The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-04-14
Court,


i Judge Lippincott opened court prompt
ly Thursday morning. He had some Grim
inal matters to attend to.
Alexander Harmon, Cornelius Booke
and Henry Johnson, three residents G
West Washington street, were called t
plead to the charge of stealing bags from
the Farmers Exchange and for stealing
a searchlight from an automobile.
V. Claude Palmer appeared for tn
boys and entered a plea of non vult con
tendere. He said he felt this was cas-
where there had been too little hom'
discipline. The goods taken from thu
exchange were stored in an open shed
thus proving temptation. There wal
no breaking or entering. Mr.. Paine
thought the boys should have impressed
upon them the need of behaving proper
ly, and the parents should also be giver
notice they must look closer after the
boys. The Johnson boy would probably
be sent from town.
Prosecutor Atkinson called attention
to the fact that two of the boys were be
fore the court not long ago for stealing
coal.
Judge Lippincott said he was inclined
to give the boys another chance. He
suspended sentence and placed them in
the care of probation officer Slaughter,
and told them to report to the court on
the 23d instant. Johnson will probably
go to the school at Hampton, Virginia.
Michael Santori, was tried by the court
on the charges of atrocious assault and
battery, carrying concealed deadly wea-
pons and an attempt to commit suicide.
Rosa Detoulier lives in Burlington.
Santori lived in the same house. He
suddenly left, but came back one even
ing, entered the dining room where Rosa
and the balance of the family were sit
ting, and called out "Where is the one
who betrayed me ?" and at once began
shooting. Two shots were fired, and one
bullet entered Rosa's arm. Santori tried
to fire the third shot, but was disarmed
before he accomplished the act.
Mrs. Detoulier told of the occurrence
and said the defendant had made inn
proper advances to her, which she re-
pulsed. He begged her not to tell any
one, but she did tell her husband. Be
fore this was done Santori went to Chi
cago and came back later and tried to
shoot the woman. The query as to the
whereabouts of his betrayer showed that
he knew the woman had informed her
husband of the actions of the defendant.
A statement made by the prisoner
while in court, was read. twas ramb-
ling statement in which the man admit
ted that he came back from Chicago
with the idea of taking his own life, Civ
ing as reason that he felt Inundated
at the shame he had brought upon him
self by his improper advances to a mar
ried woman, which he felt certain must
be made public.
This statement was of such a ramb-
ling character that MIR. Hillman, who
defended the prisoner, was entirely justi-
fed in claiming that the defendant had
a disordered mind.
Witnesses were called to prove that
Santori had always borne good charac-
ter and was of a peaceable nature up to
this occurrence, although he was con-
victed in Italy for assaulting woman.
Judge Lippincott said the evidence
did not warrant conviction of carrying
concealed weapons or attempting to COM
nit suicide. On the charge of attempt
ing to kill the evidence of intent was
made absolute by the return of the man
from Chicago, the purchase of a pistol
and the shooting. On this charge the
defendant was found guilty.
Judge Lippincott sentenced Santori to
the state prison for a term of not less
than three years nor more than twelve
years.
Elmer Turner, colored boy, pleaded
guilty to causing fire at the barn of
Herbert Marter, at Moorestown, on the
fourth of January. Turner said he was
for the fire but that he did
not Intentionally commit the act for
which he was arrested. He was in the
rear of the barn, on the outside, and
lighted cigarette. The wind was blow
ing pretty strongly and carried the sparks
to some hay and the fire crept through
the boards on the barn. He left the
place without knowing that any mis-
chief had been done and when he got
up the road about ten minutes later he
looked back and saw the fire. He was
scared, as he knew he had been smoking
at the place and felt he was responsible
for the damage. He went away and
stayed some time, and when he came
back he was arrested Judge Lippincott
thought the matter needed looking into
and he deferred action.