Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-10-18
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
ELEVEN PERSONS SENTENCED
TO PRISON.
Wholesale Conviction of Parties
Interested in the Illicit Sale
of LiquOr--COurt adj
1iOurns to Oct. 80.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Court resumed with VIM. Taylor
still in the stand. His evidence was of
a similar character to that of the
others, only that he had seen no one
drunk there. Heard row going on
there, but couldn't say of what nature
it was; the building was shut up, on
account of the row, he thought. De-
MED assisting to shut up the place.
w. Frank Dare was sworn, and said
he went past the Whistling Buoy on a
day of the Wild West Show; he was
in a wagon, and stopped there to see
a person; he saw number of men out
in the road, and some of them wanted
to fight; two of them were quarreling,
and wanted to get together, but their
friends kept them apart. They wran
gled and got across into the lot where
the building was. There were sixty or
seventy people there; several of them
seemed to be under the influence Of
liquor. Tuft came over Oh his horse
while the row was going on.
Boyd Riley was called, but had never
been at the Whistling Buoy.
Albert Woodward was sworn. He
had been to Tuft & FoX's, and bought
beer of Mr.. Nolan since July 4th;
bought it in bottles, and sometimes
took it on the boxes and sometimes
took it across the road to drink it,
Would sit around in the grove for an
hour or two, and when the bottles
were emptied, would get more-three
bottles at time. Went for beer, and
always got it; never got drunk there;
got pretty full, but not SO as to get
down.
William Harris denied ever being
tight at Tuft & Fox's place since the
4th of July. r.5e.1 Il. a.o. mo..e.
Daniel Scull had called at Tuft y
Fox's since July 4th and bought beer;
never drank any around there. He
said, but soon bethought himself, that
he had drunk beer there, sitting
around on boxes.
George Mooney had visited the place
since the glorious Fourth.
Robt. De Armott gave his testimony
much after the manner of a Methodist
in class meeting, giving in his ''ex-
perience.'
Smith Davis gave very damaging
testimony against the defendants. He
was followed by Constable Hogbin,
whose testimony was not one whit
favorable to them.
Chas. E. Sheppard was placed upon
the stand to prove the date of the
Wild West Show. With this, the State
rested it's case.
Mr.. Potter opened for the defence.
Col. Potter, in his opening, asked
for a verdict of acquittal as to Nc
Quigg, as no evidence had been pre-
sented connecting him with the acts
alleged. The Colonel proceeded to
make a rather. singular exponanoe of
the duty Of the Jurors under their
oaths, touching the moral aspect of
the question-that all the elements of
the temperance features of the ques-
ton, as to the guilt or innocence of the
defendants, should be left out of con-
sideration, and that the Jury should
only take note of the lawful aspect Of
the case, and the evidence relating
thereto
Joseph p. Fox was the first witness
called in the defence. Mr.. Fox had
nothing to do with the business at the
Whistling Buoy, personally; he looked
after the livery and Wild West Show
business. In cross examination, he
said he went down there once or twice
a week; had seen drinking around
there. His firm had sold some beer
there since the 4th of July. Had not
seen any considerable number of per-
sons congregated there since the 4th
OF July, only once; that was the second
day of the Wild West Show.
=. ~ Benz. L. Tuft took the stand. He
acknowledged that he knew of the
Local Option law going into effect on
the 4th of July, 1ss8-had read the act;
had never sold bottle of beer over
the bar OF his place; Nolan and Getz
were the only persons employed to sell
beer; their orders were, not to sell
to any one unless they promised to
take the same away from the place.
Nothing must be sold to be drunk on
the place. His place was quiet and
orderly.
The Wild West Show was held at
Riverside Park, together with horse