Evening journal., 1890-12-20

Protests General and Particular-soore
OF witnesses Testify to the Charaote
of awyers Work Ear'
for Licenses
Yesterday was field day for the lawyer
in the Court of General Sessions, and Mr..
Prickett, the amphibious young lawyer
made it decidedly unpleasant for the
attorney who came to the bar cham pion-
ing the cause of an applicant against
which he had any charges As the agent
of the ". q I. U. and Law and Order
Society he conducted the whole Opposi-
tion.
Against Licensing james CrumBish.
a remonstrsnce containing 1871 names
was presented. 1t protested against
licensing James Crumlish, for q saloen on
the north vest corner OF Townsend and A
streets, over Third street bridge The
opposition was based on these grounds
a place on tho opposite corner had been
repeatedly refused license: it would be
simply drinking place: there would be
no accommodations for man or beast il
would be within three squares of three
churches; it is demonstrated against By
the Lobdell Car Wheel Company.
Diamond State Iron Company, John
son Forge Company aud sixty
nine members OF the neighboring oolored
churches. The applicant presented a
petition containing 100 names, as well as
letters from ex- Postmaster Taylor Presi.
dent of Council Farra, ex-Mayor Rhodes
and Owen ]. Hession.
The following persons were called who
favored the applicant: James 3. Fogerty,
James Green, James jackson, John 4.
Curren, Patrick DUNCAN. Mr.. Biegs
said theremonstrances were signed largely
by women and children or thosewho lived
out of the city. Mr.. Prickett said that
many of the letters of recommendation
offered by the applicant were given by
people who live on the western side Of
the city, fully two miles from the pro.
posed saloon.
No WeldIn Need Apply
The application of John c. Weldin Of
DoobinsVille, a suburb of New Castle.
was next taken up 1t was fercsly fought
against by New Castle. The remon-
strance was signed by the Presbyterian,
Baptist, Protestant Episcopal, Metho-
dist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant
Churches, mayor and Council, Board of
Education, Riverside Rolling Mill Com
pany, w. G. 4. T., Delaware Iron
Works and the Presbyterian Church and
Methodist Church of Dobbinsville. Sew
eral of the members of Council who pro
tested are members of the Board o. Edu.
cation.
Mr.. Prickett said it was the strongest
protest ever presented against any
saloon in New Castle county.
John A. Rodney appeared for the ap-
plieant. He said it was a msde-up case
against Weldin. That the whole system
was gotten up by Rev. E. L. Hubbard.
he said there were only two grounds to
be shown-the fitness of the applicant
and the necessity for the house. Since
the former refusal the liquor traffic in
Dobbinsville had been carried on in an
unlawful manner Rev. Mr.. Hubbard
had said he would not allow the place to
be licensed, and he wrote almost every
remonstrance presented and had them
circulated Mr.. Holcomb presented
letters from Assessor. Hance, ex-Mayor
Julian T. Janvier, ex- Mayor S. H. Black,
w Ferris, George w. Ecl1les, Dr.
kuntz, ex-Sheriff Giles Lambson.
Charles Gray, John E. B. Platt, in favor
of Weldin. Petitions signed by seventy.
six citizens outside of Dobbinsville
thirty farmers aud forty residents of
Dobbinsville, who wanted the license
granted.
Ex-Mayor Julian D. Janvier appeared
as the agent OF Mr. Dobbins, of Philsdel.
phia, who owns eighty six houses in
Dobbinsville. He said a licensed saloon
would be better than the present way in
which liquor is obtaiued He said it was
the most valuable hotel property in New
Catsle. Among those who appeared in
favor of granting the license were C. h.
Clewell, Patrick Eagan, William J.
Hunter, John Keenan,.
Mr.. Rolcomb said that he would get
FIVE signers in favor of the application to
every one procured against Rev. E. l.,
Hubbard was called to the stand in rela
tion to the Illicit sale of liquor. He said
that all Violations of the liquor law were
punished when detected. Mr.. Rodney
and Rev Mr.. Hubbard had a lively per.
sonal tilt while he was on the stand in
relation to what sentiment the remon.
strsnces really represented.
The Conway PrOtest.
The Dobbinsville application was fol-
lowed by that of Catherine Conway. No f.
7OS Madison street. It is an applicant
for a new place. Her husband once kept
1t, but he is dead 1t is opposed because
the saloon is not needed and because
there are two other saloons within 6 few
doors Of this place wanting license,
because of the bad character of the
applicant. The applicant was repre-
sented by Messrs. Ward and Hayes.
Mrs. Mary Kirkwood, who lives next
door, SAID she did not think the SELDOM
necessary and did not think Mrs. Conway
a proper person to keep a saloon. She
had suffered great injury from her. TIE
house was disorderly and her fences lad
broken down by men who freauented tbe
house, She is not a sober woman and bad
threatened TO burn Mrs. Kirkwood out If
her home because she thought me was
instrumental in preventing her husband
from receiving license. She said She had
seen kettles going from there and had
also seen boys drinking from beer glasses
on the premises. Mrs. Mary c. Booth
and Mrs. Annie Gibson stated that thew
lived in the immediate neighborhood and
did not consider a saloon necessary. and
from what they know of the applicant
considered her bad woman. Mr.. HAYES
presented petition from residents favor.
ing the Application.
Against Margaret Brady.
Objection was made TO the application
of Margaret Brady, No. S0i East Fifth
street. circumstances were offered by
manufacturers and residents in the
neighbOrhood. Mr.. Pickett cited the
record Of the Municipal Court, which