Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-18

proprietor has nothing TO 20 with Ine rest o.
the premises, gambling rooms and the like
may DRIFT into it. y
MERELY AN ACCOMMODATION.
John h. Durr was recalled and asked il
he had any interest in the application OF E.
K. Porter. He said that he had none what
ever. He had merely signed the bond as an
accommodation.
John II. Brown applied for the premises
at No. 1876 Second avenue, where there is
now a boarding house called the Bulls
Head. He said that not drop of liquor
had been sold on the premises within the
last two years Judge Ewing said: "Two
years ago this had become common sort of
boarding house, and beer and whisky were
sold on 500 license"
Neville Bayley applied for renewal of
the license at the Cate Bayley, No. 407
Smithfield street. Mr.. Bavley was the
handsomest man so far before the court.
Judge Ewing asked:
"Mr. Baylev do you control the entire
building now?"
YES sir"
That's all.''
This was the shortest examination.
Daniel Brady, at the corner of Ross street
and Second avenue. was next. He was
granted license for 1889 by Judge White
Rad OFTEN HEARD OF IT.
John Drew put in plea for the rather
notorious place on the northeast corner of
Water and Grant streets. In 1883 he ap-
piled for a wholesale license. The former
lessee of the place, Fiester, was licensed i'll
1888. but refused last year. Drew said that
the barroom had since been vacant. He
owns the building, and had fixed it up Tor
! Ill III
said: This place has a very bad name. We
have often heard of it in the Criminal
Court" City Solicitor Elphinstone, of AL
legheny, made a brave attempt to present
mis- clients case in favorable light. Judge
Ewing finally said to Drew: 'If you can
keep decent hotel there YOU are entitled to
4 great deal of credit
John F. Dignam and son applied for a
license for No. 10 Smithfeld street, the La
belle Hotel, opposite the entrance to the
Monongahela House. Mr.. Dignam said
that he kept hotel, with IA rooms, and had
a room for bar so feet long. He had never
had liquo. license, although he applied
last year. Judge White could not see it.
ON THE LITTLE LIST.
Judge Ewing said: "Your house is on the
speak-easy list" Mr.. Dignam explained
that some Of his roomers had beer delivered
to them, but they bough: it and drank it
themselves. In 1888 Diebold asked for a
license at this place, was refused and bought
out another fellows license on the South
side Dignam had been keeping restau-
rant on Carson street, near South Twelfth.
Judge Ewing said: "It is unfortunate that
a mans roomers should get him into
trouble"
Philip Eckert, who runs barber shop at
No. % Diamond street, half dozen doors
below the Central Police station, thinks he
can make more money with a saloon and
restaurant The place is an old restaurant
site, and had formerly a good patronage.
Mr.. Eckert said that he had never kept
either saloon or speak-easy. He has the
lease of both stories of the building. Until
two wears ago he kept lodging and eating
house at No. 80 Diamond square. He quit
that because he thought he could do better
at barbering. Cant YOU do better by stay
ing in the barber business?" asked Judge
Ewing. mo, don't think so" said Mr..
Eckert "if l can get license" He said
that he had the capital to fix up a decent
restaurant.
IN FOR BOTH LICENSES.
Michael NJ. Frey, No. 60 and 62 Diamond
street, opposite the rear of the Opera House,
wants 10 add bar to his restaurant. His
dining room is 30xS0 feet, and his family
lives upstairs. He feeds SO or 60 people
daily. He formerly kept restaurant on
Fifth avenue near Marion street. He has
applied also for wholesale license.
John A. and George L. Filson, have
leased, they said, No. 318 Grant street, at
the corner Of Fourth avenue, and promise
to run a restaurant il they get license.
They have the lower floor of No. 31S and
the upper floors of both Nos. 316 and 318.
Judge Ewing said: ut would be pretty
hard for the best man in the county to keep
q respectable place in those buildings"
George Filson said that he had been four
years in the restaurant business. He was
incapable of doing hard labor. The brothers
are both unmarried.
James H. Filson asked for a license for
No. 209 Grant street, q three-story brick
building. He had 30-foot room for bar
room and a room Is by 15 for dining room.
Judge Ewing did not like the size of the |
proposed dining room and he said the place |
had a tough reputation. A man named |
Gibson kept saloon there a few years ago. |
SHORT AND SWEET.
Charles G. Goodwin appeared for him. |
self ana his brother, Thomas j., Sor the |
and saloon on Fourth avenue |
under the Petroleum Exchange. He spoke |
of the meals they serve and was dismissed |
without QueStlonlng.
When Charles S. Gill, the weIl-known |
of the st. Charles Hotel, smiled |
up to the bench, Judge Ewing, with a |
twinkle, asked:
"Where is your barroom?''
"In the ST. Charles Hotel"
"How many doors to it have you?"
1.-TWO"
81 never saw but one. That is all"
Captain Bardele Gallisaith, of No. 48 |
Diamond street, was briefly questioned. He
IS well-known old soldier, and was licensed |
by Judge Ewing in 1888. Last year Judge
White cut him of. Judge Ewing simply |
asked:
Have you, since your license expired,
obeyed the law?"
81 have"
"You have been in the business how
ong?''
"In the restaurant business since 1865"
THE NEW MoNoNGAHELA.
Holmes & Arnold were called. They are
The new proprietors of the Monongahela
House. On the published official lists their
names follow those of Alex Hutchinson
and Owen Hughes, and therefore they did
not consider themselves summoned to ap-
pear until this morning. The judges list
Uttered, 1t appears, following accurately
he al phabetical order. As they did not an
Iwer, court was adjourned at 8 o'clock until
':3O this morning.
To-day the remainder of the Second ward
list and all OF the Third ward, 63 in all,
will be heard.