Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-03-11
THE WENTZ CASE
NEARING THE END,
Tuesday Afternoon,

Ihe WentZ case was resumed this
afternoon before Judge Tuller and the
Jury.
Mrs. Wentz was called to the wit
ness stand after Hustled had testified.
Said she was wife of Mr.. Wentz-said
Mrs Schillingsburg had never bought
more than two bottles of beer in her
parlor, but, she concluded she did not
know how much she bought, as she
was not party to the transactions.
Mrs. Wentz had known Mr.. SchilIing-
sburg to come into their sitting room,
but didn't know anything about his
transactions about beer. Mrs. Wentz-
the daughter-never saw MIR nor Mrs.
Schillingsburg buy any beer there. E.
L. Matlack, the auctioneer had been
at the hotel frequently, never saw any
disorder or drunken men at the hotel
Constable G. G. Hilliard had been at
the hotel frequently, on business, had
never seen any disorder there. Had
seen persons attempt to buy more than
two bottles of beer of sWentz at a time,
and saw them refused, Wentz saying
he would not sell to his own brother in
such large quantities.
Mr.. Hilliard said he had bought
drinks there, but was never so drunk
there that he had to be carried out to
the wagon sheds, and the people who
were with him had to wait for him.
Knew John Bonham, whose name was
mentioned in this connection.
Foster Sheppard had never seen any
one buy more than quart of liquor or
beer at any time, but had seen them
refused.
Leonard Swing, of Fairton, said he
had been at the hotel in July 1907, saw
no drunken men about there William
Williams had never seen any disorder
at the hotel but had seen ''some lit
| tle'' drunken men there.
David Warren had wheeled down to
| his boat on Sunday s or 10 or dozen
bottles OF beer at time. Mr.. Williams
took out fishing parties, and the
quantity Of beer was regulated by the
size of the party. Had bought liquor
at Wentz's place once or twice a day
at the bar.
Simeon Cruise, ship caulker, has
resided at the Greenwich Piers for the
last IL years and during Mr.. Wentz
incumbency of the hotel, and he had
never SEEM lot of things which he
was asked about. Never seen drunken
men buy liquor there. "Never seen
anything out of the ordinary about
the hotel, were some of his answers.
Mayor Longsheth, of Merchantville,
Ex-postmaster Laning, and DR.. Joseph
Tomlinson were prominent witnesses
for the defence.
Lawyer Middlelin, of Philadelphia
was also one of the most important
witnesses of the afternoon for the de.
fence. He had been down to the hotel
to go fishing, was there on Decoration
Day. Had intended to 60 fishing that
day, but the storm prevented.
On cross examination by Mr.. c. E.
Sheppard he admitted he saw men
drinking in the Office of the hotel.
They were in the office because the bar
room was too full with the crowds to
accommodate more.
Capt. VIM. P. Bensing, sof Phila-
delphia, Superintendent of the Mutual
Life Insurance building, 10th and
Chestnut, Philadelphia, said he had
been at the Greenwich Piers hotel
several times during the last two
years the occasions being to go fishing,
was not there during the oyster plant
ing season--his visits being in July
and August saw no disorder His
evidence seemed quite immaterial.
Game Warden Fred S. Conner never
saw any drunken men about the hotel
VIM. Sweeney, of N. Y. State knew
the hotel, was Fan oysterman; had
never seen any disorder at the hotel
never saw any drunken men about the
hotel.
He denied having told Christian
johnson or VIM. Schillingsburg or
Harry Sloan, that when he was sent by
the captain to Wentz to get a dozen
bottles Of beer. and was refused, that
Wentz said he could not sell it to him
in that quantity as he was too closely
watched; if it was night he could sell
it to him. This was on or soon after
July End last.
County Clerk S. M. Sheldon gave
the house a good reputation as far as
his observations went at his visits to
the hotel.
Andrew E. Wheaton, butcher, had
never seen any drunken men about the
hotel. Lives about a mile away from
the hotel and is never there at night
The defence rests.
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