The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Busy DAYS at Court.

JuuSt 1lppluCObb uelu SESSIONS o
court on Tuesday and Thursday of las
week and transacted considerable bust
ness.
Mrs. Sarah J. Reed pleaded guilty tc
charge of keeping disorderly house
on Cherry street, Mount Holly, where
she had been entertaining soldiers by
furnishing diversions of several varie-
ties. She had spent some time in jail
before released on bail. Sentence was
suspended, and she was placed on pro-
baton.
Herbert Branch, of Mount Holly,
pleaded guilty to stealing shoes at
Riverside. He was ordered to pay costs
OF prosecution, s24.48, and was placed
on probation for three years.
Walter Danley, of Columbus, was
brought before the court for breaking
the conditions of his parole. In Janu-
airy, 1916, he was found guilty of steal
ing pair of boots and forging check
for $1.65. He was placed under proba-
ton at that time with the distinct I'M
derstanding that he was to abstain
fro m the use of intoxicating liquors
He failed to keep the pledge and was
placed under arrest by Probation Off
Ger Slaughter. He had been in Jail
about three weeks awaiting trial, so the
court again placed him under parole
and ordered him to pay the costs of
prosecution. Danley again promised
faithfully that he would keep on the
water wagon.
Kenneth Damon, colored, aged IA,
pleaded guilty to stealing bicycle
from Charles Parsons, OF Beverly. The
wheel has been returned to the owner
unchanged. The lad was placed I'M
der probation for three years.
John Apologize entered a plea of
guilty to charge of breaking and en-
tering the store of Samuel Lamb, at
Wrightstown, and stealing articles to
the value of $119.18 At the time of
the robbery he was in the gang of men
from the Railway reform school that
was working on state roads near
Wrightstown. He had spent four and
a half years in the school, having been
sent there for larceny. Sentence was
postponed until the next session OF
court.
Carl F. Mueller, of pronounced Ger
man extraction, pleaded guilty to five
charges Of obtaining money under false
pretences from residents of Riverside
and Maple Shade. The amounts ranged
from S. to SIS. His scheme was to APP
proach German people and state that
some relative OF theirs had escaped
from Germany, had sailed for the |
United States, and had been detained
ut the port OF New York for the lack of |
to continue the journey. His
descriptions of the visiting relative al
ways were quite accurate and he would /
convey oral messages that bore the i'm
print OF reasonableness. His scheme
was ingenious and the details were
worked out to perfection. County De-
,ective Parker stated that information
had been received from numerous Sec
ions of the country that Mueller had
7ictimized scores Of people by this
cheme.
The court said the prisoner appeared
o be very slick swindler. Sentence
II from one to three years was imposed
IN each Of three of the charges, to run
and was suspended on
he remaining two charges. The pris-
'ner therefore Will serve at least three
Vears in state prison.
Walter Nightingale pleaded guilty
o charges of embezzling $27.76 from
rving A. Collins, of Moorestown, and
o stealing hosiery and a gold ring
rom Bowman M. Ellis. The young
nan had been dri wing coal wagon
or Collins and collected and appropri
tied the amount above mentioned.
When questioned as to his previous
career, Nightingale said at the age of
i've he had been placed in a Pennsyl-
7ania insane asylum by his father and
lad been there until recently. He has
lot been registered for military service.
The court suspended sentence and or
Tered the young man to leave New
Jersey and remain away from this
tate.
John Estel, aged %, entered plea of
guilty to neglecting and deserving his
wife and child, who reside at Florence.
The cause of his downfall was another
woman with whom he became infatu-
tied. When he left home he took all |
the family's savings, amounting to
$50. He was arrested at Dunellen, and
brought to the Jail here by Detective
Dodd. His military registration card
shows that he is an alien enemy.
Mrs. Estel said she would like her
husband to return home if he would
behave himself This was agreed to
The court placed Estel under proba-
ion for three years and ordered him to
pay the costs of prosecution, amount
ng to $30.23.
Howard Eckert, Jr.. aged II years.
If Mount Holly, pleaded guilty to
stealing five watches from John Wor-
lin.
Prosecutor Kelsey said the boy does
not receive proper attention at home.
The parents appear to neglect their
and do not control them.
The father and stepmother were pres
ent and testified that they were willing
to make efforts to give the lad a good
home.
The case was laid over for two weeks
Mary l.. Jackson, Lille Jackson and
Rachel Somers, all colored, entered
pleas of guilty to charges of fornica
ton committed at Bordentown. They
have been in Jail two months awaiting
trial They were placed on probation,
to pay costs, and also ordered
to remain away from. Bordentown.
Louis Arnold, of Kinkora, pleaded
guilty to charge of fornication with
Rachel Somers. He, too, has been in
Jail two months awaiting trial. He is
a Hungarian and is registered as an
alien enemy. Sentence will be i'm
posed at future session of court.
Howard A. Abrams, aged SO, was
charged with breaking and entering
the public school at Moorestown and
stealing small amounts Of money,
postage stamps, etc. He had been
-non uictad recantlu ON q similar charge