The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-09-09
Court Proceedings

After a months vacation Judg
Wells opened court, Thursday, an
found plenty of business awaiting hi
atten ton. Orphans court matter
had the precedence and several wer
settled.
John NJ. Huff, of Mount Holly, ap
peared as court crier, having been APP
pointed by Justice Kalisch to fill th,
vacancy caused by the death of Harry
Hawkins, ST., the appointment oeinl
until the civil ssrvice examination
which will take place on the 9th o.
this month. This will be open to male
residents Of this state. Mr. Huff, new
to the position, performed the duties in
very satisfactory manner.
Prosecutor Kelsey called several men
to answer charges. Tony Alberto, who
is out on bail, was called for sentence
for stealing cultivation Tony is an
Italian with very little knowledge of
the English language He had friend
who attempted to interpret for him
but the friend could not talk much bet
ter English than Tony could THE
story told by the prosecutor was that
Tony took the cultivator from the field
of neighbor, carting it by a back
lane to his own property. The machine
was valued at S.. Tony's defence was
that he bought the machine from a
stranger for a.
Judge Wells said he was not salts.
fled with the condition of this case.
The man had signed waiver of indict-
ment but with limited knowledge of
our language he might not have I'M
derstood the charge of what the terms
guilty or not guilty meant. He want
ed to give the matter further consider
alton and he laid it over for one week.
Samuel Gross pleaded guilty to
concealed weapons. Samuel
was at Asbury Park, and he had an
idea he wanted to go to Philadelphia.
He saw farmers truck with Penn
sylvania license on it and he asked the
driver for a ride which was given.
When the truck was near Pemberton
the driver requested his passenger to
get some water to fill the radiator and
while the man had gone for this the
truck man drove away, taking with
him bundle that Gross had left in
the car. The latter found that the
truck had gone to Vincentown so he
it to that place and recovered
his bundle. At the same time he saw
the driver and made threats against
him, saying he would get him" In
the bundle that Gross left we're several
articles Of clothing, an icepick and
other articles. The icepick constituted
the concealed weapon" charge, as it
comes under the law forbidding the
carrying of a weapon with blade be-
yond certain length.
Gross admitted all that was charged
against him and said he made the
threat because he thought the driver
had played trick on him in sending
lim into house for water and Intend
I'd to steal his clothing. Gross gave
his age as II years. His father lives in
Newark and is in business there. He
lid not know whether his father was
aware of the sons arrest He had
never been before a court until this
lime.
Judge Wells said he wanted to get
ome information with reference to the
,oy's past. The charge against him
vas serious, having bad weapon with |
linn and making threats against a |
nan put the matter in Serious shape |
The case was laid over for week.
Harry Schwartz and Leffert Leven-
on were arraigned on the charge of
breaking and entering a store at
and stealing goods. |
They pleaded non vult on charge |
# receiving stolen goods, and they
we're sent to the Railway reformatorv.
Alexander Harmon pleaded not
,nilty to stealing a bicycle and his |
:ase was laid over for week.
James Chilson was sent to the Rah-
way reformatory for stealing a carbur-
ttor.
The balance of the day was devoted
o naturalization matters.