The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17

defendant before she had obtained
divorce from her husband, whose nam
was not revealed.
1t was also learned that Moore was
divorced man, the decree having beer
obtained by his wife in New York stat
on the ground of adultery.
Shortly after the above testimony
had been given, Norman w. Harker
counsel for Moore, said his client de
sired Judge Lippincott to perform ;
marriage ceremony at once, so that thu
defendant and the young woman
might be united in the bonds of matri
mony.
The Judge refused, stating that there
was no necessity for a speedy marriage
and also, that the law requires the is
suance of licenses.
There were seven charges agains
Moore, all of the same character. HI,
obtained $3.50 each from six merchant.
in Riverside and one in Burlington, by
representing to be an agent of the
Oneida Community Silverware Com
pany of New York, and alleging thai
the company had authorized him tt
introduce new scheme of advertising
by issuing system of coupons re
deemabls in silverware.
He apparently was glib talker, fol
he secured $3.50 from each of his vic
TINS without giving anything except q
contract and promise that the
coupons and chest of silverware would
be forthcoming later. The coupons
did arrive later, c. o. d. by express,
$3.50 more due on each, but no silver
ware was enclosed as agreed. All the
victims, except one, refused to receive
the express package; one did take his
and pay the charges, amounting in all
to $500.
Officers of the Community Company
testified that Moore was not and never
had been in their employ in any capa-
city, and furthermore that the concern
had no scheme of issuing coupons.
Ex-Judge William T. Boyle, counsel
for the Community Company, and
Prosecutor Kelsey conducted the case
for the state.
The defendant was given a severe ex-
animation. He claimed that his cou-
pom deal was not fraud, and that he
would have delivered the silverware if
he had not been arrested.
Questions relative to his former bust
ness ventures revealed that he had
been in many cities and towns on
numerous schemes, and that he re-
manned in any ones employment only
about three months. He is 20 years of
age and was born in Kansas.
1t developed that he had worked the
coupon system, in the same manner, in
Salem, Camden and Woodbury.. Also
that he had had trouble about board
bills at the Walton and Colonnade
hotels, Philadelphia.
After hearing all testimony the court
postponed imposing sentence until
some future date, and the prisoner was
sent back to jail.
George Wilson, colored, was placed
on trial on charge of highway rob-
berry. 1t was alleged that he stole $1S
and silver watch from Harry EN-
mons, of Pemberton, while the latter
was on a visit to Mount Holly.
Emmons anda man named Floyd
Chamberlain came to Mount Holly
that night to attend one of the Chau-
tauqua entertainments. 1t was held in
the high school auditorium, which was
so crowded that they could not gain
admission.
The pair then decided to seek other
sources of entertainment, SO they visit
ed several hotels and succeeded in get
ting thoroughly soaked.
On Washington street they met two
colored men, who suggested visit to
the ''hill'', where they were promised a
variation in the form ofentertainment.
The quartette proceeded in that direc-
ton and turned down Rose street. The
next thing the two white men knew
they were lying in the road and their
two colored companions had disappear
ed. After getting to their feet and
making an inventory of their possess
ions it was ascertained that Emmons
was minus his watch and $18.
Neither of the men could identify
the prisoner as being one of the color
ed individuals in question, having
been too intoxicated to recognize any
person to certainty.
William Benjamin is the other color
ed man who is charged with being i'm
plicated in the crime. He testified that
Wilson said he had taken the watch
from Emmons and had hidden it under
the porch of house. Witness went to
the place named, got the watch and
pawned it in Philadelphia.
The court ordered Wilson acquitted
on the ground that he had not been
shown definitely to have committed
the crime. The prisoner was represent
ed by v. Claude Palmer.
Charles Vernon, a prisoner in the
jail, charged with escaping from the
sheriff's custody while working on the
public roads, and had pleaded guilty
was sentenced to six months in tht
county prison and fined $50. He viii
be required to work on the roads again
and his earnings will be used to pay
; the fine.
Sarah Williams, charged with steal
ing onions from S. Thackara Haines
pleaded not guilty. She will be givel
hearing next Thursday.
Ellen NJ. Bailey, colored, convictet
some time ago of embezzling funds be
longing to a secret society of which sh
was treasurer, was sentenced to tn
|, State Woman's Reformatory.
Michael Krykievics, convicted re
Gently of illegal sale of liquor by ped
: ding it from a wagon at Hainesport
was fined $3.50. He is in the employ {
i Antonio TORI, Camden bother.
= A compensation CASE. Glen Wi
son against Jacob Miller's Sons-wa
!. heard. Senator Harold b. Wells az
n pear for Wilson; ex-Judge Lewis S
+ Starr represented the employers.
The, concern operates the Eagle shil
& factory at Bordentown. Wilson wa
It employed there as machine repair mar
v One day while he was pounding no
Is low copper float, it exploded and il
jured BIN considerably. One eye wa
d totally destroyed and the other opt