Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-05-30


come out of Gahre's place.
Frank Sheppard also lived son the
Roadstown road, and was called. He
had seen men in wagons when he
would be going home since last Octo-
Der, pass him and drive into Gahre's
place; he had seen the same persons
coming back; they would have bottles
and would be drinking from them; he
had seen some Of them under the in
fiuence OF liquor
Howard Sharp. living on the Roads
town road, had seen men drinking
along the road on both sides of Mr..
Gahre's place.
Frank Shute, living on the Roads
town road, had seen drinking and
drunken men at the railroad crossing;
it was q common sight since last Ooto-
Der. He had frequently seen men
entering and coming out of Gahre's
| place.
| MONDAY MORNING.
| Augustus Cook, a brother to Law
yer Cook, took the stand for a short
time and was followed by David Platts
who lives 800 or 400 yards from Gahre's
place, on the opposite side of the road.
He mad seen few drlnks as be
passed along the Roadstown road
since October. This ended the testi-
neny for the remonstrants
Hon. I. II. Smalley was the first wit
ness called Oh the part Of the appli-
can't Mr.. Smalley had seen nothing
at Mr.. Gahre's place indicating disor-
der. He had seen people go in at Mr..
Gahre's place, but they were always
quiet and orderly. Had seen no drink
ing or drunkenness along the Roads
town road. Storekeeper l. W. Swings
observation had been about the same
as Mr.. Smalley's, with the addition
tina the had seen two drunken persons
on the road near the railroad.
B. Frank Swing had seen two drunk
en- men along the road near the raj
road, going towards Bridgeton.
James H. Smaliey had seen me-
drinking from beer bottles in q roaa
cart, on the Roadstown road.
Rudolph Sheppard, David Randolph,
VIM. Tice, Constable Joseph Fox,
milkman Isaac Custer, John Paullin ,
Thomas NJ. Williams all gave their
testimony and court adjourned 10 2 so
, O'Clock.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
In resuming the Chris. Gahre case,
; two more witnesses were examined.
Martin Van Buren Powell was a con-
, stable, who, though he had had occa-
! sion to take flour and feed to Gahre's
place since last October, hadseen moth
ing disorderly.
John Harker had seen nothing
whatever disorderly, eithe. at the
! place or on the road. He owns piece
of ground between Shores & Bitzers
and Gahre's.
With this evidence both sides rested
and Mr. Sheppard began the summing
a up. OF Mr.. Gahre, personally, he
I said he had no words to say against
Outside OF the business in which he
= was engaged, be was q good citizen,
but this business made him not first
class citizen; his business made him a
disorderly character. He eulogized
, MIR. GahTe very highly as an easy go
| ing, good hearted man; but these very
n qualities, he claimed, untitled him for
, the business OF rum selling; he could
. not manage or control this kind OF g
business.
Mr.. Mitchell asked for the granting
Of license to Mr.. Gahre, Mr.. Kienzle
and Mr.. Young. He asked the court
to try them one year, or to license
them and if they committed or allowed
any disorderlY practices he argued
that their licenses could be revoked at
next term of court.
The court announced that no de-
cision would be rendered in these cases
until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Court adjourned for the day.
TUESDAY MORNING
When court was opened this morn
ing, Judge Hoagland announced that
there would be special session of the
| Orphans Court and Court of Common
Pleas on July 22d. This is the first
special session of the Court of Com
mon Pleas ever held in the summer,
it's said
In the matter of licenses hereafter,
the Court ordered q rule entered on
the minutes, that applications for IL
censes must be made on the first day
OF the term; that remonstrances there
to must be fled at the same time, and
notice given on the second day,
The court announced that the Ii
censes applied for by Jacob It. Sharp
and Jacob Weist, of Maurice River
Township; William Goeiz, of Fairfield;
Geo. Foster, of Lawrence; Chris Gahre
and Chris. Kienzle, of Hopewell were
refused; and the license application of
Fred Young, of Lower Hopewell, was