The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-20

OF the Camp Meeting Association. he be-
ing the secretary.
John w. Trumbull, secretary of the
trustees of the Association who are the
legal incorporators and holders of the
property, testified as to the certificate of
Incorporation, the business lone bv the
trustees, also to the facts that camp
meetings were no new religions services
Tor Penns Grove and vicinity, but had
Deen held as far back as 1867, to his
recOllections.
Joseph r. Moreland testified as to the
deed he wrote in which was conveyed
the land from Harry S. Barber to the
camp Meeting Association. He was
asked to show a map of Penns Grove TO
prove that the places where it was asked
the permission of the Court to sell IL.
quors were within a mile of the camp
meeting tabernacle.
Attorneys for the applicants said il
was unnecessary to show the map. They
admitted that any place in Penns Grove
was within the one-mile limit.
Mr.. Green was called to the witness
stand. He said he was owner of the
property as stated in the license appli-
cation. Judge Cole read the paper for
his title to the property and said If is
not a deed, not ever a bonaide lease
Joseph Shunder leased the property TO
I'll. II. Green from September 1, 1916.
to September 1, 1917, at the monthly
rental of 5000 a month. If he failed to
apply for a license, failed to get a IL
cense or failed to pay the rem the lease
expired in seven days. If he got a i
cense and was charged with the breaking
OF any borough ordinance or State law
the lease expired at once.
Judge Cole said the reading of the
application, the reading of the lease and
the testimony of Mr.. Green was enough
TO decide the question of character. Mr..
Green Sad subpoenaed many of those
VINO had signed the remonstrance on the
allegation that his character was unfit,
according to law, for him to receive a
license. The clause typewriter in the
remonstrance. stating that he was an
unit character to receive a license had
been. stricken out before being present.
ed to the Court, because there was no
intention to question the character of
any OF The applicants for licenses.
Counsel for the "wets" seemed nm
prepared for the hearing. Much of the
'btPNl tnAt AdIttIS III connection with
the case, 1t was said, had been left to
Judge Hudspeth, who was unable to be
present at the hearing. Testimony had
been prepared Attorneys Thomas G..
billiard and Mr.A Ware, counsel for the
VETS" said, to offset any charges against
the character of Mr.. Green, and they
also declared they had proof that the
camp Meeting Association was not act
ually an organization for religious Dur
poses, but to control the license situa-
ton in Penns Grove, but that this evil
dence was in charge of Judge Hudspeth.
Attorney billiard likened the Camp
Meeting Association to planting a tur-
nip seed, and when it grows up calling
it a rose" Judge Waddington said he
was willing to hear "all about the fur
nip seed" but unwilling to wait until a
later date. Counsel then stated they
had 40 evidence to offer.
Judge Cole said he had testimony as
to why saloons were not necessary. but
this Judge Washington refused to hear.
The remonstrances set forth that such
licenses are not a necessity; that there
are sufficient places in the borough for
the conveniences of the travelling pub
lie; that the places sought to be licensed
are in close proximity to the plants of
the duPont Powder Company and a IL
eense would conduce to the ~intemperance
of many of their employees; that the
places are all within one mile of lands
owned and controlled by the Penns
Grove Camp Meeting Association, in
c~orporated and used for religious wor-
ship.
Attorney Hilliard stated relative TO
the filing of the second application for
Green, which had been declared invalid
at the morning session, that this was
done because the first application had
been drawn by other hands and had not
been seen by either Mr.. Ware or him
self.
Mr.. billiard said that they were not
prepared to make a plea for the appli-
cants in the absence of Judge Hud-
speth and asked that a future date be
set when he could be present.
Judge Washington set Friday, the
9th. at 10 o'clock.
VIM. ". Hogan. who applied for a IL
cense to keep a hotel on Beach avenue
and Charles Wasman to keep a bottling
place at 344 Main street, had their ap-
pilcations withdrawn.
The facts that the legality of the
Camp Meeting Association take preced-
emit over the granting of liquor licenses
in Penns Grove. was so apparent that it
seemed useless for them to contend fur
Their.
There will be no more evidence pre-
sented next Friday. The summing up
pleas of the attorneys will be interest
ing and of historic moment. worthy of
being heard by all who can be present.