Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-12
HOOD RESTS CASE
AGAINST MAUSERT
ON HIS OWN BOOKS
They Show Rooms Are Rented
Two and Three Times
a Night.
CASH BOOK AND REGISTER
SAID TO AGREE ON THIS
Some of These Entries De-
clared to Be In Propri-
etor's Handwriting.



Mausert, charged with maintaining
disorderly house at the Hotel Broad,
Just before noon today, and Frank E.
Bradner, counsel for Mausert, at once
got busy putting in evidence that
viii, he hopes, proves that Mausert
did not run a disorderly house and
that, If disorderly actions took place
there, it was without the knowledge
of the proprietor.
The first witness called by the de-
fense testified he had visited the Ho-
tel Broad and had observed conditions
there. Asked on cross-examination
why he made the visits. the witness
replied that he had heard the house
was being conducted as u house of
ill-fame. and wanted to determine
whether it was or not
This witness, by the way. was note
worthy in another respect. He is
Fritz Storzburg, manufacturer, of
>146 Washington avenue, Newark, and
Is one of the thirty-six men drawn
-on struck jury to try Cornelius J.
Harrington. proprietor of the Hotel
Navarro next week on the same
charge that Mausert is now facing
Following Mr.. Storsberg in rapid
bQCCCOSlOH CdIHe EuWdIu W. I1OlIOil,
Herman F. Geisheimer, Benjamin F.
Schaefer and Edward C. Ambrose, all
of whom testified that they frequently
visited the restaurant of the Broad
and had never witnessed anything in
the conduct of patrons that was out
of the ordinary. The testimony was
all to the effect that the place was
conducted in an orderly and quiet
manner,
City Employee Testihes.
The next witness called was Hugo
A. kollmer, a clerk to the shade tree
commission, living at 614 Hunterdon
street, and who said he worked at
the Hotel Broad Saturday and Sun
day nights and on special occasions,
such as holidays, as floor manager,
having charge of the main dining
ifoom.
He said his dSlties were to receive
the guests, see that they received at
'tention and to keep general order in
the room. He said his specific orders
from Mr.. Mausert were to preserve
order and to keep patrons from f1irt-
ing in the dining-room, and also to
prevent men from going to tables oc-
cupied by women alone.
Asked about the occurrences on last
New Years eve, which the Rev. Dr.
Edwin l. Stearns, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League. yesterday
testified were disgusting, Mr.. Kollmer
said the dining-room had been very
crowded all evening and that it would
have been impossible for two young
men to have performed a salacious
dance as sworn to by the Rev. Dr.
Stearns. He admitted that persons
might have got up and 'hopped"
around their chairs, but swore posi-
lively he saw no one dancing.
There was no room for anybody to
get up and turkey trot or tango,
was there?' asked Mr.. Bradner.
There was not. 1t was too crowd
ed answered the witness.
The conduct of patrons was always
good. Mr. Kollmer testified 'It had
to be- he said IF it were not they
would not be served at the tables"
Both on direct and cross -examina-
& ton Mr.. Kolmer was positive that
he had never seen any of the Co.'S
grove detectives in the dining room
8 while he was on duty, although he
s. admitted that they might have been
81 there on crowded nights and he not
81 now recognize them iU the court
room.
81 On cross-examination Mr.. Hood
asked the witness If he ever knew of
women attending the place alone. and
Received the reply, sometimes
How frequently" asked Hood
NEARLY every night l was there"
Responded the witness, and he then
& Qualified the statement by saying
q that the unaccompanied women were
Generally there early in the evening
Between and O'Clock and left after
hav.ng their meals.
Not solemn Place.
# Continuing, the witness said he had
S. never noticed any flirting or unseem-
g ly actions on the part of patrons ex-
a cept that once in while, when the
orchestra would play some popular
\ air, that some of the crowd would
want to sing but that he did not
permit that.
Then this dining-room of Maui
sert's was rather a solemn spot?"
asked Hood.
mo- was the reply of the witness
"WouId you say it was gay?"
mo. | wouldn't say it was. The
people just seemed to enjoy them
selves, that is ALL"
Frank e. Sellnow, travelling man,
of 64 Mapes avenue, was the next
witness called and testified that he
had stopped at the Hotel Broad on
his trips to Newark before he lived in
this city. He was not allowed to tell
of any visits except those made since
the first of last January. He stated
that he had frequently been at the
hotel in the evening accompanied by
his wife and son and had found the
behaviour of the guests "the same as
in all hotels | have stopped at during
thirty-five years of travelling all over
the country"
Similar testimony was given by
.John Hertz, a hotel head waiter of
New York city. who frequently
brought his wife and family to the
Broad for Saturday night dinners.
Testimony tending to show that the
) place was conducted in an orderly
manner it is expected will take up
the greater part of the afternoon ses-
sion, leaving the summing up OF
counsel and the charge of Judge Os-
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