Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-05-07

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Witness said Dixon owned the place,
mr. Mitchell took hold Westcott. =
You are now confined in the county
jai>,, are you not?'
"Yes, SIR"
Westcott said he was employed at
Dlxon's previous to being sent to jail.
lie washed bottles and cooked.
WHO has been over to Jail talking to
your"
Mr. Webb came to Jail to see me-"
what did he promise you for telling
this?"
he didn't promise me anything"
why did you do this?''
Because Morris wouldn't'go my bail"
"Then you thought you would get even
with him, did your" queried counsel.
That's it, exactly" said the witness.
Westcott said he had been in Jail three
times, once for being drunk; the second
time for the same and the third time for
selling beer.
Somers Corson was called and said he
had been out to Dixon's place, but never
bought anything from Morris. Never paid
Morris for anything. 1.-THE statement of
German Westcott that 1 bought half
dozen beers from Morris and paid for
them is not true"
George Miller, another person whom
Westcott said he had seen buy half
dozen, said he was out to Dixon's place
Saturday night; didn't buy any beer !:
Somers Corson gave it to me; never saw
Morris sell beer to any one. It's not true
that German Westcott saw me buy beer
and pay Morris. never purchased any
beer of Mr.. Morris, nor never saw him
sell to any person.
A. Hildreth had been out to Dixon's
place and had seen Morris there, but had
never bought anything from him, nor
never saw any one else do so.
Boyd Brooks had been out to the place
and seen Morris there, but never bought
anything off him nor no one else, to his
knowledge.
Charles Sooy had also been to Dixon's
place and saw Morris there; he had never
bought any beer from Morris nor seen
any one else do so. This ended the testi-
mony and there was but little for
Mr.. Mitchell to say.
Justice Powell had the testimony in the
case bundled up at the end of the last
witness testimony, as there was no evi-
dence against Morris to hold him, he was
proms stly discharged.
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fore Justice Powell this morning, charged
with violation of the law in selling beer
Mr.. VanSyckel conducted his case.
| Jesse Beebe, the star witness, bobbed
up again, and told of going out to Mr.
Souders' place, on Irving avenue, and
buying dozen bottles of beer, for which
he paid so cents. He went out with Rev
Mr.. Webb and David Fox.
On crOss-eXamination Beebe said he
went there and asked for a dozen, an6
Souders said he couldn't sell him dozer
but would sell him two crates. Ht
signed his name in book for two crates
g, and Souders told him he could get the
rest when he wanted them. He nevel
got the balance of them. The book was
produced in Court, and Beebe's signatur,
in it for two crates. He recognized hi:
autograph.
John Westcott was also called on thi:
case. He, too. had been out to Souders
and bought half dozen beer for which
he paid 25 cents; had done this severa
times.
1t was shown on cross-examinatiol
that he had signed his name in the accoun
book for two cases, but he said he neve
ordered two. He would not tell lie, bu
he said he signed a receipt for somethin,
he didn't get.
Rev. Mr.. Webb was called and testifiet
to going out to Souder's with Fox ant
Beebe. He said he gave Beebe so cent
and he went in and brought out dozel
bottles of beer and put it in the Wagon
and they drove off with it. He said h.
believed it to be beer.
On cross-eXamination Mr.. VanSycke
asked witness great many questions an(
got him to say that his purpose in goins
out was to see if he could get Souder.
to sell illegally. He furnished the s.
cents himself to buy the beer. He sai(
he acted in conjunction with the Law
and Order Society in this prosecution.
"Did you know this was beer?"
II smelled of it and it was beer"
Ibid you take little drop of it?" Mr.
/ VanSyckel asked.
mo sir" replied the witness with
smile.
Souders was held in $500 for the Gran(
Jury.
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