The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-15
Court Proceedings

Judge Wells imposed some sever
! sentences on Thursday but, as he re
marked when doing so, he intended tt
have lawbreakers understand his posi-
' ton.
: The first two men to face him were
. allowed another week of freedom in
order that their past records might be
inquired into. They were charged
, with stealing cigarettes and tobacco
worth $50 The goods were on the
sidewalk at Wrightstown, having been
! removed from one of the buildings
j that was being destroyed by fire. The
men gave the names of hurry Levin
and Saul Shaefer. They said their
homes were in Brooklyn On the
nj ght of the big fire at Wrightstown
tn ey saw the goods on the street and
n oticed that others were helping them
selves so they did the same.
Lazelo Barto, the next 10 appear, was
arraigned on a waiver of indictment
charging him with gambling and con-
Quoting gambling games A justice of
the peace said he had arrested the man
who he caught in a woods near Roeb-
ling. There was large number of
people at the place where the gambling
was going on. The practice of congre-
eating and gambling had become so
open that it was determined to put a
Qfon ~ II Whor tho Y,,o, x.,o, ao,,rbt
he had S2l5.50 in his possession. His
lawyer claimed that this money was
the property of the accused and was
not in any way connected with the
game. The justice said he saw the
man scoop it from the ground and
when it was taken possession of it had
leaves and grass mixed with it, show
ing it had been in front of the players.
The man admitted that he lost $50 in |
one bet.
Judge Wells said the practice of |
gambling seems to be getting very
prevalent in this county and he was |
going to make an example of every |
person brought before him on charges |
of this kind. He did not propose to |
be lenient in such cases. He sentenced /
the man to pay a fine of 1886. so.
Under the law money taken at a
gambling joint is confiscated by the
and the Judge directed that
the $2l5.50 in hand be credited on the
fine.
The next case was that of the state
against Peter Melick, who pleaded
guilty to selling liquor without a
license but who said he did not sell
any on the fourth of July. The evil
lence showed that Melick lives near
The place where the gambling has been
going on. He served liquor to the
players and to any one else who 1,
wanted it. The man said he had let
he people have liquor but had not
iold it. The foreman of the shop
where he worked had asked Melick if
lie could not get some liquor and the ,
after brought it from his house. He
efused to take any pay and the fore
nan saidthe could not afford to give it Z
way so collection was taken Some \
'ersons put quarter in the hat, some
mailer sums, but no regular price was :
harged.
Judge Wells said the law regarding
he sale of liquor was very explicit. i
licenses had been granted to persons y
0 sell liquor and it had been done i
in view of the national law C
n the subject. Those who broke the e
aw prior to the first of July were =
able to punishment under the state q
tatute. Those who violated the law a
fter the first of Julv must answer to fl
mother provision. In this case the
efendant had been guilty of wrong y
DING in both instances. He had sold u
Tithout license, had sold on Sunday, q
nd had sold on the fourth of July. o
he court sentenced him to pay fine K
I $500. k
Another case that came from Roeb- 81
ng was that against Alexander Robe G;
n, who was charged with assault and 81
artery on his wife. She testified that t(
e had hit and kicked her, but the 81
IAN said he had only pinched her
rm. An attempt was made to show n
'frameup" and that the woman u
anted to get rid of her husband. l
he court found him guilty and put n
i'm on probation ordering him to pay b
lie costs which he did at once. il