The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-24

that and it was ordered that the maj
be released on 81, 900 bail if he coulc
get it.
Edward Longstreet was placed or
trial for stealing tools at Smithville &
year ago. The evidence showed tina
he worked at the shops at Smithville
n July OF last year. On Saturday,
the 22d, the men left the place and
when they returned to work on Mon
day they found tool boxes broken open
and tools stolen. Some of the suffer
ers positively identified some of the
tools in court as theirs, but the con-
nectlon of the prisoner with the rob
berry was not so easy to prove. At first
IL looked as if he might get clear. The
Waterman who was on duty told
OF Longstreet entering the building to
get a can of fishworms and he said it
was impossible for the sman to break
open the boXes-some being in a diff
Ierent part of the shop than that which
ne entered-in the time he was in the
building. But a witness was pUt on
the stand who testified that he had
bought the tools from Longstreet on
the evening of the day of the robbery.
The defendant admitted the sale but
claimed the tools were his own. The
court heard all the testimony and ad-
Judged the prisoner guilty and sentenc-
ed MIN to six months in the county
Jail, with the suggestion that he be
put to work on the county roads.
Sarah Williams was the last to face
the court. She was charged with
stealing onions from the garden of S..
Thackara Haines. Robert Peacock
defended the woman and he caused
MIR. Haines to admit that he could not
identify the onions the woma had in
her hands as his, although he caught
her in his garden and saw where the
vegetables had been pulled. The value
OF the onions was also small, but the
fact remained hat the mi was I'M
lawfully in Haines' garden, and the
evidence pointed to the fact that she
had committed a theft, so the court
adiudged her guilty.
Judge Lippincott announced that
there would not be any cases scheduled
until September g.. There will be
sessions in August, but what would be
done could not be told now.
Judge Lippincott finished the calen-
dar Yesterday and disposed of several
cases.
Granville Beckett, of Bordentown,
pleaded guilty of assault and battery
on Raymond BozaTth. The circum-
stances showed that Beckett's sister
had been arrested by Bozarth, who had
recently been appointed a special off
Ger. The prisoner did not know that
the other fellow was an officer, and he
claims he did not strike the man, but
his arm came in contact with Bozarth's
fist as the latter struck at him. There
were incidents that led the court to
Think that Beckett was looking for a
fight, and he placed him under the
care of the probation officer, with in.
structions to pay the costs.
Isaac Dubois pleaded guilty to tax
ing some clothing from a man in Penn
berton but he said the fellow owed him
IS and he took the articles to get
square. He was put on parole.
May Campbell was charged with
threatening her husband and chasing
him with a knife. May, who is a color
ed resident of Washington street, said
she and two other girls, had been out
JOY riding with two white men and
when she came home her husband OBJ
jected to her actions. Words followed
and she made the threats which re-
suited in her arrest. She was placed
in charge of officer Slaughter.
Alonzo Mitchell denied stealing So
worth of goods at Medford but he ad-
mitted receiving stolen goods, having |
purchased them at a very low figure.
was sent to the county jail for three
months, with a recommendation that
he be put to work on the roads.
William Goodman who made threats
against his employer was placed on
Sarah Williams, convicted of steal |
ing vegetables from the garden of S.
Thackara Haines, was sent to the Wo- |
mans Reformatory.