New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
HIGH LICENSE IN PITTSBURG.
ILLEGAL LIQUOR SELLERS NUMEROUS AND
BOLD.
THE BROOKS LAW NOT ENFORCED by TIE
AUTHORITIES OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY-IN
cRE.A sIc " rIIE NI.MRER OLE AERESIS-


CREASE ~ THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS.
Pttsburg Penn. March 80 (spccIaD.-The annual
liquor license courts are In session all over the
state of Pennsylvania. The third year under the
Brooks High License law is about TO begin. Appn
cants I'm Pittsburg subjected 10 critical cXainina
ton and for nearly a month some unique scenes VIII
be presented in the county coarrOOms. The interest
in the Pittsburg heightened by the fact that
tho city administration presented the presiding judges
Ewing. Republican. and Magcc. Democrat, with hst
OF 500 speak eases." Illegal liquor saloons, which
known to be in operation In the city. IhcN
cvadc the payment Of the annual license fec OF r'OV
and do not fear arrest. because it IS the business OF
the county and no: the city authorities TO make ar
rests The countys police force consists OF orc saia
rIed detective and he would find it impossible
task 10 bring the offenders 10 justice. Besides inc
city OF Pittbure. Allegheny County comprises the city
Of Allegheny and several large manufacturing towns
besides the agricultural portions They all have their
" "speak.caslcsr The ward constable, supposed
10 make return OF these licensed rrogscries ye'
year after year. they 20 before the court and swear 10
their non existence and as result the city police de-
parment confines itself exclusively to arrests for sun
day selling and dsordcrly conduct on Sunday Unc'r
tho Brooks the number Of legal saloons III l1tSours
has been cut down from 900 to ninety three
The lesson of the first day Of the License Court III
I1ttsbure thl, wear was embraced in the words OF
license a saloon separated from hotel or eating
house These are the only places where bars should
be located Upon one occasion he quoted the dc
cison Of an Eastern judge a, t. what constituted u
hotel This opinion held that II must not only supply
food and LIQUID refreshments and have sleephsroVns
for men, but for women also, and that convenient
parlor or sitting room must De supplied, which lady
guests can reach by separate entrance from sHs
street Judge Masec also brought ont the point tha'
the proprietor, OF many large saloons Oh prominent
thorouehfares object 20 The payment OF the sa'ae'
Of policemen who are stationed by the Department OF
Public safety IN front OF their places. negro "P
pllcant from the Eleventh Ward "aAt'A
10 open saloon near two chnr'hes'
Judge Ewing blasted his hopes by saying that snch
thing would be .candalous. and he would not permit
II, civil engineer has been employed by Judge
Ewing 70 prepare q map Of every ward IN flt,sD]is
and Allegheny. showing the location oi the saloons
Of applicants for license. Tho contract calls LOT
detailed map Of each ward. - be furnished d"liy al
necessary The work Will occupy the engineers fuil
time for month at least he has hccn provided
with an Official list Of license applications. On tho
street map Of the ward drawn before he starts Oh s
daily Journey lie marks the location " each pfop'soa
saloon by small squares Il red INK. The engineer Is
keeping one day ahead oi court
4 WIDOW has presented novel petition In the
shape Of an lndo basement from the pastor ann '''o''
Of the church T. which she belongs. 49,, l..
4 comparison Of the criminal ,titsuss oi i,e "a,
In l-ee and s79 shows 3f',;e r ~ s,a,;.,"is rsds,
ijgurcs out great reformation uude: Ingh license
definite the existence Oi about 4 900 hpetkcasfs IN
fhe Quaker city This opinion Is based upoli tilc
yearly commitments the county jail. Ia l-H' ,hcy
numbered u cOJ. IN lass, l3,,ps, ana IN l7rv.
tn7T Tho increase n l.-g over l--7 /, accounted
for Ly the increased wholesale business permitted pf
decisions IN 1890, the state supreme court h''lns
sustained tho appeals Of wh0lcrsle dealer from uc
county courts the wholesalers cltAnlhs ha' 'lc1
should not be required pa, The samo ordeal a 'ie
retailers and their victory simply neon. that ain17'
il.,.
Philafcphia tgurcs also show decrease OF nearly ID
rrr cent I'm tho commitments for intOxicaton. and
aocrcase OF nearly - per cent Of IDnday morning
commitments for sunday intoxication. IN All urrc
estimates the year I-a shows an ln'i'as" over 0os,
presumably for ca ,on already given. lhc peak
easy" /, entirely ignored I'm tie calculations, II bcrs
held that the Illegal saloon j. fcqucnl"d hy sos al n"
and pro,idcs no allurcmcnt 10 drluk ~uch J. hOt
the c.r In Iltsburg. speak casic,' are - b" iounr
everywhcfc-in grocery stores harbcr,1ls. ana even
i'm the bafroOms Of men who failed 10 secure nc'ns'
under the I.roOks law. When shown The fAilhfclila
figures Warden Berlin. Of the Allegheny County Jal
said: nh,
has bcen noticeable Increase r. tho number of c0min
ucuts since the year 7n1. IN l-r- Ia" commit
600 over I~-1 in lf-D the total vas 7,rO1.T
In his annual report. Roger Ohara. assistant super
utcndcn Of police. recommends the issue Of at least
200 retail licenses for Ptt,bure as against ninety
three last wear. O'Mara- department deserve TIC
credit of convcing scrcraJ ward Aldermen and private
detectives on the charges OF blichmallng speak
casics."