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

the house while Dougherty had license
was given by William G. BRugh, Charles
Il. Dougherty, Michael Riley and Law
renee Burns.
Then tbs application OF George John
son, Mr. Dougherty's across the street
neighbor, No. 404 West Front street, was
considered. lie was Represented by
Walter II. Hayes, Esq. Mr.. Prickett said
he had no particular preference as TO
which of the two places was licensed, but
objected to both licenses being granted.
Mr. Hayes said that while Mr.. Johnson
came from Philadelphia and bought ont
this place, his application for transfer Of
the license was closely Investigated by
Judge Grubb before being approved. A
long Patition in Johnson's favor was
read besides letters from Chief Steward
James Gray Of the steamship Earnmoor,
d. Il. Hayes, Water Commissioner James
Carmichael, George f. Young and Coun-
Gilman Thomas Johnson. Favorable tes-
timony was given by CHARLES B. Dough-
erty, Thomas Il. Laliy, Patrick j. Long,
| John Oavapsgh and Daniel Bubenzer.
he LOVED EVERYBODY.
Joseph Hendel, No. 3l5 East Seventh
street, was next called, and Mr.. Prickett
presented remonstrance with 90 sigma
keeping oisorderly house. Owen
Hughes swore that he had seen men,
women and children carry away buckets
of beer from the place, and had known
Hendel TO sell liquor TO drunken men.
Mr.. Hughes had also counted as high as
"a men, white and oolored, going into
Hendeps back door on Sunday after
noon, and he was very much annoyed at
nights by reason Of the disorder at this
house.
Despite his damaging testimony, Mr..
Hughes said he had nothing against
Hendel. II love the man." he added
81 love everybody" You're sort of q
fTee-lover," said Mr.. Bird.
Yes" replied the witness. sim
free-lover. / love everybody. l love
you"
Simon Guthrie counted is back way
Sunday visitors in 20 minutes. Isaac
Strain and Officer Burleigh Joined in CIV
ing the place a bad name, and evidence
was shown where Hendel was fined S15
| In the municipal court for assault and
battery on Isaac p, Venn.
Mr.. Bird read favorable letters from
Daniel Farra and Z. W. Booker and the
| approving testimony Of William n.
Moysten. jerome /. Wood, Frank zim-
norman, John Carney, George II. Jack.
son, Jr., George Grieb and Gustavus
Steiniken was taken.
THE BOZ WAS BENT AWAY.
John Doordan's case was resumed. Mr..
Prickett expected to have boy named
Fred Stevenson TO prove that he bought
whisky at Doordan's. He was not present
and his mother said that her husband,
who is friend Of Doordan's, had sent
| the boy to Linwood. She also swore
that she had seen Doordan's place open
on Sunday.
QUICKLY BowLED OUT.
As to Bernard Farren OF No. 1913 East
Eleventh street, Mr.. Prickett said he had
been twice turned down, on substantial
grounds, and it was hardly worth while
to waste time with his case. The court
agreed and Farren sadly retired.
FAIR WARMING TO REJECTED ONES.
As to James T. Flanagan Of Lancaster
avenue and jackson street, new place,
for which he waH previously refused o
license, the court intimated so strongly
that 1t did not care to take up time with
these refused applications that his coun-
sci, Willard II. Porter, Esq, did not
press it.
Charles Devalinger, Of Lancaster
avenue and Searles street was in the same
boat City Solicitor Turner put in the
plea that the property was owned by Mrs.
Peterson, widow of the murdered police
man Peterson, but the court said this cir
cumstance could not AFFECT the case.
ANOTHER CROWDED NEIGHBoRHooD.
The objections to A. X. Gillespie Taylor
and Church streets, was such plentiful
supply in the neighhorhood that his
could readily be spared. Officer Updyke
saiu the place was a nuisance and was in
tested by negro women. A good character
for Gillespie and his place was estab-
lished by the evidence OF William B.
Norton, John Irwin, Officer CHARLES
Zerby, Officer Heston Galloway, Patrick
Brannan and John Smith.
TOO MANY ON THE COAST"
Mr.. Prickett opposed the license of
| Fergus Hanrahan, No. 5 East Front
street, because the locality was bad
one, due TO the drinking saloons with
which 1t is infested. He said that
Hanrahan was an unfit man for license,
as when he secured it last year he cele-
brated the event by getting drunk and
beating his wife, for which he was fined
in the municipal court. Chief Swiggett
testified to this fact, and that Hanrahsn's
place WAS visited by the lowest characters
in the ely, black and white male and
female. Officer Rittenhouse testified that
benrahan was once sent TO tho insane
asylum, suffering from mania potu.
ANOTHER FIGHT FOR oHo1oE.
An interesting contest arose over the
application Of George III. d. Lopez,
northwest corner of Third and Madison,
and John j. Kennedy, No. 1903 Madison.
The corner house is owned by Margaret
Bonner, and was licensed for several
years, Kennedy bsing the tenant Ken
nedy purchased the adjoining property,
No. 303, and procured license for 1t in
May last with the understanding that ne
should abandon the corner property, 1.-THE
license for which did not expire until
November). He moved to his new lcca.
ton in August. A fractional license was
issued to other parties for the corner
house until November, when new license
was applied for, which the court refused,
stating that at this term the respective
claims of both applicants would be fairly
considered. Mr.. Bird represented Lopez,
and Messrs. Hayes, WaEd and j. Frank
Biggs appeared for Kennedy. Mr..
Priokett had 90 opposition to offer to
either. simply protesting against both
being licensed.
Kennedy's counsel commended he pro-
CURED the license for the corner house
in the first place, and then for the prop
erty adjoining, after he had purchased it.
| Also that the owner OF the corner prop
erty owned another licensed property at
| Fifth and Spruce Mr.. Bird commended
that there was nothing Sgsinst the corner
property while 1t had "a license, aud that
the court would not have licensed the