The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-04-06
TUESDAY. APRIL 6, 1915
Court.

Prosecutor Atkinson, lat least he held
that position when court opened Thurs
day.. was given surprise. The court
had just convened when James Mercer
Davis spoke in words commendatory OF
the course pursued by Mr.. Atkinson
during his occupancy Of the Prosecutors
Office. He was followed by Assembly
man Peacock, Dore Cogswell and
Jonathan Fl. Kelsey, all of whom paid
high tribute to the efficiency of the re-
firing Prosecutor and thanked him for
the courtesy he had shown to all attor-
neys who had business with him. After
the lawyers had spoken Judge Lippin-
colt added his testimony to the way in
which the retiring Prosecutor had con-
Quoted his Office. This tribute was
entirely impromptu and took Mr. At
kinson by surprise. He was affected by
the good words spoken and responded in
feeling manner.
Judge Lippincott rendered an opinion
in the case Of the estate of John Micro
ken, deceased. Application had been
made to have the Judge exercise Chancery
powers in this case but he decided he
did not have any jurisdiction in that
line.
Mary Mullen was brought up on a
charge Of attempt to commit suicide by
taking carbolic acid. Mary lived with a
family at Moorestown for number of
years and they decided that they did
not care to keep help any longer. Mary
thought she might prey on their SYM
pathies, SO she told them she had taken
the acid. 1t was on her statement that
she was given in charge of the officials
and soon after that it was discovered
that she had not taken the poison but
had it in her possession. This was
deemed to be sufficient evidence that
she might have intended to take her life
and it was thought best to place her in
charge Of the probation officer.
Money Baldwin was called for sentence
on the charge of atrocious assault and
battery on George Blue. This is the
windup Of the fracas at the Birmingham
sand works. Baldwin became jealous OF
Of Blue who he thought had taken his
girl from him. Assemblyman Peacock
represented the man and admitted that
crime had been committed but he felt
there were not the exasperating circum-
stances which usually accompanied such
affairs The young man had meyer
been in trouble before and he came OF
respectable parentage. Mr.. Peacock
asked that the defendant be saved from
the state prison, and that he be sent to
the Railway Reformatory. The request
was granted.
George Lloyd and Helen Blue, who
. were in the case, but who did not appear
to be principals, were discharged. The
woman was told that the best thing she
could do would be to leave this state
forever.
The case for damages under the en-
ployers' liability act in which Mrs. Vera
Lyons sought to recover on the death of
her husband was taken up and after
several witnesses had been heard, the
further hearing was postponed until
April Is. This is the case where man
was shot and killed on a dredge in the
Delaware river at Bordentown. There is
some question whether the law of New
Jersey can be brought into this suit. The
dredge was registered in this state and
was assessed and taxed here, but the
crime was committed over the state line
and the murderer was tried in Pennsyl-
vania.