Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-27

habits and intentions could be learned from his
postures when seated. Hedevoted many pages
of his books to the citing of instances. Were
he in the License Court now, what blessing he
would be to His Honor and the attorneys, Sin
structing them in the art of studying man.
kind.
A few of the most striking positions may be
delineated:
There is always little old man with gray
chin whiskers, evidently a fayorite with en-
bryonic 'Mine Hosts" He has legs crossed.
allowing his acquaintances to obtain fun
view Of the broad soles of a pair of heavy
boots; he holds a broad-brim felt hat IN his
hands, and the expression of pain that resn on
his face calls to mind the photographers gal
lery, with the pair of cold iron STANDS Tor the
back of the head. 1t never changes, except when
the applicants name is called, and then he gives
a nervous start as If he had just been awakened
from q sleep. He farors the old style of black
clothes brushed until they shine, and colar'
Then there is the man with a broad, red face
(usually German) literally sprtnkled with plm-
piles. He sits with his stiff hat resting on his
crossed knees. The muscles Of his lower jaw are
apparently an unnecessary part OF MS anatomy,
He awskens occasionally and mops his face with
a fiery red handkerchief with white spots ana
then aims al and hits an adjacent euspaoore'
THE WARD BOSS.
Next is the typical saloonist pure and simple
who is usually the greatest man in the ward. His
countenance usually has a self-assertive express
sion, his hair is always carefully oiled and
brushed with the greater part of the front combed
down over his forehead, as if it proposed to form
a union with his eyebrows; it suddenly changes
its mind however. and starts back toward the
Opposite half Of his Uranium. The other part is
given only an Insignificant curl and looks lonely
beside its larger brother. He has a profusion of
watch chain ana arge sea- so png inns ms
mersion in water. he is well dressed, has polit-
icaI influence, and knows it.
The female applicant is usually a widow orIhas
been deserted by her husband. She is round, very
an apE VIE nsuallV
gold wedding ring as reminder OF other Gays.
snsvrere in a 5trsigbtforwsrd manner making a
better showing than a man, and in almost every
These are only types; Of course there are others.
Many Of these are men accustomed to deal Win
other men at their worst and they look II. Ihere
they sit all in row, Irish and German, English
and French, white and black, old and young, pom
dering and DEBATING M hoping G ana f Tearing; now
then plunged into the deepest abyss OF disappoin-
Nicholas Krans, 27is and 272I Carson street, may
have had the best Of intentions, but when he
could not inform Judge White where ne lived, the
examination, and he was dismissed. kraus wan
dered away. while sicSly smile played hloe-an9-
seek with the individual members of fierce sandy
mustache.
BILLY AND HIS HONOR.
To speak Of Attorney Bremen without calling
him Billy would be appropriate as baking
cranberry pies without cranberries. His Honor
and he had a short argument on prohibition in
drunkenness was on the increase, and the sale of
liquor was growing larger under the Brooks law.
His Honor said that the testimony went to prove
that this not the case. as there is a constant
clamor for more saloons. Mr.. Bremen attempted
70 define "a Prohibitionist,' but failed HIS
Honor remarked: There will be more inmates
@ OF 70 O' iOf BFe0nep ws
the attorney for Peter Fromm, who Is ill.
Andrew hunzelmsn is the name of a man who
throat He also wore small silver earrings. His
examination was short: in fact. he had none at
all, as he could not understand His Honor's mrs:
question, inarticulate gurgle in his throat be-
nOyed, and cut the applicant OF without any eX-
animation at all.
informed Judge White that he never got merry
under any ciregmstanceS and never, no never;
This case, and was again pleasantly sat down upon
Judge White asked Bernard Remark if he coaxed
man 10 leave his saloon by taking him by the
arm and putting him out. 1t was negative.
This closed the morning session. During this
time no objections were made by temperance peo-
pie to any applicants.
Honor had evidently dined well. He was particu-
larly easy on the hrst applicant John Race; but
those who followed did not fare SO well as they
seemed to have lost their voices ana could not an
swer his questions loud enough to be heard.
August Veil, 24o8 Carson street was met with
this mUrning?'' He positively declared that he
'-hadn't had drop during the day
Anton Artman spoke with a German accent,
and clinched his answers with a violent up-and-
down motion Of his neck when he wished to say
''Hes y and horizontal motion when he an
swered Mo- His examination was searching.
Leonard Burgart confessed he carried beer home
had boarder who was addicted to the same
habit.
AN IMPRESSIVE REPLY.
Timothy Doyle, 81 Eighteenth street. wants a
license, not on his own account but because his
neighbors want him to get one. Placing his
arms akimbo, he would listen attentively to His
Honor until he had asked his question: then taking
deep breath and with a scraping of his feet he
would violently calculate a ''Sir?'' that would
startle the most unattentive of spectators.
He wanted 10 bring all his neighbors into court in
order to prove that they needed his saloon. The
managers of the surrounding manufactures OBJ
Joseph d. Mccarthy proposes to keep a saloon
for his mother, if he can get license; He gave
it was "a sons duty to keep his mother.''
Charles Rhulandt III South Seventeenth street,
was asked If he did not furnish beer to Dr. Barch-
field, which was either sold or given away by him
on election day He denied that he sold the beer
Dr. Barchfeld was called to testify in the inter-
est of Mr.. Rhulandt. BE testified that he had two
boxes of beer in his dining room, which he fur
nished to voters in the interests Of Dan Brown, a
candidate for Council.
'Fwere you candidate?'' he was asked.
Had you ak to grind?'
lyon did it out of pure love Of the thing?''
t'1es, sir. He is q friend of mine.h
beer from j. NJ Hummei, a wholesale dealer. He
said that he had come to the court out OF pure
Were you ever a candidate?'' asked Judge
tsYes, sir; Twas Councilman and School Di-
did Mr, Brown furnish the beer then?''
JW Rubiandt. 1882 Carson street saws the
lotus Club has a room in the third story OF his
saloon. They hayea dumb waiter from the bar
room. The club has 90 members and meets on
Sunday. He said he did not get up Sunday
Imeaning he did not get up TO the clubh Judge
not get up out of bed, and asked him if he slept
all day Sunday. Then Judge White asked ii the
Lotus Club was tsliterary club.
THE LOTUS ON THE LIST.
Rhulandt said it was social club, and that no
liquor was sold to them on Sunday. He passed a
good examination. His attorney gave Judge
White an invitation, which there were list of
names of the members of the club. His Honor re-
marked that he would like to see the names of
the men who 20 there to carouse on Sundays.
Henry NJ. Sell is the only man on the Southside
who has not had any beer brought. into his house
during the year. He was refused license last
John Satter, 81 Nineteenth street. has location
which the Chess & Co. and King glass works re-
lnonstrate against as 1t takes their men away
John Stafford, 4S Nineteenth street. has similar
1t is wonderful how much interest neighbors
take in the welfare Of saloOnist. Not one of
them ever applies on his own account; he is forced
a. W -Vieleman I72S Carson street. is another
victim of his neighbors, and possibly Of Judge
Whites.
Martin Voetsch said he ''verkaufe'' tobacco
cigars. He could not speak English.
'sHou sell coffee tobacco and cigars?' said His
Honor.
Mr.. Voetsch did not in the least resemble a
Mormon, but with refreshing freedom spoke OF
his Two wives, on the Southside; the other in
Germany.
Wendell Daub, corner Mt. Oliver and Sharon
streets, could not satisfactorily deny that he sold
keys to his place at Is cents piece. That ended
him.
Gustav Friedel makes just &c 50 a week as Secre-
tary of three building and loan associations, and
with this salary he cannot live as BELTS man
of his station in life, he wishes to start saloon
A BIT OF B. AND L. BOOZE.
Joseph Hook, 1853 Plus street. confessed that he
got mad last year and swore at the judges, but did
not threaten to shoot them.
''Do you know a toll keeper over there?'' he wal
asked.
There's Coon Cowan."
''Did be not get drunk in this saloon?'i
''He has liquor of his own, which gave him. -
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