The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-11-13
Court Affairs

Judge Carrow held a session of the
Circuit Court on Wednesday.
The case of Lewis Bauer against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company was
settled after the jury had been called
and before the trial had proceeded.
This was an action to recover for the
loss of foot when Bauer was injured
in an accident at Delair while he was
in the employ Of the railroad
By agreement between the lawyers
the amount of $4,000 was fixed as the
amount of damage.
James M. Davis represented Bauer;
Gaskill & Gaskill appeared for the
company.
The suit of Charles J. Helm against
Joseph H. Smith was heard. Helm
was awarded a contract by Smith
to paint a church at Palmyra, and
gave it up after the work had been
partly finished. Smith then hired an
other painter to complete the job. The
total cost exceeded Helms contract
price, so Smith refused to pay the
plaintiff the full amount asked for the
part of the work done my him.
The jury figured that $3.50 was
due Helm and returned verdict for
that amount.
Judge Lippincott heard civil and
criminal cases on Thursday.
George N. Jones, of Haddon Heights
and Edward Ried, of Lumberton, had
an automobile accident last January in
the trolley tunnel at long crossing
near Moorestown. Jones claimed il
was due to the carelessness of Ried
and brought suit for SAB damage.
The testimony was conflicting. Each
driver testified that it was the Other
fellows fault that the accident hap.
pened. The cars were coming in OPP,
posite directions, and both men claim
ed they were not running faster thar
twelve miles an hour. When they got
into the tunnel the automobiles side
swiped. Jones' car was damaged OF
the front side; Reds machine was
struck at the rear fender. He test
fled that he ran into the stone wall t.
avoid Jones, who was on the wrong
side of the road.
The jury returned a verdict of M
cause of action.
| David H. Golf and Albert S. Wood
ward, both Camden lawyers, repre-
scented the plaintiff and defendant.
Charles Williams, charged with as
sault and battery at Burlington, wa
released on his own recognizance tt
appear when wanted. He had beef
sent to Jail, according to the commit
ment paper, to await the action of tn,
grand jury, so his case must wait un
til reviewed by that body.
Stanley Kubis, aged II, who hat
pleaded guilty to stealing bicycl
at Riverton, was sentenced to the stat
reformatory. He formerly had beef
arrested for another crime of larcen,
and similar charge is lodged agains
him in Mercer county.
Patrick McGlynn, an habitual drunk
ard, pleaded guilty to entering tn
house of Clara Frake, Bispham street
Mount Holly, and stealing food. H
was intoxicated at the time he com
mitted the act.
He was sent to the county Jail fo
six months and fined $50, which he vii
pay by working on roads.
| Fred Albury, of Beverly, pleade
guilty to breaking and entering tn
house of Mrs. A. L. Lane, at Beverly
and stealing household goods value
at $500.
1t was shown that the defendant
a kleptomaniac, as he has stolen man
J articles at various times. He did nc
, commit the acts for gain as he di
not need the money. He has an il
resistible impulse to steal.
: He was sent to the state prison fl
, not less than two years and six month
and not more than seven years.