Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-05
IN THE OUTSKIRTS.
The BOrOughS Go Through the
License Mill Like
A LOT OF HOT WAFFLES.
The Perspiring Mill Worker Will
Likely Perspire
Or TAKE A WALK FOR HIS BEER.
BraddOck, CHARTERS, Etna. Greentree and
Homestead BOrOughs.
r TAKE A WALK FOR HIS BEER.
MKEGSPORT WILL BE ON TAP TO-DAY

1t is as difficult to get rid of a localism as
it is to chase 1eas off yellow dogs back.
1t sticks out all over. The smaller the town
the greater the peculiarities. This is no.
ticeable in License court.
The character and personal appearance of
the applicants have been greatly changed
since last the court met. The interest in
the citv is waning, but will revive when the
wholesale dealers are called. Some start
ling testimony is then expected.
The Court still tries to make the appli-
cants decide as to the relative merits of
their respective houses. The position is as
embarrassing as that of the small boy who
will be whipped if he tells either the truth
or lie.
The boroughs had their round in the
court and if some OF those back woodsmen
did not have their hair turned a shade
lighter it will be something strange.
The great battle was renewed at 9:25
O'Clock. Judge White looked refreshed by
the rest, and was even more searching in
his questions than during the last hours Of
the city's examinations. Attorney Christy
has had his hair cut
THE EXPERT ON DECK.
Attorney Yost has taken Mr.. Christy's
place in examining witnesses. Captain
Wishart, of the Law and Order Society," is as
active as ever in furnishing evidence. Rev. H.
B. Grose who has been regular attendant of
the License Court, was again in his usual place.
rev. Sam Small, the sensational preacher,
was in the court yesterday morning, and took
keen interest IN the proceedings. He sat be-
side Mr.. Christy, who explained to him the de-
= tnr v.r,e
believe in license courts, but that Judge
White conducted his much better than any he
has yet witnessed.
The applications heard yesterday were:
Braddock. First ward.-William Britt, 925
Main street; T. D. and l.. II. Cort, 902 Braddock
avenue; Alexander Ellis, 1l2Main street; Jona-
than Frantz, 9O9 Halket; Luke Gordon, 1904
Braddock avenue; Daniel Gall agher, 1874 and
1926 Braddock avenne; John A Hand, 93S Tai
bot avenue; James kearney, corner Tenth and
Halzet streets; Isaac Lloyd, 904 and 9O6 Brad
dock avenue; Joseph Levi, 1l22 Main street; P.
F. Murray Il16 Braddock avenue; Martin Nc
Nally, - Halket street; Owen O'Nei- l230
Braddock avenue; Michael Quirk, l206 Braddock
avenue; John n. Walters, llS5 Railroad street;
Jacob Walters, l2I2 Braddock avenue; Joseph
Wolf, l24S Washington street; James +. Ward,
lois Braddock avenue.
Braddock, Second ward.-John Costello, 7S7
Eighth street; Thomas Cox. 40 Alliquippa
street; A Dugan, corner Braddock avenue and
Verona street. Fred r. Dahlgren, 70S Brad
SS aSck M wa% Kette4e4 S 49d
$50 Braddock avenue; E F. Kelly,
S35 Braddock avenue; James F. Morrow, 6l4
Braddock avenue; Zack Oskin, 4l2 John street
James Quinn. SlS Ninth street; Helena Zim.
norman, corner Halket street and B. q o.
R.R
Sl2 Braddock avenue; Michael Mooney, corner
Braddock avenue and Fourth street, James
Purcell, 554 and $50 Braddock avenue.
Charters borough-Joseph Adams, corner
Fourth and CHARTERS streets. Patrick Con.
nors, corner of Fourth avenue and Fourth
street; Adam Meiser, corner Fourth and
avenue; Joseph Paul, corner Main street and
CHARTERS Railroad; Moses d. Silknitter, :
Fourth avenue: Morgan Thomas, corner Fourth
avenue and Fifth street.
ETNA BOROUGH APPLICANTS.
Joseph Ackerman. SO Bridge street; Joseph
Buehler. Allegheny and Butler plank road
John c. Farmerie, on old Butler pike; Frank
Cola, 282 Butler street, Frederick C. Heiber
2S3 Butler street; L. Nicklas, Freeport and But
Ter plank road; Joseph Reedy, Allegheny and
Butler plank road; Charles Stoll, corner Butler
and Bridge streets.
Green Tree Borough-Jacob Sieffert Wash
ington street.
Homestead borough, First ward-James
Boyle, Sixth avenue; Theodore Bell, Eighth
avenue: Morris Davis, Fifth avenue; B. Holt
Sixth avenue; George Jeffreys, corner Wesi
street and Fourth avenue; Taylor Lloyd, corner
Iibler, Sixth avenue; Peter Meyer, Eighth
avenue; ]. w. O'Brien, Sixth avenue; Anton
l. Queck, Eighth avenue: John F. Schmitt
corner Amity and Sixth avenue; Vincent
Wasiefski, Sixth avenue.
Homestead borough, Second ward-Abraham
Bailey, Heisel street; stephen Bauer City
Farm street: Thomas Connolly, Heisel street
Patrick Duffy, corner Heisel street and Fifth
avenue; Roger P. Evans corner Dickson and
Sixth streets; Mrs. NJ. Finch, Fourth avenue
W. H. Furlong, corner Heisel and T., V. q C.
R.
The morning session was consumed in listen
ing to several tales of woe from Braddock, and
the residents were out in full force among the
spectators. The temperance workers of the
town came with mass of evidence and made
the liquor dealers sQuiTm.
Just after the opening of court John S. Robt
made application that the case of Mrs. Bessie
Rief. of the Twelfth ward. Pittsburg, be heard
she being confined to her home by rheumatism
at the time her name was called, but the Court
said the application was made too late, and he
wouldlnot break his rule.
]. S. Ferguson made application that the
widow of Mr.. Bechtold, of Allegheny, be sub
stituted for her husband. He explained tha
this application was made on the day the cas-;
was called. Mrs. Bechtold was thereupoI
sworn and said her husband died March 25. anC
was buried on the day his case was called il
court She will get license if Judge Whit
thinks it is legal to give her one.
The last case heard at the morning hearing
was that of Mrs. Helena Zimmerman, tall
angular woman wearing a pair OF large gold
trimmed glasses. She carried an umbrella ant
a hand satchel She came up smiling, will
several curls dancing about her ears. She wa
fined in 1857 for violating the liquor law, an,
was for this reason cut off quickly in he
examination she did not know what was wronl
until the courtroom was being cleared for din
ner.
The examinations of the applications fror
Braddock in the morning was sharp, bu
nothing startling was brought forward.
NEW FAD OF THE ANXIOUS ONES.
The latest ides among applicants is to pre-
y duce plans and pictures of their houses as ev
dence The idesSoriginated among Braddocl
saloon keepers. They contain all of the room
of the -1ouse, with their dimensions.
The Law and Order Society had map of tn,
town, with all the saloons marked. This wa
carefully studied by them, and was afterwar
handed to His Honor.
Samuel r. Holmes was the first applican
heard in the afternoon. His examination wa
short, as he did not have license, and will no
likely have one.
Michael Mooney did not have a license H
was closely examined and stands some chance
of being remembered in the distribution.
James Purcell has saloon and eating house
The most of his patronage is from working
cessity of his house. Mr.. Yost called Thoma
johnson and William Houston. Johnston ties
titled to having purchased bottle of whisk
in his saloon, Houston testified that he neye
purchased or drank liquor in the saloon.
Thomas Quinn was called His testimon
was unimportant. Purcell has poor show.
This examination concluded the hearing o
applications from Braddock. Much confusio
resulted from people leaving the courtroom a
this point
Joseph Adams, of CHARTERS borough, was re
was brief. He made a fair showing and ualke
30 low that several times the Court had to re
quest him to talk louder
Patrick Connors was refused a license las
year. There are seven applicants from thi
borough, and Bus Honor remarked that no