The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-20

what, the chief OF police OF Or
ange no ~friends!" asked Mr.. Backes.
Not In hat sense" was the answer.
The HE expressed the opinion that
seventy saloons In Orange would be
about the right number.
Asked whether he did not remember
the charge to the grand jury. made re-
Gently by Judge Ten Eyck. in which
he was accused of protecting violators
of the law, he answered in the affirm
alive.
Didn't you become active after
that? ?" demanded Mr.. Backes.
Mr.. Washer wasn't quite sure
whether that had made any difference,
and said that he had been .nisquoted.
Chairman Fisk's Advice.
do you think that it is right for a
public officer to shut his eyes to the
law?' Chairman Fisk asked, referring
to the back rooms.
mo, sir" -
We'll, if / were you I would look
around a bit"
Joseph McDonough, the town clerk
of West Orange, then old about the
filing of licenses In his Office and said
West Orange nae 5000 population and
that there were forty-ffve saloons there.
The Orange Brewery. he said, was the
principal concern doing business there.
Owns Fifteen saloons.
The town clerk admitted that he was
a collector and salesman for the Or
ange Brewing Company, and said that
that concern owns fifteen out of the
forty-f1ve places.
Does the Orange Company keep you
in your position? 2"
mo, SIR" was the indignant re-
sponse."
How much does the company con-
rtibute to your campaign funds?"
Nothing" was the equally angry
reply.
THE saloonkeepers must buy of you
or quit?"
mo. sir"
The town clerk denied that he sold
any brewery supplies, and said his
only other side line besides town
clerk was raising dogs.
Nutley Mayor Examined.
Mayor Thomas s. Brown. of NutIey,
got under the probe next. He an
nounced that there was only one saloon
In the place and thirteen ms and tav-
ems, and one wholesale place.
mo special investigation has been
made lately with regard to these places
as to their observation of the law" he
testified.
Mayor Brown also presented a list
Of licensed places, saying that none Of
them, so far as he knew, was con-
nected with a brewery. There was no
trouble about granting licenses. he said.
and gave It as his personal view that
all licenses in that community were
wrong.
D you know whether there are any
back rooms?"
mo, sir"
do the taverns comply with the
law"
IT think not. I have the power to
vote, but no veto. I have a vote on all
measures"
Have you ever complied with the
law directing the exposition of the in
terror of these places?"
mo. sir. The Common Council in
formed me that it twas necessary to
pass an ordinance to that effect
Are the places violating the Sunday
law"
mot to my knowledge"
Knew of No Sunday Selling.
isn't 1t a fact that there Is open
Sunday selling?" repeated Mr.. Backes.
Not to my knowledge" repeated Mr..
Brown.
The Mayor added that he had been
informed by the legal light of Nutley
that it was not necessary for the inns
and taverns to observe the screen law.
isn't 1t a a. that they are really
saloons in all but name?" he was asked.
II think So"
Mayor Brown expressed the opinion
that he, unlike a preceding witness.
did not think the saloon the social
centre of the town.
William n. Halsey, also OF Nutley, a
salesman for a large wholesale liquor
and cigar house, was then called.
Mr.. Halsey, who is a member of the
Nutley Town Council, was emphatic
in his declaration hat the place needed
all the drink dispensaries 1t has, but
admitted that there were some of them
to which his house would not sell.
How about the back rooms?". Mr..
Halsey was asked.
81 don't know of a back room in any
of h hotels" he replied.
He was sure that =. Osborn & Co,
his firm. owned none of the places.
Il think all of the men own their
Pre- perties."
Witness knew Peter SnYder's place
which was raided by the sherif's mer
as a gambling place.
Voted ON License.
And you voted on the license?"
Yes, sir. on the report of the corn
mittee that investigated It."
Don't you know that he pleaded nor
vult?"
NO, sir"
He admitted that the license wa,
granted to Petit's place, because hi
had never been in trouble before AND
was a large property-owner and tax
payer"
Wasn't it because of the political in,
huence these men had that their licens,
was granted
Whose" demanded Mr.. Halset.
Il don't know, perhaps you can tell
Witness admitted that he sold t
both places, but denied emphaticall,
that there "a a political motive fo
granting the licenses. He said h,
didn't Ego round" Sundays, so does no
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