Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02

had only asked him to assist Dodge
him into the case. Where is this
pilot for the Indiana newspaper
man." demanded Mr.. Seitz.
Mr.. Bergner grew equally enthusias-
tic in assailing the methods employ
ed by Guyer, Dodge and the Rev. Mr..
klaer in conducting their investiga-
tions of the Harris House side rooms.
Nobody, he said, would presume to
believe man like Dodge against the
word of Russell Robinson, the negro
waiter of the Harris House. Presi-
dent Judge Kunkel observed that the
testimony of Dodge and the other wit
nesses of course, would be scrutinized
very carefully because the witnesses
had gone into these places to find that
which they declared they had found.
Bergncr Strong For the Church
While MIR. Bergner criticized Guyer
and Dodge, he also had a word to say
of the ministerial Investigator. MIR.
Bergner admitted that he believes in
the church, but deplored the fact that
the Rev. Mr.. Klaer, u minister of the
church. should engage in such work
TO make himself record
The attorney pleaded for the Har-
ris house as IAN old and reputable in
stitution." Could the question of
whether such acts as had been de-
scribed by Dodge really be considered,
he asked, in the face of the state
ments of the 'perjurer" or "conspir-
ator" the imported spy" Dodge.
Even If these attacks were true, Mr.
Bergner asked, should they be given
weight when the revocation of the
license OF an old and reputable house
like the Harris house be at stake.
''Twccdle Dee and TweedIc Dunn"
President Judge Kunkel observed
that the question was not one of re-
NHsNlE inn 1NarH "a.
whether license should be granted
to n place which had not yet been Ii
censed.
"Oh, we'll" observed Mr.. Bergner.
there's not much difference between
revoking the license of an old place
and the relicensing of an old one
There's little difference, your Honor
between 'tweedle dee and 'tweedle
dunn
Following the close of the Harris
house argument, the Savoy remon-
STRANGE was taken up by MIR. Saussa-
man. Mr.. Bergner asked the courts
permission to reply this afternoon.
Very we'll said Judge Kunkel.
but we want to get along. We wish
TO finish this to-day
Withdraw SchaffstaII Objection
One more hostelry in the county
was assured of the privilege of selling
liquor during the coming year when
the remonstrance against a. p. Schaff-
stall, West ward, Lykens, was with
drawn yesterday afternoon.
The question that had been raised
against this hotel related to alleged
violations of the law in maintaining
side drinking rooms. No witnesses
were at hand. however. and although
Harry ID. Saussaman. counsel for the
remonstrants, said the objectors had
hoped to show the court something
of the conditions there more" as he
explained. for the information of the
court then anything else. The evil
dence at hand, however did warrant
the objectors in pushing their appeal
against the relicensing of the house.
the attorney added, and accordingly
withdrew it.
And Then the Roadhouse .,
Schaffstall's case followed the hear
ing on CoXestown ''roadhouse" re-
monstrance. Frederick Bossinger,
proprietor. who only recently took
over the hostelry, wants a relicensc
Some remarkable tales were told or
the Joy parties who motored west
from the city and made the Coxes-
town hostelry their stopping point for
drinks, etc. Neighbors related Incl
dents of arousal from sleep in the
wee sma' hours by the singing, the
laughter of the women, the Vulgarity,
shouting and profanity of the men in
the loaded cars. That the majority of
the people of the neighborhood do
not want the licensed house at CoXes-
town was developed by witnesses who
canvassed the community for the pur-
pose Furthermore il was shown that
only comparatively few people of
CoXestown or surrounding country
/ frequented the place-that ii was used
almost exclusively as a halfway" for
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