Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-22
..pigging the same cellar all wintere', asked the
NoT rHERE FOR Fun


NOT THERE FOR FUN.
The question caused much laughter. ST do moi
care to ask questions that will cause laughter, y
said judge White, ''but rwant to get at the bot
tom of this matter.n
short.
James Madden, Second avenue, has saloon anc
restaurant. Judge White questioned him if II
would not be better If these men take their money
ssWelI, / don't know, >, he answered.
1T would not be- better for youg'' said Hi
Honor
These men keep accounts at your saloon, do they
noty
What do these accounts amount to?"
Alter many evading answers he testified the
It was at this house that a man named Murray
killed man named Sheridan. Attorney Robb,
tion said that Judge Ewing and the @ District Dis At.
orney had said that this man was not to blame FOL
Felix Mcknight No. sss Second avenue, testi.
fed that on Black Saturday he received from SO tc
$50 a day, and on the other saturdays about 500;
pleasant-faced lady who occupies the house and
has family of five. She did not apply last year,
as she thought she could hardly make enough tc
fIs it not very risky for you to have license
when you have boys who drink" asked Judge
''Yes, SIR"
Thomas Purdon, No. So Fifth avenue, keeps q
saloon
whats your receiptsP''
81 don't know: the old lady counts the money"
''1es, sir; she's boss.;'
'Do You keep boardersy,'
self .
'Do you ever tend bar?r
yes. sir on saturday night, when there's a
..Did you ever have any trouble in the housey'
mo, sir: she keeps things straight"
lad Epnf fha sal nd al
Mr.. p had to do was to get license. His testi-
Ernest f. Rusch, No. s71s Forbes street, has a
saloon and keeps the law. He will likely continue
to obey the law and keep his saloon.
license last year and has been in the furniture
business After After & few questions Judge White
Magnus walz, No. 1872 Second avenue, was re.
fused license. He kept restaurant, but failed
to make any money and shut it up. Judge White
remarked that 1t showed that restaurant was moi
necessary, and called for the he next applicant. :,
German who works in mill. His examination
was but repetition of dozen others. This closed
the Fourteenth ward.
BUT THE MILL GROUND ON.
Frank Boil, No. 1921 Penn avenue, keeps a sa.
loon. His receipts on Saturday amount high
as s125 day. Supplies six or seven families day
in buckets.
''Do youtake taste on Sunday?''
''Yes, sir; take glass of beer.''
''Do you not give it to your friends who visit
you?''
'sNo, sir.''
Frank Bapp, No. s4S5 Butler street.
'You were refused last year?''
His reasons for having one were very vague
bir. Christy asked one or two questions and sue
ceeded ia making matters worse for him.
Hotel Arlington. He assumed charge last june
and has all the requisites for good hotel
Has not beer been delivered there9'' asked
''Ses sir: there was a wedding there a few
weeks ago & and hal half dozen dozen kegs were delivered
nished him for his own use, half barrel every two
Have not cards been played thereg'' asked Mr.
Christy.
They have checkers. 1 know of one occasion
when they played cards. 1 stopped them. or
other occasions they played, but always stopped
them.''
Bernard Costigan, s221 Penn avenue. never ap.
piled before and works in the MILL He will likely
continue to work in the mill.
L. U. Ebert 34O4 Butler street. keeps a saloon
After few ques ions he admitted that he sold tC
man whose wife had notified him not to sell tt
her husband, as he was habitual drunkard.
than liquor shop Which Is run simply INN " to maks
money. The amount of money which the liquor
men make and thus rob families is the strongest
argument in favor of prohibition. have never
noticed it so much as in the last few days. said
''Do you not know that every married man who
drinks in your saloon robs his family?''
NO. sir they need it to keep up their strength.
'That is not true. 1t has been proven other.
wise.''
The applicant invited Judge White to witnes:
the work if he did not believe it.
The last applicant James b. Faber, Isl
Thirty-fourtH street.
''What have you been doing for the last year?''
Nothing
''How long have you been doing nothing?''
''Since last May
Waiting for license, are youG''
t'Ies. sir
''That's all, and Mr. Faber will wait.
The court was then adjourned until s
o'clock this morning. The Nineteenth
ward will likely be reached.