The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-25

, which he presented for consideration
The first was the discharge of the bal
; OF John Barrett.
The boy who had been brought from
Moorestown on charge of stealing wa
placed under the charge OF the probation
officer and his mother was told she mus
change the home surroundings of thu
boy as there had been much criticism
of the way in which he is being brough
up. The operation for the removal o
adenoids had been successfully perform
ed and the boys health seems improv
ed. The mother was told she must MOI
keep the boy in the house too much but
let him out in the air where he can play
with other boys.
John w. Stevens was brought up on
the charge of assault and battery on his
wife. Mrs. Stevens took the stand and
said her husband had grabbed her by
the arm and bruised her somewhat. She
said the cause of the trouble was the in
reference Of her mother who seemed tc
have an idea that she could run two
houses. In the instance of the particu-
lar assault Mrs. Stevens had taken a
glass of beer at a saloon and her hus-
band objected to it. She said they both
drink beer but always at home. The
man corroborated the story of the
mothers interference and said that while
he aided in the support Of the latter's
family everything was all right, when
he failed to do such an act there was
trouble. Judge Lippincott put the man
under probation and told him to abstain
from the use of liquor for six months.
| Tony Petrocco was tried by the court
for receiving stolen goods and was de-
clared to be guilty. Tony was getting
along all right until he was asked why
he only gave the boys from whom he
got the goods the small sum Of so cents,
to which Tony candidly replied that he
had an idea the goods were stolen. He
was sent to the county Jail for four
months.
The next defendant was Herbert
Ryan, whose offence was carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons. Herbert came
to Mount Holly under the influence Of
liquor and entered house where there
was pistol. He picked the weapon up
and went on the street. Somebody in
formed on him and he was arrested. The
Judge said he did not know of much
more dangerous combination than a
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put Ryan under the care of the proba-
ton officer with the usual order to alb
stain from the use OF liquor.
The case of James Winchause, of
Cookstown, for assault and battery on
his wife, was laid over.
William Hoffman pleaded guilty to
stealing $12 from the person OF man in
whose company he was. He was sent
to the county Jail for three months.
William Bryan, who was caught steal
ing money from milk bottles was sent
to the county Jail for three months.
Edward Keough was brought up to
answer charge of assault and battery
on Edward Burns, of Medford to Enship.
This case was quite amusing at times.
Burns said the defendant went to his
house one Saturday evening md made
disparaging remarks about him in his
absence. The next morning Keough
went to Burns home and offered the
latter a cigar and was told that it was
not wanted, neither was the company Of
tho 6ocirod This Ooro6
Keough who picked up fence rail and
hit Burns on the breast, breaking three
ribs.
When the defendant was asked if he
desired to ask any questions he at once
called the witness liar and after little
time the court got the man cooled off.
He took the stand and said he did strike
Burns but not until after the latter had
struck the first blow. Keough said that
Burns was always looking for trouble
and that the broken ribs came from a
fight in Medford.
During the time Keough was giving
his testimony man in the audience
said he would like to be heard and he
was allowed to take the stand. He said
that Keough mad broken his home up
and he also said he was Burns house
at the time of the assault and he corrob-
grated Burns. During the giving of
this testimony the witness and defend
ant amused themselves by calling each
other liar and it was only when the
Judge threatened to send them both to
/ Jail that they desisted. At the con-
clusion of the testimony the court said
this looked like a three-cornered fight
that required more consideration and he
laid it over.
Adam Edge was accused of stealing
so pounds of brass from the metal works
at Riverside. The young man told OF
coming from New York to Riverside to
get employment. With him was an
other young man who suggested steal
ing the brass. In fact, the story was
that he carried it to his boarding house
where it was found. The prisoner gave
a good account of himself and he had 9
very respectable appearance. He was
released on probation and was ordered t
pay the costs at once.
John Winowshi, of Chatsworth, was
under charge of making threats. Thi'
case did not turn out to be very serious
Some people around Chatsworth oweC
John some money and when he demand
ed it they refused to pay SO John tolC
them that if they did not settle b.
would give them as pretty black eye
as they ever saw" The persons agains
whom the threats were made did not ap
pear at court but sent word that the.
had no idea it was to be a court case
they only wanted the man put unde
bonds to keep the peace. Sentence wa
suspended.
The case of the men concerned in tn
[ attempted hold-up at Hainesport wa
next called and took up pretty nearl.
all the afternoon. Robert Peacock az
peared for the defendants. There wer
four charges against the men-one fo
assault with intent to rob; assault wit
intent to kill; carrying concealed deadl
weapons; resisting an officer. Prosecute
j KELSEY asked for conviction on th
assault with intent to kill and the carry
ling of concealed deadly weapons an