Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-01-23
THE DOLANS HELD.
Their Home a Rendezvous for ouest;or-
able Characters-Five Hundred
Asked for Bail


Asked for Bail.
The hearing of Edward Doan and |
Annie Dolan was held in the Mayors |
Court Monday afternoon. The room
was filled with spectators such as attend
speak-easy cases. 1t was nevertheless,
an orderly crowd. Mrs. Dolan was pre-
seut. The prisoners were brought down
from the Jail.
The Mayor asked the two prisoners if
they were guilty or not guilty.
mot guilty." was the quick response
of both.
Andrew Timing was called and said
that he lived in part of the house with
Dolan, but never heard any disorder of
any kind except singing; have heard some
loud talking from men and women. The
most noise I've heard there was on Satur-
day night, when there was so much noise
screaming and crying "Oh, my darl-
ing!" as if she was crying after her
child. / have never been in their house,
but / know they have beer in there and
have seen men go in there; don't know
how many there are in the lDolan family.
Ella Timing, wife of the former wit
ness, testified to the character of the
house, and said she did not know much
about it, but said that last Saturday night
and Saturday night week there was con-
siderable noise in Dolan's house. General
ly Saturday nights men and women con-
gregate there and have carousal. They
never disturb me except last Saturday
night; never heard any fighting; never
saw any drunken men there; have seen
men jump over the back fence.
Chalkley Hider, sworn, said he had
been to Dolans house and had drank
there, but never bought anything to
drink there; he gave it to me; it was
beer and it was brought there by other
parties. Was there Saturdaysnight and
drank beer and laughed and talked !;
there were no women there then; they
came there sometime in the morning /;
never had anything to drink there but
once before. Hider said he left the house
soon after O'Clock Sunday morning.
He said he had no trouble with the
women or with Dolan. At first Hider
said there was no one in the house but
Dolan, he and another fellow, but after
| wards admitted that there were several
other fellows in the house. The Mayor
asked Hider what made him run when
the officers made the raid, and Hider
said it was enough to make fellow run
| when they pounced on him.
| Herman Mienmister said he had lived
next to Dolan, out Laurel street. The
place was frequented by allow class OF
women and there were drunken brawls
Saturday nights; these We're of frequent
occurrence.
| Robert Wells said he was at Dolan's
Sunday morning; was there when the
officers raided the house. Most always
got something to drink when 1 went
| there sometimes got little too much
There was no noise there Saturday night.
Oliver Vanaman said he had been to
Dolan's house and drank there, but al
ways took it with him. Vanaman said
all he knew about the trouble at Dolan's
house Saturday night was what Chalkley
Hider told him. He said he was going
to throw Harry Hughes out the window.
later with the women.
| Policeman Garrison, sworn, said he
helped make the arrest Saturday night
,, / was called on by parties who said there
was fight up at Dolan's and people were
yelling murder! Went in the house.
Things were dark in the kitchen, struck
a match and saw man and woman. In
the sitting room another man and woman
were sitting; about dozen empty bottles
were on the table; in the front room saw
Dolan, his wife and several others.
| Chalkley Hider told me there had been q
scramble at the house. The officer said
he had heard complaints from Dolans
house for the last two years: every neigh
borhood they had lived in there was
trouble.
| Harry Hughes was at Dolan's Saturday
night and drank one bottle of beer, which
he took there himself; had no trouble
with Hider; all the trouble there was
cansed by Hider saying he would throw
him out the window, when he told him
''all right" and went and lighted his pipe
| Charles Charles was at the house Sat.
| urday night. Took two bottles of beer
there and drank them; saw no disturb.
ance; was there from 10 o'clock until
officer Woodruff tapped me on the shoul.
der. 1 was asleep at the time in the
kitchen. Charles said if there was any
trouble there he didn't hear it.
This closed the testimony and the
Mayor said he would hold Dolan and his
wife each in the sum of $500 for court, fol
! keeping disorderly house.
Mrs. Dolan broke out in crying fit as
soon as the verdict was announced. Mr.
| and Mrs. Dolan were taken to Jail in de.
fault of bail.
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