The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-01-11

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there. The case appeared to be perfec
, ly plain and the jury awarded one of tn
} plaintiffs $474. the other getting $50.
4 ]. s. Collins &. Son, of Moorestown
had suit against Clifford H. shinn fo
balance due on bill for lumber, The de
PENDANT did not put in an appearance
and verdict was rendered for the plain
tiff.
On Wednesday the case of Georg
Linton against the Burlington Count,
Transit Company was tried. Linton il
member of Relief Fire Company, 0
Mount Holly, and during the fire at tn,
ROyle-P ilkington mill, was struck by
car Of the defendant company. Ths
testimony on his side showed that hi
was adjusting the hose leading from the
engine to the fire aud shat there were
some kinks in it. In attempting tc
straighten these Linton got too close te
the trolley track and car struck him in
the back and head, causing him in
juries which resulted in his being taken
to the hospital and keeping him from
work for some time. The contention
was that the motorman was not attend
ing to his duties, but was watching the
fire and did not give any signal of the
cars approach.
The defence was that Linton was
guilty of contributory negligence. He
was standing with his back to the car as
it approached and suddenly turned and
backed into the car. The motorman
claimed to have been running very
slowly and that he sounded his gong
continually when he reached the spot
where Linton and others were standing.
Passengers on the car and some people
on the street, corroborated the testimony
about the gong being rung. Testimony
was also introduced to show that Lin
toms failure to work all the time after
the accident was due to the fact that he
hurt his finger playing base ball.
The jury rendered verdict of 800 in
favor of Linton.
CRIMINAL COURT YESTERDAY
Criminal matters occupied the atten-
ton of Judge Lippincott's court yester-
day.
William Danley, farm hand, who
had been workingin the neighborhood
OF Columbus and Bordentown, pleaded
guilty to forging an endorsement to a
check and also to stealing pair of felt
boots. The defendant was indicted at
the April term, 1918, but was not located
by the officers until recently. Part of
the time Danley has been living in
Pennsylvania.
When asked what he had to say about
the crimes, Danley stated that he was
SO drunk at the time that he could not
remember the details of the two affairs
Prosecutor Kelsey stated that the
check was for $1.65, made payable to the
order Of Moses Wilbur, and Danley en-
dorsed the paper and had it cashed. The
boots were taken from the front of Wal
ter s. Bullock's store at Columbus.
Danley stated that he cannot read or
write and that some one else must have
endorsed the check. He stated that he
paid for the boots as soon as he became
sober and found that he had stolen
them.
Detective Parker explained that Dam
ley had endorsed the check by making
his mark and having it witnessed.
Judge Appincott sent the man back
to Jail until Thursday, so that there will
be time to make an investigation OF
Danley's statements.
Douglas Fisher was placed on trial for
assault and battery on his wife, Lydia,
on August IA last, at their home on
Green street, Mount Holly.
Mrs. Fisher testified that she had been
to the moving picture theatre that night
and after doing some shopping returned
to her home in company with her SON
in-law, Albert Robbins. Her husband
partly intoxicated, was sitting on the
front porch. He came into the house
and without a word being spoken
struck her on the face with his fist,
causing blood to flow freely from cut
on her lip. She called for assistance
and her son-in-law, who had not entered
the house, hurried back and prevented
! further trouble. A warrant for defend
ants arrest was issued that night
Albert Robbins, the son-in-law, sale
he did not see the assault, but when h.
went into the house he saw that BLOOD
wa1 running from Mrs. Fishers face
The defendant was about half intoxicat
ed at the time.
Recorder Herbert testified that he is
sued the warrant for Fishers arrest OF
the night Of August IA, but that the de
PENDANT could not be found by officer
until December l. When Mrs. Fishe
appeared to make complaint on tn
night of the assault, she was exhauste
and had a cut on her face.
The defendant was represented b
Henry H. Savage. The claim of the d.
Tense was that the assault was acciden
al; that there was no intent to injuI
Mrs. Fisher.
The defendant testified that on til
day OF the alleged assault he had bee
drinking considerably. He did not hes
T his wife return home that night, an
did not know she was in the hous'
While hurrying through the house b
stumbled while going from the dinin
room to the kitchen, which is one ste
r lower than the dining room, and struc
, his wife accidentally with his head. +
denied intending to strike her.
The jury returned verdict Of guilty.
The next case was against Byron e.
q wards, charged with deserving his famil
J. in Mount Laurel township, in Januar
h 1914, and not providing any means f
II their support.
Prosecutor Kelsey appeared for Il
state; Henry H. Savage represented Il
defendant.
y Mrs. Edwards testified that her hu
! band left their farm on January or
1914, and did not return until Janua
:. i3, 1916, which was after he had been
4. ldicted. He made no provision for t
.. support of herself or their two childre
II now aged 9 and IL years respecti'
~ ly. When he went away he mere
stated that he was going on trip.
ed sold all the crops on the farm. exct