The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
Affairs at Court

Affairs at Court
Quite a volume OF business was
transacted by Judge Lippincott at the
weekly session of the county court on
Thursday, which was the last sitting
until September 8. The judge will
take a vacation trip during the month
of August.
Seven boys from Philadelphia were
brought in on charge Of stealing
bathing suits from Thomas L. Quigley,
of Mount Holly. Their names are
David Nemeroff, Benjamin Meiser,
Israel Fleischman, Joseph Koehler,
Harry CASTOR. Benjamin Jenkins and
Joseph Fisher.
The young fellows go to Camp Dix
every day in the motor truck of the
Evening Ledger. and sell copies of
that newspaper in the camp. They re-
turn to Philadelphia late in the after
noon.
One day last week the truck was
held up in Mount Holly on account of
bursted tires To pass the time re-
quired for repairs, the boys decided to
take swim at the mill dam. They
hired bathing suits from Quigley, but
at the conclusion of the swim they
neglected to return the costumes. The
tire troubles having been remedied,
the party got aboard the truck and
started for Philadelphia. They were
caught near Hainesport and locked in
the Jail.
They all pleaded guilty, but said
they had expected to return the suits
the next day; never had any intention
of stealing them; that the truck driver
would not wait until they changed
their clothes, and offered sundry other
excuses.
Prosecutor Kelsey stated that this
was not the only offence these lads had
committed in this county, complaint
having been made of their having
played crap in Mount Holly, and hav-
ing stolen farm produce from fields
along the roads. They denied this,
but township committeeman Joseph
Taylor stated that he saw the same
gang gambling for money by playing
crap and had warned them to quit.
Judge Lippincott suspended SEN
tence, placed the defendant under pro-
baton for three years, and imposed
costs, amounting to $24.48 upon each
of the culprits, who were to remain in
the custody of Sheriff Haines until the
money was forthcoming. There also
was proviso that all the bathing suits
should be returned to the owner.
The cash consideration of the sem
tence seemed to create quite an inn
preston upon and some CONSERVATION
among the youthful lawbreakers.
Frantic s. o. s. calls and appeals were
made by telephone to friends and rela-
tives. First-aid responses evidently
were received, for before nightfall the
money was obtained, paid over, and
the prisoners released. Their first taste
OF Jersey justice was bitter dose.
There was another interesting bunch
of prisoners, fiye colored and one
white, and, of course, all innocent of
the crimes with which they we're
charged.
William Milo was the star defendant
He was charged with keeping dis
orderly house in Bordentown. He
pleaded not guilty, and was held under
1900 bail for appearance at the trial
to be held in September.
The balance of the sextette were
charged with either fornication or
adultery, all committed at the afore-
said Milo house, emitting that ranch
to be designated, under the law, as
disorderly; in other words as being Of
fensive to good morals and public de-
cency.
Louis Arnold, foreigner employed
at Roebling, was caught in the house
when it was raided. He was charged
with fornication with dusky dam-sel
named Rachel Summers. When asked
if he pleaded guilty or not guilty, he
said he didn't know what that meant
"but she took my money" A plea of
not guilty was entered. He was placed
under $500 bail. Later on he changed
his plea to non vult.
Mary Layton Jackson, Rachel Sum-
mers, Lille Jackson Gray and Emma
Curtis all pleaded not guilty and were
held under $500 bail each with the ex-
ception of the Curtis brunette, who
was released on her own recognizance
upon the plea of her husband, soldier
at Camp Dix, that he didn't want to
60 to France and leave his wife in jail.
He is quite convinced of his spouse's
innocence.
Clarence Fooks, another colored
man, pleaded not guilty to a charge of
carnal abuse of Catherine Allen, a girl
under 16 years of age, at Riverton. He
was held under 81 900 bail. Some time
ago he gained notoriety by accident
ally shooting colored girl at Riverton.
Judge Lippincott announced his de-
cision in the suit of William L. Will
kins against Martin Dugan for dam
ages done to an automobile. The tes-
timony had been heard the week be-
fore. The verdict was $3.50 in favor
of the plaintiff.
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