Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-19
LIQUOR LICENSE CASES.
MANY APPLICATIONS OBJECTED
TO TO-DAY.

tions That Have Been Refused.
At the opening of court yesterda
afternoon Chief Justice Comegys de
livered lengthy opinion upon the tim
when the lien of a chattel mortgag
begins under chattel mortgage law. 1t /
the first opinion that has been given b
the court upon that point The cas-
that gave rise to the opinion was that O
Sarah A. Hanson and Martin B. Burri
VS.. Ellie @. Cochran. These person
reside In St. Georges hundred. TIL
goods of Mrs. Cochran were sold unde
execution Mr. Burris claimed the none,
under his execution, which was levie,
between the date of the chattel mortgag,
and the time it was recorded. Mrs
Hanson claimed the money on her chat
tel mortgage, upon the ground that tn,
lien OF her chattel mortgage commenced
from the time 1t was acknowledged Il
recorded within ten days as the statute
required The court held that the lier
Of the chattel mortgage began at the
time OF the acknowledgment as the
mortgage was recorded within the ten
| Gays The money was awarded to Mrs
hanson, who held the chattel mortgage
n g Bradford and Alexander b. Coopef
represented Mr.. Burris, and Lore and
Emmons represented Mrs. Hanson.
Il. Il Ward. counsel in the divorce
case of Dougherty vs. Dougherty. an
piled for an additional allowance to en-
able the counsel to bring witnessed for
the defence from distance or to enable The
commissioner and counsel on both sides
to go to the witnesses. Mr. Ward said
that ell the witnesses they had to pro.
duce reside outside tae stats. II would
entail the expenditure OF large sums Of
money to get them here or for the com
missioner and counsel to 90 10 then.
Mr.. Lore said he would resist any ap-
plieation as the defence had not brought
this testimony into the case until after
the commissioner had made an award
and had presented 1t to the court
although they knew such evidence was
IN existence at the time the case began !.
that this new matter was rushed into
the case and 1t was recommitted to the
commissioner by the court to hear
further testimony. BE stated that
Dougherty was a civil engineer, who was
employed in South America, and only
visited his family in this city occasion
ally.
Chief Justice Comegys said that ap.
phcstion for the allowance would have to
be made at the next term Of court
In the divorce cases of Cantwell VS.
Cantwell and Coulk VS. Coulk, the time
given the commissioners for receiving
testimony was extended and the cases
continued TO the next term of court.
The Court of General Sessions of the
Peace and Jail Delivery convened at o
O'Clock this morning TO take action upon
the applications for license.
Fight Against New Saloon.
The first license called was that Of
William j. Mclaughlin. No. 429 West
Second street. w. s. Prickett appeared
for the remonstrants and Frank Biggs
for the applicant Mr.. Prickett
said that the opposition was made
on this ground that it was near to Front
street, where saloons are plentiful; IL is
not hotel and did not entertain guests
as boarders and was simply a drinking
place; 1t is adjacent to public school No
4, and the remonstrants thought il
would be serious injury to the scholars.
and is also near to Calvary P. z Church
Mrs. J. Morton Poole, who lives atENo.
POI Washington street, was the first
witness called. she said there was no ne.
cessity for this saloon as there were eight
drinking places within easy reach. 1t
would injure the neighborhood and be
dangerous to the school children. The
place has been used ia the past as bar
Der shop, Mrs. Annie E. Williams, who
lives at No. 205 Washington street. and
Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick, No. 202 Wash
iugton street, supported Mrs Poole in
her objections
Rev. David Howard, rector Of Calvary
P. E. Church, protested against the
saloon on the ground that it would be
detrimental to the morals of that com
munity. The Board Of Education does
not allow the school children to enter the
yard until 8 o'clock in the morning and
they play in the neighborhood until that
time.
Captain Alexander Kelly, a member Of
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company.
who lives at No. 2l8 West street, said
the saloon would be an injury and that
there were two public schools ia the
Howard Pyle said the boys who
attended the school ranged in age from
Is to 16 years, and it would be a bad
thing for the children and depreciate the
value of property.
Mr.. Biggs read letters from the follow
ing persons, recommending Mclaughlin
for a license: City Councilman w. g.
Baugh, DR.. John G. Fahey ana ex-Sheriff
John Pyle of the Board of Education.
John M. Solomon, City Auditor John A
w. e. Blake. Davis & Co
Collector George W. Mckee, A. J. Cooch.
u L. Messick, A. 7 GearY. James M.
Thomas
Mr.. Biggs said the remonstrance was
only signed by nine property holders,
none Of whom lived in the ward, while
the petition was signed oy twenty prop
erty holders, all Of whom lived in the
ward.
The following persons were called and
favored granting the license: Enos l.
Messick, No. 423 West Second street
John A. Aaron, Joseph Murphy, Andrew
DoughertY.
HIr. Lore offers Summons Case.
Mr.. Lore asked that court show WHY
service Of a summons upon George ~
Marsh, who lives in Baltimore Nd,
should not be set aside on the ground OF
illegality. Marsh was agent for Stevens
& Sons, farming machine manufacturers,
of Auburn, N Y. who had law suit
pending i'll the Delaware courts over
machine that Marsh had sold Delaware
man. Mr. Lore said that George
d. Marsh was not resident
of Delaware and had no place Of business
here Yet service OF summons to appear
was seeurpd hv sanding two taleOraOs