The Newtown bee., 1895-03-22

l | in New York and Stepney. He testlhe : that he was honest in this work and nc
 after notoriety, and among others he Ina
 picked out
 MOSES HULL AND THOMAS CLARK : to watch them. That none Of them Wer , his parishiopers, nor had he any suspit !, ions against any of his church member;
 When asked to disclose the names Of off
 CTS he was watching he objected, as Il
 didn't want them to get tip, and tn
 court didn't make him. He said he rep
 resented the citizens of Monroe Wh
 wanted good government and was ate
 the law breaker. That he was membe
 of the Law ard Order league, Wnicl league had never gone farther than U meet once and organize. He testlned h' was total abstainer outside Of medica need and had taken whiskey but onc'
 since in Steppey and that was when h' was sick. But his wife had taken porte
 at the doctors order, one case of whief
 Moses Hull got for him and for which h.
 paid him. He based his suspicious
 against MT Hull's place on what people h. told him and on what he had seen He mentioned George Durand, Mrs Eeay
 enworth. Miss Irene Leavenworth aao
 Rev Dr Merwin as people who had spok en to him about it. AS to what he had l seen he said that on two occasions near | the holidays he had crawled up on to MI Hull's piazza on his knees and peering through the slats of the blinds had seen men hand empty bottles to MT Hull, who would go out of the room and come back and return the bottles filled, but could not swear that he had seen the money na i1 hnt had snpnathinC rptnrnpH tO MT Hull for the bottles, but could not tell what it was.
 Mrs Moses Leavenworth testified that she was acquainted with the reputation of Moses Hull's place and that the talk was that liquors were sold there. Cross examined and asked who had told her about the place she mentioned Mrs Han- ford Johnson, Miss Emma Seeley, Mrs Burr Hawley, Mrs Elwell, Mrs Charles Wheeler, Mrs Powell and many others she could not remember, their general expression being that it was
 IA GREAT PITY TO HAVE SUCH A THING
 GOING ON.''
 She testified she was interested in the drink question, and that her bus band had been to MT Hull's many times and when he returned brought bottle filled with whiskey with him. She said the reason she had never talked with MT Hull about selling to her husband was because it would make hard feelings.
 Rev pr Merwin testified that he knew the reputation of Moses Hull's place, and 1t was commonly reported as place where liquor was brought or taken. Miss Grace Curtis testified as to knowing MT Hull's place and it was commonly report ed as place where liquor was sold Cross examined she said she bore MT Hull no malice, but testified as she did because she was sworn witness.
 Deputy Sheriff David Fenelon testified that he served the seizure on March 9, and secured one bottle of cider brandy, one bottle of elderberry wine and one demijohn of cider brandy. That the bot- ties of brandy and wine were in the pan- try but the demijohn of brandy was in the front hall, which was unfurnished and used as sort of store room, behind some boards that stood slanting against the wall, He also found several empty demijohns in the. hallway and quite a number more in the hallway above. The sheriff's testimony closed the evidence for the state. |
 z. F. Purdy was the first witness for the defense. He testified that he knew Mir Hull and had lived across the street from him for four years, but could say nothing about his reputation for selling liquor as he knew nothing practically of 1 his reputation. Edward Corning also testified that hescould say nothing about his reputation for selling liquors, and had been to MT Hull's only twice in two years as he could remember.
 Mrs Marcius A. Hull, wife of Moses Hull, said that she was present when Sheriff Eapalnn rahoH ba ho how the bottle of cider brandy was left to MT Hull by some members of the family, the bottle of elderberry wine was given to him and the demiohn of cider brandy was purchased for neigh bor. She was quite sure it was in plain sight in the hall and also that the sheriff was mistaken in the number of demijohns he saw in the two railways. She had NEVER KNOWN OF LIQUOR BEING SOLD in the house, but knew that when people sent for cider brandy by her husband he got it for them.
 Charles H. Thorp of Newtown testified as to ordering the demiiohn of cider bran- dy and said he had ordered before occas- ionally of MT Hull but never gave writ ten order.
 o. H. Hull, brother of Moses Hull, ex- plained how his brother came by the bot tie of cider brandy, which was found in the pantry. He testified as to not hear ing of his brothers place as place where liquors were sold.
 Miss Irene Lewis, school teacher, who testified to being hired and living with MT Hull during the school term, said she had never seen liquors bought or ex at MT. Hull's.
 Moses Hull, the accused, next took the stand and told more to convict himself than any of the previous witnesses. He said he was 56 years old and he'd never been arrested before or had a law suit. He explained about the cider brandy he got for Mir Thorpe and also about the bottle of brandy that was left to him, and the bottle of elderberry wine which was handed to him on Water street in Bridge port by a man whose name he did not know. He said that he got the cider brandy for MT Thorpe at Davis distiliery- and then gave the damaging information that being common carrier he brought liquor to any one who ordered it, but la ter qualified the statement that he never sold to any one in Monroe, though all parcels were generally left at his house and called for there.
 Etta l. Thorpe, 8 daughter of Mir Hull, said she did not know of her fathers sell ing liquor and had never made the re- mark that he would be the first one caught if raid was made. Charles Q Blakeman said he had not sent by Mir Hull for errands in two years and never kpew of his selling liquors or had in quired about it. This was the last wit- ness and
 THE CASE RESTED.
 Attorney Toomey then told the court