Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-01-29
JANUARYuTERM
FINISHES ITS WORK
All the Indictments Tried. Pris-
Oners Sentenced and Court
Adj0urns.
From Daily Pioneer, THURSDAY. jan. %.

cGaG6 against William MICK and ChaS.
Dawson for illegal sale of liquor at
Vineland, which indictment was
found at the last October term and al
lowed TO go over at that time on ac-
count of the absence of an important
witness, occupied the greater part of
the time of the Court yesterday. The
prosecution has been brought by the
Law and Order League of the State.
Cyrus Starkey was the first witness
called. Witness said he lived in
Camden and was in the employ of the
Law and Order League. He said he
came to Vineland last summer; he
was acquainted with the business of
the defendants and said that he has
seen boxes of liquors taken from the
place. Witness visited the place of
the defendants on the evening of July
Sd last in company with Mr. William
Bennett. Mr.. Bennett gave Mr. Mick
dollar for case of beer, which was
subsequently delivered. Witness heard
Mick ask Mr.. Dawson if it would be
all right to sell case for a dollar and
Mr.. Dawson said that it would Wit
ness related several other visits to the
place when beer was gotten illegally.
Mr.. Mick always delivered the beer.
Lawyer Louis Miller, counsel for
the defendants, on cross examination,
asked the witness if he drank liquors
himself and whether or not he did not
consort with all classes of people.
Witness replied that in the perform
ance of his duties he sometimes found
it necessary to drink liquors and to
visit houses of i'll repute
A. H. Wilson, Secretary of the Law
and Order League, was next called to
the stand. He told of the purchases
of beer at the place of Mick and Daw
son as related by Mr.. Starkey. He
said when the beer was delivered on
one occasion, at the corner of Park
and Railroad avenues, he was hiding
under the evergreens and saw the
whole transaction. He helped to
sample the beer after which the bal
ance was emptied on the ground.
William Bennett, also an employe of
the Law and Order League, told of his
visit to the bottling place of Mick and
Dawson and the purchase of beer.
His testimony was corroborative of
former witnesses.
On cross examination witness said
he was detective in the employ of
the Law and Order League, and that
occasionally he was required to drink
liquor and visit places of questionable
character.
Rev. s. Fl. Ham was next sworn.
Witness said he was Secretary of the
Law and Order League of the State of
New Jersey. He said he visited Vine
land last summer and was present at
Park avenue and Railroad avenue on
the night the beer was delivered, as
testified to by other witnesses. Mr.
Ham said he took a bottle of beer
from the case and took it with him.
He afterward labelled the bottle. The
same was presented in Court. VIM.
l.. Edison, of Vineland, and Thomas
Green, of Clayton, were called as wit
nesses to testify to some minor de-
tails, after which the State rested it's
case
Lawyer Miller moved to have the
Court instruct the jury to acquit the
defendants, but the motion was
promptly denied, and Mr.. Miller pro-
oeeded to outline the defense to the
jury.
Court took a recess until two
O o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Upon reconvening, Charles Mon
Grief, who had pleaded non vult to an
indictment for abusing livery rig,
was called before the Court and SEN
tenoed to pay fine of $125. 90 and
stand committed till fine was paid.
Ethel Stewart was called for SEN
tence, but she failed to appear Pros
ecutor Fithian explained her absence
as possibly the fault of her counsel
not having notified her properly and
the matter was passed for the time.
The Court then took up the defence
in the case of State against Mick and
Dawson. William Mick, one of the
defendants, was called and said that
on July Sd last, when the alleged sale
of beer took place, ..he was in Phila-
delphia in the employ of Adams Ex-
press Company and was not employed
by Dawson, nor was he in the beer
business.
On GROSS examination witness said
that during the summer he had come