The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-29
Court Proceedings

Court Proceedings
Notwithstanding Thursday was tn
s date for large meeting at Sea Cir
+ when all the officials. would-be official
: and has-been officials were expected t.
/; be present to enjoy the hospitality O
Governor Runyon, Judge Wells fel
that business came ahead of everthin,
else and he held court as usual
although he began the session an hou
earlier than usual. But at that h,
found there was business enough t.
keep him in the court room unit
eleven o'clock.
Probation officer Slaughter had
Arthur Read, of Hartford, before the
court for violation of his probation.
The boy is II years of age. He had
failed to report or to pay his costs and
his father, who was in court, said he
was unable to keep the boy in the
straight path. Arthur admitted he
had been working since May, when he
was placed on probation and he did
not have any excuse to offer for his
actions Judge Wells said he would
give him another chance, but advised
him to get work away from home and
not annoy his father
William Reitmeir, Riverside boy,
was up for stealing apples from the
orchard of Charles Sutton. The boy
said he took the apples. Two other
boys were with him and they went
into the orchard and picked apples
from the ground. He said he did not
realize that it was out of the way to
pick up apples that were lying on the
ground. He got about twenty-five
apples ten of which were rotten. The
man who made the charge said that
he had been annoyed by people going
into his orchard and helping them
selves to his fruit. Catching this lad
he determined to make an example of
him. Judge Wells said he did not
think the boy was a deliberate thief,
but had acted on a boyish impulse.
He allowed the defendant to 90 on
probation.
The case of Louis Glazier was laid
over for week. This is the young
man who was caught at Newark with
a horse and wagon which had been
stolen from George Getz, at Riverside.
The next case was one connected
with the last fire at Wrightstown.
Gerald Pond, IS years of age, pleaded
guilty to stealing gold bracelet. He
is employed as truck driver at Camp
Dix. While aiding at the fire and !
furniture to places of safety
he saw the bracelet on the ground and |
he put it in his pocket. Somebody |
saw him do this and reported the case.
The Judge thought the young man
was old enough to know better, so he
ordered him to pay the costs and
placed him under probation. The de-
PENDANT settled the costs at once.
Another case for the probation Off
GER to take charge of was that of Arthur
H. Grostle. This defendant was in
business at Moorestown. He sold out
10 George III. Frank and at the time of
The sale Grostle took an affidavit that
here were not any debts against the
business. 1t transpired later that
here was 300 of accounts against the
business and the new owner did not
ike the idea of being compelled to pay
hat sum. The defendant was repre-
'ented by George b. Evans, who told
he court that Grostle had not been
lble to make success of the Moores-
own venture, so he sold it and went to
Asbury Park to live. Heidi not make
my effort to conceal his residence, and /
Mr.. Evans argued that was evidence
hat he was not attempting to flee
rom creditors The latter had said
hey have not any desire to prosecute
she case. The defendant said that be
made the affidavit with the idea that
he was responsible for the debts and he
had gone to work in order to square
up, but he had not been
lble to make good.
Judge Wells felt this was verv seri-
'us matter. The making of false
affidavit could not be treated lightly,
,ut sometimes a person might act
Under misguided idea with the
hought that possibly there was not
my real crime being committed. This
ase seemed to be entitled to some con-
liberation owing to the explanation
md the promise OF restitution, so SEN
ence was suspended, the defendant
icing placed on probation with the un.
that he is to make special
fforts to keep his promise to square
John McFadden, of Wrightstown,
harged with stealing arevoiver, plead
d guilty. His case was laid over for
week.
Allen j. Grandy, who was before the +
court the previous week, was brought
n for sentence. HE took S. from the
lash register in the Camp Dix ex-
change. He was put on probation.
His uncle was in court and promised
20 look after the young man and the
Ease was left with the understanding
hat the uncle was to report anything
hat approached break in the proba
Jon regulations.