Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-07
MIR. SHIRAS' CLIENT.
George Schad, the Allegheny Councilman
Who Was Refused the Liquor License,
Explains His Relations With At.
torney shiras, and is Un-
able to Believe Judge
Whites Story.


Councilman George Schad was found by
THE DISPATCH reporter at $50 last night
in front of his suspended saloon ON Main
street, Allegheny, near Herr's Island. He
looked at the newspaper man incredulously
after hearing an account OF what Judge
White had said to our Harrisburg corre-
spondent.
"What are you giving me?" he asked
sternly. ''That's all bosh. Somebody has
been putting up job on you"
The reporter reiterated the reliability of
the interview. "It's all bosh," was all Mr..
Schad would say, and it was fully ten min
utes before it commenced to dawn on the ex-
saloonist that probably the reporter was
telling the truth. Then he talked:
"Yes, it is true that Mr.. Shiras is nv at
torney," he said, "but I know nothing
whatever of any letters that he sent Judge
White on my behalf When you say that
Mr.. Shiras introduced the impeachment
resolutions in the Legislature because was
refused license, that is silly. 1t is nom
sense. If Judge White says he did this,
why know nothing about it. I don't be-
IeVe QOge w mite ClQ say so.
No Correspondence.
''Mr. Shiras has been nv attorney for two
years, representing me in the License Court
the session before the last as well as the last.
No, did not see him or write him after I
was refused license"
"Judge White says that in one of the
letters he received from Mr.. ShIras, the
young attorney asked him to grant you
license, Mr.. Schad, as a personal favor, be-
cause, as he intimated, you could do him
much good politically. How about that?"
"I have but one vote down here" replied
Mr.. Schad. "It's hardly likely that could
give Mr., Shiras such immense aid with that
one vote"
"No; but you are a Councilman, Mr..
Schad?"
''Yes, sir; have just been elected for the
third term. That don't look as though my
neighbors consider me the bad man Judge
White did when he refused me a license?"
"a man that can be elected to Councils
three times must have considerable political
influence" insinuated the reporter.
''I don't think so," replied Mr.. Schad
tartly. "You're a reporter, maybe. Can
you make your readers do as you say?
That's the way often with man who has
been elected to Councils and his constitu-
ents. It's all very silly. I could not help
Mr.. Shiras so much as all that"
ContradictinR the Court.
"Has Mr.. Shiras' political strength been
weakened any in your ward because you
were refused a license?"
s'I don't know. How could it? Mr..
Shiras couldn't get my license pulled
through. He did all he could, no doubt.
He is not to be blamed"
"Judge White says you misrepresented
things TO him when an applicant last year,
and tried the same thing this year."
"That is not true. He has got the evil
dence I gave in his possession, and he
ought to know. 1 have II rooms. A
man who knows that made affidavit
to that effect. I swore to it on the
stand. Ny place has always been or
Derby. 1 should have had a license. I
told Judge White 1 would not be sworn
into Councils if he would give me license.
meant it, and have not been sworn in
yet"
"Then are you not going to take your seat
in City Councils ?"
"I have not done so vet"
As the interview closed. the Councilman
elect again held up his hands in astonish-
ment at the bare thought of his license re-
fusal having caused all this fuss. 81 don't
believe it, he said.