The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-11-09
Court.


hearing then could be used now, so til
!. question resolved itself into the neces
4 sity for the hotel Judge Lippincoi
, examined the testimony on this poir
very carefully and discovered tina
Stellman's receipts from his dinin
room had been a little over 500
, year. This did not seem to indicat
that the travelling public needs tn
hotel to very great extent and as
was not the intention of the court t.
license places merely for drinking &C
commodations, the application woul,
be refused. In making this decision
Judge Lippincott said there was no
word to be said against Mr.. Stell
mans fitness to keep hotel if it were
a real necessity. v. Claude Palmer
represented Mr.. Stellman and former
Senator Avis appeared for the re-
monstrants.
Mr.. Palmer secured different results
on Friday when he represented John
Davis, whose application to keep a ho-
tel at Browns Mills was objected to.
There was plenty of evidence to show
that there had been considerable dis
order in the neighborhood of the no.
tel but the testimony did not disclose
that all the noise and disturbance were
the result of liquor sold over the bar.
1t was shown that there was large
bottle business and that liquor was
carried from the hotel to persons out
side but the court does not appear to
have any jurisdiction over this trade,
as long as the law on the subject is re-
spected. The application was granted
but Judge Lippincott gave the appli-
cant very plain talk and practically
told him his bartender was not the
right man in the right place. Davis
was given fair warning what might
happen to him if he did not keep a
closer watch over his place.
Frank Wishnishki was sentenced to
a term in the state prison of not less
than five years or more than twelve
years for murderous assault on
Joseph Solasci This case had been
laid over that an examination might
be made into the mental condition of
the prisoner and the doctors who look
ed into the case said the man was
mentally right
A motion was made to quash the in
dictment against John W. Harris,
charged with embezzling $40 from the
county, in the discharge of his duties
as search clerk. The reasons offered
were that the indictment was not
specific in stating Mr.. Harris official
position. He was referred to as
search clerk, deputy county clerk and
assistant to the county clerk. V.
Claude Palmer offered the motion to
quash and insisted Chat one appela-
ton should be designated in order that
it might be known in what position
Harris had been guilty. This case
appears to have taken the phase of one
of great Importance as the prosecutor
VI eAAC PlCQc Has CQ1lCQ IllG <1ltOIll6X
General of the State to assist in con-
Quoting the case The latter was
present and said he could not see what
difference it made under what title the
defendant was tried. Judge Lippin-
colt, however, seemed to take another
view of the matter and gave the prose-
cutor of the pleas, who will be assist
ed by the Attorney General, two weeks
in which to designate under which
title he will try the case.
The hearing of the application of
William H. Ryan to be given a license
to keep hotel at the West End, Moor
estown-formerly Barry's-was begun
on Wednesday. The question of nee
essity was the only matter presented
and the evidence on the part of the
femonstrants was all towards the end
that conditions had not changed since
the former license was revoked to war
rant a second licensed place being
put in operation. John McMullin rep
resented the remonstrants and former
Senator Robbins was for the appli-
cant. At the conclusion of the tes-
timony Judge Lippincott laid the case
over until Friday in order that he
might examine the hotel registers
old and new-and see what the con-
dition had been during the last year
with reference to accommodating the
public.
Yesterday Judge Lippincott began
the trial of criminal cases. George
Sloan, Samuel Lennon, William An
derson and Henry Lennon were. put
on trial for stealing chickens. The
two first named retracted their pleas
of not guilty and pleaded guilty and
the court directed the jury to acquit
the others. Robert Peacock defended
the men.
Peter Muse was the next to be
brought up. He was charged with
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
The man who preferred the charge
against him was shown to have had
grudge against the defendant and the
defense was that the pistol which was
secured had been the property of the
complainant who had entered a false
charge in order to get square with
Muse. After all the testimony had
been given prosecutor Kelsey abandon
ed the case, saying the evidence was
entirely different from that given be-
fore the grand jury and he did not feel
that he could convict Muse. The
prisoner was discharged. George
Evans defended the man.
Michael J. Roche was put on trial TO
assault on William Dey. The men wer
working on the railroad at Bordentowl
and Dey seemed to have a grievanc
against the defendant who went to hin
and asked what was the matter. De
replied by hitting Roche over the hea
with lantern and cutting him badly
The latter got constable and on tn
morning following the assault went t
the railroad station and tried to get De
| to come off the train like man an
be arrested" an invitation that De,
declined to accept and he says the a
sault was then made upon him by Roch
taking hold of his coat and trying t
pull him from the train. Harold ]
Wells represented the defendant and /
showed that the latter had been mo-
sinned against than SHINING. The jul
rendered verdict'of not guilty.
The next case was one on a charge
fornication. Henry H. Savage repr
/ sented the defendants and he insistf