Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1888-11-08
NO. 2I2O

stantially that this case must be de.
clded like all Others, upon the facts of
the law bearing upon it, and not bv
any feelings OF prejudice for or against
the defendants.
Ihe law was during the time, carried
oy this Indictment such that the sales
OF liquor could be conducted in law
ful manner, sales made by the quart at
that place were not illegal at the time:
neither was the drinking of it one time
illegal; but if the drinking was habitu-
al it was unlawful.
The disorder, though, NAV be found
IN the fact as the sales being SO con-
Quoted as to be annoying to the com
munlty and to be demoralizine to if.
Ii they sold liquors so that men con.
gregated in a drunken or ha]f-maudIin
condltion-so that the place became q.
loafing place for intoxicated persons
It became disorderly place. The eyi-
dence seemed to prove that.
Selling tominors need not be proven
The selling to minors did not consti-
tute the disorder entirety The law
forbits the seller to allow minors to
drink, even if they do not buy it them
selves; it is not the selling, but the
4 permission, which constitutes the dis
order, if such permission is babitua]
Ii these are allowed, the seller is cor
ruptor OF public morals; and he NAV
90 this as well by giving the LIQUOR
away as by selling it. IF you believe
beyond reasonable doubt. that Tuft e.
Fox have thus allowed minors to drink
habitually, you must convict them: if
you lave reasonable doubt, you must
acquIt them, closed the Judge.
The jury retired.
Sarah Crawford. who had pleaded
guilty TO keeping disorderly house at
Brlckville, was fined 800 and costs.
| Charles, Bozio, of Vineland, the same
oHence, was fined $100 and costs.
John Harman was sentenced to the
State Prison at hard labor. for two
years.
Chris. j. kienzle, disorderly house.
was fined $3.50 and costs.
| Tuft and Fox were each fined $500
and costs, under their first conviction.
John Nolan and John Getz were
each fined $15 and costs. F8
Chris H. Gahre was fined $500 and
costs.
Walter Toms was fined 5000, and
costs. aur
| j. Frank Shores was fined s4OO and
costs. The Judge said the extra 800
in his case, was because he had been
before the court before.
| William Bitter was fined 5000 and
costs.
| Gottlleb Stohrer was fined under the
conviction for keeping a disorderly
house 800, and costs, and under the
indictment for a specific sale he was
fined $1.0O and costs.
The cases of Tuft and Fox and Chris.
ii. Gahre, at least will be carried to
the Supreme Court. At two o'clock
the parties convicted will appear be-
fore Judge Reed with their recogniz-
ance or go to Jail. Court adjourned
to- o'clock.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Court convened at Q O'Clock, to finish
up the business of the October term.
The term, though long, has given
quite satisfactory results to the public,
whatever the results may have been
to the litigants, and, although the ex-
penses of the trials have been large,
the convictions have been so very gen
eral that the State will have been re-
imbursed, in the main.
The Jury in the case just ended this
morning, is still out, and the proba-
bilities now seem to favor disagree
ment.
The persons who were fined. and
who were on bail, appeared in Court
to settle up" their indebtedness, or
give bonds, in the event of carrying
their cases to the Court of Errors and
Appeals
b. L. Tuft, Joseph Fox, John Nolan,
and William Goetz, appeared with
their bondsmen, Jacob Daley and
Fred r. Hohenstatt, and gave bonds
in the sum of $1,000, in order to take
their cases to the higher Court
Chris. II. Gahre and Walter Toms.
with their sureties, John Mcpherson
and W. III. McGear, gave bonds in the,
sum of $1,000 10 carry their cases up
j. Frank Shores and William Bitter,
lcOnclndinp 70 take their oases nm o,ava
bonds in the sam OF $1,000, with Chris
topher Bitter as their surety.
With this, the business of the Cour.
ccnclndea for the term, and the Judge
left oa the afternoon train.
The Court of Quarter Sessions will
convene on Monday, to be held by
| the Lay Judges, Judge Reed not being