The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-24

was III Lue HOVel SEVERAL Times, Stayln
about an hour each time. He is Is yea
of age. He did not drink anything BIZ
soft stuff. He went in to get his shoe
: shined, and then hung around.
Lawrence Collins, of Ellisburg, was i
the hotel on one of the days of tn
Mount Holly Fair. He had two drink
of beer. Wilbur Cooper was with him
Wilbur Cooper was called and he col
roborated the other witness and said h
was 20 years of age. Judge Wescot
cross-examined this witness on his age
getting him to tell where he had live
and how long he was in each place. AC
cording to this line of testimony the bes
that could be made was to make Wilbu
IL years old? Asked how he knew h
was 20 years of age he said his grand
mother, who had been taking care @
him since he was three years old, ha,
told him he was 20 years Of age.
Thomas Goodenough was called t.
show that minors were allowed to han,
around the place. Thomas sells peanut
and his business called him into tn
hotel frequently of an evening and h,
was never ordered out.
William b. Cook, a resident of Had
don Heights, was the next witness. H,
gave his occupation as a licensed de
tective'', explaining that he was licensed
under the laws of New Jersey. He wen
to Moorestown on the 18th of October
1913, to look over the situation and t.
discover the conditions existing at the
hotels. On the 18th of November he
paid another visit to the town and met
Messrs. Brubaker and Owen, the men
who entered complaint against the
hotels. Cook saw Is or 20 men in Barry's
hotel on the evening of November 30.
He saw Patrick McKeown drink beer
and whiskey three times. McKeown
was quite drunk and staggered around
the barroom. He wanted witness to get
him drunk. The latter, not knowing
the mans name, asked him to write it
for him, and McKeown complied, get
ting his name and address in a scrawl
ing manner. Cook left the man in the
barroom and did not know whether he
got any more liquor. Cook also saw
Thomas Donley, who was staggering
drunk and very laxative. Donley gave
the name of Charles Haines. Louis
ODonnell was another man in the place
who was so drunk he had to have
friend to assist him to walk. William
McElwee was also drunk and while in
that condition was served with beer and
whiskey. Barry was in the barroom all
this time. Cook did not see ANYBODY
refused drinks.
Attorney-General Wescott cross-ex
amined this witness at great length, but
the questions put to him were more to
discredit his business as detective than
they were to contradict the testimony
he had given on the main issue. Beyond
showing that Cook was detective en-
gagged in ferreting out violations of the
law-something he had already admit
ted-Judge Wescott did not affect the
testimony of the witness.
Carlton Gardner was called upon to
testify to the reputation of several men
who are named in the complaint as
persons of confirmed incorporate hab-
it's" The witness did not seem to have
a very distinct idea of the line of testi-
mony he was called upon to produce.
he knew many Of the men and he knew
personally that they were of intemper-
ate habits, but he could not tell where
or how he gained that impression in a
general manner.
Charles Marshall an employee of the
New Jersey Secret Service Company.
went to Barry's hotel to investigate con-
ditions. On the evening of October 1s.
he went in at five in the afternoon, but
there Was nothing doTng. At eight
o'clock the same evening he again went
in and saw five men under the influence
Of liquor. He got the names of three of
them. They were drinking at the bar.
He stayed there an half hour. He saw
two other men, whose names he did not
get, in the same condition and they were
also served with drinks. Mr.. Barry was
in the room at the time There was a
man named Dick Reed there and he
was under the influence of liquor and
vas served with more Later in the
eVehAng Marshall saw Dick Reed, drunk
er IMAM >ver, but still being served. He
was ieiuseust one end of the bar and |
sofa ilquor at De other end. Lou O'Don |
nell was quite dru1a< and stood nronned
against the wall. s>mebodv bonebt |
liquor for him. McKeowl. CO ar,,,,1.
he had to be helped to the ba. ~ ,,ot he
drink. Frank Seaman was reassed
drink but was sold half pint toNl,o
out with him. He met man on thJ
outside and they drank the contents of
the bottle. All of the men named by
the witness had been mentioned as those
who got liquor in the hotel while under
the influence of intoXicants. Judge
Wescott tried to have some fun at the
expense of this witness and endeavored
to cast insinuations on the honesty of
the detectives engaged in the work of
looking up the hotels. The Attorney
General found the young man a ready
match for him, however, and he did not
make much in the cross-examination.
Harry b. Chase, another detective,
was the next witness. He corroborated
the previous witness and gave direct
testimony concerning Henry Marsh
man. The latter had said he went into
the hotel under the influence of liquor
and that somebody treated him to beer,
carrying it to him in another room.
Chase said there was no doubt about
Marshman being under the influence of
liquor, but that instead of someone
bringing him beer, he bought 1t himself,
twice, and carried it to the room where
a colored woman helped him to drink it,
John Ct. Collins, a tool maker in Cam
den, was at the hotel on December 6,
and he saw Frank Seaman under the
influence of liquor and quite noisy. He
insisted on having drink sold to him
and was finally pacified by being served
with half pint which he took from the
hotel
Bayard Griffin, a colored detective,
also saw Marshman and saw him get
drinks while he was intoxicated and car
nv them to another room where there
was colored woman.
Jesse Brubaker, of Maple Shade, had