The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
Court.

John w. Stevens, of Florence, was the
first man to be brought up on criminal
charge Thursday. His offence was as
sault and battery on his wife. He enter
ed plea Of not guilty with the privilege
of withdrawing that plea when the case
comes up for hearing next Thursday.
Frank Miller was up before the court
at a previous session charged with steal
ing an ice axe and then trying to rob
the residence of John Blum, at Palmyra.
During the time that had elapsed since
Miller entered plea of guilty Detective
Parker had been investigating the man's
past history. He had not been ALE to
discover anything of criminal nature
and the officer said he was satisfied Mil
Ter was concealing his correct name. The
defendant did not say anything that
would mitigate his offence and the court
sentenced him to the state prison for
not less than one year or more than
three years.
An attempt was made to convict
Henry Petrocea of stealing copper wire
from the Bell Telephone Company's
lines near Hainesport The Prosecutor
failed to show that Henry stole the wire
and he was acquitted of that charge.
His statement that he purchased the
property from colored man gave rise to
the suspicion that he knowingly bought
stolen goods so he was held to give salts
factory account of that transaction.
Criminal matters out of the way Judge
Lippincott took up civil suit. 1t was
that Of Anthony M. Let's, of Borden
town against the Bordentown P. o. S.
of A., for benefits which he claimed
were due him for seven weeks from
March 81, 1915. The claim was disputed
on the ground that Mr.. Let's was not in
good standing at the time the lodge was
notified OF the illness, that he did not
report in accordance with the rules OF
the lodge, and that he did not exhaust
all means of collecting before resorting
to law.
Testimony was taken and it was shown
that Let's was beneficial up to and in
Guiding March 20, which was two days
after he was taken i'll, but he did not
give notice of his illness to the lodge
within forty-eight hours of the time
when he was taken sick. Let's claimed,
however, that section of the bylaws
gave him an opportunity to recover
benefits by presenting statement from
the attending physician with reference
to the beginningof the illness. Ass az
he was able to go to the lodge he person
ally presented his claim butitwas ignor-
ed. The minutes of the lodge showed
that on the 5th of April report of
Let's illness was made but at the same
time there was report that he was not
beneficial.
The mother of the claimant testified
that she had tried to get a statement of
her sons sickness presented to the lodge
within the time prescribed by the by
laws, but the man who took the report
was a member, but not an officer,
hence there was nothing done in the
matter. 1t was claimed that Let's and
his mother had done all in their power
to get the report to the lodge. The
father of the claimant was ill at the same
time, and the mother cared for both of
them, consequently had both hands full.
Judge Lippincott, after hearing all the
testimony, then reserved his decision,
saying he wanted to examine the by
laws and discover the standing of both
parties to the suit. Decision on motion
for nonsuit was also reserved,
John H. Hutchinson represented the
claimant and former Judge Horner ap-
peared for the lodge.
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Linen are papers which society recog-
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Beautiful gifts for Easter. l.. S Boyce,
Stationer. adv.