Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-21


"Did you drink more or less during the
past year than YOU did in 1882"
II drank nothing the last year"
Didn't you drink SO much in 1888 that
you were not able to attend to business and
your wife had to close up the placer"
NOT DRUNK FOR A YEAR.
After long hesitation, Mr.. Reiss answered
in the negative. He admitted that he had
drank some during 1888, but said that he
had not been drunk for year.
Thomas B. Ryrie, No. 287 Wylie, looks
like one of the pioneers, with his large
wrinkled face, his gray hair and old-style
spectacles. He owns the property where he
desires to keep a saloon. He has been in
the liquor business for 20 years, most of the
time at the corner of Clark and Webster.
He was licensed in 1888, but sold out his
license, and has since then spent 10 months
in New York. He said that his health was
such that he was not able to stand up, and
he went to New York for his health. He
said that he owned property in the county
and did not consider that he lost his resi-
dence by his Eastern sojourn.
Judge Ewing said: Mr.. Ryrie was Ii
censed in 1888 because he had been there
many years, was a respectable man among
an utter Generalization of saloon keepers,
and sold reasonably pure liquors"
HADN'T A FAIR TRIAL.
Mr.. Ryrie smiled.
But" added the Judge, ''there was no
idea that you would transfer your license.
You haven't had fair trial under this new
order. Do you think you could keep things
straight in the neighborhood?"
''Yes, sir; think 1 could. I have been
there many years. Some of the attorneys
here know me-"
Yes" said the Judge, with sly twinkling
of his eyes," I expect they know you too
we'll"
Henry Studenroth, brother-in-law of
Eckhard Reineman, for whom he and his
wife have worked for several years, promises
to keep restaurant if allowed to sell liquor
at No. sc Center avenue. He kept pool
room there two months. When asked by
Mr.. Chrlsty if he had not kept a speak
easy, he denied the charged with great in
dignation. He formerly kept a saloon in
Pleasant Valley, Allegheny, where, Judge
Ewing said, there was not a decent saloon.
Raymond Shiffhawer. No. 231 Center ave-
nue., was refused in 1888. He is too near the
engine house. He has been travelling IL
years for the Iron City Brewery, and before
that was seven years with Joshua Rhodes,
the iron manufacturer. Before the Brooks
law he ran his Center avenue place on S100
license.
ANOTHER CoLoRED APPLICANT.
Thomas H. Smith is colored man, and
he wants to run a saloon at No. 73 Arthur
street, in the center OF Blackville. At pres
ent he is a night watchman. He is not lar
from the Methodist and Presbyterian colored
churches on Arthur street.
''This," said Judge Ewing, sis an injudi-
cious location. 1t is scandalous for any man
to think of saloon at that place"
John Unger applies for house at the cor
ner of Webster avenue and Devilliers street,
where he now keeps a boarding house. He
has six boarders. Yes, there had been beer
there during the year. He drinks himself,
and so does his family. Some of his board
ers also got beer, but not over two-eights
week.
Judge Ewing said: You did not comply
with the law formerly, but you have more
accommodations than some. Do you think
you can obey the law ?"
"Yes, sir; 1 think so.''
eff you are licensed you must be very
CAREFUL
Joseph Unger, No. 100 Dinwiddie street,
proposed to conduct simply a saloon, and
told no fairy tale about a restaurant. 81
think" said Judge Ewing, ''that he kept
the best house up there-I don't know but
very much the best" He was licensed in
1888, but not in 1889.
LAST OF THE DAY.
The day was wound up by F. j. Whalen,
of 2S9 Wylie avenue, where he will get
possession on May l. He said he would oc-
cupy the house on May 1, for year, whether
he secures a license or does not
Court adjourned at 5 o'clock until $50
this morning.
In yesterdays report it was stated that
Mr.. Thomas F. Gazzola, who applied for Ii
cense at No. Wylie avenue, has been rum
ming pool and billiard room there. This
is an error, which grew out of his proximity
to a place of this character Mr.. Gazzola
has been running a restaurant at No. of
late. For years he has been prominently
identified with popular city restaurants,
having had charge of the late Colonel
Fricker's establishment at one time, subse-
quently filling the head positions in Harry
Alden's and James Piatt's restaurants.