Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
PennSgrove Record Printed
Scathing Denunciation OF Judge
Condemns Court, Says Applicant Was Unit and Praises
Attorney Leap. Whitening Sarcasm Flowed from
Editors Pen
From the Elmer Times.

In last weeks issue of the Penns-
grove Record, Editor summerill in a
three column article, printed one of the
most whitening d%enunciations of the
granting of a license to Squire Duffy,
That we have ever seen applied to a
court. The Records report of the testi-
mony follows:
Inc greatest battle ever fought in
salem county court over the applica-
ton for a liquor license and the most
disgusting and ~disgraceful ruling ever
given by a Judge, was made last Fri
day over the application for a whole
sale license by John X. Duffy, Esq, of
Pennsgrove. To those acquainted with
such contests, it was evident that the
legal and political cards had been
stacked against the remonstrants, who
were the Mayor, all the Councilmen
and several of the best citizens and
heaviest taxpayers in the borough.
The weight of testimony was that
The citizens of Pennsgrove do not want
to see the sale of liquor renewed in
fennsgrove and that John X. Duffy
was not fitted by conversation and tenn
permanent to sell liquors, also by his
open lawlessness and disrespect for
law, the Sabbath and the ministry Of
the gospel.
Former Mayor Frederick A. Gentieu,
who is a member of the State Board of
Assessors, and superintendent of the
manufacturing department of the Du-
FONT powder works, where $1,000 men
are employed, testified that he was per-
sonally opposed to the granting of the
license and that it would be detri-
mental to the welfare of Pennsgrove.
Since b license of the only hotel was
revoked on November 18th, the Du-
Font company was now able to get
better workmen.
.. Rushing Leap, attorney for the re-
monstrants, asked. "Will the grant
ing OF this license jeopardize the Du-
Pont interests ?u
j.. Mercer Davis, attorney for Mr..
Duffy objected. "That is a moral is
sue."
Judge Waddington replied: 81 am
no trying the moral ISSUE"
Davis continued: "The law states
that liquor shall be sold. The moral
question has been settled by the Legis-
lature. Frankly, it is none of our bust
ness"
Rev. Edward Mount testified:
"Duffy is quick tempered and most
profane. When we were down here
testifying in the French case, he met
us on the sidewalk outside of the court
house and inquired, 'what do you G.
D. preachers want down here attend
ing to other peoples business? You
will have to go to hell to find plenty to
attend to-"
His language was so course and vul-
gar that / said to myself that [ would
cause his arrest on the charge of using
profane and obscene words. He is not
fit to sell liquor.
Davis asked: "Do you know any
body fit to sell liquors ?"
Mount: eyes, 1 know many men
who are fit and who live In Penns-
grove"
Henry J. Blohm testified that on Oc-
tober 14th, he heard Duffy say to Rev.
Mount, 81 will give you the devil. I'll
make it as hot for you as hell can make
it.n In answer to a question Blohm
stated that Duffy was too hot-headed
to handle the sale Of liquor.
William P. Denny testified, III do
not think Duffy will obey the liquor
law. I reached this conclusion because
T have official knowledge of his viola
tion of our ordinances in Pennsgrove.
He has deliberately defied Council in
the matter of Sunday closing in spite
of the fact that all Others obeyed the
law.n
Davis: "Specify instances of his I'M
fitness.p
Denny: "He appeared before Coun-
oil one time and said that s. of a b.
did not have the fine money and [ told