Bridgeton pioneer., 1890-06-12
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DRUNKEN ORGIES.
A Reign of Terror in the Village
of F8lrtOu.

A gang OF young fellows, who have
become more or less Intimately ac-
q'lalnted with foaming lager beer.
nave been making the usually Quiet
and peaceful village OF Fairton, a verv
llvely place. Each recurring Saturday
night, brings about a very a4p pisa.sant
state of affairs, and the citizens have
resolved to rise up and be heard.
Saturday night last, had a stranger
wandered in Fairton, be would uaye
thought he had struck Gloucester on
Sunday. Beer and rum ran riot, and
before Sunday morning rolled a4ouad.
there had been most 6isarecefuI
scene.
Some of the foremost people Of Fair
ton have spent hundreds CT dol
lars In making Tomlnson's Park O.
beautiful trysting place, and picnic
parties have enjoyed pleasures there
hugely. Last Saturday,the Methodist
church people of Fairton, had a Jolly
out door time there, but early in the
evening there was trouble.
A party of drunken rougbs wandered
ln the pine grove, and used very pro-
lane language and were ordered Off.
Later these same smart A.eeas oou2re-
gated upon the streets, directly in the
centre of the village, and made a great
disturbance, QUE of them, Francis
dasklll, was heartily drunk, aud his
tongue was very filthy. Furla-2 r.
Willis, the glass manufacturer and
butcher, was his special victim. He
called MIR. Willis names tba5 would
have made bad men blush, and per
sisted In being allowed to "cet at him.
others were endeavoring to drag Gas
Kill Off and finally succeeded.
During the evening, Constable FRANK
Davis arrested William Gsskin, but
Daniel Davis, Charles Harris end
Francis Gaskili were not willing for
the officer to take their friend, and the
man was taken from the custody of
the constable.
Sunday morning was the innings
for the good citizens of Fairton. Mr..
Willis had not forgotten That one of
these young men had snapped q pistol
IN his face the night before, and iu
company with Mr.. Frank Gibson and
esquire B. B. Russell, drove to Bridge
ton. Here they sought advice and re-
turned TO Fairton with Constable
Amos johnson. The Constable looked
Very much like a preacher as ne,
roamed among the unsuspicioas Fair-
ton people, and his errand was not
learned until Harris and Gaskill were
arrested.
Mr.. Willis, sometime in the after
neon, called at Harris home, and told
him he wanted him at the Justices Of
ice The young man came out and
said he wanted ais coat. He returned
to the house, jumped out of a back
window and skipped. But his liberty
was soon taken from him, as he ran
into the arms of Constable johnson, in.
a back lot. Gaskill was later arrested,
and the hearing of each was before
Justice Russell.
Gaskill was charged with disorderly
conduct, and the above facts were
brought out in evidence. F. R. Willie.
Frank Gibson, Charles Taylor, How
ard Bamford and Milton Russell gave
testimony. Gaskill had no statement
to make, and the Justice adju 'ged MIN
gui ty. and sentenced him to imprison-
ment in the county Jail for ninety days.
This is the limit. There was great px.
element when the sentence was an.
nounced.
Harris was charged with obstructing
and hindering an officer IL The lawful
discharge of his duties. He plead not
guilty, and waived hearing, and was
released after furnishing $500 bail for
his appearance at court. Thus these
midnight orgies in this peaceful village
will be broken up. The guilty will be
made to suffer and law abiding citizens
will look upon the scene and applaud.
Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Gibson, deserve
the praise of every law abiding man
for their work in bringing these uen
to justice.
Man Missing.