Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-05-07
BRIDGETON, N. j., THURSDAY MAY Z 1896

On cross examination Mrs. Moore said
she didn't know what was in the bottles,
she didn't drink beer herself.
David Moore knew Messrs Heller and
McGalliard; had been out to Mr.. Heller's
PLACE, but had never bought less than two
cases; oftentimes carried one over to the
railroad and drank it, and then had the
other sent home: never knew anyone to
buy less than two crates at a time; never
drank on the premises.
"Have you talked with anybody about
this case" asked Mr.. Iredell.
mo sir; I had no talk with anybody
about it," replied the witness.
Daniel Moore was then called and cor
roborated the former witnesses story. and
said the box Of beer his wife bought for
his Christmas present. It was Weiss
beer. He had been out to Heller's place,
but never drank anything on the prem
lses. Never bought any liquor out there.
Tony Beck was the next witness called.
He had never bought less than two
crates, sometimes had one of them sent
down home. Never saw anyone buy less
than two crates.
Mrs. Beck, the former witnesses wife,
said she went our to Mr.. Heller's place
and paid Mr.. McGalliard for crate of
bee; she did not know whether her hus-
band had bought two cases or not, but he
often did. "The last time Tony bought
beer he sent two cases home," said Mrs.
Beck.
Lewis Mattison said he went to Heller's
place but one time that he could remem-
Der and that was on Saturday night to
buy crate of beer. Mr.. Heller was there
and he refused me, said it was too late
Gave colored man dollar and he got
crate for me.
On cross-examination Mr.. Mitchell
asked witness if he knew whether the
colored man bought one or two cases.
Witness said he did not.
Mrs. Henrietta Moore was recalled by
Mr.. Iredell and asked if she made her
husband Christmas present of crate
of beer.
"Yes, sir; told him wanted to make
him a Christmas present and he said he
would just as soon have crate of beer as
anything, so 1 got it.''
This closed the evidence and Mr.,
Mitchell asked that the defendants be dis
charged as there was nothing proven
against them.
Mr.. Iredell didn't object, and Justice
Powell said:
"The defendants are discharged. There
is not sufficient evidence to hold them.''
George Bates, Jr., was given his turn
at the wheel in the beer bottlers' cases
this morning, before Esquire Powell.
j. L. VanSyckel, Esq. represented Mr..
Bates, and Samuel Iredell, ESQ.,, the Law
and Order Society.
Bates was charged with selling beer to
John Peterson, Louis Reeves and others
in less quantities than the law prescribes,
at his bottling establishing on the Bridge
ton & Millville turnpike.
John Peterson, who had figured in
cases before, said he had been out to
Bates place once or twice inside two
years, drank beer there but didn't see
anybody pay for it.
"
said:
II understand Mr.. Peterson that you
know nothing about anyone purchasing
any beer at Mr.. Bates place."
"No sir, do not"
''That's ALL" said Mr.. VanSyckel.
Rev. Norris Webb was sworn and said
he was coming from Millville one day in
March in car which stopped at Bates
place and three young men got on and
got off in front of the Hotel Cumberland
in this city. They left bottle of beer in
the car which the dominic picked up and
kept and produced in the Justices court.
Mr.. VanSyckel asked what that
had to do with man who was on trial
for selling beer.
Lewis Reeves, of Elmer, had been to
Bates place, but never got less than two
crates of beer and paid for it, and had il
delivered at his boarding house on South
Pearl street; never paid less than two
dollars. He didn't see anyone buy beer
there or drink any on the premises.
On cross-examination the witness said
he never asked any man to sell him less
than two crates.
brother of the former witness, said he
was to out Bates place with his brother
when he bought two cases. He had never
drank any out there. He started to once,
but Bates run him off the premises.
Never saw anyone else drink there.
One of two other witnesses said they
had bought only what the law allowed
them to buy, two crates.
There was no evidence whatever
against the defendant, so he was dis
charged.
Isaac Morris was the next victim to toe
the mark on Friday in beer bottlers'
hearings. His hearing took place in the
afternoon before Justice Powell. Mr..
Morris was represented by j. S. Mitchell,
Esq.
Morris is driver for Dixon, the beer