The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Expensive to Have a Lewd
Performance

1
Performance
1t is an expensive proposition to hav
lewd and disgfaceful act at vaude
Vile or smoker entertainment in Bur
lington county, in addition to gaining
unenviable notority for being connect
ed with such an affair. This was de
monstrated yesterday. when Judg'
Lippincott imposed fine of $3.50 OF
each of five defendants who wers
charged with assisting in producing
q lewd act at q smoker given by Hope
Fire Company in February last. The
young men, Charles Haines, Hamlet
p. Ghaul, Jr.. Frank Vansciver
Thomas Wells and Harry Wreck, pre-
viously had pleaded non wilt con-
tendere to indictments charging this
crime.
The original cost of the vaudeville
stunt in question was $25. This, add
ed to s125O fine imposed yesterday,
makes the act unique as being perhaps
the most costly ever produced in the
county. And the end may not yet
have been reached, for Prosecutor Kel.
sey was requested by the court to as
certain if other persons connected with
the fire company were not equally OF
perhaps more culpable than the de-
PENDANTS above named.
The facts connected with this case
already have been given considerable
publicity. After the regular vaude-
vile programme at the smoker had
been completed, proposition was
made that for the sum of $25 an adj
ditional act, rich, sacy and spicy,
would be produced. This seemed to
sound good to the audience, for the
sum soon was raised by passing hats
around for contributions. The five
young men above named passed the
hats, and thereby became technically
guilty Of assisting in the lewd exhibit
ton that followed.
A woman known in fly theatrical
circles as princess K.," appeared
without garb and with little adorn-
ment. The adornment consisted of
three cherries worn in an unusual
manner. She performed a dance of
original conception that met the speci-
fication of being racy. She is a resi-
dent OF Philadelphia, and also is under
indictment, but has not yet been APP
pretended.
In requesting clemency for the de
Robert Peacock, their coun-
sci. stated that these men were not in
any manner connected with getting up
the show and were not on the COM
mittee of arrangements. Their crime
consisted merely of passing the hats to
collect $25. They are being made the
goats in this case, he said.
1t was at this point that Judge Lip
pincott requested the prosecutor to as
certain if there were other culpable
persons connected with the case.
Before imposing sentence the court
stated that this crime had placed q
stigma upon the city of Burlington
that will remain for long time. The
act in question was grossly immoral
and disgraceful. The entering of the
plea OF non vult contendere prevented
trial that would have prod uced un
savory and degrading testimony
which was point in favor of the de-
PENDANTS. He then sentenced the mer
to pay fine of $3.50 each.
Francis Shamrock and John Haley
both from Atlantic City, were arraign
ed on charge of the larceny of SIC
and wrist watch from John Zabrisky
soldier at Camp Dix. Sharrock wa
a iitney driver and Haley was in Shar
rocks employ.
| Week before last Zabrisky wanted t.
take trip to Atlantic City and hires
Sharrock's car for that purpose. Tn
price agreed upon was $25.
Sharrock, Haley and the soldie
made the trip. When they left Allan
tic City on the return voyage, the so
dier brought a bundle with him whic
was found to be thermos bottle cor
tanning two quarts of Scotch whiskey
Before reaching Camp Dix Haley an
the soldier were quite intoxicated an
Haley claimed he did not know whs
took place.
II When the soldier came to his sense
he found that he had been robbed. Tt
two iitney men, both 81 years of ag
were arrested for the crime. Sharroc
pleaded guilty; Haley entered pie
, of non vult contendere.
Il They were sentenced to con finemer
! in the state reformatory.
Il Zabrisky, the soldier, recovered Il
J watch and the money. He since hs
been sent to France.
In the course of taking testimony
was shown that one of the federal of
GERS who arrested Sharrock and Hale,
, made free and unnecessary use
, blackjack, fist and profane languag
This concluded yesterdays crimin
: proceedings.
u Application was made to have di
missed attachment proceeding
> brought by the ]. S. Rogers Compan
of Moorestown, against Willis F. A
t ard, nonresident of New Jersey. II
$ Rogers Company erected theat
4 building for Allard at Wrightstown.
s balance of about $4,000 is due on Il
: contract, hence the attachment pr
l. ceedings.
s. After it had been shown that t
b papers in the case were in legal forl
J. the motion Of dismissal was refused.
II Military Affairs.