Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-13
CLERGYMEN AND
WOMEN ATTEND
EXCISE MEETING
Charges Made That Sheriff Har-
rigan Has Protected
SalOOn=keepers.

1t was 1920 this morning before the
East Orange Board of Excise eonelud-
cd hearing testimony in the case of
George Pattinson, who wants to secure
a license to conduct a saloon again at
the corner Of Sanford street and Elm
wood avenue. owing to the mass of
evidence presented by both sides and
the fact that yesterday was a legal
holiday, the board decided that to reach
decision a postponement be taken
until tomorrow night when an execu-
tive session will be held
Council Chamber Crowded.
The Council chamber was not large
enough to accommodate the big crowd
There were about fifty women present
and they took a lively interest. The
Rev Bergman II. Mccoy was one of
the most active of the churcn delega-
tion and he found himself in the de-
fensive a number of times owing to
statements he made. c.. Rowland Mum
roe and Alfred n. Holbrook, both law
yers, examined the witnesses and spoke
against Pattinson, while Franklin w.
Fort looked after Pattinson's case.
Mr. Holbrook, at one stage of the
meeting, after 1t was stated that three
charges of assault had been made
against the saloonkeeper and that he
was not indicted by grand jury. de-
clared Sheriff Harrigan had been
elected to care for the interests of
saloon-men, to allow Sunday selling.
and no grand jury under his regime.
to the best of Holbrook's knowledge,
had indicted a saloon-keeper.
h, }, ,at
a majority OF the persons living in the
Immediate vicinity of Pattinsons place
were in favor of the grant, but a large
number in the vicinity opposed him.
1t was their contention that there is a
more residential section existing near
the former saloon. When William
Robinson. president of the United
Realty and Mortgage Company, was
speaking against the saloon he told of
owning property that is being devel-
oped near the saloon, but he is the
only officer of the realty company liv-
ing in East Orange. The Pattinson
side asserted that this seemed to be
the one big reason why the saloon was
being opposed, for the benefit of a real
ty company.
City Attorney Against License.
City Attorney Jerome d. Gedney ap-
peared us advisory counsel for the
board and spoke against granting the
license. "The sentiment in East Or
ange is that there should be few sa-
looms" declared Mr.. Gedney, land
those few should be we'll regulated
So far as | know. there are no per
sistent violators in the city The board
would not stand for violations. and ii
the officials failed to- act the people
would act.
'The question of the probable loea-
tion of new school opposite this place
ought to have a great deal to do with
the boards deliberations on this sub
ject That reason should prompt you
to act for the city. You are not com
PEELED to carefully balance the evil
dence for and against this place. II
there is shadow of a doubt as TO this
man being a proper person to sell
liquor ] feel 1t is your duty to reject
his application because, while the
liquor business is recognized as legal,
1t is also recognized as dangerous
practise Otherwise license would not
be needed"
Mr.. Mccoy said he found, after going
from house to house to secure sigma
lures to a petition, many Englishmen
in the section were members of a So
ciety in which they are sworn not to
harm each other. and these persons
would not oppose Pattinson. This
charge was denied later, and it was
claimed members of the society-the
Sons of st. George-had given testi-
mony against Pattinson.
Mems Clubs Resolution.
Resolutions adopted by the mems
clubs 'of Mum Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Elmwood Presbyterian Church
and. others were presented in opposition
to the granting of a license. while men
living near the saloon and owners OF
property declared Pattinson had con
Quoted good establishment and the
place was not disagreeable to them
Some opposing declared they did not
like to pass saloon.