Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-02-08
THE CASE CONTINUED.
w. Z. Bergen's Hearing On Charge
OF Illegal Liquor selling Put
Down fOr Friday.

w. Cs hefgek's q Hearing On Charge
OF Illegal Liquor selling Pus
Dewn for Friday.
The hearing of W. @. Berger, the
young druggist, did no. take place this
morning, but was put off till We'd
nesdaY next at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Ber.
ger was arrested yesterday and placed
under bail, by his Honor, Mayor Du-
Bois, on charge of Illegally selling
liquor.
He was represented Wednesday
morning 10 the Mayors court by MIR.
]. L. VanSyckel.
The prosecuting witness, or com.
plainant, was Mr.. O. W. Shoemaker.
President of the Git z ems Municipal
League, and the prosecution was un-
der the care Of City Solicitor Trench
ard. Mr.. Vansyckel, before the case
was opened. offered an affidavit and
asked for a continuance of the case.
The affidavit set forth that MIR. Berger
was business man, and his business
was OF such nature as to require the
attendance of suitable person at all
times, that his clerk was Chas. e. Bel
lows; who was an officer of the Legisla-
ton, ,nowin session, and that the defend
ant would suffer material damage by
being put to trial at this time. He
therefore asked for an adjournment.
In bis argument In support of the
motion, he also stated that on the
particular day specified in the charge,
when it was alleged that five pints of
liquor had been purchased by ssthis
fellow" Mr.. Berger was with the
daughter OF Mr.. James Horton, who
was then very sick and almost at the
point of death. This lady lis now
better, but not so as to go out. and she
is material witness for the defence.
In addition to this he said that he
was under great physical suffering
himself from neuralgia, which showed
In his swollen face, and had been un-
able to properly prepare for the de-
Tense, and that, out Of professional
courtesy, he thought the City solici-
tor would consent to a postponement
of the case.
At the conclusion of his remarks,
the Mayor. the Prosecutor Presi-
dent Shoemaker got thsir heads to.
gether for conference.
The Mayors Office was filed with an
immense crowd of people who were
evidently In sympathy with Mr.. Ber-
ger and his counsel.
Mr.. Trenchard, after the conference,
said that there was no disposition to
unduly press the case; the prosecution
had been properly brought.
There was no legal grounds for q
continuance of the case, and the physi-
! cal condition of the defendants eoun-
sci was sufficient reason for the post.
ponement He would consent to its
going over till Friday at 10 O'Clock,
on payment by defendant of witness
fees.
To this Mr.. VanSyckel very strongly
objected; he said I'VE won'6 pay ir.m
Has the city paid out any money? he
asked, Mayor, we won't pay it; you
may go ahead with the case first. This
is not the city's case; it is a private
prosecution, and you want this poor
man to pay these fees. Let Glenn Snoe-
maker pay 1t. He's rich"
This was an undignified position
which the lawyer allowed himself to
get into and his aspersions against the
Law or Order Society were not IN
good taste, but they tickled the crowd,
which manifested itself in applause.
The Mayor promptly checked the ap.
plaase and said If 1t was repeated he
would cause the room to be cleared.
The case was finally adjourned to
Friday morning, the witness fees being
paid under protest by the defendant.