The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-09
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On Tuesday, Roland Butler. of Med
ford, pleaded guilty to having revolver
in his possession. He said it was in his
wagon but he did not make any use OF
it.. The offence was considered very
trivial by the court so sentence was sus-
pended without costs. 49,
c. Flank Murphy, who wa5 indicted
with Francis Tracy Tobin for conspiracy
in causing the arrest of Arthur Phillips
pleaded not guilty, and was released on
furnishing bailfor $1,000
Before Judge Carlow the suit OF Alfred
w. Lofiand against James ]. ,Lavery
was tried This was d dispute ever the
price of some mules and Loaand claim
ed $780, Lavery purchased mules from
Lofand and gave his note for $500. The
understanding was that if the arimals
were not satisfactory they might be re-
turned. After few days had elapsed
one of the mules went lame. Lavery
took the team back to Lohand ana as
there was not another animal that
would mate satisfactorily, another team
was given the purchaser, the seller
naturally thinking the note would still
be in force. 1t was not long before the
second pair came to grief, one of them
being afflicted with pneumonia which
resulted fatally. When the note become
due Lavery repudiated it, saying the
second team was taken on trial and that
the note was conditioned only on trial of
the first team and when the exchange
was made there was nothing due, the
drst sale having been cancelled. 1t was
shown, however, that Lavery really in
tended to keep the second team if it
turned out all right, thereby clearly es-
tablisking a purchase. The jury decided
thai Mr.. Lofland was entitled to- 800.
V. G. Palmer represented Mr.. Lofiand
and George NJ. Hillman appeared for
Mr.. Lavery.
The next case was that of Francis
Watson against Frank Cienkowski.
The plaintiff is farmland employed
by Harley G. Wright, near Indian
Mills. He was struck by the defendants
automobile near Ellisburg. Watson
was driving team and had aIighted to
light his lamps just after sunset. Glen
kowski drove along and the plaintiff al
legged that the automobile was carelessly
handled and the result was an injury
that Watson thought was worth 800
The jury had the same opinion and the
verdict was rendered V. G. Palmer
was Watson's lawyer. The defendant
had two lawyers to look after his inter
est-Messrs. OFT and. Carr.
In December, 1914, Herbert I. Baker,
Of Indian Mills, while crossing the tracks
of the Central railroad at ASTON, in his
automobile, was struck by one of the
flyers on the railroad. He asked for
damages and offered testimony to show
that the view of the track at the cross
ing was INSTRUCTED by piles of wood,
freight cars and other things. He did
not think any signal was given when
the train approached and that the speed
of the train was at least 60 miles an
hour. Baker was thrown some distance
and his automobile was wrecked, pieces
of it being carried quite distance down
the track. The railroad company claim
ed that the accident was due entirely to
the carelessness of Baker. A verdict OF
50, 700 was rendered in fayorof the plain
tiff.
In Judge Carrow's court on Monda v
morning the suit of Kate Kensil, an
aged woman, of Philadelphia, against
John j. Mccain, of Burlington, to re.
cover for injuries received when she was
struck by the defendants automobile in
Philadelphia on February s, 1915, was
heard and resulted in a verdict of nc
cause for action. The testimony showed
that Mrs. Kensil was crossing Market
street and Seventh street when McCanr
was driving alongside trolley car. She
stepped from in front of the trolley
directly in the path of the automobile
and was injured when struck, The jury
was satisfied from the testimony tina
Mccain was not to blame for the acci
dent, as he had done nothing contrary
to law, and a verdict was rendered il
accordance with this view. 1t is under
stood that Mrs. Kensil was expecting t.
recover between $1,000 and $4,000. Mar
ter & Rose represented the plaintiff, ant
Hutchinson, Swain and Heron wer
counsel for the defendant.
Judge Carlow will return to Noun
Holly on May % to take up the bushes
that could not be handled during tn
time regularly assigned for Burlington
county cases.
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