Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-05-12
COURT SAYS NO
LICENSE AT SHORE.

Judge Trenchard held Court Monday
to hear the remonstranoe against
granting license to VIM. M. Martin
to keep an inn and tavern at Fortescue.
The Judge first announced that the
motion to quash the Indictment against
Jacob Harris. the clothing dealer, was
denied. The case will therefore be
tried.
In the matter of the remonstrance
against granting Martins license J.
Ogden Burt represented the remon-
strants. He said there were 1874 re-
monstrants. He held that Fortescue
was not in.the general line OF travel
and for that reason among others, no
tavern was necessary, by the require
ments of public travel and public en-
tertainment.
Rex Donnelly appeared for Mr.. Mar
tin. Richard D. Sheppard was the
first witness called by Mr.. Burt. He
said he resided at Newport, or AZ
miles from Fortescue. He said the
public road to Fortescue extended
through Newport. Did not know how
long it has been since license was
held at Fortescue. It had not been re-
Gently, but he remembered when there
was license there.
The conditions along the road for
orderly conduct on Sundays is now
better than it was then. In his
opinion license house is not now
necessary for the accommodation of
the travelling public. There have
been a number of cottages erected
near Fortescue during the lastt wo or
three years. Among the list Of the
slgners to Martins application none
appeared to be cottagers at Fortescue,
along the bay shore.
A list Of cottaage owners at Fortes-
cue was read including, among many
other names, such reputable names as
w W. Riley. 3. J. Cook, "Traoy''
Lore. F. B. Williams, Clarence M.
Robbins. Henry 8. Robbins, D. r.
Lake, -Orestes Cook, 8. P. Foster, of
Elmer. who spent part Of the sum-
mer at that place.
Peter Newcomb was called but be.
Tore his examination was begun the
COURT interrupted the proceedings to
hear a motion by Mr.. Tuller. Of Vine.
land, for the dismissal of an appeal
case. Lawyer Stevens contested the
motion. No decision. Court will file
memorandum later in the day.
The remonstrance against the lioens-
ing OF Fortescue was renewed. The
witness said he had lived at Newport
81 years; did not think license nec-
essary for Fortescue. He was en-.
phatically opposed to granting a Ii.
cense for the place.
One hundred and six of the 1874 sign
ers OF the remonstance were citizens
OF Newport and vicinity, and were
the best citizens OF the place. The
remaining IS signers were cottage
owners at For5escue whose permanent
homes were elsewhere.
He thought the licensing OF Fortes.
cue would be injurious to the best in
terests of the community.
There are some fourteen witnesses
yet to be examined.
Capt. Daniel Bradford, one of the
cottagers along the bay shore at For
tescue, stated that he had lived at
Newport all his life. The conditions
Tor good order. he said, are much bet
ter now than they were when Fortes-
cue had license. He is opposed to
the granting of license at the place
now-don't believe it would be good
for the cottager nor for the commun-
ity. These cottages were built there
because there was no license at the
place.
Nolan Russell was opposed to grant
ing a license for Fortescue, did not
believe it was necessary, nor for the
public good.
BeriaE Loper, Of Dividing Greek.
said he wouldn't want to build any-
where where there was license; he
was conscientiously opposed to license.
Mr.. Donnelly's efforts were mainly
directed, in his cross examinations of
the witnesses. to show that there were
no hotels in the near vicinity-New-
port. Dividing Greek nor Cedarville-
for the. entertainment of the travelling
public. He will have large number
OF witnesses to offer to show how
badly they want licensed hotel at
Fortescue; the witnesses will include
our police officers to show the good
character of the place Mr.. MARTIN kept
IN this city when he had a license un-
der our license Council a few years
ago.