Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-26
ONLY TWODAYS MORE
Of the License Court Grind Ahead Of
the Judges for This Year.
THE IAGS THAT COME In JUGS
One of the Main Features of the Sixty
Hearings of Yesterday.
A BREWER HAS QUITE A LIVELY TINE

ship, and on Tuesday morning will finish
the list. Tuesday afternoon, Judge Ewing,
said yesterday, it is hoped to hear argu-
ments by attorneys on the law point whether
person or firm holding brewing or whole
sale license can be granted also license to
bottle
One brewer received lively reprimand
yesterday afternoon. A petition for a re-
hearing in an Allegheny retail case was
positively refused.
The first thing in the morning the court
heard the wholesale application of Peter
Schmitt of the Second ward of Homestead,
who was passed on Thursday. He is now
licensed, and has done business of SAC, 900,
chiefly in beer. He confessed that he had
sold in half-gallon jugs
OF the Mansfield borough applicants,
John Cunningham and Patrick Newell are
ex-saloon keepers. Charles Ballman is a
carpenter who was naturalized only three
months ago.
JUST HALF A DOZEN.
Millvale has six wholesale applicants,
John Bennett and PatrIck Heron having
withdrawn. Michael Enz and c. Bauerlein
are brewers and will be relicensed, A.
Schneiderlochner kept wholesale store in
1903, DUL sOlO IN plulS. LIZ 1-lholSAh,
clothing dealer, of Allegheny, is a brother
to Joseph Einstein, the bother. Henry
Hoehl, Sr, has been running a small ale
brewery, but finds that it does not pay him
and desires a general wholesale license.
Nicholas Pail is a mill man, who salo that
he had So, SEQ in his house.
McKeesport was then taken up. Sixteen
applicants presented themselves, among
them being the keystone Brewing Company,
the Iron City Brewing Company and Pier &
Dannals. William Hetterich, Frank g.
Bergman and Mrs. Sarah Savage had kept
saloons under the old law, and confessed
they had violated the law as all others did.
Mrs Savage is the sister of Luke Lynch, the
saloon keeper who will have to close up next
Wednesday night. William W. Bowers is
a young bartender, who was formerly en-
ployed at Tony Newell's, in this
city. Frank X. Boyle is one-armed
man who has been employed as a caller in
the rolling mill. William H. Buckley is
the McKeesport collector for Spencer &
Liddell, and desires to handle only malt
liquors. Bernard Marx, John n. Maloy
and William A. McElhinnay are bar
tenders at present.
WHAT HE HAS MADE.
Abraham J. Sunstein has a wholesale |
license and has done business of about |
S., 900 month. II. Schwartz is an orthodox
Hebrew, who took the oath with his hat on.
L. c. Willard expects to embark in the |
distiller's trade. L. Wigand has been a |
bother during the past year, but, finding |
the profits therein to be rather small, be |
asks for a wholesale license.
In the Second ward three men applied. |
Frank H. Busch, II. d. Erenburgh and |
Thomas Moore. The last named is the dis |
tiiler. Judge Ewing said to him:
"Can you get 'Possum Hollow whisky in |
McKeesport?"
mot quite" answered the applicant.
what has becomeof the 'Possum Hollow |
distillery?"
''This is it. 1 have moved it down.
"You didn't move 'Possum Hollow, |
thought"
mo, sir; but I make good whisky. If |
you think you would like to try little of |
il, just give me an order.
There were eight applicants from Nc |
ports Third ward, only two of whom seem |
to have chance for license. Jacob P. Mill |
has had wholesale license right along, |
and sells beer on commission for Eberhardt |
& Ober. David Hardy, Jr., is in the ice !
business and has ample capital for the |
wholesale liquor business. Prior to 1888 he |
kept saloon.
ALL Ex-sALooN KEEPERS.
james Crosby, George P. Beech. John |
Connolly, Andrew Fischer and Konrad |
Housman are all ex-saloon keepers with |
records regarded more or less shady. |
Against Cornelius Toomey, a grocer, who |
used to sell liquor, there is a strong re-
monstrance.
Only three applicants appeared from |
Sharpsburg, Jacob j. LutZ and Patrick Nc |
Bride Withdrawing. The latter said that he |
knew he could not make money if he should |
do an honest wholesale business. Frank |
Huckestein is now licensed. The objection |
TO Louis Laeng was that he desired to open |
In purely residence neighborhood. Mich |
CLAUS Schmidtchen kept a saloon before the |
Brooks law swept down upon him, and his |
record was not entirely clear.
Frederick Franz, who applies for Spring |
Garden borough, drives beer wagon for |
the keystone Brewing Company. Charles |
Z. Schriner, from this borough, did not an
swer.
There were three Verona applicants. The |
same objection is made to them as is made |
to the retailers for that borough, that the |
district inherits prohibition from Penn |
township. The question will be argued next |
Tuesday or Wednesday Charles Lehner, /
Alexander Maeder and Charles Silverman |
all kept saloons prior to 1888. This finished |
the wholesale applicants for the boroughs.
RECORDS OF VARIOUS KINDS.
In Baldwin township Peter Demanding
Paul Scandroh and William Wolff are ex- |
saloon keepers with the usual records, sutfi- |
cient, under the statutes, to Justify refusal |
Adam j. Englert has ample means and a |
clear record, but his brother used to keep a |
saloon which Judge Ewing thought decid- |
edly off color. There was nothing special |
in the case of Gustav John, except that he |
has been naturalized in 1885, Valentine |
Rindfusz was told by the court that the |
neighbors thought that his house might be |
aspeak-easy. Valentine filed a denial.
CHARTERS township presented only three
applicants, as Michael Crowley did not |
answer the roll call. Jacob Geisler wishes |
to keep near the city line at a place called |
Dogtown, and Chris Kohl ran against a
strong remonstrance. Their chances are
exceedingly slim.
Henry Schmelz, the old brewer, was re-
fused by Judge White, and said that his
being compelled to close up over two months
badly demoralized his trade. He had to
begin all over again. To him Judge Ew-
ing said: 81 will give Mr.. Schmelz a IL
cense, if Judge Magee does not object, but
/ have no doubt that he was properly re-
fused in 1889. 1 am well satisfied that you
take orders wherever you can.
do not intend to interfere with
the past, but you have not conducted your
business properly: You sell habitually to
people who cannot pay their grocery bills,
who beat their wives and children, and to
men who are habitual drunkards. You must
do better. am told you make good beer,
which is very much in your favor"
A VETERANS APPEAL.
In Collier township there are two appli-
cants who are brothers, Patrick and James