The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-10-16
Revocation of Licenses.

On the trial of the case of Com. va
George Werner, ut Ibis >September)
term, it appeared from the testimony
of Michael Garran the prosecutor, Of
George Werner the defendant and Of
Patrick Geraty and John Brennan two
of the witnesses for the commonwealth,
that Andrew G. Rooney and w. j.
Sweeney of Centralia had, on the
goth September, 1885, being Sunday,
furnished them liquor (brandy and
porter at Rooney's, beer ard perhaps
something stronger atSweeney's) which
they drank on the premises and for
which the Hungarian (Garran) paid.
Upon its own motion, the court
granted rule upon the licensees nam.
ed, returnable on Saturday 10th inst,
at 10 o'clock in the morning, to show
cause why their licenses should not be
revoked; requiring Gn the rule) suffi-
cient denial of the facts above stated
70 satisfy the court that they were un-
true, or else they should be taken
pro cOnfesso.
At the hour appointed for the re-
turn of the rule, Sweeney did not appear;
and counsel for Rooney did not pre-
sent any evidence, although he made a
statement, saying inter ALA that
Rooney was not perfectly acquainted
with the law.
The court revoking both licenses,
said:
If any person who has license is
so ignorant OF the law that he does
not know that he has no right to sell
liquors on Sunday, he is not fit man
to hold license; but no such excuse
can be made by any man, because the
public is too well informed upon the
subject for anybody to attempt TO i'm
pose upon the court by an alleged lack
of knowledge on his part. At any
rate,if we believed that any person was
so ignorant of his duties in that res
pect, we would Withhold from him a
license in the first place ; and would
revoke it after we had given it, on
proof of such ignorance afterwards
brought.
In these two cases there was pal
pable violation of the law, proved be-
yond question and quite openly done
There is no course left for us land it
is duty that we perform without any
compunction at alD but to revoke these
licenses, which we now do
The following orders were thoD
made by the Court
In the matter of Rule on w. j.
Sweeney to show cause why his Res.
taurant license shall not be revoked.
And now Oct. 10, 1885, it appear
ing that the said w. J. Sweeney has
been duly served with copy of the
rule in this case, and he declining to
answer thereto, and it having appear
ed by the testimony of the witnesses
and also of that of the respondent in
open court. that he did, on Sunday the
Goth day of September last. sell in
toxicating drinkst to several persons, this
rule is therefore made absolute, and
the license granted to the said w. j.
Sweeney on the 4th day of May last,
to keep restaurant or eating house in
the Borough of Centralia is hereby
revoked. By THE CoURT.
In the matter of Rule on Andrew Z.
Rooney to show cause why the license
shall not be revoked.
And now Oct. 10, 1885, it appear
ing that the said Andrew @. Rooney
has been duly served with copy of
the rule in this case, and he declining
to file any answer thereto, and it hav-
ing appeared by the testimony of sew
eral witnesses in open Court that be
did, on Sunday the goth day of Sept
ember last, at his saloon in the Bor-
ough of Centralia, sell to diverse persons
brandy and other intoxicating drinks
this rule is therefore made absolute,
and the license granted to the said
Andrew 9. Rooney on the 4th day OF
May last to keep Restaurant or Eating
house in said Borough is hereby re-
yOkad BY TuE COURT.