The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-11
Court Proceedings

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= Thursday was a very busy day il
court. Judge Lippincott had all sort
of cases before him. After disposinI
of Orphans Court matters the Judg
took up truancy cases. Edwar'
Lynch, of Moorestown. was fined S
/ for not sending his daughter to school
/ John Hackett, of North Hanove
township. was brought before the cour
because his two little girls had beer
absent more than was proper. Mr.
Hackett had the children in court
They were bright little girls. The
father said they had to walk two and 6
half miles to the schoolhouse and he
thought it was too far. He thought
the Board of Education should provide
transportation. He is a farmer with
only one man to work for him and
sometimes not that much help and il
was a great inconvenience for him to
carry the children to and from school.
The matter had been before the Board
of Education but that body had re-
fused to act, although the county sup
erintendent had advised it to send the
children to school. Judge Lippincott
decided that this matter needed inves-
tigation and ordered subpoenas issued
for each member of the North Han
over Board to be present next Thurs
day and make an explanation.
Robert and Annie White, Tin name
only, of Moorestown, pleaded guilty
to neglectlng to send their children to
school. In questioning the husband
about the home relations the Judge
asked who was boss in the White
home. The man twisted and squirmed
and showed such embarrassment that
his honor said an answer was not
necessary. The wife allowed who was
boss when she undertook to tell the
truant officer where to get off, and she
was adiudged disorderly person and
was sent to the county jail for ten
days.
Laura Gurden was fined ten dollars
for not sending her children to school.
May Campbell, who had violated
the terms of her parole, was sent to the
state home for women.
Howard Mosley and Frank Cole,
who had pleaded guilty to keeping a
disorderly house in Bordentown, were
brought in for sentence. The prosecu
tor had made statements to the court
which had caused the case to be laid
'over. On Thursday the prosecutor at
tempted to give further evidence OF the
guilt of the men, but he was inter
rupted by the court who asked Rich
ard P. Hughes, department of justice
officer, to enlighten the court. The
result was that the two men were fined
$50 each and were sent to the Jail for
six months with recommendation
that they be initiated into the myster-
les of work on the roads.
Daniel Marcillia pleaded guilty to
larceny of watch and other articles.
Detective Parker was the assistant
prosecutor in this case. The boys
father was in court and said he would
take the lad back to Hazleton, Pa, |
and see that he keeps straight. The
sentence was probation for three years,
pay the cost of prosecution and restore
the stolen property which is in pawn
shop.
TONY Dicori was tried for stealing |
some iron kettles and portions OF a
platform scale from Edward Godfrey.
His defence was that the goods were
sold to him by man in the nsighbor-
hood and when he discovered they had
been stolen he returned them. Prose-
cutor Kelsey said it was the most
flimsiest" defence he had ever heard
and Tony was fined $3.50.
Edward Williamson and Budd Hard
ing, two men in the United States uni
form, pleaded guilty to robbery of two
men at Riverside. The story of the
was that they had gone
from Trenton to Riverside in trolley
car and had played crap on the car I'M
til the conductor put them off. They |
were broke and when they saw a
chance to recover some of the needed
cash they held up their victims. Will
hanson is about Is years of age and he
was sent to the Railway reformatory.
Harding has record, having escaped
from Fort Jay, Long Island, where he
was serving sentence OF five years for
desertion. He was ordered back to the
custody of the military authorities and
detective Dodd took him to Fort Jay |
on Friday.
Charles Chambers pleaded guilty to
forging checks to the amount of 1925.
Chambers had been in the Railway re-
formatory for placing distractions on
the railroad track at Columbus. He
was kept at that institution longer |
than usual because he would not obey |
the rules, SO this time he was sent to |
the state prison for not less than two
nor more than seven years.
Jack Goodwin and Harry Penner
pleaded not guilty to entering the
Office of the Roebling Company, at
Roebling, with intent to steal.
Charles Baylor, colored, was tried for
indecent exposure of his person.
George B. Evans, of Moorestown, de-
Tended the boy and made an argument
that was so conclusive that the court in
formed the prosecutor it was not neces-
sary for him to argue the case and the
boy was discharged.
Sarah Biehler, Irene and Rebecca
Shaw each pleaded guilty to offences
with soldiers. The cases were1aid over
until this week. These girls are con-
nected with the Biehler family on
Water street, and Richard p. Hughes
gave very unfavorable report on the
home conditions. 1t is quite likely
that the children who come under the
child welfare act will be taken from
their parents and will be placed in an
institution that is maintained for such
subjects.
Mary Alloway pleaded not guilty to
furnishing liquor to soldiers and the
case will be heard later.
Military Affairs.
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