The Newtown bee., 1895-03-22
In Fairfield County.
MONROE

THE TRIAL OF MOSES Il lL FOR lLLE1AL L
 HANDLING OF LIQUOR.
 The trial of Moses Hull, accused of the illegal handling of liquor, came up in Monroe, last Saturday, despite the at tempts to prevent it. The trial was to have taken place in the village of Step- ney, and the witnesses in the case had been summoned to appear there at Leav- enworth's hall, but there was some trouble about securing the hail so new summons was made, and this time for the Town hall at Monroe Center, at SC o'clock on Saturday morning. This was an unfortunate occurrence for 1t made deal of travel for the witnesses, unneces- sary expense, and a miserable place to meet in. If there is any one thing the good citizens of Monroe want above an- other, it is a new Town hall, for the p es ent rickety building that answers for that purpose is
 MISERABLE OLD SHE'LL,
 an unsightly affair, and about 100 years behind the times. The first people to gather there on Saturday morning were Sheriff Fenelon, Prosecuting Liquor Agent J. D. Toomey,sJr Justice Thom- as NJ. Cullinan and Rev H. w. Jones, the man who is acting as detective in push ing the liquor prosecutions and attempt ing to have the law enforced. There was 10 welcome there, for the door was lock- ed tight, but key was soon procured from the near neighbors. Admittance being obtained, the room was found to be cold and cheerless and Rev MT JoLes started out to get some one to furnish wood for fire. 1t took about an hour to get fire started and by this time Attor- nev E o. Hull, who appeared for Moses It'll hoI arriuaH and also AEfnrnpU w J. Beecher of Newtown, who was to ap- pear for Thomas Clark. The witnesses and spectators came to a goodly number, for it was evident that they anticipated there would be an interesting time, and they were there to enjoy the fun if there was to be any.
 AN OLD BOARD TABLE
 was drawn up close to the stove as pos sible, a few chairs secured from the neighbors for the lawyers and witnesses and the court was opened.
 Attorney E. O. Hull associated Attor- ney Beecher with him and Mir Beecher wanted the seizure taken up first but MT Toomey wished the order reversed and the court sustained him. MT Beecher then asked that justice from Monroe be called to sit in the case, as he would have the interest of the town at heart, and there was one present in the room who was willing to act on the case, and he suggested that Mr Cullinan withdraw in his favor. Mir ToomeY objected to the motion on the ground that he wished ar entirely disinterested man, and mar convers ant with the law, as legal points would arise which would need ths judgement of legal man. The court sustained MT Toomey and ordered the tri ! al to proceed. Moses Hull was put tf plea and the charge read, to which ht promptly responded Mot guilty" Int 1 first witness for the state in the case wa
 Rev H. w. Jones, the map who has hae | the moral courage of his convictions u l try and suppress the illegal handling o ] liquor in Stepney, which he believed wa l going on. Rev MT Jones is not alone il the matter, but is backed by very man,
 of the law abiding citizens who are equal anxious to have the law breaking stopped. He, however, has taken the in itiatory and is called by many
 j THE DIR PARKHURsT OF sTEPNEY, q by some seriously and by some in jest Il He testified that he lived in the village 0 I Ste ney about 200 yards from the resi-
 deneesef Moses Hull and that he had bee \ acquainted with him for about 16 months That he kueW the reputation or the plac
 as place where intoxicating liquor
 could be obtained and had seen what h
 took to be liquor passed from hand t :. hand but was not prepared to say wheth
 CT it was paid for or not.
 l Attorney Beecher conducted the eros
 examination of Rev MT Jones. He ful
 ther testified that he was 3l years old ,ha no business, but calling as a minister c the Gospel, and no other business only t ferret out places where he thought wron doing was being carried on. That befOr
 he came to Stepney he had lived at Sul fren. N. T., for l9 months and before tha .I in New York City, Rochester, and a | Oshkosh, Via. Fbat his first work as ] detective in this line was done at Osh kosh, and he afterward i'd the same worl