Evening journal., 1888-06-09

The court then resumed the hearing OF
the remonstrances to the applications for
liquor licenses. The court room was as
full as at the morning session, with the op
posing elements ia these cases. the liquor
dealers and their friends, and the advocates
OF temperance reform. The same repre-.
sentation from the white ribbon army sat
within the bar, with prominent citizsns OF
the city, and ministers from several
churches. Every one was intensely inter
ested in the proceedings.
The first application heard was that OF
Charles Devalinger, Front aud Searles Sts.
This is new application; il was refused at
the last term OF court. n. w. Prickett
asNed how msny times new application
could be refused before II was fnAl. The
court answered thai there was no limit
In support OF James L. Dickinson's appli-
cation OF Townsend, John Il. Rodney, bis
counsel. brought James II. Gardoa aad
Counsilman Thomas johnson 10 testify that
the place was necessity; that there was
no disorder there and that the place was as
respectable as any.
Objection was mads to the application
OF Neil Dcherty Of the Schuetzau Park.
Detective John Morris swore that he went
there on Sunday, May 2, at 80 o'clock 10
the afternoon and czlled for beer and tasted
what was given him to sse II il was beer.
A game OF base ball was going on outside
and there were 200 or 800 people on the
premises. As many a. so people were
drinking beer, wine and whiskey. Ar.
Morris's assistanl. WadeLAcouia, ,corroborat-
Cd his testimony in every detail Mr.. Prickett
produced copy Of a handful postai at
Dohertys place and handed IL 10 the court
to read, saying that it was OF too obscene q
character to be read aloud in the court
William 7. Lyman represented Mr.
4 Doherty.
Charles Dever OF Rhing Sun was tho
next name called. Remonstranca was made
against his application on the ground that
be was selling under hotel license
ing no stabllng for horses. De-
tsciive Morris teatided as to this charge.
John Doordan, o Heald St, South WI
mipgton. was the next application taker
up. The renlonstrance was on the chaFg,
Of selling liquor to minors Mr. Pficket
called John Bradford. Who did not pu
10 his appearances. and at Mr, PrIckett re
Q1est 8 subrmaa was issued for him. Johr
Il. Rodney, counsel for the applicant
called Charles Newell, who saw the appli
cant. on one occasion, refuse to sell I,
minors. He never saw him sell to a minoi
and believed he kept an orderly house
Mrs. Julia Peacock said she signet
the remonstranca against DoordaI
az Madeley Church, because she was or
posed to the business. She did not rea'
! the remonstrancs before signing it an,
never knew Doordan to sell to minors
Miss Cora Rodney signed for the same
reason that Mrs Peacock did. Tue Appii
cant's counsel said that Mr.. Doordan ha,
kept the house lhere for ten years At th'
reqaest OF Mr. Prickett the case was lHiI
oveE uutil the witness subre laed could
be brought into court.
] The application OF the Excelsior Brewin
Co. for the saloon at 5th and DUPONT ST
! was demonstrated against on the ground c
. its being disorderly place. The spplic'
tion wps for a saloon in connection wit
] the brewery. Mr.. Prickelt said Il was
I beer garden with the same general charas
? ter that such places bore. Many disorder
t seenes had tlken place there and il was th
4 place where Graham murdered Koede
Walter II. Hayes counsel for the applcan
z said that the brewing company bought Ct
T property somc time ago, but only got POI
: session ca the 18th OF March. He calls
! ex Sheriff Thomas Ford 20 testify that
I had been an orderly place since that dat
Mr Ford told Mr. Prickett that he d
Il not frequent tho saloon, that lie bad on
y been there two or three times Frank Ge
d gelbach, who owns considerable prcpari
/ 10 the vicinity Of the brewery, seia that
Z never saw anything wrong about the 81
= loon. 1t WAS not open on Sunday. M
Genglebach stated that be was engaged
lt no particular kind Of business, bat was
+ every kind and any kind that would ma
money. but finally admitted that he was
y contractor BENZ amin #. Townsend. seer
= taFy Of the Excelsior Brewing Co., testii
that the company got possession OF t
saloon property on March 25th. He ga
i the plscs general good character.
De Remonstranoe had been filed against
70 application OF J. Massey Enos OF Chr
10 tisna, but evidences was not brought up
~ prove the charges.
= - The application of.Bsrbara Fischer of
u Shipley St was objected to- Dstecti
y Norris swore that he entered the salo
le on hay 3, the day of the Board OF Edui
ne tlon election. by an alley and parchss
81 liquor. On May 7th be went in and fon
men gambling for drinks. Mr.. Prick
said the place had a bad character. Willie
T. Lyman, who appeared for the spplca
4 said that this was an ols-estsblished hot
e. and was kept in an orderly and qu
th manner.
ln Remonstrauce was made to the applil
-al tion OF Michael Fitzgerald OF 18th q
n. Clsymont SITS, on the ground Of
at locality 10 which it was situated bel
=, new, and the saloon calculated 20 make
locality OF poor reputation. Judge Hol
n ton remarked that "ths saloons kept pl
.s- with the growth OF the city" Walter
oh Hayes, counsel for the applicant. cal
Williams McMenamin. the owner OF {
nd saloon and Of property about it to test
v to its good character.
ne No rsmonatrancss had been dled agai
IT. the application Of James Hannlgsn
y Front and jackson Sts.. but objsctil
we're made. On May 5 the agent Of
Law and Order Society obtained liql
-. there. Wade LAcoDia, the agents ass
eu ant, corroborated this testimony. BE g
nd the saloon was at 2nd and jackson
ais de told Levi Bird. the applicants coun
that be counted frcm Srd st. down.