Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-01-26
TUESDAY MORNING.

pied the attention of the Court some
time after the PIONEER news pages,
yesterday were closed.
Mr.. Lewis In his own behalf, gave
his house good reputation, and while
he had serious trouble with some, he
thought he had done all he could for
the benefit of the community and
good order. Lewis said that on two
occasions some of the patrons of the
house had arranged for rattle for
turkeys and he permitted it, He had
never allowed any gambling or card
playing for money about his house.
A man by the name of Biddle who
had testified against Lewis, Mr.. Lewis
said was angry because he forbid him
staying at his house with woman.
William Il. Vanleer testified that
Lewis had promised him not to sell
any man more than two drinks per
day. Lewis denied he had ever made
such promises, and said that he had
sold Vanleer as many as twelve drinks
per day.
Mr.. Sheppard made a very lengthy
cross examination of Mr.. Lewis, con-
suming seventeen minutes. Mr.. Lewis
branded several of the young men
who had said that he did not question
them concerning their age, as plain un-
vanished liars.
George Cobb, resident of Deerfield,
said his home was about fifty yards
from the hotel. He visited the hotel
about twice day. He said the house
was we'll kept, and he considered a
hotel necessary for Deerfield.
Samuel Rogers said he considered
hotel necessary in Deerield, and con-
sidered Mr.. Lewis careful landlord.
Mr.. Sheppard objected to any evi.
dence being interjected concerning
the necessity of hotel In Deerfield.
He said that the remonstrance being
against Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Ware said '"Then you admit
that hotel is necessary thereq'
II don't admit anything" said Mr..
Sheppard. "We simply say that Mr..
Lewis is violator of the law and a
man not fitted to keep hotel"
Enoch Dufield testified that he was
employed by Lewis about the hotel,
and had received orders never to sell
liquor to minors or men intoxicated.
He had heard Lewis ask people their
age when he doubted that they were
of age. Duff1eld had never seen any
gambling about the house excepting
the turkey rafflles.
Samuel Thompson gave expert testi-
mopy declaring that Lewis hotel had
been exceptionally well. kept. He had
known Lewis to refuse minors from
this city, drink at his hotel.
James Dumcomb testified that he
never got any liquor of Lewis when he
was drunk. In fact he had been re-
fused when he was intoxicated.
Samuel Peacock, whom the remon.
strants had pictured by testimony as
an old soak. was produced. He said
that Lewis had refused him when he
was intoxicated. Peacock thought he
had been intoxicated about the hotel,
but never upon liquor procured there.
Louis Shoemaker testified that he
took three drinks at the hotel on one
occasion and fell all in heap. He
was we'll cared for, however, being
taken out. in the sitting room and laid
away until he sobered up.
John Lewallen,a a Deerfield merchant,
declared the hotel to be Kept excep-
tionally we'll.
Edward Broadway, the stock dealer,
gave the hotel a fine reputation. He
said he had sent a minor to the hotel
for liquor, and Lewis had refused him.
Charles Harris said he went to Ell
mer on one occasion and got some
drinks and coming back got one drink
at the Deerield hotel. This seemed to
keel him and then he was refused
further drinks.
George Branen said he thought that
MIR. Lewis was keeping a very good
house in Deerfield. He said that he
signed. the remonstrance against Lewis
application, but only for the reason
that he is conscientiously opposed to
liquor being sold.
George Hass said that he asked Mr..
Lewis not to sell to one of his men and
he had acquiesed.
Freebooter George Harmon said
that the hotel was kept in first class
manner. He had known Lewis to
refuse minor drink. On cross -ex-
animation Mr.. Harmon said that he
had taken part in one rattle at the
hotel. and had won four turkeys. Two
of them he afterward sold back to Mr..
Lewis.
John Harmon closed the applicants
case by saying that as far as he knew
the hotel was kept in good shape.
MIR. Sheppard then wanted to intro
duce evidence to show that Mr. Taxr,s