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

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A boy by the name of Edward Glenn
ents, who is 20 years old. was the next
witness. He had been there once with
a humber of other boys and bought a
quart of blackberry brandy. This
happened before the 1st of last Jan
uary.
Robert Westcott, a boy 18 years of
age, had been at Tuft s. Foxs. He
lived below Fairton, and was with sew
eral other lads; John Everingham had
bought the beer for the crowd.
Samuel G. Westcott, a lad of 20 years
of age, had been at Tuft g. Fox's place
a year ago last August with Samuel
johnson and Charlie Harris; Johnson
bought beer, which they drank inside
the building, and they paid johnson
their share of the cost after they had
left the building.
Court adjourned for the day.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The jury in the case of Tuft & Fox,
which went out yesterday afternoon,
brought in a verdict of not guilty last
evening.
The business of the court opened
this morning with continuation of
the trial of the case of yesterday, un-
der the January indictment.
A number of lads of 1S and 19 years
wnra p1t on tho cto1I oil of ,.l..
testified that they had been at Tuft g.
Fox's place on the Fairton road, and
that they had bought and drank beer
there.
Ephraim mWhitecar, who drove a milk
wagon and delivered milk there, had
drank beer there, procured of Chester
Hustled.
VIM. McAvoy had been to the place
and got three bottles of beer, which
he paid for, and with others, drank
there. This he drank out of glasses at
the bar.
Arch Brown, who said he was 20
years old last Spring, said he had been
at Tuft & Fox's place twice before the
1st of last January Was there in
August, 1887. with Gravenstine and
Garrison; went there to quench his
thirst; got some lager beer in glasse;
drank three glasses of beer. They
wouldn't sell the beer to him, because
his money wasn't good" he being
under 81 years old.
The evidence went on about this way
with long string of witnesses.
The case dragged it's weary length
along during the entire forenoon, with
the indications that it would extend
through the whole day and part of
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Frank Davis was the first witness
called by the prosecution, in the after
noon, in the case of Tuft, Fox and
Hustled, indicted for keeping dis
orderly house on the Fairton road,
Stage driver George Wainright fol-
lowed, and said that he had seen
drunken people around the premises
of Tuft and Fox, but could not clearly
fix in his mind the times when he had
seen them. On this point as to whether
it was before January 1st or not, he
could not recolect.
Cornelius Swartout, said he had
seen drunken men-men in his opinion
who were pretty badly intoxicated
about the place frequently when he
had been passing. He had seen men
coming out of the place who seemed
to him to be drunk; he had also seen
drunken men coming up the road from
that direction; he had seen young men,
apparently under age, close by there
drunk. He knew of no other place in
that neighborhood where Intoxicating
liquors could be obtained.
Matthias Davis in passing the place
had seen drunken men on the road
and in the grove.
Henry Buck of Fairton. had passed
the place frequently and seen drunken
men along the road, within % feet of
the house; had seen the like several
times; the men seemed to be loafing
around the place.
Henry Brown the convicted boy,
who was placed on the stand yester.
day, was again brought in to testify as
to getting beer at the place.
Belford Ayres testified that he had
been at Tuft & Fox's place once last
year to get a quart of whiskey; he got
it of Chester Hustled Mr.. Tuft was
present. Last Fall he saw a little
racket there one afternoon, Mr.. Tuft
and Chester Hustled were putting some
men out of the building, he was going
past when he heard crash as of bot
ties of beer broken or upset; he
stopped his horse in front of the door;
heard some one say 'get out Of here y
and saw Hustled have hold of man
pushing him out of the back door;
Tuft was holding the door. Hustled