The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 9, 1917
Busy Day at Court.

weekly session OF court on Thursday,
including Orphans Court, compensa-
ton and criminal cases.
The case Of Edward III. Rigby against
Il. III. Latimer Co., of Philadelphia,
was heard by Judge Lippincott. This
was an action to recover compensation
under the employers liability act, and
10 an echo of the hold-up and murder
OF Henry ID. Rider, near Atsion, last
October.
Rigby was a millwright in the en-
ploy of the Latimer Co., and was sent
by the firm to do some work for An
drew ]. Rider at Hammonton at the
cranberry boys near ASTON. He was
taken by automobile from Harmon
ton, and when the hold-up occurred he
was shot O number OF times.
One OF the bullets struck his right
shoulder. affecting the movement Of
his arm to such an extent that he has
not been able to work at his trade, and
is permanently injured.
The Latimer Company voluntarily
paid him $3.50 per week for 81 weeks.
the duration of his period of treatment
by physicians. and also paid his doc
tors, bills. The firm then discontinued
making payments.
Rigby brought suit to secure the
amounts specified in the compensation
act, claiming that he had been injured
in the course OF his employment.
The defence claimed that shooting
ia an act that an employer cannot be
expected to guard against and it is not
incumbent upon him to prepare for
such an emergency.
Decision was reserved.
Scovell and Harding, of Camden,
represented Rigby, Edward 8. Katzsn-
back. of Trenton. appeared for the
Latimer Company.
1t In said that the case will be ap-
psalsd to the Supreme Court no mat
tar which side wins out in the lower
court.
Final testimony was heard in an
other compensation case, Robert Ferry
against Laura and George Warner, re.
siding near Bordentown. While work
ing on the respondents farm, Ferry
had his leg broken. The accident &C.
CURED while he was unloading build
I ing sand from wagon.
The defence claimed that Ferry
carried the sand on his own account;
that they had not ordered him to do SO
and knew nothing about it until the
accident occurred.
Decision was reserved.
Senator H. B. Wells represented the
petitioner, Robert Peacock appeared for
the respondents.
A number of criminal cases received
attention.
Charles c. Conoyer, of Mount Holly,
was charged with stealing twelve
chickens from Aaron Warner, a resi-
dent of Water street. Conover said he
was guilty of taking only two chick
ems. which he found at the hay press
on Grant street, where he is employed.
A plea of not guilty was entered and
the case will be heard later.
Wesley Fuller. aged 1S, and Frank
Morley, aged is, pleaded guilty to
breaking and entering and removing a
cash register from the machine shop
OF Benjamin Colby, at Burlington.
They intended to break open the regis
ter and get whatever money it con-
tanned.
Both pleaded guilty.
1t was revealed that Morley had a
bad record, and that his influence
caused the younger lad to commit the
crime. He was sent to the Railway
reformatory. Fuller was placed on
probation.
Benjamin Glass pleaded guilty to
stealing bride bit from his employer
William X. Dubell, of Columbus.
Glass said he sold the bit and bought
whiskey with the proceeds, 80 cents.
He was placed under probation, also
to pay costs of prosecution, and to alb
stain from the use OF liquors for six
months.
Lynn Simpson, Of Butler, N. J.,
William Moessner, of Allentown, Pa,
and Edgar Potter, Of washington, D.
c., pleaded guilty to the larceny oil
$3.50 each from their employers, Irwin
g. Leighton. contractors at Camp Dix.
While working in field the trio
found brass tag designating work
mans number on the pay roll. One
OF the defendants turned it in at the
paymaster's office and collected for the
amount due the workman, amounting
to $3.50, which they divided.
They were fined $50 each.
Russell Boyd, of Brooklyn, another
employee OF Irwin & Leighton, who
worked ia the paymaster's depart.
ment, stole $50 by padding the pay
roll. He skipped out but returned a
few days later and acknowledged the
theft.
He was fined $50 and compelled tc
pay back the $50.
George Norbuts, aged Is, resident
of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to
stealing pair OF trousers, necktie
and some handkerchiefs from David
Hammond, OF Wrightstown. The boy
farm few weeks.
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