Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
RETAIL ROASTS
Almost Done to a Turn in
Judge Whites Court.
WHOLESALE WEEK is HERE
The Judge Lectures Temperance PeO-
pie as Indiscriminate Kickers.
WHEN WAINWRIGHTS TURN COMES
A Good-LOOking Man Furnishes His Honor
Finishing Material.
NEARLY A ROUND HUNDRED VICTIMS

Verona were heard at the morning session
of License Court. During the entire day
81 applicants went through. At one point
the Court became impatient at the persistent
activity of the temperance advocates, and
remarked: 81 get impatient at the temper
ance people hammering at every one. 1
think they should helpme In making proper
selections. They have the information as to
the best houses and should give it to me.
want the information given to me in open
court. will talk to no one privately on
this question. The applicants should tell
me honestly if their houses are better than
some others"
Mrs. Hester, of McKeesport, told an af-
fecting story and also gave the temperance
people a tongue-lashing for what she
claimed was a malicious prosecution on
their part. She had her nine children with
her in court. The Oldest is 1S. Her hus-
band was killed year ago in the National
Rolling Mill Her pathetic story exerted
q marked effect on Judge White.
THE LIST AS HE CALLED IT.
The list of applicants called during the
day is appended:
McKeesport, Third ward-James Crosby, SIG
Fourth avenue; William Dean, 755 North street;
Fred Eggley, Demmler station, B. & D. X. r. /;
Sebastian Englert 1904 Fifth avenue; Edward
Fritchie, a Center street: David Hardy, Jr., ll69
Fifth street; konrad Hausaman, 747 Fifth ave-
nue.; William +. Hunter, COL Fifth avenue; Cath
crime Hester. 500 Fourth avenue: William Knee,
township road, near Demmer station; Dennis
MIL sos Fourth avenue
sharpsburg-John Almeyer, 1000 Main street;
Valentine Berner, sH Main street; Jacob NJ
Bragg, 4Ol South Main street: Joseph Eshman,
7O2 Main streets John Joyce SOS South Main street.;
j. J. Lutz. 7l4, 7l6 and us Main street; Louis
Laeng, 1914 Main street; Thomas j. Murphy, cor
ner Clay and Tenth streets; Andrew Noe, 9H
Main street; Patrick Mcbride, 16 Bridge street;
Charles O'DonneI, 500 and SOP Main street; John
Prinz, corner North Canal and Clay streets; Il. c.
Pilgram, Sll South Main street; John W. Red
dinger, 1903 Main street; Henry Stein, 924 Main
street; Nicholas Sohmitchen, zoos and 10l0 North
Canal street; Louis Waser, SlS South Main street.
Spring Garden BOrough-Amelia Fisher, Spring
Garden plank road; George osterle, Spring Gar
den avenue; c. ID. Schriner, corner Spring Gar
den road and Wicklines lane.
Verona Borough, First Ward-Henry Berg,
Railroad avenue; Alexander Nader, corner Gen.
ter and East Railroad avenues; Daniel Ritter,
East Railroad avenue; f. 3. Voltz, corner Rail-
road avenue and James street.
Verona Borough, Second Ward-Henry Ekin,
corner Railroad avenue and H street.
West Liberty Borough--B. Bandi, Old Washing
ton road; William Haas, Old Washington road;
John frost Old Washington road.
TOWNSHIPS.
Baldwin-August Ahlborn, corner Brownsv file
road and Marion street; Peter Eisen bart. on
MarysVflle road; William Franey, on River road:
Gustav John, Six Mile Ferry road; John W. Os-
termeier, Brownsville and Birmingham road;
Anna Pistorius, corner Narrow and Joseph
streets; John Plappert, at Oak station, Castle
Shannon Railroad; William A. Schaub, on
Brownsville road: Peter Scheutz, MarysvIlie
street and Township road; Peter Slicker, on
Brownsville road; Christian Schmidt, on Browns
Vile road; Peter Trost on Brownsville road;
Peter Trenhauser, on Brownsville road; Gottlieh
Voetsch, on Brownsville road; Sebastian Wagner,
Hsbermans Run road; William Wolf, on Becks
Run road; William Young, on Castle Shannon
Railroad.
CHARTERS township-Thomas Fahey CHARTERS
and Robinson township turnpike; James Mogan,
CHARTERS and Robinson township turnpike: Sam
uel H. Mccartney, on Steubenvtlle turnpike;
township turnpike.
Collier rtownship--John storch, corner Washing
Forward tOwnship-Thomas scarheld, Elizabeth
and West Newton road.
Hampton township-gohn Lunz, Allegheny and
Pittsburg plank road.
Harrison township-Stephen Conwell and Henry
Smith, corner Brackenridge and Cherry streets;
John Felter North Canal street: Minnie Graw
Chestnut street; Conrad Huth, head of Garfield
and Chestnut streets; John W. Heyer, Vine
street: Roni Hengi, West Locust street; George
Hagele, on Freeport road: Gottlieb Kuhnert on
Township road: Isaac H. Kuhn, on Breckenridge
avenue; Herman Liebold, North Canal street.
Joseph Menigat, road leading to Freeport; Frank
Wolf Jr., corner Vine and Maple streets; George
Snyder, Tarentum ana Saxon burg road.
Harmer township-Thomas Hulihgs, Pittsburg
and Freeport road.
Indiana township-Wnliam Hartz on Three De-
gree road; William b. King and Philip Thomas
Lower St. Clair township-Michael Augustine,
4e Brownsville road; Joseph Butler Elizabethtown
q a u Do1, -.
Run road; John Fromm, Ormsby avenue, near
ottilia street; John Franz, II Brownsville road;
W. Hofm8n. corner Mountain street and Ormsby
avenue; Frederick H. Hampe, % Brownsville
Mewes, corner Brownsville road and Carbon
street: William Prim, corner Ormsby avenue and
and Spring avenues; Peter Schmitt, corner Bark
hammer and Williams street; Frank Weineihmer,
corner ormsby avenue and Mountain street.
wAINwRIGHT's TURN SCHEDULED.
When Sharpsburg was taken up the first
seven applicants went through without Incl.
dent. Thomas ]. Murphy was a new man. He
had been selling beer for Wainwright's brewery
and got Is cents a keg. Judge White remarked
that their time would come when they came up
for license.
John Prinz had had trouble once, and in the
fight partof his nose was bitten of. There had
been cross suits and he got one month to the
workhouse and his opponent five months.
The First ward, Verona, had four applicants
who were not detained long. Henry Elkin was
the only man from the Second ward. His
license had been taken away during the past
year. - Attorney Rowand presented a well
signed petition, asking that Mr.. Elkin be giyeI
aIicense, and that the Allegheny Valley Rail
road picnic grounds be closed as these grounds
were the cause of the trouble at that point.
The afternoon session opened with West Lib
erty borough, which sent up three applicants
They were told that there would probably be
one licensed house there next year.
August Ahlborn, Baldwin township, opened
up the rural district. John Mullaley Superin
teudent for Keeling's coal mines, testified that
he took two men to Ahlborn's house to gel
boarding for them. Mrs. Ahlborn said she had
no servant and couldn't bother with them SC
he took them to an unlicensed house, where
thew were accommodated.
There were IL applicants from Baldwin. The
only other one questioned closely was Gottleib
Voitsch. who was refused last year. Mr.. Christy
nreseuted communication from Arthur Low,
sarinc Voltsch had sold to drunkards and
would not deny it. Voltsch said the man was
a liar.
IN nTnfeT' Of whom s. Ii. Mccartney and
Thomas Seymour have license now. McCart
new denied that there had been cock fighting
or dog fighting at his place. Seymour's examl
nation was about his accommodations.
John Storch was the only applicant from
Collier tovnsbfp, There was no license in the
township last wear and the applicant thought
there should be house to accommodate the
Thomas Scarfield was likewise the only ap.
plicant from Forward township, and thought
there was necessity for licensed house. At
torney Nevin appeared TO oppose tne applica
ton, and the Court informed him that there
was no necessity.
A BIT OF FREE ADVICE.
John Lunz had applied for license in Hamp
ton township. but withdrew his application.
William Walls wanted q license in that town
ship. He kept hotel and has every accom-
mediation for a country hotel. including stable
etc. The Court advised him to keep his place
without license
Stephen cOnEeu and Henry Smith Vers