The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-04

There was batch of circumstances,
and Judge Lippincott had high stack
OF papers in front of him on this point.
The objections to granting licenses
were against the following: John D.
Stellman, Green Tree; Edward Halleran
and Henry Barry, Moorestown; Thomas
J. Barrett, for wholesale license at Roeb-
ling; Daniel I. Sooy, New Gretna; Ed
ward Dock, Centreton. The Barrett case
VIII be heard on the 10th; the Moores-
town cases on the 18th; and that of
Daniel L. .Sooy, on the oath. In the
latter instance the testimony that will
be relied upon will be that touching the
necessity for hotel at that place.
Henry A. Lehman applied for license
to keep hotel at Fieldsboro, but the
law OF 1913 provides that hotels must be
limited to the population of the town
Where they are to be located, not more
than one for each 500 inhabitants.
Fieldsboro has but 480 population ac-
cordlng to the last census and while the
law does not affect hotels now in exis-
tence 1t prevents new ones from being
established on the basis of population.
Criminal matters were first considered
by Judge Lippincott yesterday morning.
Robert Peacock stated that Samuel
brown, colored, indicted for assault and
battery on Lillian Eldridge, in Mount
Holly, desired to retract his plea of not
gulity ana enter one of non vult con-
tendere. The plea was accepted.
Mr.. Peacock stated that the assault
took place while Brown was intoxicated,
when, during a quarrel with Lillian. he
kicked her on the hip. She now desired
that the charge be withdrawn and SO
stated to the court.
Judge Lippincott asked Brown how
often the intoxication occurred, and
learned that it was about once a month.
The court placed the defendant under
PROBATION for three years, made him
promise to abstain from the use of liquor
for one year, and to pay the costs of the
case, $24.48, within six months.
Henry w. Snyder, indicted for assault
and battery on his wife, Kate, and deser-
ton and neglect of family, pleaded
guilty to both charges
Harry Blair, indicted for open lewdness
IN burlington, entered plea of not
guilty.
William Domanski and StanisIaus
Levendowski, indicted for breaking and
entering and attempting to steal two
hogs valued at $36 from Louis Grozki. at
VI.
will be tried May 10.
The next business taken up was the
hearing of the remonstrances against
granting wholesale and retail license
to John ID. Stellman to keep a hotel at
EveSboro or Green Tree. There were
about one hundred signers to the re-
A year ago this application was refused
because it was shown that Mr. Stellman |
had violated the Bishops liquor law.
}. Boyd Avis represented the remon-
strants; James M. DAVIS appeared for |
Mr.. Stellman.
Mr.. Avis stated that he would call as |
witnesses all the signers of both applica-
lions in order to question them relative |
to the necessity for a hotel there and to |
get their ideas as to accommodations it |
afforded to the public, etc.
Two of the witnesses, James s. Wad-
low, who lives about ten miles from
Green Tree, and Emanuel Rukaber, who
also resides considerable distance from
The hotel, testified that they knew moth
ing of the necessity or need of hotel
there and were not acquainted with
Stellman.
The other of the q signers, who were
farmers, testified that the
hotel is great accommodation to the
travelling public; was for the public good;
IS located at the intersection of much
travelled roads; that Stellman's reputa.
tion for sobriety and honesty is good;
that he has continued to provide for the
public by furnishing meals and lodging
70 all persons applying therefor and
stable accommodations during the past
year while he had no license; that the
hotel is located about half way on the
stone road from Vincentown to Camden
and in consequence is a stopping place
'or large numbers of farmers and others
who do hauling oyer that road.
Charles ID. Barton, one of the remon-
strants, testified that he lives two miles
rom the hotel. While this hotel was
licensed there was drunkenness on the
streets OF the village. Since license was
refused, q year ago, this intoxication has
ceased. Witness said he was opposed to
Jhe granting of any license for hotel
under any circumstances or at any
place, no matter what the necessity.
Horace Roberts, farmer, who lives a
mile from Evesboro, had trouble with
mis- employees getting liquor at this
hotel until the license was refused a
year ago. Since then he has had no
such trouble. Objects more to whole
sale than retail license.
= JOoCplA Il. INOOcItS, ldIIu6T near v III
centown, said the hotel was no advant-
age to him as watering or feeding place
for his teams on their way to Philadel-
phia. Does not oppose the granting of
license.
Aaron l.. Collins, A. Engle Conrow,
Allen Jones, Eli Parker, Clifford Akin |
son, Emmor Roberts, Benjamin Roberts,
Preston Roberts and others who have
farms in the vicinity of the Evesboro |
hotel, testified that in their opinion |
there was no necessity for the licensing !
Of the place and that there is no demand |
for it to accommodate the travelling |
public. Nearly all of these witnesses
also stated that they are opposed to the
licensing of hotels anywhere.
John Matlack, who lives in the village,
said: four or five DRINKS were frequently
seen on the streets when the hotel had
license, while during the past year these
men have been sober and industrious.
The case will be continued May IL.