Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-21
COURT ADJouRNs.
The Hearing of Applications for Liquor
Licenses Completed This Morning.


The Hearing of Applications for Liquor
Licenses Completed This Morning.
The first license application that came
up in court this morning, was that of
James l.. Willis, Sixth and 'Shipley
streets. Mr.. Jennings was refused last
term. Mr.. Willis formerly kept the
Gibson House. He intends To keep a res
taurant. Mr.. Prickett submitted the
case on its merits. Levi c. Bird and
Willard salisbury, Jr.. Esq, represented
the applicant. A recommendatory letter
signed by 1913 citizens of the First ward
was put in evidence Another from
sixty-four farmers, who attend The
market, and letters from Crosby 4 Hill.
William Lawton, Megary a. Son, It. NJ.
Carswell, John G. Farra, William H.
| Quinn and fifteen or twenty others. also
letters from farmers near Middletown.
1t was evident that the chief justice
was opposed to the application ON the
ground Of a disposition not to increase
saloons Mr.. Prickett opposed il and Mr..
Bird advocated it.
Joshua Pyle, A and Townsend streets.
was refused last term on evidence prov
ing violation of the law Mr.. Prickett's
witnesses were not present and the case
was postponed.
The application of Frederick Hagmeyer.
school district A. Christiana, White
Clay Creek hundred, was refused last
May, when another person kept It, and
has not been applied for since, until this
term. A general remonstrance had been
filed against It, George Davis and John
w. Burroughs testified to the sentiment
Of the community being against It. w.
H. Hayes represented the applicant.
Edward Haman, county treasurer Fran
els =. Kelly and William Ward gave tes-
timony as to his good character.
There were no objections to Patrick
Haggerty, Front and Jefferson streets,
and to Joseph 5. Goodwin, South and
Young streets, New Castle, both repre-
rented by Levi G. Bird, Esq.
Mr.. Bird stated that the application of
Thomas Doherty, 403 West Front street
had been withdrawn.
There was nothing against Mary A.
Reynolds, Water and Market streets,
personally; hut Harry Pizor, who for
merly kept the place had been refused
for violation Of the law. Mrs. Reynolds
owned IL. She testified to the size
OF the house. letter. was. received by the
chief justice from Representative George
..
Christopher Pufahl, 727 East Sixth
street, was turned down at the last term
after hard fight. Thomas O'Daniel ties.
titled to great trouble caused his family
by this saloon and to his sister becoming
a drunkard through him and coming to
his house and assaulting his wife.
Mrs Mary j. Hannaway was put on the
stand by l.. g. Vandegrift, Esq, who rep
resented the applicant. She tore off her
glove with jerk and slapped her hand
on the book. She was a nurse and Mr..
Pufahl gave her her board for nothing.
The previous witness was her
brother and she denied everything he
said. If he did have a lot of Methodist
preachers on his side Earnest Acker-
man lived four inches away Thomas
II. Pagan and others, all neighbors of
the applicant, swore to never seeing VIC
lations Of the law.
There were no objections to the appli-
cations of John M Gropp, No. 105 Mar
ket street. and Pauline Aschenbacl, No
2O7 West Second street.
The witnesses in the case of Joseph
Pyle, for whom attachments had been is
sued this morning did not appear and
the attachments were returned non
est. The chief justice and Mr.
Prickett considered it strange and
something was said about
them being spirited away. w. T.
Lyman, Esq, represented Mr.. Pyle.
Something was said about continuing the
case until the May term, but Mr.. Lyman
was afraid to trust it and withdrew the
application.
W. f. Smalley, Jr., defended the ap-
plication of Joseph Eggner. 1t was
turned down last term. Police Officer
Burroughs gave the place very bad all
around reputation. w. I. Sparks, Sam
uel Forrest and others contradicted it
George Anderson gave the place a very
hard reputation.
John Guck, 207 East Second street.
was the last application. The place was
formerly kept by Caroline Klinger and its
reputation is well known. 1t was re-
fused at the last term. w. Z. Smalley,
Jr, represented the applicant.
3The application for new trial in the
case of William H. Robinson VS.. the City
of Wilmington was refused at the hour
of g DING to press