The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-01
TUESDAY. February \. 1916
Court.

Thursdays session Of court was de-
voted mainly to Orphans court business
and the passing of accounts. There was
one criminal case. when William eleven
ger was brought in TO receive sentence
for carnal abuse Of a girl IA years OF age.
Robert Peacock represented the prisoner
who is 80 years Of age. The parties
hailed from near Chatsworth. Mr.. Pea
cock said the man was willing to marry
the girl, but her father objected. The
girl will become q mother in few
months. Cleyenger had pleaded non
vult contendere and Judge Lippincott
sentenced him to not less than one year
OF more than 10 years in the stase prison.
In the afternoon there was delega-
ton from Burlington Ito speak on the
subject Of the appointment OF an excise
commission. There were six men pres
ent, two of whom were liquor dealers.
The spokesman said there was no oppo-
kition to the appointment Of commits
sion, but the desire was to have three
men who would not be prejudiced for or
against granting licenses.
Judge Lippincott said he had given
the anti-saloon people q hearing the
previous week and had told them very
plainly that he would not appoint a
commission that would vote against
evsry application for license, nor would
he favor one that would vote for license
regardless Of the fitness of the applicant.
The matter must be considered Impair
tally, for the good Of the city and in
accordance with the law governing the
sale Of liquor.
The men present said these ideas coin
cided with theirs and they were perfectly
satisfied. Judge Lippincott read a list
Of names that had been presented to
him OF persons who were suggested as
worthy OF appointment. The delegation
did not have any objection with one ex-
ception. II was announced that the
matter would be settled ON Friday of
this week.
Judge Lippircott was at the court
house Friday to hear two civil suits.
The first was that of Alfonso Fuscoe
against John Genovese. Fuscoe had
endorsed two notes for the defendant.
amounting to $270. and had; been COM
PEELED to pay both of them, less $40
which Genovese had been able to raise.
This left $3.50 with interest from Novem-
Der Z. 1918, and $1.52 protest fees. The
defendant did not put in an appearance,
80 the court instructed the jury that all
It would have to do would be to figure
mp the amount of interest. A verdict
was rendered for $262.22.
Thomas Ward & Co. against DAME
r Sooy. Jr., was the next case. w. A.
Slaughter appeared for the plaintiff and
asked that judgment be rendered for
$l75. the amount Of bill for liquor
sold to Sooy when he was in the hotel
business sc New Gretna. Robert Pea
cock defended Sooy and claimed that
sooy did not owe for the goods, having
bought them with the distinct under
standing that he might return them il
he could not dispose of them. Before
he had chance to sell the stock, his
license was taken away from him and
he is now in possession of lot of
liquors which he cannot sell.
The whole question hinged on the
point whether the liquor had been sold
20 Sooy4with the proviso mentioned.
The agent OF the plaintiff who made the
nnle said there was no such arrange
ment. while Mr.. Sooy was IS positive
that there was.
The jury rendered verdict by direct
ION Of the court, for $175 in favor of the
plaintiff.
Yesterday there were several appeal
cases to be heard. The appellant was
The Hungarian Realty Company, of
Chatsworth. The corporation sold to
number Of Italians lots of land and then
Eoceeded tolcut timber from the land.
Among the men employed to do the
cutting were those who had purchased
4 The lots, but who did not know they
were cutting from their own property
until later, M they had bought from
maps. and had not located their lots I'M
I'll later. When they found out what
had happened they brought suit against
! the Realty Company for the value of
( the trees. The Justice of the Peace be-
lore whom the cases were tried rendered
& Judgment in fsvor of the plaintiffs, and
she company appealed from the decis-
+ ion. In the trial yesterday the Italians
we're unable to show that they were the
actual owners of the property when the
Timber was cut, and the judgment be-
low Was reversed.
4 fThe case above mentioned was one of
aeveral OF the same stripe, and they all
met the same fate.
To Have A Hall.