Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-13
Objections to Licenses.

The Selectmen Hear the S. F. c. Through |
 Rev. MT. Recommendations of the Ob- | jectiOns-The Evidence Presented-Dfs-
 cussion of the Board Deferred-GeOrge | R. BIlI's BIll Under COnsideratiOn--Dr.
 DOherty's Claim.
 The Board of Selectmen held a meeting in room 10 City Hall last evening for the pur- pose of hearing objections offered against certain parties who had applied tor licenses to sell liquor for the ensuing yeaS $Ihe So ciety for the Prevention of Crime Was repre- sented by Rev MT. Mossman, while some of the parties objected to appeared by counsel
 The first case considered was that of Johfb- Donovan, whose place during the year, for merly at the corner of Orchard and Henry streets, had been kept open, as alleged, after midnight. J. D. Plunkett appeared for Don ovan and urged that the license be granted. He said that there had been no technical vio- lation of the law, and that MT. Donovan had always kept quiet and orderly place.
 MT. Mossman, agent for the Society for the Prevention of Crime, said that MT. Don ovan had violated the law during the year, and on this ground the society objected to his receiving a license.
  Leary, of 94 Grown street, who was also fined, as alleged for keeping open after 12 o'clock.
 Mr. Leary was called and said that at the time of the engineers ball he kept open on the statement made to him that he would not be prosecuted
 The next case was that of Marcus Schwed. He was charged with selling without license, and being fined on December 20th, 1S79 for selling without a license. The nexf case called was that of Herman Goma1l Morris F. Tyler appeared in oppo- 1 sition to this license. He said that he rented | property in the vicinity of MT. Gomall's place and there had been serious complaints l against him by tenants. If the case was to | be heard he desired to produce witnesses in support of his statements. MT. Mossman said that objections were made to Goman on general principles that he | kept disorderly place. MT. Plunkett said he appeared for the ap | plicant, and as he understood the matter no police record could be brought against MT. l Gomall.
 l Mir. Tyler asked for postponement until ! he could bring evidence in support of his | statements.
 l MT. Gomall, the applicant, said he tried to keep quiet place.
 Jacob Hodge, for defendant, stated that Goman kept quiet place, and as a special constable living near him he had never had l occasion to make an arrest in Gomall's place. I He thought it was as quiet as any place in | town.
 James w. Ross, residence so Webster l street, was called. He said Gomalrs place was a nuisance and the peace was disturbed ! by 1t seriously.
 l August Suffers case was next called, and Mir. Mossman stated that MT. Sutter had been l before the court and his case had been nolled on payment of costs.
 MT. Sutter said he had always kept quiet ! and orderly place.
 | Augustus Wagners case was next called ] and Mir. Mossman stated that Mir. Wagner l had been fined S40 and costs for keeping | open on Sunday. In the Superior Court the
 case was nolled on payment of $3O costs. 1 No further questions were asked
 James Whately, of A Putnam street. was
 charged by Mir Mossman with keeping open | on Sunday.
 Mir. Whateley stated that it was a malicious l prosecution. Next.
 ! Adam Wagner was charged with violation
 of the Sunday law. He settled on payment
 of costs. and no questions were asked. Patrick McKiernan was objected to because
 he had been arrested for breach of the
 Sunday law.
 August Damn was charged with breach ot
 the Sunday law in May, 1880. Settled on
 payment of costs. Mir. Damn said he kept
 an orderly place and no complaints had ever
 been made against him.
 Michael Donnegan, 13l Martin street, was l charged with violation of the Sunday law
 in the City Court and fined $40 and costs
 Appealed to the Superior Court and case stil | pending.
 MT. Donnegan stated his case, which was l in brief that he had never kept open on Sun
 day. He said he was never before the court l before, and he made statement that the
 judge thought criminated him and fine was
 imposed. Under the circumstances he ap l pealed the case, conscious of his innocence.
 Mir. Mossman said Mir. Donnegan's case
 was brought here because of the record ir
 the police court.
 Louis Damman, it was stated, had been be
 fore the court on February I, 1880, for vio
 lation of the Sunday law. No explanation l was made.
 Max Kaltschmidt had been fined S1 and
 costs for selling without license, and his
 case, which was appealed, had been settled l in the higher courts. Lawyer Ullman, who
 appeared for Mir. Kaltschmidt, stated that
 his clients application before the board
 last year and had been deferred from time
 to time, and the fine, as stated by the judge
 was only technical one.
 The case of Charles w. Bradley of the
 Florence House was next taken up. MT. Mossman said they objected to Mir
 Bradley because they thought he was vio
 lating tte law. He had been convicted il | the higher court. He said the reputation o1
 MT. Bradley's place was bad. It was the
 resort of bad persons, as he understoo cd it
 If he or the society have wronged him they
 were sorry for it.
 ! Mir. Bradley said that the case on which he
 was convicted was brought two years ago last 1 July. He said that he was willing that Mr
 Mossman or any other gentleman should | come into his place between the hours of ! o'clock in the morning and l ? o'clock at night Mir. Seely was called by Mir. Mossman, an6
 stated that we knew nothing about Mir
 Bradley's place but what he had heard. Clarence Willis said he knew nothing about
 the character of MT. Bradley's place except by reputation. He believed that the reputa | tion of the house was bad.
 ! Louis Osterweis, for the defense stated
 that he had visited the Florence House at all hours of the night and day, and he had nev
 CT anything wrong John Macheleidt
 John Coffee and Abram Krauss supported | Mir. Osterweis' statement. Thomas Shay, of 74 George street, wal , I objected to because Mr. Mossman said the society believed the place kept by MT. Shay ! was bad one. There was no police recorC ! against Mir. Shay.
 Mir. Shay said that he defied any one to say that he had ever kept bad place. The case of Mrs. John Donahue, of Nasl
 street, was next called. The police record I was that Mrs. Donahoe had been fined $4C and costs for violation of the Sunday law 7 and the case had been appealed. l Lawrence J. Coffee, of 237 Wallace street
 as represented, was fined $40 and costs fol violation of the license law. Catharine Cof fee applies for license at the same place.
 H. L. Spencer, Union street, was objected to because the objectors thought he kept
 disreputable house. He had been fined il
 December, 1879, for selling liquor without | license.
 !, John H. Tyler, of 64 George street, wal objected to by Mir. Mossman as an unsuitable
 person because he had been arrested fo keeping house of ill-fame. There was no } sufficient evidence to convict and the cas, was nolled.
 Mrs. Nellie M. Tyler, G5 Union street, wa
 objected to because it was reported to be bad place.
 Arthur M Reed said he had never seer | |: