The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-04

| Burlington Will expire today. Jane
] Mercer Davis presented an affidavit o
t Caroline Peters which averred that Mr.
E Wright is opposed to issuing licenses
, to sell liquor, without regard TO any
5 arguments that may be offered in favo
) thereof. Mrs. Peters owns a hote
r property in Burlington occupied by
/ the Atkinson brothers, who were re-
: fused license to sell liquor. In ad
: dition to this affidavit it was showr
that Mr.. Wright had, at one time, en-
) tered objections before city council tc
the granting of any licenses, thus in
dicating that he is prejudiced on the
subject and not the proper person to
. sit on the Commission. Judge Lppin
colt asked if licenses had not been
granted recently with Mr.. Wright a
member of the body, and the answer
was in the affirmative, but the objec.
ton was made that Mr.. Wright held
the balance OF power. The Judge said
that unless something could be shown
to the effect that Mr.. Wright had not
observed his official oath or that his
character vas such as to make him an
undesirable member OF the Commits
sion he felt he should be reappointed.
Richard P. Hughes asked permission
to present the names of some persons
who would be suitable successors to
Mr.. Wright. The court granted the
Irequest and Mr.. Hughes offered the
following: Arthur Bentley, mechanic;
John H. Cameron, druggist; Edward
Schuyler, mechanic; Michael Nc
Adams, ex-councilman; John Mccain,
manufacturer and member Of the
Board of Health; John Kearn and
James Ryan, manufacturers. The
court took the matter under advise
ment and will render decision this
morning.
The court settled the matter this
morning by reappointing Mr.. Wright.
Charles Heiss pleaded not vult to the
indictment charging him with Illegally
issuing marriage license. This was
the outcome of conviction for bigamy
for which one of the offenders has be-
gun term in the state prison. Mr.
Helss, who is the assessor OF Riverside,
said the parties had been to his house
two days before the license was issued,
but he was absent, participating in the
peace jolIifications Knowing the
brother of the applicant, and also
knowing that the latter was resident
of Riverside, be did not think he was
doing wrong by dating the license back
to the time the man applied to Mr..
Heiss' wife. The defendant has been
the assessor of Riverside for Is years,
during which time he has issued in the
neighborhood of 600 marriage licenses,
never before doing an irregular thing.
He bears an excellent reputation and
this was the first time he was ever be-
stances he was placed in charge of the
probation officer and ordered to pay
the costs, which he did at once.
Frank Cole and Howard Mosley, two
colored men, pleaded not guilty to the
charge of keeping a disorderly house
at Bordentown. These men are alleged
to have been giving the authorities at
Camp Dix much trouble by allowing
soldiers to meet women at their houses.
For this reason the court fixed bail at
81 900 each, which caused a loud ripple
of astonishment to go through the
courtroom, but under the circum-
stances the sum was not too great.
Bartis Comegys was to have appear
ed for sentence for carrying a concealed
weapon, but as he did not answer his
bail was declared forfeited. This was
| the first time such action had occurred
during Judge Lippincott's term and he
listened with great interest to the man
ner in which crier Hawkins reeled off
! his 30 Yesl"
In the afternoon the court heard a
very interesting, and, according to the
Judges own statement, new propo-
sition to him. Margaret Gallagher
brought suit against Mrs. Mary Hus-
ton for the price of suit made by the
former who is a tailor in Philadel-
phia. The suit was sent to the
Moorestown post Office and Mrs. Hus-
ton refused to receive it because she
claimed it had not been made to fit
her. There was considerable testi-
mony about Innings, tucks, pleats and
other things connected with dress
and when it was suggested that the
Judge was possibly acquainted with
several of the items he said he was
absolutely ignorant on the subject
and was getting his first information
at the trial. He reserved decision.
Yesterday Bartis Comegys appear
ed and was fined 800 for carrying Z
concealed deadly weapon
, The trial of civil suits was then be
gun. The first was the case of the
Orlinger Mortuary Company, of Den
J yer, Colorado, against Mrs. Pearl R
Carpenter for the funeral expenses
| of her husband. At the time of tn,
death of the latter the widow liveC
in Denver but has since come to Pal
myra. The testimony on the part o
the plaintiff was by dispositions whicl
, were re-read to the jury. They con
tanned the statement that Mrs. Car
, penter incurred the expense and a
c greed to pay it from an insuranc
s policy,
q The defendant testified that she di
r not have anything to do with the al
4 engagements for her husbands funera
She was sick in bed at the time of his
death and her sister-in-law did mos
of the arranging with the exceptio
u of what the lodge of Elks attended t,
7 There was a policy Of insurance whic
: had to be divided into five parts, he
share amounting to $1,50Q. She neve
= told the undertaken she would pay OF
u of her share. The whole case hinge
ie on the question whether the wido'
+ contracted and assumed the debt fl
II the funeral The jury returned
verdict of no cause for action. W.
er Cooper, of Camden, represented Il
e. plaintiff; V. Claude Palmer for Il
n Difference,
IS The next case was that of Villa
re A. Slaughter, executor of Morris
e. Games, deceased, against Gertru,
III Turner. The plaintiff claimed tn
ul when Mr.. Games died there was
al large amount Of personal property
ne the house and that Mrs. Turner, daug
rs ter of deceased, removed it when