The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-09

and there is nothing going on within a
radius of twenty miles. Moss has violated
the promises which he made to the court
when his license was granted"
| Hugh j. Phillips. supervisor of the
Central Railroad Company, employs men
at Atslon. He has been Inconvenience
in his work by loss of time because of
their intoxication. The trouble has been
worse during the past three months. Wit
uess had received reports from the section
foremen as to men getting drunk and being
off duty.
George M. Chew, carpenter, lives near
ASTON. He said the general reputation
of the hotel was not of the best. He had
seen men and boys drunk about the town
1t is difficult to get men to work, which
condition did not prevail before the hotel
was opened, and there was no necessity
for its presence
Joseph Highland, aged II wears. fire.
quented the hotel, where he had been
under the influence of liquor He has
seen people shaking dice for drinks and
drunken boys were there under the age
limit Witness had been sent to the hotel
after whiskey. While Moss refused to
sell it to him, it was simply passed to Al
bert Bebee, from whom he received it,
Cleveland Cavileer, aged 10 years, had
drank liquor at the hotel, where he had
seen dice shaking.
John Wills had often seen men about
the hotel so drunk that some fell down.
He spoke to Mrs. Moss, who sometimes
tended bar, about this condition, saving
that it was not pleasant sight to see
drunken men around who had nothing
home to eat. He had bought whiskey
there in bottles. Sometimes the men were
too drunk to work, and matters were get
ting serious.
Frank +. Higgins, a former station
agent, had seen men and women going to
the hotel after beer in kettles This drink
ing had been the occasion of considerable
noise and disorder around the station
Sometimes drunken men used the tank
house.
William Cavileer has seen drunken men
going in and out of the hotel, on week
days, and some of these he has seen going
into the place on Sunday. While loading
logs on a car, one day, Moss brought
liquor from the hotel in bottles and gave
it to the men. Witness has seen Moss
sell liquor to people who were drunk
Mrs Irene Highland had been in the
hotel, which contained four beds, three of
them being required for the family No
travellers stopped there Her daughter.
en- men had come to her house and
bothered her.
Graham Milley, while in the hotel,
heard Jere Harrington use very vulgar
language in the presence of Mrs. Moss,
and he was permitted to remain there
Witness had been treated in the hotel on
Sunday and had seen dice shaken by the
proprietor and others
Deborah Tilton, aged about sixteen
years, had bought beer in kettle While
in the hotel she had seen Mrs. Highlands
daughter there drunk When her father
went after her, he was attacked by Moss
with beer bottle, who forced him out of
the place and chased him part of the way
home.
Joseph S. Wells, a youth of fourteen
years, had bought some beer and seen dice
shaking. He also saw whiskey sold in
bottles.
William Hess has seen Moss drunk in
the barroom, where there were men shak-
ing dice He has bought liquor at the
hotel by the pint and half pint. Was
present when Harrington used bad Ian
guage in the presence of Mrs. Moss and
her daughter-in-law
| Mr.. Atkinson. have more witnesses .
The Court.-"There is no necessity to
call any more. will now hear the other
side"
Mr.. Budd 81 can offer testimony con
corning the beds in the house and the ne
cessitY for a continuance of the hotel
ask permission to withdraw the applica-
tion."
Mr.. Atkinson.-"I don't think the re-
quest ought to be allowed The testimony
has shown a violation of privilege, the
disorderly nature of the place and its ten
dency to debauch citizens"
The Court.-"The request to withdraw
the application is refused
Mr. Budd. 1.-THE matter is in the hands
of the COURT
The Court.-'When l receive letters
from citizens concerning cases like this,
communicate the facts to the person ac-
cused The important letters which re-
ceived formed the basis of a notification
sent to Moss, who was given to under
stand that unless there was a change in
affairs complained of his license would be
refused. The conditions have been kept
up until the present time, and the warning
| ignored. The previous party found it i'm
possible to make living there by living
up to the law and he retired Moss then
took it. The application is refused. Mr.
Moss, you need never apply to me for a
license again, as | shall not grant you such
while am on the bench"
Court then adjourned and people went
home After dinner, however, Judge
Gaskill suggested to Prosecutor Atkinson
that the evidence in the case was of such
nature as to call for the arrest of Moss,
and this matter was attended to by De-
tective Parker, who took the defendant
before Justice Slack, and he was held I'M
der bail to appear at the next term of
court to answer charge of keeping dis
orderly house and violating the law regu-
lating the sale of liquor.
While being taken to the 'Squire's office,
Moss said to Parker: Pm going to whip
the man who made that complaint against
me-"
We'll, made it, retorted the detect
i've, what are you going to do about it p
'Oh, is that so2 l thought it was an
other party, ;" evasivelY answered the de-
PENDANT, who experienced peculiar ter
mination to his application for a license