Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
The Evidence Was All Got in
Yesterday.
ARGUMENT TO-DAY
Remonstrants Close Case Yesterday
Against Granting License at
Greenwich Piers.

| 6fluSnC6 Is over, all VI Iuo I6SJlIuOny
is in. The direct and cross-examina-
ton is over. Witnesses have been
discharged, and argument of counsel
began last night.
The case was not presented in rec
ord breaking time, but the matter was
disposed of in shorter time than prev
iously. That was encouraging to
court officials for yesterday was a
warm day, and summer is fast ap-
preaching; when attorney Charles E.
| Sheppard, for the protestants, an
| nounced that his side rested, there
was sigh of relief and the lawyers
for Wentz did not take any chance in
re-opening that side. Argument was
at once begun, and the case will soon
be decided by Judge Tuller.
The court was confronted with much
| conflicting testimony. A large num-
ber of witnesses have declared that a
licensed hotel at Greenwich Piers is
hSSSS0Aly. hCJ nave SWOlA IudI COu-
ditions under license is better than
without license. They further say that
Nieukirk Wentz conducts a first class
house.
Many witnesses have been just as
emphatic with the declaration that a
licensed hotel at Greenwich Piers is
wholly unnecessary. They declare
that conditions in the community un-
der a license system is much more
unsatisfactory than when there is no
license. They further allege that Mr..
Wortz allows too much drunkenness
about the hotel.
There was considerable testimony
taken during the afternoon session.
Among those who testified fer the re-
monstrants, Walter Goodwin, who de-
clared that conditions were W orse dur
ing the time Mr.. Wentz had license
since last July, than they were when
he did not have license. Charles Wal
lace, who had had trouble with his
workmen since the house had been Ii
censed; had a good hand, very good
hand, who went tc Wentzs and got
liquor; for ten days he was too drunk
to work, but would go to Wentzs and
get more, so much so he was obi ged
to discharge him; never had such trou>
BILE when there was no licensed hotel,
and Charles Ewing, who, stated what
troubles he had seen in three success
sive days Immediately following the
opening of the licensed hotel.
Saw two men drive into the hotel
yard sober4 in a buggy, and stay an
hour or more, and when they came out
they were drunk; next day saw two
other men in a buggy and go through
the same process. The next day af-
ter this saw man, woman and child
drive to the hotel, and when they came
out the man was drunk. He could see
all this from his farm which extended
within short distance of the hotel.
The cross of these wit
nesses was brief-being, you are con-
scientiously opposed to the sale of Ii
| quor, are you not?"
If the answer was in the affirmative
that would be all that would be asked,
but if they qualified by saying, "Yes,
as a beverage, they would be asked
one or two more questions.
Mrs. David Stathem, whose husband
keeps the store at head of Greenwich.
testified in the same general way. say.
ing conditions were worse during the
license period than when there was no
license. A licensed hotel was not nec-
essary for the accommodation of the
travelling public, in her opinion.
Rev. Frank Wood testified that con-
ditions were decidedly worse in Green
wich under license than without Ii
cense. No license hotel was necessary.
Thus the evidence went during the
afternoon. Christian Johnson was
| called to the stand and presented the
| original remonstrance presented at the
| court Monday, when the application
was made; this contained the sigma
lures of rs men; a supplemental was
also presented with Is names. He al
so had two remonstrances from wo-
men containing 147 names. These
were all offered in evidence. Mr.. John
son testified that during the time there
was no licnse, the conditions were al
most ideal.
/ The arguments in the Wentz license
F., application and remonstrances were
made in court before Judge Tuller
this morning, the testimony has been
all presented yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Sheppard argued for the remon-
strants, arguing against the necessity