Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1888-11-08
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
THE LONG OCTOBER TERM
ENDED.
The Prisoners Receive The1F
Sentences One Prisoner
for Trenton.

The Prisoners Receive Their
Sentences One Prisoner
for Trenton.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. 81.
Court resumed business with the eX-
animation of Isaac Lowengrund in his
own behalf, which about concluded all
the testimony in the case. Col. Potter
began the summing up, and the State
followed
The Judge charged the Jury that
there was evidence that drunken men
were seen coming out and going in the
place, and that cider had been sold to
them. If these things are done habit
ually, it makes the place disorderly.
He submitted to the Jury, however,
the special question-had the defend
ant the right to sell cider on Sunday?
IF YOU find he has sold cider on Sunday,
habitually, you can return verdict of
that fact, and this point would be
afterwards considered by the Court.
The Jury retired.
The case of BENZ. l.. Tuft and Joseph
B. Fox was taken up Immediately, and
a Jury placed in the box. This case
was in charge of Charlas E. Sheppard,
City Solicitor.
The defendants are now on trial for
keeping disorderly house in the city
of Bridgeton, the indictment having
been found at the May term of Court.
The defendants had their bottling
establishment, the 'Whistling Buoy"
Fairfield township, and telephone
leading to it from their livery office,
on North Laurel street. Orders for
beer. etc., would be telephoned from
the livery office to the establishment
on the Fairton road. The State held
that sales thus made, constituted their
livery office disorderly house.
Henry May was the first witness.
He said he was twenty-one years old
on the 18th of September last. He had
gone to the office, on Laurel street, to
get some liquor. Mr.. Tuft told him
he would have to telephone down be-
low for it, which he did, through the
phone, in witness presence. Tuft
told witness to come for it the next
evening, which would be Saturday.
He called for it on that evening, at
about 7 o'clock. Mr.. Tuft told him
the stuff had not come. He went out,
and returned later, when it had ar
rived. Mr.. Tuft went to a closet and
got the liquor and delivered it to him,
for which he paid him, there, the price,
which was one dollar. On the next
Tuesday night he bought more liquor.
Mr.. Fox was there at that time, but
Mr.. Tuft was not. Mr.. Fox was just
going out at the door, and William
Miller, who was there, said, ''l'll order
it for you" and he did so.
At this point, the Jury in the Low
engrund case came into Court, having
been out but short time. The ver-
dict was peculiar one. 1t was as
follows: mot guilty, but condemn
the borough of Vineland for allowing
it's citizens to transact business on the
Sabbath"
When the liquor came, on the next
night, Mr.. Henry Fort was present.
At that time, John McQuigg was there
and got a quart of liquor; he did not
know whether ne paid for it, but he
saw a dollar in McQuigg's hand. Mr..
Fox telephoned the third order for
him.
Col. Potter was in charge of the de-
fence. His cross-examination was very
severe, but it was an ugly side of the
case.
VIM. Fox said he knew Mr.. Tuft and
Mr.. Fox, He had ordered from a
dozen beers to crate of beers from
them; he had telephoned for it him
self, at their office on North Laurel
street.; he had frequently done SO.
Joseph Fox was there when he tele-
phoned for it, He would call up John
Nolan, at the establishment, and get
the beer about an hour after telephon-
ing for it, Mr.. Fox would deliver it
to him, and he would pay for it in the
Office When ordering it, he said, he
would say, Bring me up a dozen bot
ties of beer; leave 'em here in the
office"
Charles B. Moore, City Recorder
was present with the Ordinance book,
and was called to the stand with Or.
dinance No. l of the city. 1t was put
in evidence
William Ross, called, testified that
he had got quart of whiskey at Tuft
& Fox's office, on Laurel street. He
telephoned for it.