Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-21
A BIG ARMFUL OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
Attorney Christy Somewhat vens Up the Otherwise Dull
License Court Hearings.
Court
IeofA Tasted
More
Saloons but Better
of Seventy More eAppnc Heard

Martin Gillig, No. l417 Penn avenue, has
an eating house in expectation; no license,
no restaurant. At present he sells tobies,
and may have to stick to it.
George Heron, a gentleman with a pair
of luxuriant side whiskers, which would
| have made Ambrose E. Burnside ill with
envy, applies for No. 1441 Penn avenue.
LET us know" said Judge Ewing, "who
Mr.. Heron is?" The applicant replied: 81
am an Irishman." For many years he has
been in grocery store at No. 1445 Penn
| avenue.
William Hanlon, who wants to open up
on his own hook at No. 114O Penn avenue,
has been a bartender at the saloon of the late
Hugh Foster. He is 25 years old, and has
not vet secured wife.
A VICTIM OF FATE.
Michael Jordan, No. 1912 Penn avenve,
keeps restaurant, but the profits are not
big enough to please him. Before natural
gas came in he was gasmaker and latterly
kept saloon. Mr.. Brooks interfered with
his saloon business, just as the natural gas
did with his former calling.
Frank Klein sells whisky at No. 40 Elev-
enth street and keeps lodgers. He is willing
to keep it up another year.
do you drink?" asked Judge Magee.
Il don't drink a DROP" answered Mr..
Klein; 81 have no use for it,
Judge Ewing said: "Many people think
there ought not to be any license at all on
that short street. 1t is crowded with people
going TO the depot and the cable cars
Samuel keiser, No. 1109 Penn avenue,
was received BY Judge Ewing with the re-
mark: I'm 1887 you ran on a S10O license
and sold on Sunday" He was only natur-
allied in February, 1886.
Frank Lutz, No. 1885 Penn avenue, used
to keep saloon in the Fifth ward. Now he
keeps confectionery, but has a restaurant
he was little afraid that if Mr.. Lutz were
licensed his ice cream trade would droop and
fade.
VETERAN UNDER FIRE.
Captain James X. Lanahan, the veteran
proprietor OF the St. James Hotel, on Liber-
ty street, opposite Union depot, was the sub
Ject OF long whispered conversation by the
Judges. Judge Ewing said:
What time do you close ?"
Twelve o'clock sharp"
els the barroom full when YOU elose?'
"Hes, sir; but no more drinks are sold,
They have to go out at the other door,
II think it would be better to get them all
out of the place before 12."
''It's impossible to do that. They won't
60 out before that time"
"Oh, well, you can fix 10 o'clock. In
fact 1 think II is very late hour. Some
decent places close at 9. That is better
hour"
William b. Leshy, who has for two years
had license under the Brooks law at No.
l237 Penn avenue, was told by Judge Ewing
that be was much better than the average.
Mr. Leahy bowed and smiled graciously.
WASN'T MUCH OF A HOTEL.
P. B. Mohan, Nos. 1918 and 1915 Penn ave-
nue., has house with II rooms and feeds
about 25 people daily. Judge Ewing said
that Mr.. Mohan's place was not much of
hotel two years ago.
james MulvihilI, No. 81 Eleventh street.
has an eating and lodging house. The
Judges told him that there was considerable
disorder near his place. Officer PEBBLES tes-
tined that MIR. Mulvihill's house was or
derly.
William J. MuIgrew wants to sell at No.
156 Pike street, and his attorney called at
tention to the fact that he was the only ap-
plicant on that street.
Charles Manning is at present running a
saloon at the corner of Penn avenue and
Eleventh street. Judge Ewing said that
the corner was dangerous one, where many
people took the cable cars No complaint
had been made against the house.
A. L. Murphy, who has license for the
Albion Hotel at Nos. 1107 and 11O9 Liberty
avenue, was not detained long, his record
being apparently salts 'actory.
Mrs. Grace Malone, a widow, in 1888 had
a license at No. 1885 Penn avenue, and
since then has kept boarding house at No.
l423 Penn. She said that if she could Sc
pnF q ho
PROMISED TO REFORM.
John ]. Mcclure, who applies for Nos.
1103 and 1105 Penn avenue, the ST. Law
renee House, was for q number of years
saloon keeper. He promised the Court to
reform and renovate the premises which he
has secured for the coming year if licensed,
Christian G. Niklaus applies for license
at No. 12O2 Penn avenue, and runs au eat
ing house at No. 1904. He used to have
saloon at the first number. Mr.. Schneider.
the Belgian Consul, testified in favor Of Mr..
Niklaus; who, he said, accommodates many
French and Belgian people, especially plate
glass workers. Mr.. Schneider said that Mr..
Niklaus aided many Frenchmen to obtain
work. Mr. Niklaus denied that he had
kept speak-easy.
Judge Ewing said: "Unfortunately, we
are down on speak-easies. Mr. Niklaus
was not licensed under the Brooks law be-
cause be was very long way from being
entitled to il"
Louis Pasette, keeper of the Hotel Roma,
at No. 1882 Penn avenue, desires to resume
the sale OF liquor, which he gave up on May
1, 1889, at the suggestion of Judge White.
Judge Ewing asked:
''You have not sold for the past year?"
"No, sir
"why did you get a United States
license?"
"Well, I thought might need it,
QUITE HANDY AFFAIR.
Eyes, it was a comfortable thing to have
You were Licensed two years ago simply be-
was not good"
Martin Shaughnessy, No. lilo Penn ave-
nue., denied that he had illegally sold liquor
during the past year, but admitted that he
had United States license. He said: 81
had prospects OF getting license here, but
didn't get it,
Ferdinand Schmitt, No. 1125 Liberty, has
had his place closed during the past year,
and has been working in Indiana. For i've |
years he ran a saloon and lunch counter at |
the stand opposite the depot.
John Schweinhart, Jr., No. 1927 Penn |
avenue, asks for a house where his father |
kept during his lifetime. and where John
was born and raised. During the past year
ohm has driven a wagon for Ober Brothers,
A Allegheny. He made good speech. Judge |
Ewing said: You had S10O license for
time, and had reminder from Mr.. Nc
Call?" John denied that he knew any
thing about reminder, and had never been
in his life.
John Schreiber, No 1911 Penn avenue, is
, native OF the ward. His room is now a
urnlture store. To him Judge Ewing said: