The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-25
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at Evesboro, claimed that Stellma
, had not legally applied to the court. TIL
law requires that, when an applicatio
has been refused, year shall elapse b,
fore another application is made. l
this case, according to Senator Avis
idea, the year would not be up until on
day after the application had beel
made. James Mercer Davis contende
that the law did not require absolutel
365 days to intervene, but that the open
ing day of the term, regardless of tn
date, meant year. Various authorize
were quoted and the court took the mai
ter under Amusement. At the sam
time he announced that the application
of Stellman for wholesale licens
would be refused.
Howard Robinson, a very reSpectabl
and intelligent looking young man, wa
called for sentence on a charge of EN-
bezzlement to which he had pleaded mol
yult. His record was quite bad. III
had committed similar crimes befor
and had served terms in the state inst
buttons. Judge Lippincott could not Sc
anything in the young mans favor, ant
sent him to state prison for not less thai
one nor more than three years.
| William Milo, colored citizen of Bor
dentown, changed his plea of guilty 0
atrocious assault and battery to one o
simple assault and that was accepted
He had used knife in the transaction
but there were mitigating circumstance
and William was put in charge of tn
probation officer for three years, to alb
| stain from drink for one year, and t,
pay the costs within six months.
George Witcraft was put on trial TO
llndaQnnf ri n
town. Prosecutor KELSEY opened th,
case, and when he had finished th.
court reminded him there were fou
counts to the indictment and that ht
should SO inform the jury. The Prose
cutor read the counts and the trial pro
ceeded. Assemblyman Peacock repre-
sented the defendant, and it was moi
long before the most serious count in the
indictment was ordered stricken out.
The trial proceeded and the jury remain.
ed out all night, coming in on Wednes-
day morning and reporting their inabil.
lty to agree. They stood nine for &C
qulttal and three for conviction.
The next to be brought up for trial
were Stanislaw Lavenduski and William
Dumonski, residents of East Burlington.
Inc disturbance was over two pigs,
which Louis GrOski claimed the defend
ants had stolen from him. All of the
witnesses were foreigners and an inter-
prefer had to be engaged to tell what
was being said. In this case the Prose-
cutor opened on charge of burglary,
and former Judge Horner, representing
the defendants, at once asked for a dis
continuance of the case as the indict-
ment did not contain any such charge.
Assemblyman Peacock, who was assist
ing the Prosecutor, at once came to the
rescue and opened the case in the proper
manner and the trial proceeded, ending
with verdict of not guilty.
When this case was concluded the in
dictment against Wilson Murray, of
RivertOn, was taken up. 1t charged the
defendant with assault and battery on
James L. Fisher. Assemblyman Pea
cock, who seems to have the habits of a
chameleon changing his spots, jumped
from the side of the state and went over
to the defence. He showed that the
right kind of an Indictment had not
been found and that the two fellows had
simply been fighting and were subject to
indictment for ARRAY. The verdict was
not guilty.
Michael Pecconia, of Roebling, was
put on trial for indecent assault on
little girl. Assemblyman Peacock re-
presented the man and by the time the
evidence was all in the jury decided that
there had merely been an attempt to as
sault.
Probation Officer Slaughter called at
tention of the court to some of his
charges who had not lived up to the
terms of their probation. Judge Lippin-
colt took up the cases and soon decided
them. Oscar Haines, of Mount Holly,
became intoxicated contrary to orders
and was sent to the county Jail for three
months; George h. Repp. of Delanco,
was caught stealing again and went up
for three months; Tony Trilo, of Mount.
Holly, assaulted Aaron Warner when
under probation for another assault and
the court gave him six months as a
for the future.
On the application of James M. Davis.
the Mount Holly Knights
of Pythias, Judge Llppincott signed a
rule to show cause, made returnable on
June 3, why new trial should not be
granted in the suit against the lodge by
Mabel Il. Kiner, administrative of George
r. Mullen. When this case was heard
the jury decided against the
lodge.
The hearing on the application of
Henry Barry to keep hotel at Moores-
town, will be heard tomorrow. The re-
in this case are nearly the
same as those in the Halleran case, but
it is said there will be an entirely differ
ent line of testimony. The hearing will
be very interesting.
CENTREToN LICENSE APPLICATION
On Friday the hearing on the applica
ton of Edward Dock for license to keep
a hotel at Centreton was heard. After
the remOnstrants had finished their case,
the applicant gave testimony which was
not altogether in his favor. 1t showed
that instead of his being the sole owner,
his housekeeper had partnership in the
place. 1t was also shown that he has a
wife and four children living at James
burg, for whom he does not provide.
The license was refused.
Yesterday two small boys were brought
into court on waiver of Indictment.
Assenblyman Peacock was assigned to
look after the youngsters, the oldest not
being over IL years of age. After talking
with them Mr.. Peacock reported their
attention to the boys. The lads had
stolen telephone wire and had cut the
connecting wire between Philadelphia
and neighboring towns. He thought the
boys should be sent to the Reform
School at Jamesburg, where they would
be well cared for, and the Judge SO de-
cided.
sOOY LICENSE REFUSED
The remonstrance against Daniel T
Sooy being granted license to sci
liquor at New Gretna was taken up.
Witnesses were examined to show that
Sooy had been seen intoxicated in hi
hotel, but there was an apparent misun
Outstanding as to what being drunk
meant. Two men whose names wer
attached to the application did not sigl
their names, but gave Mr.. Sooy the RICH
to write if he needed them.
One witness told of her husband goinj
to the hotel on Christmas morning witt
a check for $40, and when he came HON
he was without money. She found tina
Sooy had cashed the check and whe
she went to the hotel Mr.. Sooy gave he
SIS.
Other witnesses told of seeing 500
under the influence of liquor sever;
times during the last year, and they di
not think he had improved much sine
Christmas.
The witnesses for the applicar
thought Sooy was perfectly competer
to keep the hotel properly, as he had r
, formed in his habits very much stint