The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15
Moorestown Licenses.

Moorestown Licenses.
On Friday morning Judge Gaskill re
sumed the hearing of the remonstranceI
against granting licenses to the two hotel
in Moorestown.
John Dallas, who was on the stand wher
court closed at the previous hearing, again
testified On one visit on April 14th tc
Halleran's he saw five white and four col.
ored men served while intoxicated and saw
whiskey sold in half-pint bottles. On nc
visit to the place did he ever see any one
refused liquor and no distinction was made
between drunken and sober men.
On cross-examination he said his first
visit was on February 20. Biddle bought
six bottles of beer and Dallas got a half
pint of whiskey. The beer was wrapped
in a newspaper. There were two bar
tenders. The next visit was on March 8.
about 8 o'clock, and he staid about 10
minutes He took q drink of beer.
Two drunken men were there. One was
drinking beer, the other was served with
whiskey. Both were staggering. Dallas
had ordered drinks at the hotel, but he
rarely drank the liquor beyond taste,
throwing the balance into a spittoon.
Questions were asked to test the recollec-
ton of the witness and he answered to
the effect that he could testify only in a
general way, except where he made mem
oranda and on those points he was posi-
tive. These notes were made within five
minutes after leaving the hotels. He
made no memoranda of anything except
violations of the law.
| William Harris lives in Mount Holly.
Was in Moorestown with John Hagan.
Harris is 10 years of age. They went into
hotel and Ragan got pint of whiskey.
He came out and the two walked toward
Mount Holly. They drank the liquor and
Harris became drunk and was arrested.
1t was his first visit to a saloon.
Frank Painter, Moorestown police off,
Ger, said he arrested Harris about three
weeks ago. 1t was in the daytime.
The boy was on the lawn of Samuel Al
lens residence. He was so drunk he had
to be placed on a trolley car to be taken to
| the lookup.
Martin Ward and John Hagan were
called, but did not answer. Counsel for
remonstrants stated they had tried hard to
get Ward and had subpenas served on him.
Judge Gaskill said on proof of proper SER
vice being given he would issue bench
warrant for him in contempt of court.
Mr.. Hahn took the stand to give testi-
mony about the sobriety of Dallas and
Biddle. They had been in his employ for
several years and never knew them to be
intoxicated. Their instructions are not to
drink except when absolutely necessary.
Martin Ward appeared by this time.
He is farmer for Howard Decou. Was
arrested one night for drunkenness and
fighting This occurrence took place near
Barry's hotel Before the fight he was in
the sheds at Barry's hotel Tom Call
came in the sheds also. Ward had been
drinking whiskey before Call came and
had some also. He bought two half pints
of liquor in Barrys, one soon after he
reached the place, the other as he was
going. He also bought two bottles of beer,
which with the whiskey he, McElwee,
Call and another man drank. They left
the place and then there was a fight.
He was locked in Jail and Mrs. Ward and
Thomas Carey came and got him out. Ca
rey paying the fine. Ward went home
oil fha IL
served with q subpoena on Wednesday.
He was not in his house between the time
released and the day mentioned. He had
heard that an officer was looking for him.
He was around Moorestown all the time.
Cross examined Ward could not say that
Barry had ordered him away. He might
have done SO that evening. He had
seen him do such things.
Harold Thompson, 10 years of age,
of Moorestown, was the next witness.
He has lived in that town all his life.
He had visited Barry's hotel three times
since October. He did not "know as he
had bought liquor, maybe he had liquor
bought for him by friends" but could not
remember their. names. He drank beer
when there, but generally went IN to play
pool. He was treated in the bar room.
He never went to the place before Barry
took it, because he knew Mr.. Snyder, the
former proprietor, was acquainted with
the fact that he was a minor. When Mr.
Barry discovered this fact he refused to
sell him liquor, but allowed him to have
soda water or cigars. He said he had be-
fore coming to court been in a Mount
Holly saloon in company with Mr.. Barry's
witnesses. Thompson, when he heard he
was to be called in this case, left town and
stayed away until after the first bearing
Mrs. Levi Burdsall said she had her
husband arrested on Wednesday after din
ner, because he was drunk and struck her
and knocked his Is years old son out of
chair. He is frequently drunk, always on
Saturday evening. He generally has half
pint bottles of liquor. On the Saturday
before Easter he came home with two pint
bottles. They always had the label of the
West End hotel on them. She never saw
any of Coles hotel bottles on him, and she
thought Mr.. Halleran would not sell to
him owing to his disorderly disposition.
Mrs. Burdsall said her husband had been
addicted to drink for years.
This closed the case for the remonstrants,
and the applicants offered their side.
Charles N. Atkinson, Deputy Clerk,
proved old deeds.
Samuel Bergen, Camden lawyer, lives
in Moorestown, and has been there nearly
year. He and his family board at the
West End hotel. He had never seen any
disturbance in the bar room save on one
occasion, the night that Barr had his pis-
toll out Bergen considered Barr sober
In the evenings Mr.. Bergen frequented a
little room, the door of which opened into
the bar room and he could have full view
of the latter. He never saw any disorder.
He had boarded at many country hotels
and the West End compared very favora-
bly, with any of them.
On cross examination the witness said
he had never seen a drunken man in the
bar room.
Thomas Middlemas, who is superinten-
dent of the brick works at Lenola, was in
the West End bar room ON the night
of the Barr fracas, and took away Bars
revolver. He did not think he was drunk.
Witness has been in the West End bar
room frequently, and testified with great
positiveness that the place is conducted
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