The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-04
Court Proceedings

court to be trustee of the estate an
e the will made the same institution tn
S executor. BY the first wife there wer
: three children and they claimed they
had not been treated right in the dis
position of the property, and the,
brought suit to show that Mr. Karg
: was not of sound mind when he mad,
: his will and that he had not been san,
for long time prior to that time
: Testimony was heard to that effec
during the proceedings and then thu
case was continued until tomorrow.
On Thursday Judge Lippincott hello
} his weekly session. He had strenu
GUS day. The Oneida Boat Club, Of
Burlington, applied for a renewal of its
permit to sell liquor to members The
Judge said there had been reports
that the permit was being abused,
liquor being served on Sunday. He
feared that many such licenses were
used for the purpose of serving drink on
Sunday. While it was not the prac-
tice of the court to refuse licenses on
simple rumors, yet the Judge felt it his
duty to warn the members of the club
that if they had been dispensing liquor
on Sunday the practice must cease.
The permit was renewed.
Joseph Daemer was brought in on a
charge of assault and battery on
Thomas Cunningham. The offence
occurred on trolley car at Maple
Shade. The man pleaded guilty. The
Judge told him there were circum-
stances connected with this affair that
might make the defendant want the
matter to be heard by a grand jury,
but Daemer said he would rather have
sentence passed at once and get the
affair out of the way. He was ordl re
to pay the costs and was placed under
probation for three years.
Charles Bayler pleaded not guilty to
a charge of indecent exposure of his
person.
George Fisher, who had pleaded
guilty to assault and battery on
woman because she refused to marry
him, was fined 800.
Katherine Smith and Cleo Campbell
were sent to the county Jail for four
months on charge to which they had
previously pleaded guilty.
Harriet Nixon and Rachel Somers,
who we're connected with charge in
which two men pleaded guilty to keep
ing a disorderly house in Bordentown,
were given five months in the county
Jail.
Richard Price was brought in for
sentence for assault and battery on his
wife. The woman was in court and
she gave evidence of having a very
sharp tongue. She told the Judge
that she had bad temper but that she
did not think man had right to
strike woman, no matter what the
latter might do. The court gave the
woman long lot of questions to an
swer and during his administration of
some wholesome advice, she pertly
answered "thank you" The serenity
of the Judge was shaken very much at
this exhibition and he told the woman
she was on the verge of going to Jail
for contempt of court. He advised her
to go home and make things attractive
for her husband, that it was the duty
OF each party to bear with each other
even though there might be times
when patience was severely tried. The
man was placed under probation for
three years and the couple was told to
go home and try to get along happily.
From the exhibition the woman gave
in court there was not much doubt
that she could provoke man to the
striking point.
Howard Mosley and Frank Cole,
hose trial for keeping disorderly
house in Bordentown came to a sudden
close by the prisoners changing their
plea, were brought in for trial. The
conrt asked the prosecutor for some of
the facts in the case, as the end of the
trial had not brought out all the testi
mony. Mr.. Kelsey began to relate
some of the things that had occurred
at the house and Mr.. Peacock, counsel
for the men, objected because no such
evidence had been before the court.
Mr.. Kelsey said that Richard P.
Hughes, who had worked the case up,
could tell the court about it to which
Judge Lippincott suggested that as the
prosecutor had probably prepared his
case he was the one to inform the
court. Mr.. Kelsey said that soldiers
had been seen to go into the house
sober and come out drunk, but admit
ted that he did not have any direct in
formation on this point, again referring
to Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Peacock asked
that the case be laid over that he might
be confronted with testimony on that
point as he was satisfied he could show
differently.
Judge Lippincott said it would make
considerable difference in the sentence
to be imposed if Mr.. Kelsey could es
tablish his charge, and he laid the
matter over.
Leon Hill, a husky looking colored
man, pleaded guilty to stealing IS
from a child's bank. He is under
parole in Camden county. He was
fined $50 and was sent to the county
Jail for six months with a recommended
ton that he be put to work on the
roads.
John Biehler, the boy who threw a
stone and broke a plate glass in the
window in Schuyler & Rogers store,
was in court with his mother. This
child is under probation and Mr..
! Slaughter has had considerable trouble
with the case. There is another broth.
er and the two were on their way to
Sunday school when they began to
iquarrel and the stone was thrown.
Mr.. Slaughter told of the condition of
the children at home and that they
are sent to school in such shape that
other scholars refuse to sit with them.
Judge Lippincott gave the mother a
severe lecture and told her to report
again with the boy on Thursday. I'm.
less there is a material change the
child will be taken away from his par
ents under the act of the Legislature
authorizing such action.
Il Thomas 7. Johnson and wife, oil