The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-04-27
Atty and Legislative SUPP
Court.

After Judge Lippincott had disposed
of some matters in the Orphans court
on Thursday he gave the balance of the
Eday to Prosecutor Kelsey and the latter
had much to occupy attention.
The first case was that Of the state
against George Swanson, charged with
an attempt to commit suicide The evil
dence was that Swanson was found with
a rope around his neck, sitting on wall.
While the rope was hauled pretty tight
ly around the mans neck it was slack
from the rafter to which it was suspend
ed. 1t was cut at once and an officer
was sent for. When he arrived he found
the rope drawn still tighter and it had
become entangled around the mans
legs. In his efforts to release the rope
from his legs he drew it tighter around
his neck and was unconscious when
found.
Francis Smith defended Swanson and
claimed the prosecutor had not shown
that the prisoner had committed the act
or that he had ever shown any previous
intention of doing such q thing. The
only thing that could be used against
him was that when he regained con-
seriousness he exclaimed: 20, let me die, /"
but even this did not, in the mind of
Mr.. Smith, indicate an intention to take
life.
Judge Lippincott laid the case over un-
til today when he will render a verdict.
James Jackson and Sarah Jackson
we're called up on waiver Of indictment
charging assault and battery on George
Washington and cutting the latter on
the head with Ratchet. James offered
plea OF simple assault. which the pros
ecutor first agreed to accept, but after
Il dc oh q md ID
the man ought to be tried for assault and
battery. Mrs. Jackson pleaded not
guilty. Then the prosecutor again
changed his mind and consented to have
James tried for simple assault. The par
ties live in Palmyra and the evidence in
dicated drunken fight. James and his
wife were living at Washington's house,
and Jackson claimed he assaulted the
other man to protect his wife, who was
being assaulted by Washington. The
latter denied this and said that there
was some trouble and that the two men
clinched and that Mrs. Jackson arrived
on the scene with Ratchet, with which
she struck Washington. This eliminated
the charge of assault and battery against
James and his plea of guilty of simple
assault was sustained. The Prosecutor
abandoned the charge against the wife
land she was allowed to go. James was
sent to the county Jail for one month
The general impression was that there
was wide stretch of the truth in all the
Ievidence, and that George Washington,
at least, had broken the old story of no
being able to tell lie.
George Still and John II. Perkin;
: pleaded guilty to stealing gun, which
was afterwards recovered. Still was sen
to the county Jail for three months. Per
kins had previous good character bach
of him, and this resulted in his beinf
placed in charge OF the probation Office
, for sthree years, with six months il
, which to pay the costs.
The case Of Charles Davids, for steal
ing money and shoes, was laid over 70
further investigation. The man admit
/ ted his guilt, but there were circum
stances into which the court desired +
inquire.
The probation officer reported tina
Bertha Goodwin had broken her parole
She was placed in Mr.. Slaughter
. charge about six months ago for assault
:, and battery. During that period sh
t had not reported to the probation office
E and on the 18th of this month she &c
!. into trouble. William Crimson, specia
e officer on Washington street, said he wa
J arresting two women when Bertha inte
fered and he attempted to take her ais
q but found he was not equal to the tas
d so he sent officer Hall after Bertha, VIII
+ was taken before Recorder Herbert an
was fined $l.75 for disorderly conduc
Mr.. Slaughter contended that tn
was sufficient cause for his calling tn
;. attention OF the court to Bertha's deliI
quencv in connection with her suspel
sion OF sentence on the former charg
Judge Lipp!ncott agreed with the pr
baton officer and said he wanted
understood that when defendants we
RS put under probation and showed n
only indifference but an almost absolu
defiance of the terms of probation tn,
- need not expect any leniency. n
~ only was the action he proposed to tai
to be punishment of the woman
fore him but he wanted it to be wal
ing to others who might come in
nc court under the same condition
10 Bertha was evidently much surpris
e when the Judge sent her to the coun
|. Jail for three months.