Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-12-06
MOSES SOLD BEER.

And Then He Pleads Guilty.
This is Satisfactory and He IL
Held fin $500 Bail.
Moses Subutnick, the Jew, who was
arres ed at Carmel charged with sell.
ing beer, Is In the meshes of the law.
Witnesses proved him guilty and he
plea ded gui ty.
The case was heard before the
Mayor on Friday afternoon, and II
was about six O'clock before the mat
ter was finally disposed OF.
The usual crowd was looking on.
Moses cannot speak English and un.
derstands very little of 1t, but his little
daughter, Nora, sharp as lawyer,
was with him, and she ably looked af-
ter him. Charles E. Sheppard repre-,
sented the prosecution.
The complaint was read to Moses,
and he said he had sold few boxes OF
beer which he had obtained from Was
serman, but he had never sold any
whiskey.
James Jones was first put upon the
stand, and he located the honse In the
city limits of Millville, on the street
known es Second street. Three times
he had visited Moses place, and each
time he had secured wine there. Some.
times he bought 1t at fifty cents per
Quart, and some times he was treated.
He had never, however, secured any
beer or whiskey there.
George Brown, of this city, was out
at the place one week ago last Sun
day, In company with P. ,rssIngersoll.
The two went out for drive and to
obtain drink. They st Arted with a
half pirt of whiskey, and Brown ar
rived at Carmel feeling pretty good.
Entering the house of fSnbutnick, they
found three girls and two fellows
there. Mrs. SubatDick was running
the house, Moses net being around.
Brown had several drinks there in
Guiding a couple installments of wine
and bottle or so of beer. But he
did not buy IT. The fellows in the
house whom he did not know were
doing the treating, and while Brown
was willing to get away with the
treat, he did not think 1t necessary to
return the compliment and do any
treating himself.
Then were called three Millville gen.
tlemen, and it way as we'll be stated
right here, thst the detectives have
missed connections here.
Thomas F. Mayhem, admitte I'd hav
ing been In Moses house on two ocoa-
sions, but was there on business and
as he has never drank strong drink In
his life did ne t get any liquor there.
] M. Sheppard pleasantly excused the
witness and said there was evidently
some mistake.
Then Alfred Penn was called. He
admitted having passed through Oar
mel sometime since, but as he did not
stop anywhere and got nothing to
drink anywhere, he was not valuable
as witness against Subutnick.
Y Harry Penn swore blankly that he
q was never in Carmel In his life, and
nobody doubted his word, so he was
promptly excused.
& Then VIM. Brown was called and ne
proved to be the last witness. He d.
#mitted having been at the house OF
u Moses on several occasions, but he de-
clared he never got any thing to drink
there. What he went for had nothing
to do with drinking and he declined to
go In particular
III Under this evidence, and the fact
that the defendant pleaded guilty, the
Mayor held Moses In 5000 bail for his
appearance at Court. Nobody around
here would become bondsmen for the
defendant, and he was committed to
Jail. A little later assistance arrived
from Carmel, and Subutnick was liber-
sated from jail and re turned home.