The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-06-19
Court Affairs.

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There was hearing before Judge
Lippincott and jury, on Wednesday,
to determine the ownership of an auto
mobile, which was to be levied upon
by the sheriff on Judgment that had
been obtained against William Raw
lings, Jr., of Palmyra, for some debt.
When the levy was to be made, Mr..
Rawlings wife, Abbie N. Rawlings,
claimed ownership of the car.
The evidence showed that she had
bought the automobile; that the bill of
sale was in her name, and that the
money paid had been obtained by her
as an heirsto her fathers estate.
The jury decided thatthe car belong
ed to the woman.
A boy named Samuel Colby was
arraigned on charge of stealing
suit of clothes from A. Van Lieu
Schenck, farmer on the Jacksonville
road, near Mount Holly. The lad has
not very good record. He was sent
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Joseph Bollman, of Beverly, also
was sent to the Railway institution.
He was guilty of committing assault
and battery.
OnThursday William Evans, colored,
who was in jail on charge of receiv-
ing stolen goods, made plea to be re-
leased because of the illness of his wife
and child, who need his assistance.
He had served fourof his six months
sentence.
Judge Lippincott ordered the mans
release and placed him in charge of the
probation officer for two years.
Harry Stratton, mute, pleaded
guilty to malicious mischief. He
broke into a milk house just because it
was locked. The young man was re-
ported to have a very bad temper and
occasionally gets into rage on slight
provocation. He was placed in charge
of the probation officer and required to
pay the cost of prosecution.
Yesterday Antonio TORI and Michael
Ksykievics were put on trial for single
sales and the habitual sale of liquor at
Hainesport, illegally. The prosecutor
said he would try both men together
and he offered testimony to show that
two detectives bought beer and whiskey
from wagon owned by TORI and
driven by the other man. The dates
on which the acts occurred were the 9Th
and 10Th of February, 1t was agreed
in advance that TORI did not have a
license to sell in this county, but did
have wholesale license for Camden
city. Michael was the agent of TORI
and drove the wagon. The detectives
claimed they bought liquor from the
former on two different occasions.
Detective Parker SAID he sent word
to TORI that there was warrant for his
arrest and told him to come to Mount
Holly prepared to give $1,000 bail.
The man came here, furnished bail and
then asked for an order to get his team
which had been taken when Michael
was arrested. He acknowledged it was
his property and that liquors had been
carted around the county in it.
AT the conclusion of this testimony
Harry G. Kramer, acting for the de-
fence, asked that Torr be released as
the prosecutor had failed to connect
him with any crime. This request was
granted.
The trial of the other man then pro-
ceeded. An interpreter was engaged
to ask the defendant questions but as
the two men spoke a different dialect
it was hard work to get a satisfactory
amount of evidence.
Torr said he employed Michael to do
all kinds of work. When the man be-
came acquainted with the roads around
the country he was sent out with
wagon, but he was never given any
liquor to sell, being an agent for de-
livery to customers. If he sold any
TORI was not aware of it and did not
know where he got the stuff as when
he left with the wagon he only had
what had been ordered.
The defendant said he had been at
Hainesport butdenied having sold any
liquor to any one, especially to the two
detectives who had sworn otherwise.
The verdict was guilty of selling
liquor il legally on the two dates-Feb
ruary and Is.
The appeal case of Mrs. Margaret
Taylor against Oil yer s. Lippincott
was next taken up. Lippincott and
Samuel ]. Taylor were in partnership
and the former claimed that Taylor
collected money that he never turned
in, so he had warrant issued for his
partners arrest. Before anything was
done the suggestion was made that the
Case be settled, and Mrs. Taylor,
mother Of Samuel, gave note for $115
and the criminal proceedings we're
dropped. When the note became due
payment was refused and judgment
was r.ndered against Mrs. TAYLOR.
The case yesterday was an appeal from
that decision and it was argued that a
note given to stop criminal proceedings
could not be collected. If Taylor owed
Lippincott any money he should bring
suit against the former.
James Mercer Davis represented Mrs.
Taylor and argued for verdict of no
cause of action, which the jury render
ed. Herbert S. Killie appeared for
Lippincott.