Evening journal., 1888-12-19
FIGHTING THE SALOONS.
An Ex-salvation Army Drummer ON the
stand-EvIdencc Against Dougherty Of
Rising Sun-Police Onicers Testify.


Court reconvened yesterday afternoon
at o'clock and at once resumed the hear
ing of the applications for license before
crowded court room.
The first case taken up was that Of
George II. Burroughs, who keeps the
United States Hotel, corner Of Water and
French streets. Mr.. Prickett charged
that this applicant had been convicted Of
selling liquor on Sunday, September o.
l.. G. vandegrift represented him. He
stated in regard to the case that the
man had not violated the law since that
date and then withdrew from the case, as
he did not wish to defend anyone vio-
lating the law. Mr. Vandegrift seemed
to have gotten this conviction and an
other in which he defended the applicant
confused This application probably
went down.
The application Of John May. Lobdell
and Union streets, South Wilmington,
was demonstrated against on the ground
that there were too many saloons in South
Wilmington. Letters recommending the
applicant were put in evidence from
Sheriff Alvan Allen, John G. Farra, W.
H. Lee, John Y. Carlisle, P. Plunkett and
H. c. Kemble.
At the request Of w. T. Lyman. ESQ,
the cases in which he was interested were
taken up. Mr.. Lyman wished to get
away from court.
There were no remonstrances against
the applications Of Joseph A. Baughman,
Front and Searles streets, and Michael
Walsh, GA East Third street.
Mr.. Lyman also represented the appli
cants for whom Willard Saulsbury, Jr.,
Esq, is counsel, Mr.. Salisbury being
sick.
There were no objections to the appli-
cations of William A. Shields, 106 North
jackson street, John Craven, Ninth and
Dupont streets, and Thomas McHugh, 13
Market street.
Objections were made to the applica-
tion of Harry Kienle, 106 East Third
street. Emma Bradford testified that she
had frequently seen beer carried from the
place by men and children. For the
applicant Representativeel George w.
Gray testified that there had been no
violation of the law at this place and he
knew nothing against it. The chief JUS
tice suggested to Mr.. Gray that he do all
he could this winter to relieve the court.
Ii was very disagreeable passing ON these
things. William K. Long city editor Of
the Daily Republican, considered this
place quiet and orderly one. So did
Councilman William II. Quinn
Mr.. Lyman stated that the application
Of William A. Jennings at Sixth and
Shipley streets was for restaurant and
that the builder of the house guaranteed
that it would be an orderly place.
At the request OF W. =. Smalley Jr,
who represented him, the court took up
the application of William Kaiser, No.
IL East Seventh street. There was no
remonstrance and no objection.
The application of Bernards Farren,
No 1913 East Eleventh street now came
up. Mrs Anna Metcalf testified to see
ing beer keg carried out OF Farren's
back yard on a certain Sunday, and seen
men going in and out ON the same day.
Walter II. Hayes, Esq, represented the
applicant. He asked the witness several
questions and then through questions
made her say she had been a member of
the Salvation Army and had beat the bass
drum in the band. This caused great
deal of laughter and commotion in the
court ROOM and made the chief justice
rap vigorously for order. Rev. William
l.. White had seen men come out of the
saloon on Sunday in beastly state of
intoXicatioR. Mary Still was very much
agitatcd when she went on the stand,
and was allowed to tell her story in her
own way. From train OF circumstances
she believed that keg Of beer, over
which a crowd of Germans caroused on
certain Sunday, was the one which Mrs.
Aetcalf saw taken out of the saloon.
Ellen Dixon did not believe the place to
be an orderly one.
Emil Zuck, employed by the Pullman
Palace Car Company, said for the appli-
cant that Mr.. Farren kept boarders and
that the house contained twelve or four
teen rooms. Stale beer was procured
there for granting at the Pullman car
works. Matthew q. klair said it was an
orderly house.
Thomas G. Welsh said that Farren
kept boarders and an orderly house One
time he and some friends purchased a
keg Of beer on Saturday night and
slowed it in Farren's yard Sunday
morning they took it out TO boat where
the party was going sailing George
W. Baker and Ellwood Moon
testified to the good character
of the place. Mrs. Metcalf being recalled
testified that it was 4 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, when she saw the keg Of beer
taken out of the place Mr.. Hayes pro
duced an affidavit signed by three per
sons, whose names were on the remon-
STRANGE, swearing that they had not
signed IL. Mrs. Metcalf was called again
and said every name on the petition was
signed by the owner of it, Then she said
that Samuel Nenn wife signed her hus
bands name
Margaret MulroOneys application for a
saloon at No. 30l West Fifth street, was
demonstrated against. L. c. Vandegrift.
Esq, who represented the applicant, of
fered petition in her favor. Samuel
Curlett Daniel McElwee and Edward T.
Bellah testified to the good order and
quietness Of the place.
In the case of Dennis Dougherty of
Rising Sun, Neil Comfy testified that the
applicant did not have lawful stable ac-
comodations. The place was disorderly.
Liquor had been sold there and carried
away. Witness did not think that the
place ever accommodated travellers. John
Conly's testimony was also very bad for
the applicant J. Frank Biggs was coun-
sci for the applicant. He put Thomas r.
Lally on the stand TO testify to the stabl,
accommodations. James Mcintyre testi
fed to the same.
There were two remonstrances against
the application of Christopher Pufahl
No. 721 East Sixth street. One of thes,
was signed by the heads Of the manufac
turing establishments in the vicinity
and the other by citizens Of the neigh
borhood Police Office Updyke swor,
e that there We're violations of the law a
? this saloon. Levi G. Bird, ESQ, VIII,
represented the applicant, wanted t,
know the names Of any persons who ha,
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