The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-11
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FOR FLETcHER'S
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Court.

Thursday, and he had matters of all
sorts to take his attention.
Several unlitigated matters in the Or
phans' court were disposed of, and then
the Judge took up criminal cases.
William H. Brown waived indictment
on a charge of breaking and entering
the residence of Annie NJ. Allen, at
Moorestown, and stealing property valu-
ed at SS6. The young man, who said he
was Just q years Of age, had been work.
ing around Moorestown and boarding at
Mrs. Aliens home. He admitted taking
the property, which he found in differ
ent places in the house. After the theft
he joined the Pennsylvania militia, but
he was picked up in Camden before he
had chance to go to camp. He was
attired in the military uniform. Brown
said he had no home and was without
parents. He had travelled from place to
place, getting employment where he
could. He did not attempt to defend
himself, and said that when he was
years of age he was committed to the
State Home for Boys. Judge Lippin-
colt thought the best thing to be done in
this cae was tosend Brown to the state
reformatory.
Edward Miller, of Beverly. pleaded
not guilty to the charge of larceny.
William Campbell also pleaded not
guilty to stealing articles valued at 500.
John s. Lawrence was brought in on
charge of DESERVING his family. He
pleaded not guilty. Probation officer
Slaughter stated that John had been on
probation and his term had been ex-
tended SO that the probation would not
be out until August Mr.. Slaughter said
that Lawrence had been ordered to paw
the costs of prosecution before that time
and he had not paid any attention to
the directions of the court. Robert Pea
cock argued that the time Of probation
had not expired and that the defendant
could not be called to answer on that
point. MIR. Slaughter said there was not
anything that allowed man to go the
entire length of probation before paying
the costs, and Mr.. Peacock retorted that
there was not anything to compel him
to pay before the expiration of the SEN
tence, and the matter rested right there,
with John going back to jail to await
further action.
Samuel Morris was called to answer to
a waiver Of Indictment He was charged
with cutting John McClaskey. Samuel
is an italian, and when the waiver was
read to him he did not appear to know
what was going on. He said he had
signed the waiver but that he did not
know what it was and he did not under
stand the proceeding. Judge Lippincott
was about to let the matter lie over when
detective Parker came to the rescue of
J prosecutor Kelsey and said he had pre-
pared the waiver and that Morris had
signed it, saying he wanted to come into
court at once and have the affair settled.
, With this explanation and with the de.
PENDANT apparently understanding that
) much of the proceedings. the trial was
begun. Charles A. Rigg defended Nor
i. ris, at the request of the court. The evi
dence showed that the offence had been
} committed and the man was convicted
r but the judge said he wanted to gel
t some more information and further
| action was postponed.
t James Tesnow had been convicted BY
Justice Petit, Of Moorestown, OF having
t driven his team while under the infiu
S ence of liquor. Application was made
d to have the proceedings reviewed anC
# the court decided that there was no
sufficient legal evidence to convict tn
t man and the proceedings were set aside
d John Moran asked for the transfer @
the license now held by Edwin c. Stead
O to keep hotel at Chesterfield. Moral
If had recently purchased the property
No objections were fled against tn
transfer and it was made.
The contest over the will of Charles r
Patterson, formerly OF Florence, wa
~ settled by admitting the will to probate
IT Considerable testimony had been take
3. on the point Of undue influence, but tn
d. caveators failed to uphold their confer
in tions and the case was dismissed.
as The last summer session OF court wi
pe be held on the Goth of this month, whe
id vacation will be taken until Augu
ell. "a.
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