The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-08

acknowledgment and 1t was question
of veracity between Lambert and Miss
Peters whether the latter signed when
DR.. Wintersteen did or even in his pres
ence.
Judge Lippincott decided to have the
matter submitted to him on brief on this
point and laid the matter over for two
weeks.
1t was nearly five o'clock before Prose
cutor Kelsey got chance to present
some criminal matters.
Michael Peconia was sent to the
county jail for six months for an attempt
at indecent assault. The Judge said
there were some mitigating circum-
stances in this case that allowed the
light sentence to be pronounced.
Norman Raison, colored resident of
Hartford, pleaded non vult contendere
to charge of assault on his wife. The
defendant said folks had been telling his
wife things about his running around
that were not true, and she took him to
task. He grabbed her by the arm and
there was little tussle, but no blows
were struck. The defendant said he had
worked for one man near Hartford for
three years, and had not lost day until
this occurrence. He was put in charge
Of the probation officer for two years
without costs being imposed.
Alexander Nurser, of Roebling, had
signed waiver of indictment charging
him with assaulting his wife, The man
could not talk English well, so detect
i've Parker assumed the role of interpre-
ter and between the defendant and him.
self it was made to appear that the
woman was not Nurser's wife. He said
she was his "missus," and kept house
for him. She said she was going to
leave him and he told her he would lick
her if she did, He grabbed her by the
arm, but detective Parker said he had
investigated the case and it did not APP.
Ipear to be serious, SO the man was put
under probation for three years and or
dered to pay the costs.
Harry Sullivan was another who had
signed waiver of Indictment He stole
a watch from Richard Mayberry, who
d worked on the farm of William Stack
, house, near Medford. Sullivan said HI
, took the watch and got into the carriag'
of Mr.. Stackhouse, who brought him Il
Mount Holly. Soon after he left tn
farm the watch was missed and wor'
] was sent to detective Parker. The latte
searched the man when he arrived her
and did not find the watch, but afte
E searching under the cushions of the cal
] rage the tlmepiece was discovered
5 Sullivan said Mayberry had been tall
d ing about him and he took the watc
e to get square. He gave an account {
r his life and where he had lived from tn
e time of his birth, and Judge Lippincot
y made note Of each address. If he TO
0 lows this up with correspondence in eac
:. case it will keep him busy for tim
S But that is what he probably intends I
lido, as he sent the prisoner back to Jail I
+ await further investigation.
l Nelson F. Parker was the next ma
/ to face the court. He was before Judf
# Lippincott two weeks ago on a charge
: robbing gas meter. The man, who
t but rs years of age, frankly acknov
r lodged that the cause of his downfa
i was rum. He told the court that he di
# not feel he could trust himself to al
t stain from drink if he happened to
e near where it was. He is a graduate
o druggist and seems to be an intelliger
4 man. He did not attempt to shield {
It excuse himself and said he did not cal
{ to be turned out and allowed to go {
: any place where the temptation to drin
s might arise. He said he could get wor
in Atlantic City, but he thought tina
! would be one of the worst places b
! could go to. He said he was not dru
FL tiend, rarely using dope" and the
s only to brace himself after spree. Tn
! Judge thought it would be good thin
if the young man could be placed in
: Kelley cure establishment He aske,
Parker if he would be willing to go Il
the county farm and work and try ant
keep from drink. The defendant salt
he would goanywhere that he would b.
away from temptation, and it was de
cided to place him in charge of steward
Bovine for awhileiand see what the re
suit would be.