The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-01-31
Court.
On Friday. the Court sat to listen to
argument on the application of John
Heating to keep hotel at Riverton.


Mr.. Foy represented the applicant.
4 Mr.. Sooy said he did not object to tn
application, nor would he say anythin
against the personal character of tn
applicant, but would call witnesses Il
show that the house was not necessary.
Mr.. Foy thought the remonstranc'
should be overruled because of its vague
ness. In its present condition it is merely
an objection without specific reasons
giving the remonstrants the privilege o.
putting in evidence in a very broad man
ner. He claimed that the Court should
not hear evidence in the matter.
Mr.. Sooy said there was no law requir
ing remonstrance to be filed, but it was
a rule of this Court that caused such
papers TO be filed, and there was nothing
to show that the reasons should be speci'
fed. Witnesses must be called to show the
nature of the objections.
The motion was overruled and evidence
was taken.
Charles M. Biddle, of Riverton, testified
that about 25 buildings had been erected
at East Riverton, where John Heating
desired to keep a hotel. The proposed
house would be on creek which was
navigabls for hat-boats and row boats.
There are no business establishments at
East Riverton, and there was no necessity
whatever for such hotel, as there were
very few travellers The custom to the
house would have to come from persons
who would come up the river merely for
the purpose of drinking. as there would
not be any legitimate trade in the locality.
There is no railroad station in the neigh
borhood, no stores, no public road, moth
| ing that would call for hotel.
Ezra Lippincott had lived at Riverton
for Sc years. He knew Mr.. Heating. The
latter does not occupy the house for which
he was seeking Incense. The witness could
not see single reason why the license
should be granted.
Edmund II. Pancoast has been in the
real estate business for seven years, and
was builder ten years before that. He
did not think licensed house in East
Riverton necessary.
S. Robinson Coale thought the situation
of this house would greatly conduce to
tipping. So far as witness knew River
ton never had licensed house.
Edwin Lippincott said there never had
been licensed hotel in Riyerton, nor is
one needed now.
Joseph Campbell did not think hotel
necessary.
David A. McCarroll AN insurance broker,
did not think licensed house would con-
duce to the public good.
Gen. William L. James is well ac-
ouainted with the house where Heating
proposes to keep hotel. A license
would not conduce to public good.
William F. Dreer, one of the proprietors
of the nursery at Riverton, employs about
80 men, and from his knowledge of the
house and its surroundings he did not
think the place would be of an advantage.
Jacob D. Eisele, manager of Dreer's
nurseries, daily goes within 800 or 800 feet
of the house where Heating proposes to
keep hotel. In the IL years he has lived
at Riverton he had seldom had applicar
tons from persons desiring board. There
was very little travel along the road. A
hotel would probably draw custom and he
was opposed to the license because he did
not believe it was public necessity.
Mr.. Pancoast was recalled and said
there are boarding houses in Riverton
whose owners had instructed him to send
mechanics or laboring men who desired
board.
Mr.. Eisele was also recalled to testify
that there is no trouble whatever to get
board for mechanics or working men.
The remonstrants rested and the appli-
cant opened his case.
John Heating was the first witness He
told where his house is located, being
situated on a public road leading from
Burlington to Camden. The nearest
hotel, at present, is at Riverside.
John Quigley. stable man and driver OF
hack, has frequent chances to see per-
sons who come to town, and want place
to stay all night. They generally went to
some place where there is hotel.
John Burke came from Asbury Park to
tell how he went to Riverton to build a
church last October. He could not get
boarding accommodations for two men
and himself so he went to Palmyra, but
he is not boarding at hotel, but at pri-
vate house. the hotel men saying they
only took boarders in the summer time.
Joseph Gest, constable. of East River
ton, thought it very desirable that Mr..
Heating should have license.
Michael O'Neill, of Riverton, thought
this hotel necessary for the accommoda-
ton of the public.
John Heating was then recalled and
said he had canvassed the neighborhood
to ascertain how many citizens wanted a
hotel.
Mr.. Sooy objected to any testimony Of
this kind. The only way to do this was
to bring the citizens here themselves.
The testimony was ruled out.
The case was then argued by Frank A.
Foy and Clarence T. Atkinson for the
applicant, and Mark R. Sooy for remon-
strants.
On Saturday morning, the first business
was the rendering Of the decision in the
Heating case. Judge Forsyth announced
that the license was granted.
Prosecutor Budd moved that William
Emmons be sentenced. Ex-Prosecutor
Hendrickson appeared in behalf of the
prisoner. There were two counts to the
indictment, one charging assault and
battery with knife, the other assault
and battery, both on James H. Young, Of
Burlington. The first count was aban-
doned by the State, and the prisoner
pleaded non cult conte'sdere on the second
Mr.. Hendrickson thought the true state
ment of facts would put the matter in 9
different light than it appeared in before
the Grand Jury. He read several affidavltt
showing that Young, who was under the
influence of liquor, was the agressor, ano
struck Emmons several times, until the
latter was compelled to act in self-defense
Mr.. Hendrickson thought, under all th'
circumstances, the ends of justice would
be satisfied by the imposition of hgh
sentence.
Prosecutor Budd thought the assault
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