The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-19
Court.

Judge Lippincott disposed Of several
matters in the Orphans court Thursday
morning and took up some criminal
cases. William Vollmer, who was
brought home from Cape Charles, Vir-
ginia, to answer to an indictment charg-
ing him with theft of goods at Haines-
port, was arraigned by the prosecutor.
William Slaughter represented the
prisoner and asked that the case be laid
over for a week until he had time to look
into it thoroughly, as he had been call
ed into the case only the previous even
ing. Before he could have this request
acted upon the boy, who is II years of
age, pleaded guilty. This left nothing
MI. Slaughter did not think he had
been given a fair chance but Judge Lip
pincott said Vollmer was old enough to
know what he was doing and his plea of
guilty must be accepted. He would
hear counsel on the matter of sentence
and granted a week for preparation in
this direction.
Fred l.. Sigmund was called on a
charge of deserving his family and he
pleaded not guilty. He lives in Moores-
town. He was ordered to furnish bail
for his appearance next month.
Ernest Madden was called ON a charge
| Of deserving his family. He was repre-
sented by Clifford Powell. Madden adj
mitted his guilt but said there were cir
cumstances which he would like to have
the court hear, SO Judge Lippincott post
poned the case until afternoon in order
that Mrs. Madden might be present and
be questioned on the case. She said she
had formerly lived with her husband in
Burlington, he being in the hotel bust
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kindly and she had him arrested. She
| claimed he had not done ANYTHING to
support her or her children for a long
time and she had been compelled to
work to keep her family together. Asked
if she wanted her husband to come home
and live with her she said she did moi
want him anywhere around if he ILL
treated her as he had done before.
Madden was allowed to testify and
said he had not had any work for a long
time. He had transferred a life insur-
ance policy to his wife on which she re-
allied some money. He had sent her
nearly 800 in a year, but he had not
| been able to do any better than that as
he did not have work. He said his wife
was addicted to the use of liquor, which
she denied. He admitted having had
trouble with a hotel keeper in Burling-
ton and III was all on account OF the
latter selling his wife liquor. There was
an attempt to indict him on this account
but it did not succeed. He was asked if
he would go back and live with his wife
to which he replied hat he did not be-
lieve it would be of any use as he did not
think they could get along together.
The whole affair appears to be one Of
those family matters that no mi can
s~traighten put. Madden owns some lots
in Burlington and said he was willing to
sign a deed and let his wife nave the pro-
ceeds of the sale. In explanation of why
he did not do this when asked to some
time ago he said the deed was made out
in blank and he would moi sign it in
that manner He had asked his wife to
have a name inserted and to go with
him to a Philadelphia lawyer, but she
wanted him to go over t. Camden to get
the deed executed. As there was a war
rant out for his arrest he did not care to
cross the river into New Jersey as he
considered this request a trap to get
him.
Judge Lippincott gave this case most
careful attention and finally decided
to allow Madden to go under the charge
of the probation officer. He said he
would pay the costs as soon as possible
and also expressed a willingness to pro-
vide for his children as o as he could
get work.