The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
Court Proceedings

Court Proceedings
Nearly all the morning, Thursday
was consumed by the court hearing
the dispute between the Board of Edu
cation of North Hanover township anc
Edward Hackett whether the children
of the latter should be transported tc
school at the expense of the township
The case had been before the court the
previous Thursday when Mr.. Hackett
was arraigned on the charge of moi
sending his children to school. 1t was
shown then that the children, who are
quite young, were compelled to walk
over two miles to the nearest school
house.
In response to subpoenas sent out,
the Board of Education of North Han
over was present. l. Edward Harrison
acted as counsel for the Board. The
evidence showed that this matter had
been bone of contention for long
time. County Superintendent Kaser
had told the Board it must furnish
transportation. The Board figured out
a route over which the wagon would
travel but the Superintendent would
not approve of this idea and the Board
would not make any concessions.
This was in 1917 and because the Sup
erintendent had declined to approve
the route then, the Board thought it
was not of any use to again try to
get the matter Strengthened. Cores
pondence from the County Superin-
tendent was ignored and he finally
recommended to the State department
that North Hanover's money be with
held. This was done. Under the law
the township is allowed rs per cent. of
the cost of transportation when the
route is approved by the County Sup
erintendent. There are other people in
the township who have complained
because of inability to get their chill
dren to school owing to the failure of
the Board of Education to furnish
proper transportation.
Mr.. Kaser told the court of his at
tempts to have the matter adjusted
and of his failure. He had asked
for meetings with representatives of
the Board or with the entire body but
had not been able to secure them. He
said he would approve route of trans
portation but it must be such as would
those who desired to
use it.
The whole affair seemed to settle
down to a dispute between the Board
and the County Superintendent with
the idea that the Board was deter
mined to have its own way in every
Judge Lippincott suggested
that the members have conference.I
with Mr.. Kaiser at once and see if !
could not be agreed upon.
The party went to a room upstairs but
definite was determined. One |
)f the members came into court later |
md reported the result of the meeting
Ind remarked that the Board was en-
to protect the taxpayers, to
which Judge Lippincott said that the
children who go to school had an equal
light to consideration and if the Board
low in power could not give it the
members had better resign and let
somebody else try to do it.
This case out of the way the Judge
ook up the matter of girl on whom
entence had been postponed. He de-
,ided that she should go on probation.
n this connection the Judge referred
o the number of cases of this kind in
which soldiers are concerned. The
,irls are quickly brought before the
court but what becomes of the offend
ng soldiers is not known. He was of
he opinion that it would be good
dea when girl is arrested to bring
he soldier in the case right along with
Ter and let him have the punishment
hat he deserves, and not let him go
md get some other girl arrested.
Harry Pennell and Solomon Geld, of
Bristol, were before the court on the
barge of entering with intent to
teal. From the testimony presented it
vas shown that the men were at Roeb
ing and hearing some music in hall
nd seeing an advertisement Of NOV
ng picture show they went into the
building, which turned out to be
odge room. The men went to toilet
nd while they were there the lodge
vas dismissed and the janitor locked
he doors keeping the men prisoners.
hey were found the nextmorning and
hen they were arrested on the charge
f entering with intent to steal" AS
here was not the slightest evidence to
ustain this complaint the court order
d their discharge. The case of the
men was ably presented by William
\. Slaughter.