The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-23

G Victor Grover, to recover the value of q
: automobile, was postponed owing to tt
: absence of witnesses.
3 Testimony was taken in the suit
? the Pennsylvania Railroad Compan
. against William A. Townsend. TIL
J railroad people claimed that Townsen
: owed a balance for freight on carloa
OF potatoes, but this was disputed as Nj
Townsend paid the bill that was presen
ed and understood the matter wa
closed. The railroad company cam
along later with bill for a baIanc
which the owner of the potatoes refuse
to settle. Owing to an important viii
ness for the company being absent th
case could not be concluded on Tuesday
Probation officer Slaughter brough
William j. Morrison, of Riverside, t,
court, to answer the charge of violatin,
the provisions on which William was re
leased on parole. He had been drinkin.
too much and the court thought h,
ought either go to work on the county
farm or go to Jail for 80 days. William
preferred the Jail and he was sent there.
On Thursday, William H. Stevens, 6
colored resident of Mount Holly, plead
ed guilty to an Indictment charging
him with running speakeasy.
Another one of those impossible-to
convict cases came before the court when
William Hopkins, of Wrightstown, was
sent from Bordentown on the charge Of
stealing watch and $12 from John Do
bosh. The latter could not substantiate
the charge and Hopkins showed that he
was not the man sought after SO he was
allowed to go free.
Charles Jordan, colored, of Moores-
town, was sent to the Railway Reform
atory, for breaking into the residence OF
George Muse, and stealing money and
other valuables.
Charles Williams, of Burlington,
pleaded guilty of assaulting Frank
Strickland. The men had q dispute
during which Williams cut the other
fellow on the arm. The case was laid
over until Thursday.
Harry Bennett, of Indian Mills, ac-
knowledged that he had broken some
eggs on the Gardner farm. He said he
was under the influence of liquor and
with the idea that eggs and whiskey
were good combination when properly
mixed, he probably thought he would
try the recipe, but he got in wrong. He
will have chance to reflect on the
matter until Thursday.
Yesterday morning, G. Frank Muir
ply, indicted with Francis Tracy Tobin,
for conspiracy, changed his plea from
not guilty to non vult.
Prosecutor Kelsey moved the indict-
ment against Alfred Haines, for at
tempting to kill William P. Bryan. Be-
fore the case was called the prosecutor
announced that former prosecutor At
kinson had been called to assist the
state.
The circumstances Of the charge on
which Haines was arraigned were tina
he was in the home of Bryan on the goth
of April, at Pasadena. On that day Mr..
Bryan went after his mail. On coming
back he was accosted, in the house, by
Haines who wanted newspaper. AS
Bryan leaned over to get the paper, a
pistol was fred and the bullet struck
Bryan in the back Of the neck. AS there
was not anybody in the house but
Bryan and Haines the prosecutor insist
ed that the latter must have fired the
shot.
w. 2. Bryan told of his home and life
at the farm. Haines had worked for
him about year. Bryan had discharg-
ed him but Mrs. Bryan, who was man
aging the farm, had re-engaged him. On
the day Of the assault Bryan had been
to the store for supplies. On his return
Haines took the horse and put it in the
stable. Sometime after he heard a
scuffie on the porch, opened the door and
Haines entered saying he wanted a
paper. Bryan gave him one, but he want
ed later one, and as witness stopped to
get it there was loud report. He ask
ed what had happened and Haines could
not give any explanation, but tried to
make it appear something had happen
ed to the stove. 1t was found that there
had been a wound inflicted on Mr..
Bryan's neck. A search was made but
nobody could be found on the premises
except Haines. After searching the
house witness went out and Haines was
on the porch. Word was sent to Mount
Holly and detective Parker took charge
of the investigation.
Mr.. Bryan, in his direct examination,
told of his wife being ill at the time of
the shooting and that she had continued
sick up to the present time, but on cross
he said she was in town
the day the grand jury met. He said
she is of a very nervous condition and
her doctor has forbidden her to do any
thing that will excite her. Mr.. Peacock,
who represents Haines, said he had.
tried to get Mrs. Bryan in court as a
witness but the state would not disclose
her whereabouts. A subpoena was is
sued for her appearance and given to
Sheriff Stecher to serve. Bryan was
subjected to a severe cross-examination
and there were many flaws picked in
his testimony. The nature of the de-
Tense was not disclosed but very pecu-
liar state of affairs was shown when
Bryan admitted that there were powder
marks on the inside of his right ear,
while the shot was fred back of him.