The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-03-10


SELLING LIQUOR TO STUDENTS Too Tar
erB Keepers on TfiaL-The somwat celebra-
Ted cases between the Pennington Seminary
and Female College aud Alexander
Nelson, a tavern keeper at Washington's
Crossing, and Joseph Hoppock, of Titusvlle,
in Mercer county, were finally brought to
trial on Friday, before Justice f. S. Mills and
jury of twelve men. Mr.. James Buchanan
appeared as counsel for the plaintiff and NJ.
Beasley, Jr., Esq, for the defendants.
After the disposal of the motions to quash
the writs, made by Mr.. Beasley on the ground
of imperfection in the demand, and to strike
out the demand altogether, which were over
ruled by the Justice, the trial proceeded.
The first witness was a young man named
George Brown, who at present lives at Asbury
Park, and who, in December last, was stu
dent at the Pennington Seminary. He testi-
fled that himself, Arthur Lake, Frank Part
ington and Martin d. Rutherford, also stu
dents, went ON the 18th day of December
last, to take walk, and that they strayed
away to Washington's 0rossing hating at
Nelson's, where they drank twice, taking
large drinks, and also at Hoppock's, at Titus
vile.
The evidence was that these young men
became beastly drunk and two of them fell
on the railroad track and had to be helped up.
When they reached Pennington, two of them
were entirely helpless, and to save them from
shame, they were kept at distance from the
Seminary until night, when they were carried
to their rooms.
The young man Rutherford was not pres
ent, but his father, venerable looking cler-
gyman, was present, and testified that his son
was compelled to leave the Seminary in con-
sequence of this drunken scrape.
Frank Darlington, one of the same company,
testified and corroborated the other witnesses.
Arthur Lake, the other young man who
made up the party, also corroborated the wit
nesses.
DR.. Thos Hanlon, President of the Semin-
airy, detailed the circumstances attending the
drunken condition of the young men on the
18th day of December last. He stated that
Mr.. Nelson came to him and acknowledged
the wrong, saying that he was sorry for it, and
proposed to pay the penalty without trial.
Prof. j. H. Morgan, Vice President of Pen
nington Seminary, testified to the fact that
the boys were shamefuly and stupidity drunk.
The plaintiffs then rested their case
Mr. Beasley tbereupon moved to non-suit
the plaintiff list, because the act of incorpor.
alton of this institution has not been proved
and I'd, because it did not appear affirmatively
that Alexander Nelson knew that these young
men were students, but that it does appear
afirmatively that he did not know they were
i students.
These points were argued by counsel and
the Court refused the noD-suit on both points.
Mr.. Beasley then opened the defence, and
said that they should rely on the fact that
Mr. Nelson did not know these young men
were students, and called the defendant AL
exander Nelson, who admitted having sold the
liquor, but declared that he did not know, MOI
did he have any means of knowing, that the
bows were students at school.
The case was then summed up by counsel,
and the jury found the defendant guilty of the
charge.
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