The Mount Holly news., 1916-06-27
Court.
Six prisoners were brought before
Judge Lppincott, Thursday. but only
two Of them were given punishment.

0AA prisoners were brought before
Judge Lippincott, Thursday. but only
two OF them were given punishment.
Florence Cahall, of Lumberton, was
sent to the state reform school for girls
for stealing gold ring and o breastpin
from Medford girl. Florence did not
have anything to offer in the way of a
defence, SO sentence was imposed.
Charles Williams, of Burlington, who
had been held awaiting the result of
cutting Frank Strickland, was brought
in. The authorities at Cooper hospital
had been consulted with reference to the
probable outcome of the cutting. 1t
had been feared that Strickland would
lose the use of his arm, but that danger
seems to have been averted. At any
rate the offence was of such serious
nature that it was decided to send Will
liams to the state prison for a term of
not more than three years and not less
than one year.
Eugene Kendall and Roland Truitt
pleaded not guilty to entering the store
of Louis PalIetta, at Green Tree, and
stealing lot of groceries. They were
held for trial.
Charles Myers, of Burlington, pleaded
not guilty to an assault on Daniel Wash
ington, of Beverly, and he will be given
trial.
The case of Francis Tracy Tobin, who
has been in Jail for some time, will not
be tried until after the summer vacation.
Prosecutor Kelsey said he had heard
from Harvey A. Carr, who represents
Tobin, and that the lawyer had asked
for an indefinite postponement. The !
prosecutor said he had been made ac-
quainted with the facts in the case and |
as the counsel for Tobin had said the
latter knew just what the indefinite .
meant and was agree
able to the action the request would be
granted
Testimony was taken in the case of
Frank Romano against the Italian Pro-
gressive Society, of Riverside, OF which
the complainant is a member. He
explosion of firecracker on
the fourth of July. He was laid up for
dye weeks and he wanted the society to
pay him benefits. The defence was that
the bylaws did not provide for benefits
Tor anything but sickness, and that in
Jury of the character under discussion
lid not come under the head of sick
ness. This was a new proposition, so
lhe court, after hearing the evidence,
aid the matter over for further consider
alton.
The contest over the will of Charles
Il. Patterson, deceased, of Florence, was
before Judge Lippincott, on
Friday.
The caveator, Elwell A. Patterson, a
brother, claimed that deceased had been
heavy drinker of intoxicating liquors :
or years, SO that his mind was affected
hereby and that he was incapable of
making will and an easy subject for
Undue influence.
Elwell testified that he was the only
of the family. The estate of
Charles consists Of a house and lot and
'wo other lots Of ground in Florence.
Charles was pattern maker in the
Employ of r. D. Wood & Co., at Flor
'nce, where he had beenemployed about
g years. He had been indulging in too
much liquor for many years, so that he
ost about one quarter time from his en-
)loyment. Elwell further testified that
Charles, during the last year or two of
lis life, was not fit to transact business
m account of being almost constantly
inder the influence of liquor.
Elwell got married in November, 1915,
md soon thereafter his brother left
home and boarded with Oliver d. Head !
ey. The will bequeathes all the prop
'rty to Headley.
The legatee, Headley, claimed that
ieeedent was capable of making a will; |
hat he held his position with the Wood
company as pattern maker until the
ime OF his death and worked there
that after Elwell's marriage
he latter's wife made it SO unpleasant
or Charles that he left home and went /
o Headley's; that Charles said he had {
'een driven from home and therefore he !
would make a new will and not leave t
1lwell cent.
The case was not concluded. 1t will 7
'e continued tomorrow. I
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