The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-15
Court Affairs

Court Affairs.
Thursday was, the date for criminal
procedure but prosecutor Kelsey was
not present when court opened so Or
phans' court business was given the
right of way.
When the prosecutor did arrive
much time was taken up fixing dates
for trial by jury.
After this was settled John House
man, of Mount Holly, was called for
sentence for assaulting his wife. John
was told to refrain from the use of
liquor for 80 days and was placed in
charge of the probation officer for one
year.
Michael Cain, of Bordentown, who
had violated the provisions of his pro-
baton, was brought before the court
and was sent to the Railway reforma-
tory.
Two colored men Harry Davis and
Frank Clark were arraigned under
an Indictment found in December,
1914. The men had been arrested for
crime in Pennsylvania and had been
sent to prison in that state. Detective
Parker lodged warrants against them
and secured requisition papers, so that
when their time expired about week
ago, he went and got them. The in
dictment was found during the term of
former prosecutor Atkinson, so detect
i've Parker was asked by prosecutor
Kelsey to tell what he knew about the
affair. The indictment was for break
ing and entering the dwelling of
Samuel b. Lippincott, at Moorestown,
and the restaurant of Annie r. Bo.ton,
at the same place. The crime was
committed while the owners were at
the shore. After the men were arrest
ed they gave assistance to detective
Parker and he, in company with lieu
tenant Bauswine, of Philadelphia, was
able to recover the property stolen at
Moorestown, as we'll as that for which
the men were held in Philadelphia.
The prisoners pleaded guilty and
Judge Lippincott thought they were
dangerous men to be at large. They
had served nearly four years in Phila-
delphia, and they had been guilty of
other thefts than those for which they
were .apprehended. He sent each man
to the state prison for term of not
less than three years and not more than
seven years on one indictment. On
the other he suspended sentence.
Yesterday morning the bail OF Clar-
ence Fook, colored, was renewed, his
employer, DR.. Mills, of Riverton, again
becoming his bondsman. Fook, some
time ago, shot colored maid in DIR.
Mills employ, and claimed it was ac-
cidental and unintentional The maid
is in Cooper hospital, Camden, where
she underwent an operation for the re-
moval of the bullet, and was reported
yesterday to be recovering.
William Brown, son of Harry Brown,
of Burlington, pleaded guilty to break
ing and entering the Fenimore Cooper
school at Burlington.
The lad, who is IL years of age, it
developed, has had bad home training.
His mother is dead and the father ap-
pears to have been Indifferent to the
boys welfare.
John Mayor, indicted for setting fire
to woods belonging to Henry P. Thorn,
of Medford, pleaded guilty, but said
the firing was accidental. Judge Lip
pincott said such plea could not be
accepted, and ordered one of not guilty
Harry Vanamburg, OF Riverside,
was placed on trial on charge of COM
rape, on March Both, upon
Mrs Matilda Brazil.
The complainant testified that she
is a professional nurse; that she was
nursing case in Riverside and was
returning to her home in DelaQco at
about Ills p. M. When she reached
the lumber yard next to the bridge, at
the Riverside end, she was seized by
dragged into the lumber
yard, and assaulted. At first she
thought the man intended robbery, 80
she took from her finger ring and
offered it to him if he would release
her. He took the ring and then
committed the rape.
1t was shown that the ring was re-
covered at Vanamburg's house, after
his arrest, and also that at the hearing
before the justice of the peace, the de-
admitted his guilt.
When he was arrested at Riverside
Vanamburg made request to be taken
to Mrs. Brazil's house, which was COM
piled with. He was escorted to her
bedroom and there admitted his guilt.
The defendant was represented by
Robert Peacock. Prosecutor Kelsey
for the state.
Vanamburg, in his testimony, made
a general denial Of all the charges in
the indictment. He said he met Mrs.
Brazil near the trolley station that
night, and wanted to make an engage
ment with her. She stated that she
could not meet him that night but
would make date for the next night.
To guarantee that she would not fail to
appear the next night she gave him
the ring and said if she did not meet
him he could keep the ring.
The verdict was guilty.
Jerry Armstrong, indicted for indie
cent assault on Edith Brown, at