Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-01-26
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
DEERFIELD SECURES LIZ
CENSE AGAIN.
The Transgress0rs are Sentenced d
by ehe Court.

The Transgressors are Sentenced
by the Court.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
After the Judge charged the Jury in
the Thomas Earl case, a jury was en-
panelled to try the disorderiy house
case of Seymour Spencer, of Vineland.
This is ''Reddyn Spencer, who is we'll
known In the Court.
Court adjourned for dinner and at
the afternoon session Court had hardly
convened when the Earl jury came in
returning a verdict of guilty" as
charged.
The Spencer case will close the bust.
ness of the term. james 8. Ware con-
Quoted the defense.
The Jurors, excepting those on this
panel were discharged for the term.
William Wood, of Vineland, an EN-.
ployee of the gas house in that place,
was the first witness called in the case.
This witness detailed that the defend
ant sold s'cider" and soft drinks. He
had bought cider there which made
him drunk. He got drunk there on
Columbus Day, Oct. 2lst. Will Sey-
mour and others were drunk there
with him. He did not go there with
him. He did not go there often, but
on Columbus Day there were many
around outside, drunk. He got drunk
there between the hours of z and 10
o'clock on that day, and was never
there afterwards nor since nuther, :"
he said.
Wood was loud and lively witness;
positive and very explicit in his state
ments. He was daisy.
William Seymour-no kin to Sey-
mour Spencer-came next. He was a
colored youth, who had visited the
alleged den.
Seymour was at Seymour Spencer's
place the Monday after Columbus Day.
Spencer was not there but Mrs. Spen-
Ger served him and a friend with cider.
It made 'em tight. He knew Spencer
was the proprietor of the place, and
had bought cider of him.
Spencer's place is situated at Boule-
ward and Wood street.
Charles II. Gray, also colored, was
the next witness, who had got "cider"
at Seymour Spencer's, and got drunk
on ''cider" at Spencer's. He bought
it from Mrs. Spencer, and had also
bought cider of Spencer.
Some of Lawyer Wares cross-ques.
tions amazed this witness immensely,
and he agreed with Mr.. Ware that he
had been before the Court thou
sand times, had been convicted of
stealing chickens many time.
Mamie Smith said she knew Spencer
but was never in his place; she had
passed his place and saw William Sey-
more there on that Monday and she
told Mrs. Spencer not to sell him any
more cider, or she would be arrested,
and then Mrs. Spencer poured back
the cider which she had previously
poured out In glass.
Annie Williams was called and COR
roborated Mamie.
l.. A. Powell was called. He Is the
proprietor of the Vineland Gas Works.
He knew Spencer tand on Columbus
Day he detected two of his men VIM.
Wood and Harry Curry coming out
of Spencer's place under the influence
Of liquor; he saw them several times
during the day each time in a worse
condition.
He went to Spencer's and accused
him of selling his men liquor which
Spencer denied. Did not see any
drunken men in his place, but saw
noisy men around there on the follow
ing Monday.
On cross-examination he, said he
gave William Spencer money to go to
Spencer's and buy cider for him, he
wanted the cider to have it tested to
ascertain II there was alcohol in it.
George w. Hestel a genteel looking
man, said he knew Seymour Spencer
and had been In his place and bought
cider, the first drink Of which went to
his head; he gut 1t of Spencer.
It was the day before Columbus Day
in the morning; he had been bad
drunk the day before
Isaac Perkins had been at Spencer's
but, oh my, what poor decripit old
memory he had.
"Had talk with Mr.. Spencer since
your memory failed you," asked the
Prosecutor, mo sir" said he curtly.
The Prosecutor wanted to call 1t a
Spencerian loss Of memory,
Mr.. Ware was knocked out on his
first gu stion.
"Have yon ever got drunk on Spen-
cer's der2n asked Lawyer Ware.
Il ,'on's remember" solemnly an
swerei the with. ss.
sTh.t'- enonsh" said Mr.. Ware.
Chas. Edwards WIS very much like
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