Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-08
FOURTH EDITION
Conslderlng the I.icensss.

The closing session Of the Superior
Court eonveoed at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing with Chief Justice Comexys aud As.
socIate Judge Houston on the bench.
The liceuss applications were taken
up, and Lev! @. bird, Eco, asked that
the ca,e OF Joanna koeberle be taken up
first. He said that this woman 10 \
widow, and In HE opinion fully compe-
tent 10 keep . place OF this kind. He
ipforme the Court that be had this ap-
plicatioa In hand ct the last term, but
when he found that thore were two other
applications, and general rem0pstrancc
against each, he deemed u advisable
to withdraw the application. He was,
however. surprised to find that both OF
the others were granted, and thought
that this woman was 40 Id UGH entitled 70
. license - either.
Mr.. Prickett opposed the application
on the ground that the house was once
occupied by Bernard Farren, who had
his license taken away by the court.
The case Of Henry Jones' OF summit
Bridge was next taken up, and Mr..
Pickett presented = remonstrance, nu.
merously signed, which he read TO the
court
Mr.. Priekstt called two witnessps to
show that Mr.. Jones keeps . disorderly
house, and slso that the place V not
needed, but ON tho cross-examiuatI0n BY
J. Frank Biggs, ESQ, they proved very
John s. King testified that lie resides
at summit Bridge, and 10 acquainted
with Henry Jones, aud attends the bridge
at the canal. He Is opposed to this place
on the ground that It Is source OF vice
aud drunkenness. He frequently sees
men, especially colored men, come into
the town perfectly sober, who are IN u
vastly different condition when they start
for their homes. He was greatly annoyed
by these drunken people when they
come to tho bridge.
On cross-sxaminatiou the witness said
that Mr.. Jones 10 very nice man and has
a very nice family. AZ far rs be knows
he keeps ~ good q house a. was ever
kept 10 the place, bat he admitted that
he 10 opposed 70 having = saloon In the
town.
Mr.. BigQs called one witness, who tos.
tiled to the good character OF the place
and that 10 his opinion tho hotel is need
ed. Mr.. Biags said that he had two
other witnesses, but unfortunately they
are sick aud unable TO be present.
These were the only two cases against
which there was any objection, and the
Others passed. After transAcling some
minor business court adjourned until
May.
LICENSES GRANTED.
The following applications were
granted:
Pauline Aschsnbach, No. POT West
Second street.
Elwood b. CorsoD, northeast corner OF
Front and Washington streets.
Margsretta Febrenbsch, Fourth and
French strcets.
John NJ. Crop, No. 105 Market street.
Patrick Haggerty, No COL West trout
street.
Patrick IIenney. Seventh avenue and
Dur can street.
John J. Mullin, Sixth and shipley
streets.
Thomas McGillin, Sixth and Madison
streets
Michael Mccarthy, No. LOG Market
street.
George ortlip, Nc. COS French street.
Philip g. Plunkett, No. 200 West
Front street.
Charles q. Rsz, No. East Second
street.
Mary A. Reynolds, northeast corner Of
Water and King streets.
Joseph s. Goodwin, New Castle.
Henry Jones Summit Bridge.
James Tomsn, New Castle.
REFUSED.
Joanna Koeberlo, Eleventh street near
Thatcher.
WITHDRAWN.
Joseph Hendel, Seventh and Wilson