Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-10

suppiied with the necessary victuels Tor
farmers and visitors from the country.
x.Councilman Amos A. Esstburn also
endorsed the application. He knew Mrs.
Bacon for number of years. II is an
orderly house whore the law is respected.
It is well suited for the purpose.
Representative George W. Gray also
spoke good word for the applicant.
Levi o. Bird, Esq, stated to the court
that he had represented the place on pre-
vous applications, but did not do SO in
the present occasion. He knew that Mrs.
Bacon keeps q regular eating house with
regular bar supplied with edibles for
market people.
Mr.. Priokett replied that the house has
as bad a reputation as any in town and
claimed that that was known in the court
room. There are three hotels within q
square OF the place, one of which is petit
tioning at the present term on applica-
tion OF the market people. He closed by
stating that the case was fully gone into
last term.
Upon the application of Lawrence
Curran Mr.. Prickett stated that the
place had been refused three times, and
this is the fourth application. He ex,
hibited o remonstrance from number of
citizens.
The application of George johnson
was next called up. Counsel for the
Law and Order Society stated that the
applicants place is opposite that of
Thomas Dougherty on the other side Of
the street. At last term Dougherty's ap-
plication was refused awaiting that of
Johnson. Subsequently ON their being
sent in together Dougherty was granted
O license and johnson was refused.
s. A. Maoallister. Esq, represented
johnson yesterday. He stated that on
May 9th, 1888, p. J. Long and Thomas
Dougherty each made application. Long
received his and Dougherty was refused.
Long subsequently sold out to johnson.
Johpson's license was refused. The case
was brought before Judge Grubb who
ascortained that the applicant had been
refused license in Philadelphia. Counsel
explained that this was not due to any
violation of law charged against his
client but simply he with numbers Of
others were turned down during
that year when movement of ex-
treme restriction had been instituted.
johnson then came to this city and
made the Investment referred to. Ooun-
sci stated his client ia full citizen. He
came to this country when child. John
son is an Englishman by birth. His place
is the only saloon in the city where citi-
zsns OF similar extraction can resort
without fear of contumely and insult and
where they eau thoroughly enjoy them
selves. The place is largely patronlzed
by Englishmen and bears good repute for
orderllness. There ia no remonstrancs
against It. The law has never been yio-
lated there. Counsel considered that it
would only be simple act of Justice to
grant the application. Charles b. Lore,
Esq., stated that he did not appear for
johnson, but voluntarily made statement
in favor of the applicant. MIR. Prickett
said the reason there was no opposition
was due 70 the fact that he supposed the
oourt had already disposed Of the case.
Levi O. Bird, Esq, represented Joanna
Koberle. The applicant keeps restaur-
ant over Eleventh street bridge, the place
formerly kept by Bernard Farren. The
application Of the latter had been turned
down three times, as the court deemed it
was not properly kept. The applicant ID
widow. Her husband was German, Q
baker. Mr.. Bird stated that there is 8
population surrounding his clients looa'
ton three times as great as places else.
where in the city where saloons are
numerous, Here there is only one saloon,
, Emil Beck's, and that is between two Of
three blocks of. Joanna Koberle is {
perfectly responsible, respectable German
, woman. Counsel could produce dozer
| proper people, such as William Bright
, to testify 20 his clients standing and thu
justice of the application. Mr.. Bird tool
, it for granted that there are church PEG
IL kI,a my, nh tf
/ the granting of this license Is they do t.
, any on principle. He held endorsements
4 for his clients application from numbers
I of Pullman operatives.
4 The Rev. II. Irving Watkins of Kings
1 wood NJ. L. Church, over Eleventh stree
bridge, was put upon the stand as wit
ness for the Law and Order Society. ID
said there is only one way of getting I,
, that part of the city, that is by crossinI
the bridge, and in doing SO ''ledieB AM
!. children must pass the noted Farrel
/ place." 1t is near the Swedish Mission
: The witness continued, somewhat hi,
!. terly, .the statement made that tue Pull
i. man people want the saloon is not fact
Mr.. Watkins claimed he had talked wit
/, the bosses, and they don't want tn
q saloon. He added that order has il
q creased materially since Farren's tuinin
4 down, and that the police state that orde
exists now where before there was tur
4 moil.
v In reply to Mr.. Bird the witness sal
q he had spoken to the assistant superb
"a tendent of the works; but he does nc
/. live in that locality, also to one OF tn
"a bosses who lives there neither. Mr.. Biz
then handed list of names (presumabl
a signers for the license.) MIR. Watkir
- recognized some of the names. MIR. Biz
N remarked he could bring 25 Pullms
N employees to court who endorse the al
n plication. The witness replied that til
II person named on the list "Daniel B. Fo
Il, rsst" does not live IN the city, that th
intention was to simulate that {
4 Daniel A. Forrest member of Oil
10 Council and that it is intended
i. uso the influence his name would carr.
"a He added that quite half OF the names o
in the list are not taxpayers.
If Mr. Bird-"Do you undertake to 81
10 that half on this list are not taxpayers
SHOT according to the tax records
ma the CITY," The witness added, "Wh
IN the first name on your list has none; it
M all 10 his wite's name"
NJ Mr., Prickett then enrolled his list
eS remonstrances, toying with 1t playful
I'd before the court, as he suggested th
nr Emil Beok's license, in his opinion
az sufficient for the needs of the district.
h. Turning to the roll of names whit
Mr.. Priokett held in nid.air, MIR. BIZ
:, remarked 'those people on that list a
Bill opposed, like the witness, to all licen
'r- applications. Now we are here on Il
ls- part OF people who wish for at least
reasonable licensing. II those who o
pose all licensing are to override h