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

habits" WERE After these three witnes
I ses had given their testimony Judgt
Wescott suddenly awakened to the ide;
that the questions were not legal anC
were not being properly put. He OBJ
. jected not only to the questions but
, moved that the testimony of Mr.. Hyl'
ton be stricken out. Judge Horner ruled
that the questions were in the form
designated by the statute and refused to
strike out the answers.
Robert Broadwater, chief of police at
Moorestown, told of the reputation OF
some of the men as to intemperate
habits, as did Walter Moore and Edward
Hyland. Horace Roberts gave testi-
mony along that line and in connection
with one of the men said the latter
worked for him and met with an acct
dent which the insurance company, on
investigation, said was due entirely to
| the intoxicated condition of the man.
Commission merchants had also re-
quested Mr.. Roberts not to let the man
come to their place because he was
generally drunk.
! Jacob w. Stiles said the reputation of
several of the men was that of confirmed
intemperate habits" Being asked for a
definition of that term he said he con-
sidered a man had such habits when he
was such slave to drink that he could
scarcely go home sober.
| John w. LoWden, who gave his bust
ness as an architect. said he did not
know what confirmed incorporate
habits" meant.
| This concluded the case for the COM
plainants and the defence began to call
witnesses without making any opening.
ID. G. Kalbach, of Reading, Pa, had
been stopping at Barry's two or three
days week for the past six years. He
is in the lumber business. He was at
the place during the evening, but never
Saturday evening. He was asked how
the hotel was kept and objection was
made on the ground that this was not
remonstrance but charge that the
liquor law had been broken and Judge
Horner ruled that the evidence must be
kept to the specific charges in the COM
plant. Mr.. Kalbach said he never saw
any disorder or drunkenness. The COM
piainants again contended that the
manner in which hotel was conducted
had nothing to do with the matter. If
single item of the Bishops law had been
violated punishment must follow
Elmer kalbach, also of Reading, had
been at the hotel. Had never seen any
drunkenness, disorder or minors drink
ing. Never there Saturdays and not in
the bar room in the evenings very much
Walter Kalbach, another Reading
man, had often stopped at the hotel and
was there in September, 1913. He had
been there two weeks at time and had
been in the barroom Saturday evenings.
but did not stay there much longer than |
10 minutes at time. He never saw
any disturbance. He had never seen |
any drunken men in the barroom. He |
said he had never seen men refused !
drinks. Were you ever refused p
Never" was the answer. ''Why?'
was the next question, and the witness
fell right into the trap by answering,
Because | was never in the condition |
the others were in. Then counsel.
that the witness had said
he had never seen any drunken men in
the barroom, insisted upon knowing
what condition the others were in that
they were refused drink. The Young
man became somewhat excited and said /
You are smart lawyer and are trying
to get me in Il hole" At first he refused
to answer the question, but on being
advised that he must answer, he houn-
dered around and was unable to get out
Of the predicament his nimble tongue
had got him and he was allowed to
depart.
Herbert Alcott gave testimony to the
effect that the hotel was conducted in
an orderly manner.
William a. Wilkins gave similar test
imony that the hotel was one of the
best conducted in the county. He never
saw any drunkenness, disorder or minors
n the place. He admitted he had been
indicted and punished on charge of
getting money illegally from the county.
Several other witnesses were called and
lestified that the hotel was well CON
iucted but very little little testimony
Vas taken to show that the facts pre-
'ented by the compliments were not
rue.
In order to expedite matters Judge
Homer held session Friday evening
md at its close he asked counsel what I
heir pleasure was about continuing 1t
seemed impossible TO suit the convent
ance of all, and it was finally decided 5
hat the further hearing of the case
would be resumed on Thursday morning /,
md that it, together with the complaint
n the Halleran case, should be continu-
ID from day to day until the calendar on
hose points was clear.