The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-23
Court.

j Judge Lppincott put in full day at
the court house, Thursday. He first
gave his attention to Orphans Court
business and nearly the entire morning
was taken up with argument by Mr..
Bergen, of Camden, in the estate of John
Miercken. The lawyer wanted the
Judge to exercise an authority which
the latter did not think he possessed,
but counsel argued and reargued on the
one point and finally left some decisions
| for the court to look over.
Toward noon some criminal matters
were taken up. Reuben Spindle pleaded
non vult to assaulting his wife, with
threats to kill. Reuben admitted he
had been drinking and he and his wife
had some words. II married my wife
for love, Mr.. Judge, said Reuben, land
1 still love her. Now, / won't say we
have not had our little spats, cause that
would not be true. There was little
matter OF argument between us on the
night was arrested and she started to
run out of the house. Her brother-in-
law came in and picked up chair and
threw it at the door. Then / picked up
an axe to defend myself if he became
too ferocious. But / did not strike my
wife; never struck her and 1 did not
use the axe" A gentleman from Ran
cocas for whom Reuben had worked gave
the man good character and the prison
er was placed under the charge of the
probation officer for three years, to pay
the cost within six months and to refrain
from the use Of liquor.
William Taylor, boy Is years of
age, pleaded guilty to breaking and
entering house in Bridgeboro and
stealing a watch and thirty cents. The
boy said he had worked at one of the |
stocking factories in Riverside until last !
November when his mother died. Since
then he has been roaming around, being
kept by his stepfather. He could not
give any reason for breaking into the
house, alleging to have acted on an
impulse without any definite idea of
what would result. The owner Of the
watch recovered it. He gave very
clear account of his life and the Judge
laid the case over until next Thursday.
Joseph Szucs. (you will have to pro-
nOunce this to suit yourself), required
the services of an interpreter to tell the
court that he was guilty OF breaking in
to store Roebling and stealing lot
Of goods. There was another man in
the affair but he has not yet been found.
Joseph was brought into court with
handouts on as he had intimated to the
prison authorities that he intended to
make break for liberty when he got
outside. The man was traced by de-
tective Parker through this state and
to Cleveland, Ohio, where
be was found. Some of the Roebling
was in his possession and there
were many other articles that had evil
1ently been stolen from the various
places through which the prisoner had
passed. Detective Parker had worked
The case up to such degree that he
fully believes that Joseph is member
Of gang that has been working in
several states and who were implicated
N the murder of policeman in Will
nington, Delaware. Joseph was sent to
she state prison for not less than three
and-a-half years or more than seven
years.
Luther Schroeder, whose case was laid
over from last week, said that he was
thoroughly convinced he could keep
rom drinking. He would try to get
work and promised to keep away from
places where liquor was sold or used.
Judge Lppincott gave him a chance
and put him in charge of the probation
officer for three years, to pay the costs in
,ne year.
Robert Peacock asked for the release
rom Jail of Helen Blew, who is charged
With being an accessory to the recent
shooting at Birmingham. There is not
my such thing as accessory" recogniz-
ID by the law now. A person must be
/ principal or nothing. Judge Lippin-
,ott decided that the woman could go on
he charge that had been preferred, but
ne would hold her in 5000 bail to appear
Is witness. Money Baldwin. who was
me of the shooters and who also got
hot, had bail fixed at 81 1000, and Wal 9
er Lloyd, who got shot and who seemed
o be implicated as principal, was held t
n $500 bail. Il
This finished the court business and
Judge Lippincott sat the balance of the
lay for the purpose of transferring per-
ons who desire to vote on the question 8
# ''wet" or dry" which is being con- v
ested to-day at Beverly. loo
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