Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-19

knowledged that he had sold liquor without
license during the past year, but maintained
that he had not sold on Sunday. Anorew
Stoecklein, on Ormsby avenue at School
alley, kept saloon for Is years up to 1855.
He said that his house was larger tnan
Prim's. John Schirra, the last from Lower
St. Clair, is on Arlington avenue at Spring
street.
There are Is applicants from Mffiin town.
ship, four of whom are now licensed: james
Briggs, at New England; Charles Downey,
in Duquesne; Thomas D. Davis, near Lysle's
coal works, and William Thorp, at Amlty.
The unlicensed applicants are: George w.
Booth, James Donohue, Patrick j. Howard,
John Morris and Seward Oliver, at Du-
quesne; Fred W. Habermann and Peter
Simmer, at Cochran; William j. Coates and
William Wiser. Sr., at Dravosburg; James
Evans, on the McKeesport road; Thomas
Hilton, az New England; John Linn, at
Thompson's Run; William Linn, at Moss
Side, and John Simmer, at Risher station.
Booth has been running the Duquesne
ferry for three years, and has restaurant.
Briggs met no opposition. Coates is unused
to the liquor business, and has applied for
both licenses.
HE HAS A ToPERS' LIST.
Downey keeps hotel in Duquesne, right
by the corner OF the grounds OF the Alle-
ghenv Bessemer Steel Company. His ap-
plication was opposed by B. c. Chrlsty,
representing various remonstrants, and c.
c. Dickey, representing the steel company.
Mr.. Downey has Just finished a new house.
He acknowledged that he had sold to a
minor, John Kennedy. who had misrepre-
sented his age. He has list of about 18
topers, to whom he refuses to sell. Downey
admitted that he had a fight with John
Gregg. The latter entered his place drunk,
and Downey refused to sell to him. Gregg
called Downey hard names and threw a
glass of pop in his face. Then Downey put
him out and pounded him, although
Downey has but one arm.
james Hennessy swore that he and his
son were assaulted by Constable William
Linn in Downey's place. He and his son
were both drunk and his son is now in the
workhouse.
John Kennedy, called BY the opposition,
admitted that he had deceived Downey as
to his age. Several other witnesses who
were called denied that they knew anything
wrong about the place.
John Gregg and Mic Williams both re-
counted the quarrel between them and
Downey. "When a man is insulted in his
own house." said Judge Ewing, there is
some allowance to be made for him.
DR.. Botkin testified that he dressed
Gregg's wounds after Downey got through
with him.
"Do you know the reputation of Mr..
Downey's placer" asked Mr.. Christy.
ut has good reputation among the tenn
peranee people of Duqesne," answered DR..
Botkin. ''Our town has varied popula-
ton. There is class of people there that
are very hard to manage. with only one
ca1 H.
any other man could do better than Mr..
Downey has done"
DIDN'T NEED WITNESSES.
Downey had witnesses on his behalf, but
judge Ewing said that they were not needed.
Donohue is a coal miner by trade, and has
recently opened a restaurant. Davis has
been keeping the Ten Mile Inn at Moss
Side, and is now applying for another house
about mile down the river.
Thomas Hulings, of Harmarville, was re-
called, and Attorney Yost asked him if his
wife did not leave him because of his i'm
morality. That he denied, and said be
never knew why his wife left him. She
went one day when he was away, and took
with her 5000 and two children.
Hilton, of New England, was told 5y
Judge Ewing that he did not think there
was business there for two houses Haber-
man during the past year has been township
road supervisor. Postmaster Howard Black
indorsed Haberman. John Linn and Will
lam Linn are brothers, William being the
township constable during the past year.
Two Crawford brothers testified that John
Morris ran q speak-easy during 1888.
Oliver belongs to an old family, but James
S. Crawford testified tnat he had bought
liquor without prescription at Morris
drugstore. The other applicants were not
contested.