Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-21

in 'S5 and 'S6.
B. Weiss, of the Great Western Band,
wants to keep a restaurant, if he gets q
license.
This settled the Sixth ward, and August
Brockman came up TO the counter as the
first applicant from the Seventh. He has
been on Fifth avenue for % years. He had
been So we'll coached that he answered half
of the questions before the Court was half
through asking them.
Marks Brcwarsky, of Wylie avenue,
said there was not another decent place in
his neighborhood.
Cyrus Crowley, of Washington street. is
not in Chief Browns prohibitory district,
and had a good record. Patrick Devlin is in
the prohibitory district on the same street.
OLD MEN WON'T DO.
John F. Ditler thought he ought to have a
license on account of his age The Court, how
ever, did not approve of old men in the saloon
business.
P.J. Foley, who was held over last year until
he put in a first-class restaurant at the corner
of wylie avenue and Elm street, thinks he
will get his license for the Hotel Brunswick
renewed.
7 The first feminine applicant of the day to be
heard was Eleanor Mugele, poor woman at
the corner of Fifth avenue and Federal
street She has a family of nine children and
refused last year. however.
NJ Sax. of Fifth avenue, wants to keep a
saloon for the reason that there is none within
eight blocks of his house.
The first case from the Eighth ward was that
of c, Angloch, who has a license now. He Is q
white-haired old man, and got through without
trouble.
Mrs. Mary Breen, of Tannehill street. was
told that If she promised she would keep a
good house she would probably get license
John Gantz, of Fifth avenue, who now has a
1icpnsP ad n cross
V. Gsnter, of 1o1 Fulton street. said he was
formerly in the shoe business, but wants to con-
tinue to sell liquor.
John Glockner, OF wylie avenue. said he could
not make a living at his trade as a barber. He
wanted to 90 into the saloon business, and
promised TO keep a respectable house.
George Jacob said he had good trade in buck
cts toInen and women He also sold in bottles,
Robert Lemon said he had an average sale of $40
Barbara Msrgis, Of Center avenue. has eight
children and wants license to be able to support
John Meier, of the same thoroughfare said he
was getting too old TO do hard work. He could
not get a bondsman last year, because ''all OF
h Robbinowftz was refused last year, and he
Max Weisberger, of Wyiie avenue, is now in the
China business but wants license to dispose of
his stock OF hardware
OTHER TRUSTS ALL RIGHT.
When the Ninth ward was called Lee Beohm
said he wanted to get out of the milk business.
He probably AFRAID oil Ine milk trust running
his trade, but apparently not fearful of the beer
trust and whisky trust.
c. B. Deshon. of Liberty avenue averages 500
per day in his barroom receipts. This settled the
Everybody was on hand early in the afternoon.
The proceedings were more lively than at the
morning hearing.
White will make 1t hot for the brewers who have
been selling beer to unlicensed houses. He is
keeping memorandum of the names Of the firms,
hear WI a discussion
among lawyers yesterday whether this matter
would not prevent some of the brewers from Sc
The first case called after dinner was that of
Thomas Donahue, Of Liberty avenue. He said he
had nine rooms in his house and furnished Sleep
ing accommodations. The receipts from his bar
were $40 daily. There is no restaurant, but a
counter where lcnches can be had is attached to
Judge White-Have you not sold liquor at other
places than at your licensed saloon on Liberty
avenueY
.-Only at the Homewood Driving Park, - Dona-
there but did not receive any Of the profits or any
other remuneration Only members of the club
didn't you, in fact, sell to everybody that
asked for them ~
''Of course, - said the Court. ''If you didn't
know that yon were doing what was Illegal you
don't know enough to be in the saloon business.
If your attorney advised you to do as you did, he
needs TO study the law. -
Charles J. Finkleburg said the puddlers who
had signed remOnstrance against granting him
slicense were men who had tried to run things in
his saloon. This he would not allow. He said the
close proximity to the Fifteenth Street Fire Com
pany. He has since removed two squares from
there.
THE MERCURY WENT DOWN.
John N Farmarie wanted to reopen his old sa-
loon at 1926 Penn avenue. Attorney Christy made
the chills run up and down his back bv ANNOUNCE
ing to the Court that this had testified to vio
lating the law every Sunday, with the exception
of one, during the L months prior to May 1888.
John Gul said he had served beer in buckets to
lis it not a fact that the bartender has carried
BUCKETS Of beer to the door and given them to
''No sir. Ihave no knowledge that this was
Frank Klein, of Eleventh street. who made
record for truthfulness, was asked:
Ibid YOU ever know a Saloonkeeper who
wouldn't sell 10 anybody that came along?''
Il never did, - was the reply.
To the question Of whether he sold cider or not,
he said he had not sold any hard cider. Judge
White queried:
WHO is TO determine whether the cider is hard
or not? Would it not get stronger the longer you
kept it and make men drunk?''
Il would never keep it long enough
William II. Leahy, of 1877 Penn avenue has
license, and said he observed the law in every
ticular. He said he could not keep men from
swearing in his house. His receipts for liquor
were s27 daily.
J. K. Lanahan, proprietor of the St. James
Hotel. said his receipts $50 daily the bar,
and he does hotel business of between S4O 900 and
$50 O0o per year. He observed the law to the very
letter and spirit. He said he had refused liquor to
his guests on Sunday.
6. ". Mahaney, of the hotel by that name
which WAS formerly the old Rush House, said there
was not drop of liquor sold in the house after Il
O'Clock at night. He has patrol box outside the
place, he has the wagon called to take them away
His liquor sales amount to SIS daily.
z. b Mohan, of Penn avenue, has a license.
his only boarcer is his father-in-law but he some
times serves 20 to 25 meals in single day. He did
not put up any free lunch to his patrons. He did
not furnish any drink TO intemperate men. Judge
White asked:
SORT OF HALF NEGATIVES.
''Are not great many of your customers what
are commonly called hard cases!' -
''No, sir, do not think they are.''
He said he did not sell in buckets or pitchers to
any women but those whom he had known for
years. He never sold to children at all
'sHave you not seen your barkeeper give buckets
of beer to children at your side door? Can you
swear TO it?''
'Tcannot swear to it; but do not think that he
ever did,; his receipts were S35 daily.
At this point W. j. Florence. the actor. came
in and all the interest seemed to be centered on
him. He took seat beside the lawyers, when A.
l.. Murphy, of the Hotel Albion, was called. He
said there were drunken men in his house every
day. but they were put out. Last Saturday a
Hungarian tried TO take possession Of the place,
be ever had. His receipts at the bar were SIS
daily.
a far-away LOOK in his eyes. He said since last
April he had been put to the expense of putting
salOous in his block, and he thought he should
have license. Judge White asked him If he had
not sold moxie, and he replied, ''No, sir.''
Mr.. Christy-I desire to call the attention of the
Court to the fact that this testified to having
sold liquor within three weeks of the time the IL
cense court met last year.
Apphcant-I admit that, but
Judge Whitehall the next!
James Mulvehill, of 81 Eleventh street. was
asked: ''Why were you refused license last
Il do not know that was refused,
Judge White (sternly)-Did you get license?
IN sir.
The applicant stated that he did not have mint
Of liquor in his house for three months before
Tuesday night. He made reply to question that
he had no women visiting the house. and had had
no trouble within the past year.
Attorney Chrfsty-I wish to state to the Court
that this man was convicted five different times
prior to February, 1855, Of violating the liquor
laws.
FIRST OF ITS KIND.
Charles Manning. OF the old Manning House at
the corner Of Penn avenue and Eleventh street.
said he sold SO meals day and the receipts from
his bar 80. He said the receipts of his hotel
were $45. This was the first case of the day where
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