The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-25
CourtsProceedinps

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OnIWednesday the contest over the
will of the. late Adam Karge, of Smith
vile, was concluded. The objection to
the admission of this will was on the
ground that the testator was not of
sound mind when he made the will
and that he was unduly influenced by
his second wife against the children of
his first wife. The testimony was
mainly on the question of sanity.
After carefully listening to all the evil
dence, Judge Lippincott decided that
MIR. Karge was perfectly competent to
make will and that there had not
been any undue influence used.
The case Of the Burlington County
Produce Sales Company against the
Postal Telegraph Company was also
settled. The Sales Company claimed
to have lost on the sale of some pota-
toes owing to the delay of messenger
boy of the telegraph company to de-
liver an answer to a telegram which
had contained an offer to buy at GER
tain price. If the telegram had been
promptly sent the loss would not have
occurred, the price having gone down
before the answer was received by the
purchaser. The terms of the telegraph
company were printed plainly on it's
blanks and showed that the company
was not responsible for neglect on the
part of messenger boy, but that all
messages must be delivered to the re-
sponsible agent at the companv's
office. On this basis the court decided
that the telegraph company could not
be held for any loss.
On Thursday Judge Lippincott dis
missed the suit of the Board of Educa-
ton of North Hanover township
against John Hackett, who had been /
brought before the court on the charge |
of neglecting to send his children to
school. This matter was thoroughly |
discussed at the session of court on the (
previous Thursday when the entire /
Board was in attendance and it was
shown that Hr. Hackett was entirely !
right in his actions. The case was dis /
missed without cost to the latter GEN
tleman.
Solomon Geld and Harry PEN
nell were arraigned on a waiver of in
dictment charging them with attempt
Ing to escape from the custody of the
Sheriff. William A. Slaughter repre-
sented the defendants. The prosecu-
tor said he had two waivers from each
man and Mr.. Slaughter tried to get
Mr.. Kelsey to elect on which charge
he intended to proceed, but the prose-
cutor would not do this, so the men
were called upon to plead on one of the
waivers and each said not guilty. They I.
said they wanted to be tried at once
and that was the reason thew had
signed the waiver, and they claimed
they had been assured that such action
would ensue if they did so sign. Mr..
Kelsey would not proceed with the
trial because he said he had an impor-
tant witness who could not be present.
The Judge said this case must be out
of the way before the 31st of the
month, and the prosecutor assured
him that such would be the result.
John Grover was put on trial on a
waiverof Indictment for attempting
TO steal an automobile, The machine
was in front of Mill street store and
the owner said he went into the place
after having stopped his engine. He
had not been in the store long before
he heard the engine going and on run
ming out he saw a man sitting at the
steering wheel with every appearance
of trying to get away. When the ma
chine was left by it's owner the wheels
were turned toward the sidewalk, but
when the owner came out the wheels
were facing the opposite way. The
man admitted being in the automobile
but he told the owner and the justice
Of the peace that he did not intend to
steal it, but got in the machine to take
a nap. He told everybody with whom
be talked that he could not have stolen
the auto if he had wanted to, as che
did not know as much about running
one as he did about pushing a wheel
barrow" The evidence showed that
the man was under the influence of
liquor. There were some points in his
story that caused the court to lay the
case over until Thursday in order that
The defendant might have chance to
make good.
The afternoon session was taken up
almost entirely with widows pension