Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-20

the demiIohn AMI keg, watch invariably
| meant q drunken Sunday. Since Mr3.
CteSd3n's house was licensed these occur
| toaees had not prevailed. He was aware
| that liquor was spid Illegally vi Hockessin,
BY Mrs. Mary Harr!gan, and tried TO getthe
temperance reopl9 who ere opposing Mrs.
oreedsn to plopaeute her, but they declined
| t. do 80.
County Treasurer Edmund Hanan said
| the public mestings OF BILL Creek hundred
| werealways held Ut 0reei5n's hotel and that
T. WIS the only publis house on the Ian.
easter road between Wiiraiugton and
Cochranvilla, Pa. IL kp5w il was properly
conducted and believed THAT public house.
wa necessary theirs.
Ex.Sherifi Giles Lnmbson said his sales
Of property In hist noishborheOd we're held
at Oreeden's Motel, and thst It was IN
orderly, wsl conducted plaza. being asked
II he would patron1e Mrs. Creetan's or the
temperance h0use, MIR. Larnbson eaid that
as 4 Democratic sheriff he would patronize
Democratic h0use.
Solomon Harsey said he frequently lifted
Hockessin, whea TO WIS agent Of the Day
ton Hedge Company, with eight men and
three horses, aud always got ample accom-
moducicns at aira. Cr3eden's. There was
no other place IN tho neighb1rhood whore
accommodations for hts party could be
procured.
Levy Court Commissioner Howard
Jordan, William Clark end George r,
Reardon, testified that, iD their judgment, II
public house at Hockessin was a necessity.
Hon, Charles Il. Lore, George IL. Bates,
Eaq,, and W, T, Lyman, ESD, said they had
occasionally stopped nc Mrs. Cfse3en'9
house and found it kept In quiet, sstisfae-
tory manner.
Dautel Or6edan said he was tending bar
the niEht the band was at tha hotel, and
when frank Barton applied fer 4 drink he
tVff,4s ttI 49, ala ns,1
insisted that ne was.
This wound up the hearing Of Mrs.
Creeden's application.
NEW CASTLE aEMoSsTEANcE.
The application of Jarues b. roman OF
New CHsile met with opposition, and the
Rev, Il. l.. Hubbard. pastor OF the New
Castle NJ. Il. Church, aa'd that Mr.. Toman
should not b5 licensed, because Of the i've
applicants Mt thi9 court for renewal of
license, MT. T1man was the only one who
persisted in Keeping q dteordarlY house,
he recleei nuniher OF disturbances that
had tHksa pisce ther5 during the past year,
in one Of which n man from Wilmington
"eeaned cut the whole place, Toman In
cludsd," Mr.. Hubbard said that tho fore
man Of the New Castle Star had been as
aauited by Mr, Toman simply for putting In
type an article written By tho editor referr.
ing to the evil sris ing from tho liquor traffic
Ia New Castle. In the interest OF law and
de1vuay he protested against the granting
OF a license to Toman.
Mr. Hnbuard said that ladies and gentle.
men In New Castle had told him they were
afraid to testify against Toman. for fear Of
their lives and their property.
Mr., Hayes dsmanded the names of these
people, but Mc. Hubbard declined, The
court ruled that this left his Htatement
! merely hearsay testimony, to which no
weight could bs attached.
Thomas Frazier, who was inspector ct
, View Castles last city election, testified that
lomau thteatonad to break the bsllot.box
unless O challenged vote was accsptsd, as
, eanlied George W. Ecsels, the challenger.
: abused William Herbert and raised q big
i FUSS that stopped the voting for about ~
! minutes. I0lnan was very drunk on that
/, day. The witness did not consider Toman's
! house necessary for the accommodation Of
tha public.
Michael King, Elmer Hanson, George W,
Eeksls, Rooert Montgomery and William
/ Hunter confirmed the story Of Toman's dis
= orderly copdu i at rae city election. George
!. W, Hastings, watehman at the New Castle
!, freight house, said hs heard Poman one
5 night threatening to "choke his gnzzle, u
:, aud for LIS pro eotlon swora out q warrant
i, and had him bound over to keep the peace
) IN Mr.. Tonan's behalf Mr. Hayes pre-.
1 scented o petition endorsing Mr.. Tomanl
- application, approving the conduct OF hi
!. house ard declaring that 1t is necessary FOL
. the accommodation of the neighooIhood
Letters OF recommendation were read from
: Wilson L.. B,ynegd, Harry III. MeCaulley
q and ex Sheriff Glles Lambspn. Oral testl
Q mony was heard from John Mahoney, Hngt
:. Sheridan, John f. Brady, Richard ]. Con
o way, John FGgAn, George W. Morrison
y william Taylor, ex-Sderilf Ford and Thomai
4 Hole0nb, 10 the effect that mir. Toman't
4 reputation for peace and good order is OK
MI 10
k ductsd and necessary for the public con
II vantenea.
0 This ended the Toman case and court ad
il i6uresd until 10 o'clock Tuesdaysr1erping
Il There vas another large and interested
a crowd present when court resumed consid
,, grafton of the applications for iqrol
q licenses, at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning SEE
apolication Of Btaunan & MoManus, No
d l07 West Sixth street, was ftst considered
Z ard Mr. Pickett interpreted rsmonstrauct
obleettag on the ground that saloons were
y TOO numerous In that naighborhdod already
: th9re esiug three others In the game block
/ y. A. Macalitstar represented the applicants
9 and tolu the court tnat only two or three Of
the fen!oEstrents lived within two blocks o.
tph sasoon, which was an old and wei
: established license house, Mr.. Macalllstel
!. made plea fer Captain W. Il. DgAnnan
! oneotthe ptoprtstots, who WAS an honorabll
Z discharged soldier, and presented certtll
Gates HOm bts. Oiio bhu " aVO 10 lEt
4! effect t6at CAPTAIN BraanHa was physically
4 lreapaclteted ior manual labor.
/, lAe CHIEF justioa stated That the mater
y oil reducing tbs nurnhsr Of saloons IN q
. locally SSf.S very daieats duty, ind thai
= the oourt 5hould know whether any Of The
!, ottere In the ne'ghporhQod acc applying al
: THIS terN MIR. Psiesatt said lbs only
I other applicant was Il, ?. Frove, ageinrl
: whom there We're no Charge. Mr. MacRl'
:. Attsr reminded The court that thsre wen
y no charges Against his el ents either.
The GLASGOW FIGHT AeAIH.
/ Then came for tho lh.rd tine the fight oil
. tho GlasSOW people against the ]lcbps.lg oi
| the hotel IN thas town, The applicant
/, marry q. Dayett, applied In ldAy last and
/ was defeated. Wltliae II. GatAtia, oWaei
i OF tho property, Applied and WIS turned
, down IA September. D,yatE, who is Gpth'
I. RES sou tl.i4W. now pl4saH anotaar HpNli
) cation. JolA II Il dnay, Esq, represented
d the applicant, and presented a strong Deti'
4 tiuu iron iesldenls pf tn district, and ons
! from Zach countians who attegd tho VII
Z M.ngto3 market, representing Inc Necessity
4 uf Il putilG house al Glasgow, which IL
. located on tho road from Eiston to vii.
{ nHneton. la-tsr9 wote asa read from
] William . Ford, William r. Wieon, Sewel
4 v. Biggs, william y. Riggs and Andrew
] E,!Gs0n, statpi tb3ta PupllG house q! Gl&s
/. gov II public Necessity.
L Mr. EtiGEeL pEustnttu u rethOnsErane7
and also called nr. w n. Sklnnat, aud the
4 Rev. Thomas 9. Anderson, VINO tesih d
= that IN theis upini a licensed house wa
. unnecessary ia Glasgow gad TINT the sentt.
/ mspt OF taac3nulncttY aas against Ii. Walter
! ward, hoy, sRore that iiqUoF WIS sold
. him II the hotel, while II WAS lfcatsAd, by
4 MIR. DnYatt, and tnat MI. Daye.t induced
!. him to le&va Glasgow during the last May
d term OF court.
4 yrSTFcrsz1ny AND TJypEslRlpLE,
. David Bl8keleyof No. 1853 Pine street. met
with Il tsmeugtrancetf1ra Seidel@ Hastings,
q HiiiRs 4 Jones, job H. Jackson AID others
I 10 taa effect that hts piHca vas unnecessary