The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-12-26
Court Affairs.

: ger Hulse gave all those who ATTENDED
q ticket for the afternoon Performance
at the Mount Holly theatre.
Court Affairs.
Clarence Roberts, colored, convicted
Of burglarizing the store of Louis Pa
letta, at Green Tree, was sentenced b,
Judge Lippincott, on Tuesday, to from
: three to seven years in state prison.
Henry Pasqualina, indicted for as
J sault with attempt to kilt. was acquit
ted by jury. The compliments il
this case were Tony Cardi and sGalent
Cosimi. The defendant shot at the two
men with revolver, wounding Card
twice in one leg. The other fellow es
capped injury.
The parties all reside in Florence
The testimony showed that there wal
bad feeling between the men and thai
Cardi and Cosimi were the aggressors
in fight in which Pasquilina used q
revolver in self defence. During the
fight IPasQuilina had one o. his legs
broken.
Robert Peacock represented the de-
fendant.
George King. convicted OF breaking
and entering and robbing the residences
of John P. Lippincott and James T.
Royle. both Of Mount Holly, was SEN
fenced to from four to seven years in
state prison on each charge, the SEN
fences to run conseeutivsly.
On Thursday the final account in the
estate OF DR.. John w. Branin was pre-
sented and passed by Judge Lippincott.
Abner Coombs, who had. pleaded
guilty to the larceny of clothing. etc.,
from the home of Joseph Simpkins,
near Florence, was placed under proba-
ton for three years and ordered to pay
the costs Of prosecution. Coombs has
the liquor habit, and several times has
been arrested for larceny committed
while intoxicated. He has been in Jail
five months, awaiting the disposition
of his case.
Eugene Kendall, colorsd, who plead
ed guilty to robbing the store at Green
Tree with two other colored men, was
brought in for sentence.
Prosecutor Kelsey stated that after
the arrest of King, Kendall and Truitt,
the trio that committed the store rob-
berry, Kendall and Truitt made a full
confession and their testimony was the
means of iconvicting King, who pro-
posed and managed the trip to Green
Tree. During the recent attempt Olga
number of prisoners to escape from
Jail, Kendall notified the turnkey of
the plot and the scheme was frustrat-
ed. In view of these facts and also be-
cause Kendall has been in Jail five
months, the court placed the defend
ant under probation for three years,
and to pay the costs of prosecution.
Nelson Moody, colored, of Moores-
town, pleaded guilty to assault and
battery on George Muse. The affair
was not very serious, so Judge Lippin-
colt placed Moody in charge of the
probation officer.
John Harris, Camden lawyer, who
said he represented Mrs. Clara Reggeal,
inquired what action, if any, the court
in this county had at any time taken
in relation to his clients two sons,
aged about IL and IA years respectively.
These boys for some years past have
been and now are in the custody and
care Of Miss Ella Woolston, of Mount
Holly. Efforts on the part of the
custody of the children has been met
with the reply that the court here
would not permit such action. Mr..
Harris said the mother is quite anxious
to get possession of the boys, and that
she is capable of giving them an edu-
cation and good care.
Mrs. Reggeal, it will be remembered,
was before the court here some years
ago, OF unsavory charges, and spent
time in the county jail. At that time
she did not appear to be proper per-
son to have the custody other children,
and evinced no desire to take care OF
them, SO Miss Woolston took charge OF
them, with the knowledge of the court
but without any legal action.
Judge Lippincott said the court had
no jurisdiction in this case.
Mr.. Harris stated that he would be-
gin an action in the court Of Chancery
to regain possession of the children fol
their mother. 1t is probable that thii
action will be opposed quite strenuously
Mrs. Reggeal is at at present house
keeper for a well-to-do widower In
Camden.
The December term of court wal
opened this morning by Justice Kal
isch. William F. Morgan, of Palmyra
was chosen foreman.
There was not anything of specia
Importance to require charge. Fh
murder trials were set down as follows
Davis, accused CT numbering his wifi
at Moorestown, January Is; Cook
charged with the same kind of Grim
at Bordentown, January %; the Ital
ians indicted for the Rider murder a
Atsion, February 26.