Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-10-18

Did you ever see sarsaparillaT,
Yes sir.'
is beer red? How many colors Of
beer did you ever see any how?"
This was about the gist OF the pre-
liminsry questions in cross examina-
ton.
3. Howard Laning next testified
that he had been to Shores and Bit
zer's place, since 4th of July, several
times.
Ever bought beer or whiskey
there?n asked the prosecutor.
Yes sir, several times.''
What kind OF beer?''
Lager beer"
Did you drink it in the building?n
No, took it ont of the building.'
Who told you to take it out OF the
building"
Mr.. Shores"
How would you carry it and drink
it?''
Carried it out in a measure, and
took q glass
Have you ever seen any one drink
it out Of q glass inside the building?''
Have seen men handed beer
glasses. and take it outside and drink
it,
Have you ever been there on Sun
day?,'
mo SIR
Have you ever seen intoxicated
people there?'
II can't say that have. I've seen
them on the road drunk, but not right
on the premises
How far is this place of Bitzer's
from the public road?'' e
Fifteen or twenty feet | have
seen men drinking in the public road,
forty or Fifty yards west of the place."
The versatile "Roschy" Ryan came
forth and on his oath said that this
farm kept on band and for sale beer,
whiskey, and cider, and he had drunk
thereof of which he had purchased
quantities from both Mr.. Shores and
young Mr.. Bitter. He would get the
produce in g measure and they
would I'll glass and give him and he
would take it out to the corn field,
about 40 feet away and driak it. He
has also been given a drink in the
building which he would drink therein.
He never, no never. saw any one
tight there, and he went there alone
as a general thing. ~Gi1
Gottlieb Grosman was sworn. said
ne farmed lot near Shores g. Bitzers
place and he had bought beer there;
he took this in the corn field to drink
it, TOOK it out in quart measure and
glass, was told by Mr.. Shores to do SO;
the corn field may be 20, 25 or 80 feet
from the building.
Edward Young, Robert DeArmott,
Jerry Weldon, Adam Demaris and
George Mooney, all evidently full
hands on farms" gave corroborative
testimony. Christopher Bitter was
sworn, and said VIM. Bitter was his
son. He knew where his [Wm's. place
was on the Roadstown road, witness
said the farm" was owned by Shores
& Bitter, and witness had no interest
in it. With this witness the prosecu-
ton closed.
The defence in general was that
there was no disorder, no selling on
Sunday, and that the sellers under
took to comply with the meaning of
the law in the transactions of their
liquor selling-that they never sold
liquor TO DE drunk upon the premises.
II drinking was ever seen on the place
as Mr. Piatt had testified, it was when
Mr. Shores had treated someone, or
ha! sold ginger ale Or sarsaparilla.
Charles Dubois was the first witness
called by the defence. He was young
married man, lived about IS yards from
the place OF Shores and Bitter. He
said the place was es quiet and order
II as a place OF that kind could be.
Shores made cigars there; he had seen
Shores, Bitter and Ed Heintz there on
Sundays tDey had a dog shut up there
and tobacco; these had TO be attend
ed to on Sunday-tobacco wet down,
cattle there TO be fed and dog to be
fed.
On examination he said he
worked for Rice Brothers, and was
away from home during the day.
Mrs. DpBois, his wife, followed and
testified that the character of the
place was orderly and quiet; never was
annoyed by any drunken people or
otherwise, at Shores place.
Edward Heintz called. Said Shores
& Bitter kept beer, whiskey and cigars
to sell.
j. Frank Shores was called and gave
such testimony as might be expected
from him. The place he kept, so far
as the legal conformity went, was run,
according to the tenor of his state
H.. H. ! IL,