The Mount Holly news., 1916-01-25


the name of Laura V. Wills against tn
probating of the will.
|, No opposition was offered on Tuesday
so after Joseph Huff, one of the sub
scribing witnesses to the will had testi
fed relative to its execution, an orde
for probate was signed.
1t is rumored that proceedings agains
the estate will be taken later by Laurs
IV. Wills.
Samuel c. French, counsel for Charles
F. Sleeper, editor of the Palmyra Meas
who is under indictment for criminal
libel, stated that application would be
made for a change Of venue on the
ground that there was doubt about Sc
curing an unpreiudiced jury in this
county Mr.. French also stated that
the defence desired the trial to be post
poned until the next term OF court.
Judge Boyle decided that he was not
the person to pass upon the case, but
that it should be referred to Judge Lip
pincott.
ly session of court last Thursday.
The first business was hearing some
Orphans court matters.
The final account and order OF distri-
button in the estate of Frederick N.
Walton, deceased, were ready to be pre-
sented, but objection was made by j. NJ.
Summerill, of Camden, who represented
one of the heirs, Miss Mary H. c:
Lanning.
Joshua E. Borton, who represented the
executor, stated that the estate is only
about S0% solvent, SO the legacies can
not be paid in full. Miss Lanaing con-
tends preference for her legacy of $1,000,
and that it should be paid in full with
interest. The will stated that beginning
Immediately after testator's death, Miss
Lanning should be paid the sum of
$5, 900 in monthly instalments of 81 900.
As the executor had some doubt about
the solvency of the estate he made no
payments of legacies, pending final
settlement.
The value of the estate is about 500 900.
The case was postponed until Febru-
ary 9th to allow time for fling of briefs
by Miss Lanning's counsel.
Several criminal cases were taken up.
Stokes Bishop and Hannah Carey,
charged with keeping disorderly house
at Riverside, signed waiver of indict-
ment and asked to be tried by the court.
Bishop pleaded not guilty; the woman
admitted her guilt.
Isaac Harris pleaded guilty to assault
and threats against Ambrose Amos, at
Burlington. Both are colored men.
Harris said he was drunk when he COM
mitted the crime.
He was placed under probation for
three years, promised to abstain from
the use of liquor for six months, and to
pay the costs of prosecution, $24.S8.
Frank Lapolla, who recently pleaded
guilty to beating his wife, was let off on
the same terms as Harris, mentioned
above.
The testimony of the Lapolla family
was quite contradictory. The wife ap-
peared to have a very bitter feeling
against her husband. Judge Lippincott
said there seemed to be two sides to the
case, so he gave Lapolla the benefit of
the doubt and placed him under proba
ton.
Frederic k A. Spencer, colored, aged 90
years, who the week before pleaded
guilty to burglary at Bordentown, was
brought from the Jail to be sentenced.
At the time he entered his plea, 1t was
shown that Spencer formerly had been
rather an exemplary young man, but
that lately he had been associating with
bad companions, which perhaps had led
to his downfall.
Judge Lippincott sentenced the young
man to be confined in the state reform
atory, where he will have an opportun-
ity to learn trade and become a useful
citizen when he is discharged.
At the afternoon session Stokes Bish-
op came into court and said he had
his mind about his plea of not
guilty, which he made that morning.
He stated that he was guilty of keeping
q disorderly house, so he and Hannah
Carey were sentenced to four months in
the county jail.
Harry Vannell was sentenced to from |
one to three years in state prison for |
stealing chickens from William Shreve, |
Of Mansfield township. Vannell has a |
bad record, having twice heretofore been
before the court for larceny.
A delegation Of men representing the
Federation of Churches, had |
4 conference with Judge Lippincott rela-
tive to the appointment of an excise
for that city, and the sub
mitting of list of citizens from which
The commission shall be appointed.
Yesterday civil cases occupied the at
tention of Judge Lippincott.
The first case was that OF Mabel r. |
Kiner, executrix of George r. Mullen,
better known as Harry Mullen, against
New Jersey Lodge No. /, Knights of
L ybuldby "a
This was an action to recover 500 |
death benefits from the lodge.
Mr.. Mullen, who was in the express |
and carting business in Mount Holly, |
suffered from locomotor ataxia for few
years, and that malady finally caused
his death. He was q member of the
lodge above mentioned, and during part
OF his illness he was paid sick benefits.
He had periods of partial improvement
in his condition, and was able to attend
to business at such times.
During one of these periods, the lodge
claimed, Mullen got in arrears for dues
and at the time of his death was not
entitled to sick benefits.
Under the bylaws of the lodge a
member entitled to sick benefits shall
receive 500 at death; if he is in arrears
for dues to certain amount and there
by not entitled to receive sick benefits,
the lodge shall pay $40 to his estate after
his death.
The lodge, after Mr., Mullen's death,
offered to pay 500 to the executrix, but
she refused that sum and demanded
500.
H. s. Killie represented the plaintiff;
J. M. Davis appeared for the lodge.
After hearing the evidence, Judge
Lippincott directed the jury to return
verdict for $40 and interest il favor Of