Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-04-25
THE WOMEN PROTEST.

The temperance campaign came to |
. focal point on Monday before |
Court, where large delegation of w |
C. t. Us. appeared to protest against |
ths granting of license to sell liquor. |
The women made Recorder Berry's |
Office thsir headquarters immediately |
before the meeting of Court at 2 P.
n.
When the court convened, Mr. Ly-
ons on behalf OF the temperance peo-
pie presented $ remonstrance to the
granting Of license to John Foreman
OF the Jacobs House for FIVE reasons,
all of which were ruled out by Judge
Barnett excepting the fourth reason,
-nsmely, that Of selling to minors and
to persons Of known incorporate hsb-
its.
Witnesses were called to sustain
the fourth point Of objection to Fore
mans license.
John Hamilton, q minor, testified
that he had bought q dIink of beer
from John Foreman. Foreman testi-
fed to the drink he gave Hamilton.
BE Was made to believe that Hamil-
ton WAS not a minor. Nose Panne
baker was present and told him that
Hamilton had q wife and two chill
dren.
John Beward, . minor, testified
that be drank beer at Foremans s that
he bought 1t from Joel Foreman,
who did not ask his age.
Robert Crozier, over age, testified
that he bought no liquor from John
Foreman within the past year. Two
years ago the liquor there was stop
ped on him. He got liquor there il
an under hand way but not from
Foreman
Winfield Heck, a minor, testified
that when he had = uniform on b,
drank beer ut John Foremans bsl
with the Mexico band, when Bill
Rickenbsugh treated the band. Fore
man told them he did not allow mi
nors to drink at his bar.
James Mcdonald, over age, testi.
hed that be bought no liquor at tn.
Jacobs House. He told that be hst
got whisky there for fun. He wanted
to see or hear what people would sa,
about it.
On the point OF sustaining th.
charge Of selling liquor to intemper,
ate persons
Judge j Kelly Patterson WAS aues
toned. He said, saw j. W. Pistt,
and another man drink at the jacob,
House bar, didn't see what the,
drank
George Heck testified TO the in
temperate habits Of j. W Plstte. II.
would not say that he Was . '.hsbit
usl drinker," be would get tight
Might say he WAS intoxicated slmos
every day last fall
Lew Myers testified that j. "
Plette Is sober sometimes and some
times he is not sober.
Jacob Thomas considered j. "
Pistte to be . man Of intsmperst
habits
I. d. Garmsn considered Pletts q
man OF Incorporate habits.
s. 3. LoudSn testified to the sam
import or habit
3. B. Cayeny testified that Plett
Was IN the habit of getting tight.
j. W. Hughes testified to Plette
intemperste habits. considered ths
be could not resist the temptation c
drink.
Landlord, John Foreman testifie
20 the length of time that be hs
been in the hotel business, that b
has never been indicted for sellin
liquor unlawfuIly. He had sol
Hamilton 9 minor, q glass of bee
but hs WAS made to bekege tbs
Hamilton was over age. He ha
given orders to Joel Foreman, hi
brother not to sell liquor to minors
The boys made Joel believe they wer
over 81 years of age He bad M
sold liquor to j. W. Plette lately
About 2 year ago Bill Gsrman gav
him orders not to sell liquor t
Plette. He had given orders to hi
brother not 70 sell liquor to PIet,