Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-03-05
DIsoRDERLY HOUSES.
One Case From Bridgeton and Another
From Millville Keep the Court Some
Time Monday.

CWo lay Judges aSpeclal term OF court was
held Monday morning at the Broad street
temple of justice.
The business of the morning was the
hearing of two disorderly house cases,
one being from Millville and the other
from this city.
There were not many persons present
in Court outside witnesses in the cases.
After some minor business before the
Court the Prosecutor called the case of
Mary Jane Hustled, who is charged with
keeping disorderly house on Eighth
street, Millville. Hon. J. l.. VanSyckle,
was counsel for the defendant. Mrs.
Hustled sat alongside her counsel with
her head resting on her hand which held
handkerchief used to wipe away an oc-
casional forced tear which trickled down
her woe begone face.
Albert Moncrief was the first witness
called to testify against the accused.
He is an oysterman, but when home he
frequently visited the house. He went
there to ''see some fun" He and another
man named Springer sent and got two
cases of beer and drank it at Mrs.
Husted's house; had often played cards
with women at the house, on one occasion
lost so cents.
On cross-examination the witness ac-
knowledge that he went before Mayor
Payne and made complaint against the
place because his mother and sister had
been at the house and had been driven
away by the defendant. This did not ex-
actly suit Albert SO he made the com
plant as he did, not think it fit place
for his mother and sister, but considered
it good enough for him.
Moncrief said he knew Mrs. Hustled
when she lived at SWANS station, Cape
May county.
Mrs. Mary Terrell, mother of Moncrief.
took the witness stand and told of being
at Mrs. Husted's one day drinking beer
saw several men there; when they came:
Mrs. Hustled invited her to leave, saying
she did not want her there when the men
came.
Another witness, Mrs. Moore, daugh-
ter of the former witness, and sister of
Moncrief, was the next witness, who was
at the Hustled ''ranch' that afternoon,
and drank beer; she corrobrated the
former witness testimony.
On cross-examination she admitted that
she knew it was bad house, but she
only went there with her mother.
Joseph Hyles said he was at Mrs.
Husted's house the day she was arrested;
the beer man drove up and he bought a
case of beer and the women helped him
drink it; never went to the house only
on business for store orders. Mr.. Hyles
caused ripple of laughter by saying
THAT it was the first case of beer he ever
bought and he guessed he would have to
be careful of the next one."
Monday Afternoon.
The Hustled disorderly house case was
continued in Court Monday afternoon.
Some very spicy testimony was offered
in connection with the case. The most
willing witness and the most spicy one
OF the batch was William Springer, a
man from Millville, but formerly from
Tuckahoe. His testimony is unfit for
publication, and some of it quite crimi-
mating to himself, hut the witness said he
did not know it.
Officer James Newconib was called,
and said he went to Mrs. Husted's house
on orders from the Mayor to arrest her.
This ended the States side of the case.
Mrs. Hustled was put on the stand in
her own defense. She took her seat,
carrying her handkerchief, which she
kept constantly twirling. Mrs. Hustled
said she never sold a drop of beer or
liquor in her life. These men would
come to her house to see George Dilks, a
border who was at her house. The men
would buy beer and drink it there. They
would afterwards play euchre and
sevens-up for fun, that's all. Moncrief
and Springer came to her house and
wanted to have two women there. but
she would not allow them to, and they
took the women over to Sprinper's
house. Because she would not let them
stay there the men said they would get
even with her and have her house pulled.
Charles Ford. neighbor to Mrs. Hus-
ted, said he had lived near her a wear or
more, and had never seen any disorder
about the house.
Mrs. Ford, wife of Charles, said she
had never seen any disorder about the
place. 1t was quiet house; never saw
anything immoral or otherwise. After
Mrs. Ford left the witness stand, she
went over to Mrs. Hustled and took her
by the hand and consoled her.
George Dilks, the border, said he lived
with Mrs. Hustled; had seen Moncrief
and Springer there; they came there to
see him, and they would drink beer.
E. c. Moore had never seen any dis
order or anything of the kind about her
house.
This ended the testimony in the case.
The next case that occupied the Courts
attention, was the disorderly house case
against Edward and Anna Dolan.
The defendants were charged with
keeping disorderly house on Irving
avenue, opposite East avenue.
Mr. nOlan had No louyyor o,,s1 on~.1....