Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-20
THE LICENSE COURT.
A NUMBER OF THEM WILL
BE TURNED DOWN.
Yesterday Afternoons WORK on the
Lioonso ApplIoAtlOns-Iho court
uaTsfalIy Sitting Them.

All the Judges were present when
Court resumed at 8 clock, yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Prlckett objected TO the appllca.
tlon OF Ihomae Doherty, No. tO3 West
Front street, on the grOuGd that he was
turned down at the May term He was
represented by Levi g. Bird, Etq., who
said the reason he was turned down was
merely because there we're go many
houses In that vicinity Charles Dough-
eriy, Lawrence Burns and City Solicitor
Turner, all testified to the good character
oil the house. Mr.. Bird also presented
number Of letters in favor OF grsnting
the application
The case q William A Jennings of
Sixth and shlDlty streets, WAS again
taken up with Charles G. Rumtord,
ESQ for the applicant.
Mr Pickett ssid this was a rew appll
Gallon that had been nltd in 5 ptember,
but Withdrawn 1t was claimed that II
would be kept as flr.t class restaurant,
but Mr.. Prckett urged that there were
already quite q number of res aurants in
that immediate vicinity. There was
remoustrance against the license, ard two
petitions In It's favor.
There was remoustrance against
Joshua Pyle, OF A and Townsend streets
South Wilmington, and Thomas Porter
was called by Mr. Prlckett, but he did
not know OF any violation OF the law, ex
eept the fact that Pyle had sold beer to
be taken away from the premises.
Harry Scott testified that he had known
Pyle TO sell liquor to drunken men, and
that he became engaged In a fight In the
place, during which he was put out
MS. Mary Hille5 lived for fourteen
months near Pyle's place, and knew that
there was great deal of noise and con.
fusion In the saloon dhily. she had also
seen children carrying buckets, tin cans
and coiiee pts filled with beer away
from hls place
Walter II. Hayes, ESQ, appeared for
the applicant, and presented petition
and number OF letters in his favor.
Elizabeth Stevenson, John G. Kersey,
II. Dugan, DR. Tomlins n and others
were called to prove the good character
Of the applicant and that he kept an
orderly, quiet house.
Mr.. Prickett had Mrs Hules recalled,
aud she testified that she bad seen Mr.
Dugan's little girl carry beer away from
Pyle's In bucket. Mr.. Hayes immedl
ately recalled Mr.. Dugan, and he trstl.
fed that his daughter Ia but fourteen
months old and that he has no other girl
around the house. He, however, ad-
mlttod that he had sent his son TO collect
the rent from Pyle, wien Mr.. Prick 1t
inquired If he tool; bucket to carry t,
IN.
The case Of Timothy II Quill, of the
northwest corner Of Eighth and Church
streets, was taken up, when Mr.. PrlckeJt
presented a remons,rance from manu!ac
turing establishments In the eastern part
OF the city, and OlsO one from in1iyiduals.
Officer Burleigh testified that he had
seen beer carried away from the Ga oon
and he also knew that there was cousid
abe noise and confusion IN the place.
He also said that he had seen drunken
men drinking In the place.
William l.. White who lives IN the vi
cinity, testified that It was very Gisor-
teTly place, and that he had known OF
frequent dis urbances there
Oiiicer Updyke testified b the same
effect, and II. fl. Ward, Esq who rep
resented the applicant, criticised the 70
monstrance frcm manufacturers as 1t was
only signed by one man OF each company.
He also presented petition in favor Of
the license signed by nu nber OF the
neighbors
Harry Hart, Lewis sedler, Patrick
| ockard ca h testified 10 the good char
acter of the hou and OF the applicant.
Tue case OF John Hcssion, new ap
plicant was then taken up and MIR
Prlckctt called attention to the fact that
II had been rejected at previous court
There was also a remonEtGanGe against 1t.
City Solicitor Turner appeared for the
applicant and said lat he wished II uu-
derstood that he had no pecuniary inter
est In the matter, but that from q long
personal acquaintance with the applicant
he was induced to do what he could In
his behalf.
The next case WAS that OF Alice Tucker,
q new applicant for place at Cedar and
Brown streets. Mr.. Prickett presented
remonstrance against 50.
Mr.. Bird, who represented the appli
cant, said thai she is widow and the
owner OF the house.
David w Street testified that the ap-
| plicant ia woman of good character,
and that a saloon is needed In that vi
cinity.
William s. Martins application for the
Dickenson House, at Front and Walnut
streets, was Withdrawn.
Harry Pizor, Water and King streets,
also withdrew his application
There was no objection against the fol
lowing:
Joseph ?. Lacy, No 9)l West Second
street; Patrick Mulrosney. Chrlstlana
avenue and Heald streo'; Joseph g. Heald
No III East Fourth street; John A. Fry.
No. 405 King stre;t t; Philip Deary, Pleas
ant and Jackson streets; john Gala
CHER, Fourth and Scott streets; Margaret
Burke, No. IA Maryland avenue; James
Crawford. No 23 Justison street; James
0'Neil, No 20S Madison street
At @ O'Clock C urt adjourned until 0
o'clock this morning.
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