The Penn's Grove record., 1916-01-07
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DUFFY GRANTED A LICENSE
isions of Wealth Vanish Before TIE Squire. Commission
DO LIQUOR INTERESTS DEMAND OBEDIENCE?

Ihe greatest DaILe ever Fought IN Sa-
lem County Court over the application
for a liquor license and the most disgust
ing and disgraceful ruling ever given by
a Judge, was made last Friday over the
application for a wholesale license by
John X. Duffy, Esquire, of Penns Grove.
To those acquainted with such contests it
was evident that the legal and political
cards had been stacked against the re-
monstrants, who were the Mayor, all the
Councilmen and several of the best citi-
zens and heaviest taxpayers in the Bor-
ough.
The weight of testimony was that the
citizens of Penns Grove do not want to
see the sale of liquor renewed in Penns
Grove and hat John K. Duffy was not
fitted by conversation and temperament
to sell liquors, also by his open lawless-
ness and disrespect for law, the Sabbath
and the ministry of the gospel.
Former Mayor Frederick A. Gentien,
who is a member of the State Board at
Assessors, and superintendent of the man
ufacturing department of the dupont
Powder Works, where 5000 men are
employed, testified that he was person
ally opposed to the granting of the license
and that it would be detrimental to the
welfare of Penns Grove. Since the IL
cense of the only hotel was revoked on
November 18th, the DUPONT Company was
now able to get better workmen.
s. Rushing Leap, attorney for the re-
monstrafts, asked, "Will the granting of
this license jeopardize the dupont in
terests
J.. Mercer Davis, attorney for Mr..
Z III, fTr oHsoa+aJ erRba+ - -.o.o1 ..o,,o -
Judge Waddington replied II a not
trying the moral ISSUE"
Davis continued 1.-THE law states that
liquor shall be sold. The moral question
has been settled by the Legislature.
Frankly, it is none of our business"
Rev. Edward Mount testified Duffy
is quick tempered and most profane.
When we were down here testifying il
the French case, he met us on the side
walk outside of the court house and in
quired, What do you c. D.
preachers want down here attending 20
other peoples business? You will have
to go to hell to lind plenty to attend
to-"
His language was so coarse and nlgar
that l said to myself that l would cause
his arrest on the charge of using ~profaas
and obscene words. He is not fit to sell
liquor.
Davis asked :"Do you know anybody
fit to sell liquors?"
Mount: Eyes, 1 know many men wha
are fit and who live in Penns Grove
Henry j. Blohm testified that on o :
ober IA, he heard Duffy say to R
Mount, Il will give you the devil. ! Il
make it as hot for you as hell can make
it," In answer to question Blohm stated
that Duffy was too hot-headed to handle
the sale of liquor.
William p. Denny testified, Il do not
think Duffy will obey the liquor law. /
reached this conclusion because l have
official knowledge of his violation of our
ordinances in Penns Grove. He has de-
liberately defed Council in the matter OF
Sunday closing in spite of the fact thai
all others obeyed the law"
Davis Specify instances of his un
fitness"
Denny: "He appeared before Council
one time and said that s. of a b-1i
did not have the fine money and / told
him to get to b out of there meaning
the lookup. The liquor interests are III
favor of Duffy" /
David Martin testified that Duffy 81 |
to him eff l get the license 1 can sell
out in one year for $4,000 and reti9
for life on easy street" M
Mr.. Duffy went on the stand and a.,
mitted that he would be a fool if he did
not sell out, if he received a good offes,
Attorney Leap asked John Mills if III
would be conducive to the welfare d
Penns Grove if the license was granted
Attorney Davis objected to the ssle-
ton. He stated that the license sIaF
cation should be considered aside frda
the moral question, The Legislature hs
decided that it was legal to sell lqJt
and that the moral phrase of the Iutr
ton should not be brought before re
court. RAJ I
Judge Waddington agreed with tis
and said the question before the ut \
was the necessity and of Duffy's ssg
The question was allowed in d9Fner
form.
do you think it is necessary. NSh
community?' leMf
"That is for the community to de-
1 do not know that most of the piel
are opposed to it." II
Councilman Albert f. Naylo fed
that the Borough Council had 'unani-
mously gone on record as being opposed
to the application being grantes. He
had been in Duffy's store on StnShys
and that Duffy used profane Language
on the least provocation.
II am opposed to the application. The
Borough does not need it. We are get
ting along well since the license was Ie-
voked and the sale of liquors has leen
stopped"
Joseph S. Flanagan, assistant cashier,
of Penns Grove, testified that be die not
think the town needed the licensing of a
place to sell liquors.
Notwithstanding all the testinout OPP
posed to the granting of licetes, Judge
Edward G. Waddington grained lths ap
plication of John K. Duffy to selI liquors
at wholesale by the quart I, aore. at
11S South Broad street for fee of