The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-12-16
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NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA,
--Silas M. Slack, of Centre Bride, has
thirty three Brown Leghorn hens from
which, in ten months, he received a net
profit of $53.75. They are great layers.
The Bucks Co. County Courts have
been in session for some days. Among
the cases tried were the following which
will DO of local interest
Com. Us. MichaelA. FaRhart. Charge,
| selling liquor to minors. Mr.. Vanhart
keeps hotel in New Hope. Samuel Par
sons testified that Mr.. Vanhart sold him
liquor before he was of age; it was on
the Goth of October last, when he received
it he said he also purchased liquor on
1.-THE 18th of April last he paid MIR. Van
hart for it. Mrs. Parsons testified that
she had forbidden Mr.. Vanhart to sell
liquor to her sons, and that they were I'M
der age. Mr.. Vanhart admitted that she
had given him notice not to sell to her hus-
band, but not for her sons that the son
Samuel had been there with others and had
passed for young man of age for several
years. 1t further appeared that he had
often declared that he was of age, and had
a right tovote. Also, that Mr.. Vanhart al
ways refused to give young men intoxica-
ting liquors whom he knew or they looked
like being under age. Several young men,
who are minors, testified that they drank
lager beer there. Mr., Vanhart, however,
denied this, and said he recollected some
of them asked for beer, but he always gave
them birch beer, which was not an intoxi-
eating drink. A number of the best citi-
zens of New Hope testified that Mr.. Van
hart was very strict landlord, and that
he would not sell intoxicating drinks to
any minor If he thought he was under
age; also, that he kept first-class house.
The defendant alleged that the sole pur-
pose of this prosecution was to bring
about the settlement of a prosecution in
stituted by him against Edward Parsons
for committing an assault and battery
upon Mr.. Vanhart. That Parsons had
come to him and wanted him to settle
with them, which he refused. Mrs. Hat
tie Parsons alleged that she was the prose-
cutor. Verdict, not guilty, and Jacob
Lacey and Samuel Parsons, whom the
jury found to oe prosecutors, to pay the
costs. District Attorney for Common
wealth George Ross g. L. l.. James for
defendant.
Com. ps. Henry Day-Charge, selling
| liquor without license. The defendant
bought two eating stands at the Exhibi-
ton grounds last Fall, to keep during the
fair; they were Nos. and 10. Several
parties testified that they drank beer at
his stands, and others said that they
drank whiskey; it was kept in the back
part of the stands; each one consisted Of
two parts; there was partition, and in
the rear end there was counter, over
which it was sold; the whiskey was pour.
ed out of coffee pot into cups and drank
tho beer was poured out of regular beer
bottles; lager beer was delivered on the
grounds by both Oliver Kepler and Eli
Haldeman, who have beer establishments
In Doyestown. The defendant denied all
knowledge of beer or whiskey being sold
at his stands; he said he kept nothing but
soft drinks. Verdict, guilty, with the
Recommendation of the mercy of the
court. He was sentenced to pay fine of
$500 and costs of prosecution. Suisse
quently, his counsel made motion to
have the sentence reconsidered, stating
that he was able, and could arrange to
pay fine of 5000 and costs, otherwise he
would have to 90 to Jail. Tho motion was
granted, and sentence suspended until
next Friday, the 18th, and held In 5000
bail for his appearance at that time. Dis
trict Attorney for Commonwealth; George
Ross and l.. L. James for defendant.
Com. gS. Jacob Funk-Charge, selling
liquor without license. Mr.. Funk was
helper in stand No. s, and sold beer and
whiskey, which he, however, denied. The
facts were substantially the same az In
the case above reported. Verdict, guilty.
Sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and costs
of prosecution, and stand committed I'M
til sentence is complied with, not OK
ceeding ninety days. District Attorney
for Commonwealth; George Ross and l..
L. James for defendant.