Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-04-30
LICENSE GASES HEARD
AT COURT HOUSE
The Hotel Maryland and Cannon
Licenses Granted, But SchIich-
tInQs' Is Refused

May Court House on Monday and
heard the remonstrants TO a renewal OF
the retail liquor licenses of Hotel Mary
land, Oliver Bright, applicant; The
Holly, Bolton Cannon, applicant;
Philadelphia Hotel, Gustav and Ed
ward Schilchting, applicants; Rio
Grande Inn, Samuel t. Whitley, APP
plicant. The opposition TO the grant
ing of the licenses was led by Rev.
Alexander Laird, pastor Of the Holly
Beach Presbyterian church and Rev. l.
H. Fisher, pastor of the Wild wood Bap-
tist church, who were represented by
Lawyers Palmer NJ. Way and Chas. A.
Bonnell. The first application called
was that of the Hotel Maryland, which
In former years has been conducted by
Gus A. Kneller on East Lincoln ave-
nue.. It developed that Mr.. Bright
came into possession Of the hotel prop
erty sometime ago. Benjamin Gid
ding, Ed win 8. Turner and George
w. Shaw, signers of the application,
gave testimony in favor OF the APP
plicant. Walter /. Shivers testified
thai he was disturbed by DRINKS last
summer, aud Mrs. Ellen r. Shauley,
who occupies a nearby property, tes-
titled to some disorder, as did also Mrs.
William r. ellis. Mr.. Laird was also
q witness. Oliver Bright was called to
the stand and stated that he had expe-
rience 10 the business In Philadelphia
and would conduct the hotel In q first
class manner The application was
granted by the Judge with the under
standing that Mr.. Bright spend most OF
his time there and keep an eye on the
business. Oliver Bright, the applicant,
was represented by his brother, Law
yer John Bright.
oANNoN's LICENSE GRANTED
There was a mass of testimony In the
Cannon case, who was represented by
Lawyer Crammer, of Camden, and
former Judge IL. H. Voorhees,. It was
shown by the testimony that the
good looking colored man applicant was
a pretty good sort Of a fellow. II was
brought out that the Cannon business
and property, located on west Garfield
venue, was sold to a Mr.. Savage some
two months ago, Mr.. Cannon receiving
$500 cash as part payment. Soon
after Savagethrew up the deal and skip
ped, the property being decided back
again to Cannon. Leo Craig, Of Stone
Harbor, was the first witness called.
He said that last summer he was en-
pIoyed by the county prosecutors office
and made q raid In Wildwood in a
house belonging to Cannon. Constable
Leslie Champion, County Detective
Perry Cheesman and Prosecutor Mat
thew Jefferson also gave similar testi-
mony which was of no use to the re-
nonstrance forces. Assistant County
CLERK Cole produced the court records
nd showed that Cannon was convicted
of keeping a gambling house in Wild
wood back in 1905, which was prior to
his going into the liquor business. Rev.
Laird testified to hearing of disorder 10
the colored section, but had not himself
witnessed it. Judge Eldredge said that
such testimony could not be accepted
against the applicant and that it must
be first hand. Judge Voorhees, took
the stand and explained the financial
transactions between Cannon and Saw
age. Mayor f. e. Smith testified to
the good character of Cannon and that
he had no complaints against the house
as head Of the police forces OF the city.
He recommended that the license be
granted. His brother, Chief Of Police
Lester Smith, upon being sworn, said
that he never had any trouble with
Cannon's place, no complaints and
thought the saloon q positive necessity.
Police Officer Reuben Norcross, whose
beat is In the same section as the saloon,
testified along the same lines, stating
that it was q fine place and never had
complaints against same. John M.
Vance, VIM. r. Pinker, Carl Erick-
son, Stephen Henle, Charley Bradford,
Joseph Geisenberger and VIM. With
all testified to the fitness of Cannon for
the business, the burden of their testi
mony being that it was advisable to
have a colored saloon across the rail
road in order to keep the colored trade
sway from the better class of houses
east OF the railroad. City Commissioner
Hendee also testified that Cannon was
a at man for the business and was OF
great assistance to him when the latter
was in need OF. men for city work. In
granting the license the Judge said he
gathered from the testimony that 1t
seemed necessary to continue . licensed
saloon In that neighborhood for segre-