The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
Busy Week at Court

The case of Elizabeth Swank, ad
ministratrix of Herbert L. Swank
against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, was heard before Judge
Wells last Monday and was adjourned
until Friday, when it was concluded
This was an action to recover damages
from the company for the death of the
plaintiffs husband while he was en-
gagged in construction work on the
railroad. He was % years of age. The
jury, after being out all night, return
ed verdict, on Saturday morning, for
$4,000 for the plaintiff. James NJ.
Davis represented the plaintiff, Harry
r. Coulomb appeared for the company
On Wednesday Judge Carrow and a
jury heard the case of SibiIla S. Hop.
kins against Harry Bovine, an action
to recover damages for injuries sus.
tanned while trying to stop runaway
team of mules on Pine street, Mount
Holly. She saw the mules running on
the street and ran out and tried to
stop them. She was thrown and one
of her legs was broken. The jury re-
turned a verdict of no cause of action.
James M. Davis appeared for the
plaintiff; Samuel A. Atkinson for the
defendant.
A number of criminal cases were
heard by Judge Wells on Thursday.
Leah Morris, colored, charged with
assault and battery on Florence Dillon
colored, pleaded guilty. The two
women reside in Mount Holly. The
trouble was caused by the chickens OF
the defendant going into the garden of
the Dillon family, where one of the
hens was killed. In an argument over
the affair the Morris woman struck
Mrs. Dillon. The court suspended
sentence with the proviso that the de-
fendant pay the costs of prosecution.
Seaford Harmon and Elmer Trib
bett, both colored, pleaded guilty to
indictments for assault and battery on
Rev. w. B. Perry. The trouble occur
red during a supper at st. Paul's
Mount Holly, on the night be-
fore the primary. The defendants
started a disturbance and when the
pastor tried to settle the trouble they
assaulted him.
The defendants claimed they were
drunk at the time of the trouble. The
court postponed imposing sentence for
two weeks in order that an inyestiga-
ton may be made as to where and how
the men obtained liquor.
Fred Warner, of Bordentown, indict-
ed for breaking and entering the store
house of Joseph Hopkins and stealing
300 pounds of brass valued at s13O, en-
tered plea Of guilty. He had paid
$50 to Hopkins as part payment OF the
value of the metal stolen. The court
sentence and ordered that
the balance due Hopkins be paid; also
the costs of prosecution.
Francis E. Long, of Lumberton,
pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed
deadly weapon-a revolver. He
thought he had right to carry the
weapon because he was employed as a
for the government. He
was fined $50.
Lavinia X. Wicks, indicted for de-
sertion of her family of children,
changed her plea of not guilty to
guilty. Sentence will be imposed on
10th.
John Sozio, of Florence, a junk deal
sr, indicted for stealing stolen goods,
his plea of not guilty to non
vult contendere. He was fined $500.
Emidio Romanio, charged with
stealing brass from r. D. Wood & Co.,
1t Florence, pleaded guilty. This was
The case in which Sozio, above men,
Toned, received the metal, paying a
small price therefor. There were some
circumstances in Romantics
avor in connection with this crime,
Ind he bears. good reputation in
Florence, both with his employers and
,he public. Costs of prosecution were
and sentence suspended.
Benjamin H. Sharp, colored of
Moorestown, pleaded not guilty to a
charge of assault with intent to rape.
This case will be heard on November
10th.
Lloyd E. Lowry pleaded guilty to
carnal abuse of girl under the age OF
l6 years. He is barber at Wrights-
town, where he located after being dis
from the army at Camp Dix
soon after his arrival from France. His
home is in West Virginia
Last Monday evening, November 8,
be drove an automobile to Trenton,
where he saw the girl walking alone.
She accepted his invitation to take a
ride and he took her to Wrightstown,
where he secured room for her and
where the crime was committed She
is l3 years of age and is alleged to have
borne good reputation heretofore.
Judge Wells postponed further action
in the case in order that an investiga-
ton of the facts can be made.
Harry w. Jackson, of Riverside, en-
tered plea of guilty to charge of as
sault and battery on his son-in-law
named Caruthers. The assault was
made because Caruthers had beaten
and maltreated his wife, who is de-
fendant's daughter. The court sus-
pended sentence and imposed costs ol
Harry Keesee, colored, said he was
guilty of charge of assault and bat.
terry with intent to kill his wife. The
crime occurred in Bordentown. The
cut his spouse with razor,
inflicting wounds from which she
came near dying. No reason whatever
could be learned for, the cause of the
vicious assault. He was sentenced tC
from to II years in state prison. He