The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Court Proceedings

The grand jury held another session
on Thursday and cleaned up the cases
that were presented for consideration
The jury then took recess subject to
the call of the court.
While the grand jury was at work
upstairs Judge Wells attended to mat
ters in his court.
Thomas Gamble, Arthur O'Brien
and William Donovan, from Delanco,
were charged with breaking into the
residence Of Stacy 8. Pancoast and
stealing quantity of whiskey and
light wines that the owner had stored
against dry day." The defendants
were placed under probation.
Harry w. Jackson pleaded guilty to
assault and battery and sentence was
deferred.
Indictments against Carl Myers and
Robert Hessley, Of Fieldsboro, for
malicious mischief were nolle pressed
by the prosecutor.
Edward H. Cole, of Bordentown,
brought suit against Kost Poligenis,
trading as the Royal Confectionery
Company, Of Bordentown. The COM
plainant claimed $1,000 damages be-
cause the defendant refused to serve
him ice cream. Cole is coIored man
and he brought suit under the statute
dealing with civil rights, claiming that
1t was the duty of the ice cream man
to serve him. Under a verdict of
guilty the penalty is fine of $500 pay
able to the municipality from which
the action comes, the money to go for
the relief of the poor. v. Claude Pal
mer appeared for the defendant and
put up the plea that the statute does
not provide for payment of damages
and he asked that the complaint be
dismissed and the case be removed
from court. Judge Wells reserved his
decision.
Among the indictments found by
the grand jury were the following:
W. B. Perry, pastor of st. Paul's M
E. church. of Washington street. II
is alleged that Mr.. Perry has beer
practising medicine without the licens,
required by this state. Mr.. Perry
claims to have diploma from Mass
achusetts college but it does not NEE
the requirments Of New Jersey and tn,
doctor has not taken an examination
or filed certificate in this county.
4 Theodore Phillips, of Water street
was indicted for assault and battery OIL
Mrs. Frank Wookey.
Leah Morris, a resident of Washing
ton street, was indicted for assault anC
battery on Florence Dillon.
: At the supper at st. Paul's church
on the evening before the primar,
election, there was disturbance il
which Seaford Harmon and Elme
7 Tribett became mixed and when th
Rev. Mr.. Perry stepped in to settle th
dispute they committed an assault o
him, for which they were indicted.
Yesterday some of those again!
whom indictments had been foun
were taken into court.
The Reverend Mr. Perry, who ha
been indicted for illegally practicin
i medicine, was on hand to enter h
plea, but since the indictment W,
u found the prosecutor was informed
+ county clerk Mingin that the la
under which action was taken W,
$ repealed four years ago, so there W,
b nothing left but to have the case di
5. missed. If any further proceeding
r are taken they must be brought in Il
! nature of civil suit either by Il
r State Board of Medical Examiners OF
duly incorporated medical society
some county. Burlington county b
:. such an organization.
Thomas Martin, member of Il
Board of Freeholders from the city
Bordentown, was indicted for mbezz
ment of county funds. He plead
- not guilty.
u, Benefede Genefefi, resident of RI
- erside, pleaded not guilty to assar
VI and battery on special officer W
was acting in keeping an eye on t
or strikers in that town.
to Theodore Phillips pleaded not ghi
" to the charge Of assault and battery.
Charles Wargo, Louis Kamm a
. Stephen Bartman pleaded guilty
gambling and were fined $50 each.
George Reese, atrocious assault a
battery, pleaded guilty and senter
will be imposed later.
Hhi1 6r ran Grr