Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

assault and battery on Horace Adams,
and that be had sold liquor on Sunday 10
Martin Paynter and Samuel Jones. Will
liam s. Priokett, Esq, represented the
remonstTants and Levi q. Bird, Esq, the
lr. Prickett's frat witness, Martin
PAynteY, was questioned with respect to
Sunday selling by Adams, but he said he
had never bought liquor on Sunday him
self or known him TO thus violate the
law. Samuel Jones also denied having
bought liquor from Adams on Sunday.
He also denied having been in the saloon
on election day. This case was then sus-
pended TO wait for another of Mr..
Priokett's Witnesses who was not present.
TOO CLOSE TO DANCING SCHOOL.
The objections urged against Edward
q. Bane of Fifth and Walnut streets,
were that he cells liquor to be taken from
the premises, and that young men and
girls from dancing school across the
street frequently 60 to his house and
drink liquor. Officer Updyke said he had
frequently seen young men and women
going back and forth between the dancing
school and the saloon. 30 did Officer
Burleigh. Bane was not represented by
counsel.
A DIsRKPUTABLE CHARGE.
The remembrance against Margaret
Bacon OF No. West Fourth street, stated
that she kept disreputable house, which
was frequsnted by men OF bad character.
Her application was represented by W.
Il. Lyman, Esq. Sergeant Blackburn
said he had frequently seen disreputable
men and women going to the house.
Officer Burleigh said he has heard the
house TO have a bad character.
In rebuttal MIR. Lyman called B. f.
Townsend and John Mclaughlin, who
said they had never seen anything wrong
about Mrs. Baoon's house.
SELLING ON ELECTION DAY.
The hearing of Adams case was then
resumed and Levi G. Mckay said that on
the day Of the last city election he and
another man went into the saloon and
bought liquor. He had also seen liquor
bought and taken away from the prem
ises. The witness admitted that he and
Adams had q recent disagreement over
some improvements Adams is making to
his property, which is next door to the
Witnesses house. He admitted having
signed Adams application, but said he
did not know what it was at the time.
Mayor Harrington said that Adams came
to him, on the day Of the last city cleo
ton, and asked IL he could open his
saloon after the closing Of the polls. He
replied that 1t would be Just as Illegal to
open then as at any time during the day.
An excellent name for order and legality
was impaired to the house by Officers
George O. Raymond and Charles O.
Evans, William Holly and William 81.
Quinn. A long petition of recommends
tion was presented.
TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.
Several names were passed without OBJ
jections, but Bernard Carr of No. sos
Church street struck snag in the shape
Of Mr.. Prickett's blue print plot showing
an unusual abundance of places in that
neighborhood. Edward f. Murine Is
applying for license few doors above,
and ut the courts suggestion Osrr's case
was laid over until both can be taken up
together.
-.---.-- CLOSE TO CHURCH AND SCHOOL. ..
Lawrence Curran, No. 613 West Eighth
street, twice previously turned down
came to tho scratch again and faced
general remembrance that the place 10
not needed and is too close 60 public
school No. 0 and West Presbyterian
Church. j. Frank Biggs, Esq, said the
previous refusals were on technical
grounds and presented petition in his
clients favor. City Solicitor Turner was
called and gave testimony in favor Of Mr..
Currents good character.
FIGHT ON HIS PAVEMENT.
II. II. Ward, Esq objected to the re.
monstranoe against Ellis Nj. CLARK, Eighth
and Orange streets, because it had not
been filed and he knew nothing Of it.
Testimony was heard, however, and
Chief Of Police William Y. Swiggett
testified that there was row at Clark's
corner, Saturday night two weeks, in
which polored man was severely cut.
The row, according to the evidence,
originated in Olark's saloon. Chief
Swiggett admitted that CLARK was not i'm
plicated in the ARRAY.
AN OLD FIGHT RENEWED.
There was the same old tight against
the application OF James q. s. Gam for
licenBe for the hotel of st. Georges.
The remonstrants said the town had been
greatly benefited by the peace and quiet.
ness consequent from their having been
no sale Of liquor in the town since the
ego, and prayed that the order of things
be not changed. Gam was not repre-
sented.
THE PORT PENN FIGHT.
James II. Dilworth's application for
the Port Penn Hotel was also opposed by
Mr.. Priekett. This is the house formerly
kept by Elan Page, whose license was
taken away. Recently Dilworth, the
present applicant, took the hotel and
procured fractional licanae from Judge
Grub. He was represented by Walter
II. Hayes, Esq. Mr.. Prickstt had no
charges against Dilworth, but claimed
that the house was practically owned and
conducted by Page. Thomas f. Dill.
worth, the applicants uncle, said that
Page was still conducting the hotel,
while James II. Dilworth lived at Della
ware City, where no is editor of the Della
ware City Nea0s. Mrs. Eta r. Dilworth
said that as far as she could see Page
still kept the place, while she did not
consider James II. Dilworth q suitable
person to keep 1t. Mrs. Dilworth
rapidly went through the list Of petition.
eEs in support of the license, and held
that they did not represent the sentiment
Of the village.
In favor OF the application testimony
was given by William Il. Miller, who
said the hotel was necessary, and that it
was kept by Dilworth and not by Page.
Howard Hance and Frank Hickman testi-
fed similarly. Dilworth, the applicant,
who is one-legged man, testified that he
leased the hotel from Page and kept it,
and that Page had nothing to do with 1t
in any way, shape or form. He said he
leased the house from Page with the idea
OF running it as a first class hotel. Serich
F. Shallcross thought hotel was as
necessary in Port Pean as in many other
places.
PASSED WITHOUT QUESTION.