The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-04
Court.

and one Of the most noticeable incidents
of the session was the absence Of the
portly court crier, Harry Hawkins, Sr.
He was laid up with an attack of lum-
bago and it was the first time he has
been absent from his post since he was
appointed. County Clerk knight ad-
ministered the eaths to the witnesses, but
there was an absence of that dignity
that comes 30 naturally to the court
crier, but the witnesses testified in about
the usual manner.
Daniel Thompson was tried by the
court for assault and battery on Irving
Carpenter. The latter operates a poo,
room near the station at North Pember-
ton. Thompson and another man were
playing . game and a dispute arose, the
charge being made that Thompson did
not pocket the ball properly. 1t appear
ed the men were playing for a dollar a
game and Thompson insisted on having
his money handed over, which his oppo-
nent refused to agree to. Carpenter was
at dinner and he ran into the room and
ordered Thompson out. The latter said
he would go when he got ready and
then Carpenter took hold of him and he
said that Thompson struck him in the
| face, backing his eye.
Carpenters father was witness, but
he said he was not in the room at the
time of the alleged assault, he only
heard it from the dining room, but the
other witnesses swore that the old gen.
tleman was right on the spot
One of the witnesses for the state SAID
that Carpenter ordered Thompson out
and grabbed him rather roughly. The
latter went to get his coat when Carpen-
ter again grabbed him and struck him
on the nose, and then Carpenter went
back with one on the eye. Both blows
Drew blood.
The defendant gave the same story.
He claimed that Carpenter used him
more roughly than the circumstances
warranted. He said he was playing pool
for dollar a game and that he had
/ often done the same thing there and that
Carpenter was present when it was done.
Thompson gave the names of several
men who had played in the place for
money.
After hearing the evidence Judge Lip
pincott said that man had a perfect
right to eject disorderly person from
his place of business or residence. but
| that he must not use unnecessary force.
In this case it seemed that Carpenter
had exceeded the force limit and Thomp-
son was declared not guilty, as his at
tack on Carpenter was after the latter
had struck the first blow and had used
more force than was needed.
At the conclusion of this case prose-
cutor Kelsey asked that Carpenter be
held on the charge OF allowing gambling
in his place of business, but Judge Lip
pincott suggested that the pros ecutor
get his evidence in shape and present
the matter to the grand Jury. In con-
versation with the newspaper men the
prosecutor said he did not expect to con-
vict Thompson, that he knew there was
nothing to the case, but he did hope to
get some evidence against Carpenter.
He said he had suspected that the state
of affairs described by Thompson had
been going on for some time.
Charles Myers, colored resident of
Burlington, was tried on waiver of in
dictment charging him with assault and
battery on John Washington. The evi
dence was so direct that there was no
difficulty to convict Myers. His previous
record was also against him. In 1918 he
was sent to the state prison for an afro
cious assault and battery, but on the
18th of last March he was released on
parole. For the offence on which he was
convicted on Thursday he was sent to
the county Jail for three months and the
prospects are that he will then go back
to state prison to finish the term that
had not expired when he was paroled.
| George Fields, Robert Smith and Del
ten Ransom, colored, not being able to
have an automobile, got the idea that a
joy ride on the railroad would be Just as
good, so they borrowed handcar from
the Central railroad at Woodmansie and
had good time. 1t cost them Sc. Is
each, as that was the fine imposed by
the court and they were put in charge OF
the probation officer.