Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-20
LOOKS LIKE An ELDER.

what Personal Appearance MAY DO IN Re-
Hard 10 I.Iquor LIcchses-A Refused Ap.
plIcnnI's Unique Appeni 90 the spprem,
Court.
II would appear that the Supreme Cour
will again be called on 10 enforce the law re-
lalIng to wholesale liquor license according
to the act of 1879, and rule N II did In th,
Pollard case, that where an applicant show
he IN n citizen of tho United States, and oi
good moral character and temperate habits
! no must he granted q license 20 sell by whole
sale without regard TO the discretion OF the
| License Court
Petitions for mandnmus have been applied
| FOR from tins city In n number OF cases. Yes.
terday John II. Cox, A. n. Mercer and N. w:
Shafer Esqs, forwarded petitions on behalf OF
rejected applicants.
One petition presented nt least one unique
feature that In relation to personal appear
ance, some lawyers having taken the ground
that tho judges might judge OF tho character
OF an applicant by his personal appearance :, and
that " his nose showed brandy blossom IL
might be evidence against him that could not
be reviewed IN tho supreme Court, as
the Court could not be presumed to
have photograph OF the applicant
not show In the photograph. Further. tho
petition sets forth that tho opponents of tho
petition admitted that his appearance was
cmincntly respectable.
Tho petition In question Is that of Peter
Goeddel. who wants TO sell liquor by Wholesale
at the corner of Penn and Brushton avenues.
lie represents that his application was regular
IN every respect, ms required by tho act of 1879;
that lt was duly advertised aud came up before
tho Court regularly. as also did the petitioner,
aud fairly. frankly and truly answered all
questions asked by hint that hg Ia n citizen Of
tho United States of good moral character,
sober aud temperate IN his habits. and as such
known 60 The Court and TO the romon.
strAntsi that his pntition conforms with
hn nI rl nF
aud also with that Of May "a, 1887 that
trade aud travel have taken up Penn avenue
almost exclusively for their own. and II IL on
this account year after year. property has
been given up by fcHdunts FOR big prices, and
that trade aud tho industries Of Pittsbufg cam
not be kept of her principal thofougbfafes, 50
long Ne e6nduete within hhd under the law
that the Tem1hstfhhtH, IN THIS case, lhT ~ hntn=
bet are chiefly residents of the hrighb0rng
borough of Williamsburg, and that they repre-.
seht that Oh tw0 farmer years petitioner, latef
Gueddei, has been refused by the court u
License 10 sell nj retail ~ the zame place and IN
the same building, aud they believe the appli-
cation II simply al attempt 10 eyade the law
regulating selling ht ieihl, as tue place ~
number Of miles from the business portion OF
the city, and adjoining the borough Of wilkins
burg q pTohibitDTy district, and that tho astab-
likhmsnt of his house would practically repeal
the law making Williamsburg pTohbltofY dis
tliot,
The protest IL quoted at length in Mr.. Coed
del's petition aud lac Tgmnrks that tho petit
tioners are mostly fIohibiuonists, ANA lie iur.
ther adds thht lie never applied TOT lioense TO
sell at this place, IN any previous ygaf Having
gotten this Tar along, Mr., upeddell, butttnssed
10y his attorney, reaches his climax NJ followsi
Petitioner saya that the femonstrhnge raises
no issue as TO his citizenship. his good moral
character, Bf his temperance, nor was II done
ny counsel NJ the hearing, WHO had to eoheedu
that the applicant looked like Presbyterian
elder u compliment ta your venerable petiz
ti9nef which lie is happy 10 say deselvediy is
OF the highest type"