The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-31
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: and convicted on an indictment charg-
ing him with assault and battery.
Frank Hunt and Annie Ridgway
of Medford, were tried on the charge Of
assault on Howard Ogburn, and were
acquitted.
Timothy Hector, Burlington, retract-
ed former plea to a charge of assault
land pleaded non vult. He was put on
probation for two years and ordered to
Ipay the costs.
Luther Baylor, Jr., of Moorestown,
indicted for assault on an officer. The
lad was convicted but one OF the Jurors
said after the trial, that there was SO
much sarcasm between the prosecutor
and Robert Peacock, who was defend
ing the case, that the verdict of guilty
was rendered. In this case there was
considerable side talk between the
lawyers in which Mr.. Peacock said
that one of the statements of the prose
cutor was lie and that the officer
knew it.
On Friday Judge Lippincott again
took up criminal matters. The first
trial was that of Joseph McCloskey,
who was under indictment for assault
and battery on James Holland. The
latter is the city marshal of Beverly.
He had been notified that there was a
disorderly man on the street. The
marshal went after him, and in maxi
ing the arrest, Holland claims that
McCloskey assaulted him and he was
compelled to use his police club. The
defence was that McCloskey did not
come under the designation of dis
orderly" as he was not lettering on
the streets but was waiting for trolley
car. 1t was also claimed that Holland
used unnecessary force. Verdict guilty.
| Donald Thompson, Of Moorestown,
was placed on trial for assault on Clin-
ton McKelvy. There were two indict-
ments, one of which was for carrying
concealed weapons. 1t was at first in.
tended to try the two indictments to-
gether and Prosecutor Kelsey asked
that the date of the offence of carrying
concealed weapons be changed. This
was objected to by Mr.. Palmer, who
said he was ready to proceed with the
case under the original date, and the
court refused to allow the change to
be made, SO the assault case proceeded.
Thompson, according to the state,
went to McKelvy's fathers farm, and
used insulting language to McKelvy.
and finally hit him. The latter order
ed the man from the farm and as
Thompson left he threatened to get
even with McKelvy if he had to go to
Jail for it. Thompson claimed Nc
Kelvy had been talking about him,
and Thompson said the former was a
liar, and this led to blows, but Nc
Kelvy said he did not strike until after
he had been hit.
The defence was that the case had
resolved into fight between two boys.
They had had trouble before, and there
had been stories circulated by each
other. and they decided to fight it out,
Thompson apparently getting the best
of the job. The jury failed to agree.
Another assault and battery case
was then taken up. The defendant
was John Crammer, who was alleged
to have committed the offence on
Herbert Batten and Jane Heritage.
e Batten lives in Philadelphia. He was
3 at Mrs. Heritage's house at Moores
town; two young girls came in and sale
S they were being followed by boy and
s asked protection. They went out thu
K back way. Crammer went to see wher'
e the girls were and when told they hat
e left, Crammer struck witness and Mrs
S Heritage.
Ill This was another case where it wa!
ir contended that it was simply mix
l. up" between two men and that Mrs
e. Heritage was accidentally struck. TIL
d jury failed to agree.
st Judge Carrow came to Mount Holl,
yesterday to take up civil suits. Tn
first called to his attention was that @
Albert w. Jones and Daniel Thomp
s, son, who sued the Hanover Farm
&c Company for $3.50. 1t only took on
- witness to settle this case and the jur
70 returned verdict of $822.5O amour
claimed, with interest. This was a.
" there was for Judge Carlow to atten
e. to and he adjourned his court.
he Judge L'ppincott was also on han
ne to give his time to criminal case
n, Joseph McCloskey, convicted of assau
10 and battery, and Luther Baylor, Jr
he for the same offence, had sentence SUI
be pended and they were put in charge
It. the probation officer with directions
ul pay the costs of prosecution.
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