Evening journal., 1916-04-29
DRY" Forces BLOCK
.PENNSCROVE VETS"
Contest in Salem County
Ends in Withdrawal
of Applications
ADMIT PETITIONS
WERE FAULTY

SALEM. y. j., April 29.-There is
much rejoicing among the dry"
forces of Salem county today because
OF their victory over the liquor inter
ests yesterday in the fight for licenses
in the Salem County Courts. At the
opening of court yesterday the ap-
plications of Ray IA. Morris and
James j. Barrett for wholesale IL
censes in the township of Upper
Penns Neck were withdrawn. and i'm
the afternoon the proceedings had
progressed but a short time when the
applications for an inn and tavern
license for Comfy =. Eagle and a
wholesale license for Trevis jenkins
in PennsgroVe were withdrawn.
The end came suddenly, and the mo-
tion TO he allowed to withdraw the ap-
plicatious Of Eagle and Jenkins was
made so quickly and Unexpectedly
that the spectators. who filled every
nook and corner Of the court room,
appeared astounded They had come
prepared to hear a long and interest
ing legal battle and the hot debates
between counsel indicated that they
would not be disappointed. With
Eagle on the stand, under cross-ex-
animation. James Mercer Davis. his
counsel. suddenly asked that the
court grant him permission TO consult
with his client just a moment This
granted. Attorney Davis and Eagle
stepped To the side of the room. and.
after a brief exchange OF words. re-
turned. and the request 10 be allow
ed 10 withdraw the application was
made. Judge Waddington immedi-
ately gave his approval. and W. A.
Grier. attorney for Jenkins. moved
to withdraw his clients application,
which. too. was granted.
Two witnesses had been called in
the Eagle case. the petitioner himself
and the owner of the building where
he proposed to locate, and it is said
that the reason for Withdrawing the
application was because OF a techni-
cality i'm the petition which had been
filed. Fearing an adverse ruling. il
was thought best to withdraw at this
time so that a new application could
be presented at the August term Of
court
StenOgrapher Delays Court.
Hearing of the remonstrances was
set for 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
but, because of the inability to get
a stenographer before . o'clock. court
adjourned until that time Attorneys
Grier and Davis took occasion at the
morning session. however. to with
draw the application Of Morris and
Barrett. s. Rushing Leap. OF Penns-
grove. who successfully conducted
the fight against the French licenses
six months ago, was chief counsel for
the rcmonstrants. while former
Prosecutor J. Forman Sinnickson. Of
Salem and J. s Gradwell. OF Camden
we're associated with him.
The question OF necessity Of an inr
and tavern license was disposed OF al
the outset. Judge Waddington holding
that he had given an opinion six
months ago that he deemed there
were sufficient persons i'm PennsrrovC
then for such place and unless II
could he shown to his satisfaction
that conditions had changed. his rul
| ing would hold He said that what
| be was interested I'm was whether OF
not Eagle was a proper person 10 OK
ercise such q license. whether tho
application was I'm proper form. and
whether the building was ? suitable
/ place.
Reading the application. Attorney
! Leap moved TO dismiss the application
on the ground that it was untrue and
an imposition on the court. He said
| that evidence would show that at the
time Of the signing of the application
by 70 freeholders and the fling of the
paper with the court, Eagle did moi
reside where he sought to operate
nor did he have the spare beds, stab
( ling. etc. required by law.
Court Calls for Evidence.
The motion was denied. Judge Wad
dington saying that he was perfectly
willing TO hear evidence as to the rep
utation of the freeholders who signed
| the application. Joseph SchundeT. Oi
| Wilmington. owner OF the property
for which Eagle sought the license
said that the building when completed
would cost about $4,000 and the furn
/ ishings about $4,000. lie acknowledg
ed that the work was not finished. but
i said il would be within two or three
weeks He exhibited blue lriilts Ia
show what the dimensiOcs and gener
m appearance would De.
Eagle said that he was 40 years ol
age and had been m the hotel bust
ness in New York for two years and
In Philadelphia for six years. He said
I his purpose was to conduct strict
ly up.to-date place and one OF the
best in the State. with "a furnished
rooms, a first class diningroom and