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

Court Affairs
Judge Lippincott has certainly beer
! putting in full time lately in holding
his Thursday sessions of court, keep
ing the machinery moving until after
six o'clock. He had an unusually busy
day last Thursday. Orphans court
business had the preference, and there
were several items on hat calendar
} which we're cleaned up.
Criminal business was not reached
until nearly moo and then it dragged
along until after six o'clock.
Jerome Horton, who had pleaded not
guilty to assaulting his wife, was
placed on trial. Robert Peacock de-
Tended him. Mayor Lee, of Beverly,
told of going to the Horton home in
response to a call from Mrs. Horton,
who claimed her husband had assault
ed her. The mayor told of the sCate-
ments made by the M She was
under the influence of liquor and had
a bruise on the side of her face. There
was blood On her face, and this, it was
claimed, came from a blow struck by
the husband. The testimony for the
state was very meagre, and when it
came time to put in q defence the hus-
band denied having assaulted his wife,
but said he had pushed her, putting
his hand on her face. There was blood
on his hand which came&rom a cut
caused by his breaking a window in
trying to get into the house.
The wife was put on the stand and
denied having sen for the mayor, and
also said her husband did not strike
her. She admitted that she had a
brulse on her face, but that came from
falling against a door. The woman
was put on the stand by the prosecutor
and he was bound by her answers. AS
b denied everything that had been
alleged against her husband there was
nothing to do but to discharge the man
because a case had not been made out
against him, and the court ordered
him released.
The woman, who had been brought
into court for breaking her parole and
who had become intoxicated more
than once when she had been strictly
enjoined against such action, was sent
to the state reform home for women.
William Benjamin pleaded non vult
to a charge of receiving stolen goods.
He had given the state evidence where
by it was made possible to secure the
man who was supposed to be the prin-
cipal in the theft. The court said that
although the evidence was not sufi-
cient to warrant convicting the other
man, Benjamin had given the state
all the testimony he had and was en-
titled to consideration for what he had
done, even though it did not avail
much. For the aid he had given the
state the court ordered Benjamin placed
in charge of the probation officer with
orders to pay the costs of prosecution.
E. HI. Moore, who was convicted of
getting money under false pretences
by representing himself to be an agent
OF the Oneida Community Company,
was next called. Norman w. Harker
made a long address in behalf Iof the
man, and when he had concluded the
court informed the attorney that the
latter did not have any reason to feel
regret or to lose sleep at the result of
the trial; that he had done everything
imaginable for his client, and that
nothing q been omitted for the bene-
fit OF the man. Moore was sent to the
state reformatory at Railway.
Charles HI. McGuiggan, a colored
boy, was brought up on the charge of
taking a mule from Jerome jennings, |
near MedfOrd, without the consent OF |
the owner. He went to work for Jen-
nings, but concluded he wanted to
leave. Jennings refused to settle with
the boy, according to his story, so he
took the mule and started for Camden.
He had not gone far when he discover
ed that he had not only taken the ami
NAL without the consent of the owner,
but that the mule objected, as the lat
ter threw him and ran away. Not
being acquainted with the neighbor-
hood the boy got lost and the mule
found his way home. The probation
system was applied in this case.
James T. Dewitt pleaded guilty to
assault and battery on his wife. The
man is employed as a motorman and
his wife complained to him about
staying out too late and he struck her.
Dewitt said he was compelled to be out
late at nights, frequently being order
ed to report at the car barn at four
O'Clock in the morning after getting in
at eleven O'Clock at night. He said he
does moi use liquor, but admitted that
he has a violent temper. His wife cor
roborated this statement and said she
was perfectly willing to have him
come nome and was certain they could
get along all right. Judge Lippincott
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troll his temper and released the man
on probation with orders to pay the
costs.
Harry Boyer pleaded guilty to indie
cent assault upon q little girl in Bever-
ly, and was sent to the state prison for
not less than one year nor more than
three years.
Tony morris, a small boy from Bur
hngton, was called upon to plead to
the charge of entering a house and
stealing IS. Prosecutor Kelsey told
the boy he had signed a waiver of in
dlctment and asked him how he
pleaded, to which the only answer was
a vacant stare. The cour asked Robert
Peacock to take charge of the case.
After a conversation with the child
MIR. Peacock reported that the boy had
been In a house and had seen a toy
bank with some money in it, and he
determined to become possessed of it,
so he got up in the middle of the night
and entered the house and took the
bank, but he did not keep it, giving it
back to the owner. 1t was shown that
he had stolen a bicycle a few days be-
fore. The little fellow said he was sorry
for what he had done and if he was re-
leased he would not act that way any
more. He would go to work and when
opens will attend regularly. 1t
was shown that he had worked and
that he had been q faithful attender at
school. Judge Lippincott decided to
give the boy a chance to make good
and allowed him to depart. He said
he thought the child showed symp-
toms of being afflicted with adenoids
and suggested that the city physician
at Burlington be requested to perform
an operation to remove that trouble.
William Goodman, q coolred boy
who said he had no home or parents,
but had been living in public institu
tions since he was q baby, was brought
up on a charge of making threats
against a farmer for whom he was
working. They had some sort OF trou-
BILE and the boy left. 1t was claimed
that he threatened to throw a brick at
his employer and was found lying in
wait with the brick in his hand. The
boy denied having any intention of
doing wrong. He was asked what he
meant by telling the farmer his place
would soon be in ashes to which he re-
piled that he did not use those words
but said the farmer would spoil his
tomato crop if he put ashes on it.
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