The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-09-07
Court.

Judge Lippincott devoted the morning
session of Thursday to hearing Orphans
Court matters and also to the trial Of the
case of Rogan against the city of Bur-
lington.
\ 1t was hardly to be expected, however,
that there would not be some criminal
matters to be looked after as there is
seldom session of court that a batch OF
offenders is not bought in.
The first man to be arranged was
John Strickland, who was charged with
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
John pleaded guilty. The offence oc-
Cured on the evening of the Fourth of
July. John had been celebrating the
day and had small amount of fire.
water aboard and while on a trolley car
he drew revolver and fred salutes from
the car window. Judge Lippincott gave
the man a lecture, placed him in charge
of the probation officer with instructions
to pay the costs and to abstain from the
use Of all kinds of intoxicating liquor for
at least one year.
John Martin pleaded guilty to break
ing and entering church with intent to
steal. While he acknowledged the last
part Of the charge he said he did not
mean to steal as he did not think there
was anything in the church that could
be stolen. He said he had been travel
ing long ways and finding an easy
entrance to the church he went in to lie
down. The offence occurred at Palmyra
The man was well dressed and had a re-
spectacle appearance. Judge Lippincott
questioned him very closely and Martin
admitted that he had been leading a
rowing life for several years. He claimed
to have been born in Roxboro, Massa-
chusetts, but could not give the name
OF the street he lived on. He had been
from Maine to Mexico and been ped
dler of anything he could sell. He said
Martin was his correct name but that is
doubted by the authorities. From his
actions and his conversation there is not
the slightest doubt that he is covering
his tracks as much as possible and he
had the appearance of being slick
gentleman. His case was laid over for
another week but the state prison APP
pears to be staring him in the face
William Richardson, of Moorestown,
asked to be tried by the court on a
charge not fit to be printed. His coun-
sci was notpresent so he was sent back
to the jail.
Two little boys were brought before the
court on charge OF malicious mischief.
They were so small they could hardly
see over the railing in front OF the bar
Their offence was going into water
melon patch and breaking melons. The
mothers of the boys were present and
they Esaid the youngsters were coaxed
away by larger boys who sent the little
fellows into the watermelon patch to dc
the stealing. One mother said she die
all in her power to keep her boy righ
and as soon as she found he had lief
home on the day in question she sent al
older brother after him. She has sever
children to look after. Prosecutor Kel
sey said he did not wish to press tn
charge against the little fellows, h,
merely wanted them as witnesses
against the older boys, yet the tw
youngsters who were before the court wer
all that appeared and the mothers wer
compelled to wait from about min
O'Clock in the morning until after tw
in the afternoon merely to have tn
children sent home. 1t would seem t
be q good idea when there is not to b
any charge pressed as was the case il
this instance the court should be ar
prised of the fact early in the day an
not keep women and children waitin
unnecessarily for what happened.
Sarah Farrar asked to be tried by tn
court for assault and battery on Jenni
Berry, of Mount Holly. The disput
arose over request for the return {
} some money which it was elaine
Sarah was holding without warrant
She hit Miss Berry over the hand an
head with plate. but she claimed tn
story of the complainant was not cOrret
and that the latter was the aggresso
After hearing the evidence the cou
rendered verdict of guilty and put tt
woman under probation for year.
. Lewis Walcott, colored man WI
was brought here under suspicion of b
! ing connected with some robberies
I Moorestown, was released as there WI
4 no evidence to connect him with IL
Z affair. Two men serving in the Phil
). delphia prison will be brought here
answer to this charge as soon as the
term expires at their present location.
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