after him. The
father was in court and told the Judge it
was impossible TO get the boy to work
and he had been given up as incorrigi-
ble 1t is possible, however, there are
circumstances connected with the life OF
the boy which may be improved.
JOY RIDERS ARRESTED.
George Kulp, Ethel Reeves, Marie
IlccNcS anu tAllIId INcCNCSs VI Odlll-
den, were arrested at Medford, on Sun
day morning, by Constable Peak, on a
charge of the larceny of some linen
| from the Indian Chief hotel.
AT hearing of the case before Judge
Lippincott yesterday it was shown that
the above-named quartette were invited
! by Drexel Wilkins, who was in Camden
with his automobile, to take ride,
which they accepted.
When they reached Medford that
night Wilkins told the party he could
take them no further as his supply o.
gasoline had become exhausted. The
party then put up at the hotel there un-
til Sunday morning.
They pleaded guilty to stealing some
linen. Judge Lippincott suspended sen
tence but made Kulp and Ethel Reeves
pay the costs of prosecution.
Sallie Williams, who is said to some
times locate in empty houses with
out consent of the owner, pleaded no
guilty to charge of drawing revolver
and threatening Constable Charles Gil
bert, while he and Constable Samuel X
Gaskill were serving ejectment papers OIL
her to canse her to vacate house on tn
sand hill that she had not rented. He
case will be heard on Thursday.
Charles Tierney, who had pleade'
guilty to larceny of Iurs, WAS given 81
months to pay the costs of prosecution
and was released under suspension Q
sentence.