Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-15
Charles Bradley's License.

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Farther Hearing Before the County Com.
| missiOners-The Testimony Takea-Mr
| Bradley Anxious to Sell Out.
Yesterday afternoon the hearing in the Ii
| cense revocation case of Charles W. Bradley
The proceedings we're opened by Mr.. Levi N
| Blydenburgh. He moved for an adjourn.
ment of the hearing not to exceed two
months. In support of that proposition he
| said that it appeared from the evidence that
the bartender had been in Mr.. Bradley's bar.
room, not for selling liquor, but for some
other purpose, and furthermore Mr.. Bradley
had determined to sell out his place and his
| business. He therefore suggested that the
| matter be continued by the commissioners
| from day to day or from week to week for a
| time not to exceed two months, in order that
if there were even the violation of the most
strict construction of the law, the license
| might be Immediately revoked.
To Mr.. Blydenburgh's motion, Mr.. Daley
objected. Mr.. Blydenburgh asked if MIR.
Daley would be willing to allow Mr.. Bradley
few days in which to dispose of his stock.
Mr.. Daley was not willing and Mr. Bly,
denburgh asked what he would be willing to
have done.
Let him surrender his license at once"
replied Mr.. Daley.
Commissioner Jacobs objected to any such
dickering arrangement. Mr.. BIydenbureh
again urged continuance. He said Mr.
Bradley was most anxious to get out OF the
business. aud was willing to give up his IL
cense as soon as he could dispose OF his
stock. It was no new idea on Mr. BradIey's
part. For a long while he had contemplated
selling oat, and his property was in the hands
of a real estate agent. If the postponement
was granted Mr.. Bradley would sell out, and
if his license was not surrendered within two
months it could then be revoked without
further hearing. This stipulation Mr..
Bradley would make in writing, and he would
further promise to close his hotel hereafter
at midnight until it was disposed Of
Mr.. Daley offered to accept a compromise
on the terms that the defendant plead guilty..
and that judgment be not pronounced for
thirty days. Mr.. Blydenburgh would not
agree to that arrangement.
Officer Nichols cross-examinatiou was
concluded and George j. Hitler was called.
He testified that he took dinner at Bradley's.
Sunday, April ~ In the barroom at that
time were Fl. NJ Ross, Mr.. Smith and
Charles Daley. He saw Detective Brewer
looking in through the window and pointing
at him and called the attention Of others in
the barroom to him.
Harlan M. Ross testified that took he din
ner at Bradley's on the Sunday in question,
visited the barroon and went up stairs. Mr..
Bradley gave him the key which unlocked
the door entering into the barroom.
r. II. Ward said that he was in the Flor
ence House barroom on the Sunday in ques-
ton, but did not get anything to drink. He
went to the water closet. Afterward he got
a lunch and went out. Mr.. Daley was in |
the room at the time, but whether he was |
sitting or standing he could not tell.
Morris Cohn, AZ Orange street, testified |
l was Of G. w Bradley's on Sunday. April |
9th. 1 went there between IL and l p. 10.
The barroom was closed I went into the |
dining room and found Mr.. Daley sitting In |
the dining room near the entrance to the bar |
room. 1 asked him what that meant, and |
he told me that Mr.. Brewer had ordered him |
out of the barroom. l went out and got my |
shoes blacked and went away.
The hearing was then closed until Satur-
day morning at 10 o'clock.