Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1888-11-08

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they had ordered beer through the
telephone at Tuft & Fox's office, on
Laurel street.
Nieukirk said he had ordered whis-
key, and drank of it there, but whether
he paid for it there or not, he could
not remember.
Smith Peterson had been at the
livery Office and got quart of apple
jack ''by telephone; had also got a
keg of beer there, OF Mr.. Fox. "
Court adjourned.
THURSDAY MORNING,
The types made our report say yes
terday that the judgment in the Gar
rison-Cotton case yesterday, was for
five hundred dollars" 1t should have
been five dollars
The Tuft & Fox case was resumed
this morning, with Smith Peterson on
the stand. He was witness who had
gone to the office of Tuft & Fox, on
Laurel staeet and ordered beer from
the 'Whistling Buoy by telephone.
William Miller's testimony was char
acterized by what he did not know.
He didn't know James M. Reeves,
the hostler, but he knew Jim Reeves,
very well.
Governor Green, r. S. Green, Jr.,
and c. H. Winfield entered the court
room, and after walking up and shak
ing hands with Judge Reed, took seats
within the bar.
William Vaughn testified that he had
been at Tuft & Fox's place, on Laurel
street, and ordered beer and whiskey.
He had told Mr.. Tuft and Fox both,
that he wanted beer or whiskey, as the
case might be, and he had been direct
ed to the telephone. He had got
whiskey there as many as a dozen
times.
John Green, Joseph Borden Joseph
Gallagher all testified, and then Henry
Brown, who had been convicted of
''entering" a restaurant, was brought
from the Jail to give his testimony.
He was shown by Mr.. Tuft how to use
the telephone.
Charles Lacy and Thomas Black
wood, both having been subpnnaed,
were called, but neither appeared.
Electrician Meyers was called to
prove that Mr.. Tuft had ordered the
telephones put in at his Office and at
the "Whistling Buoy"
This closed the evidence for the
prosecution.
Col. Potter asked for the Judge to
direct the Jury to acquit the defend
ants without putting them to the
trouble of making defense.
The Colonel supported his motion
with an elaborate argument. The
Court could not admit the rule,
however, and cited authorities sus-
tanning it's course. The case must be
tried before the jury, the Court holding
that the sales took place at the office
of Tuft & Fox.
Col Potter asked that an exception
to this be taken, and proceeded to
open for the defense. The defense
claimed that the sale took place at
the establishment of Tuft & Fox, on
the Fairton road, under the stipula-
tions provided by the law, and that
such sales were legal.
Benjamin L. Tuft, one of the defen-
dants, took the stand. His evidence
showed that he with Mr.. Fox had an
establishment on the Fairton road for
the sale af liquors in quantity of one
quart or more; also that they had a
livery office on North Laurel street.
They also knew that it was illegal to
sell LIQUORS in Bridgeton without a
license. In fact his evidence admitted
all that is already known as to his
business of selling liquor, and of the
telephone arrangement. He had taken
legal advice of ExJudge Westcott,
who had advised him that the business
carried on in that manner would be
perfectly legitimate and lawful. Ches-
place on the Fairton road described
how the business was conducted at
his end of the phone.
Ephriam OFT was called, and said he
was employed by Tuft " Fox, and
that he never knew either of them to
transmit orders through the telephone.
The Nafapca rpctad
Court adjourned for dinner
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Liquor selling is certainly a ''weari-
some" business to those engaged in it,.
The fear of the law is continually over
them, and if they fall under the Jug
gernaut of it's wheels, woe will betide
them. Tuft u Fox are, at least find
ing out tue truth of the first of these
propositions, for when this case is end
| ed, which is now before the Jury,
another awaits them, the prime feat
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