Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-19
JEALOUSY PEEPS OUT.
Plainly TO be Seen Daily in the Hear
ings in the License Court.
WAR ON HOLDERS OF LICENSES
Waged by Those Who We're Refused by
Judge White Last Year.
THE END OF THE AGONY IN SIGHT

One thing developed in the hearing in the
License Court is the amount of secret back
biting among the applicants themselves.
Many of the fellows knocked out year ago
successful applicants. This year they tried
to get even by furnishing evidence against
the men who now have license. A strlk-
ing exhibition of this appeared yesterday In
the Mifflin township hearings. A host Of
witnesses called against one man, who has a
licensed house, were brought together by
the work of some of his rival applicants.
In this case, however, the man assailed
came out decidedly ahead. In many other
cases lawyers say that remonstrances have
been worked up, on the quiet, by jealous
rivals.
Yesterday the Court heard the 81 appl-
cations from Collier. Forward, Hampton,
Harmar, Harrison, Indiana, Lower st.
Clair and Miffiin townships. The days
session lasted too long, and the judges were
too tired, to make up list of licenses in the
townships last night.
The retail applicants will be completed
Monday, and the entire work of the License
Court will be brought to close next week.
APPEARED TOO LATE.
Attorney c. C. Montooth asked the Court
to hear Frank Collins, of Charters town
shin. who was not present when called
Thursday evening. Judge Ewing refused to
hear him, asking why the man was not
present at the proper time. Mr.. Montooth
said that his client claimed that an officer
of the court had told him that his case
would not be called until next Wednesday.
"Let him find that officer" said Judge
Ewing, land 1 will hear him. would like
to know who that officer is.
Abel Hale, of the Strangers Home, at
Toms Run, and Patrick Feeney, at Walkers
Mill, in Collier township, were heard.
Neither has been licensed under the Brooks
law. Mr.. Feeney's character was vouched
for by Squire Thomas brennan.
Thomas Hulings, the only applicant from
Harmar township. keeps a tavern on the
Freeport road, at Harmarville. Mr.. Hull
ings is 65 wears old and never drank intoxi-
cants.
The two applicants from Forward town.
ship are James Jenkins, Jr., and Joseph
Voye, both on the highway to Elizabeth.
Jenkins place is near the line of West
Elizabeth borough. His father an speak
easy there during the year, served one term
in the workhouse for illicit selling and is
now out of the county to escape from an
indictment. The application was opposed
by Attorney Nevin, who lives at West
Elizabeth. 1t is probable that both these
applications will be refused.
VOTED AGAINST PROHIBITION.
The two Hampton township applicants
are John Lunz and William WahL Lunz
is on the Butler plank road, II miles from
the city. He keeps the old Boar's Head
Inn, tavern for 40 years. He and Wahl
were both opposed by Attorney Swearingen,
representing many remonstrants. John
Mcneil and Benjamin Sample, old residents
of the township, commended Lunz and
declared his place necessary. They gave
their opinion that the morals of the town.
ship had degenerated since license was re-
fused, but the very opposite opinion was
uttered by Squire james Grubbs, who said
that Lunz's place was nuisance. Grubbs
is a Republican and Lunz a Democrat
wahl's place is at De Haven station. Last
June the township voted against prohibition
four to one.
The IA applicants from Harrison town.
ship are all located at Natrona. Moses Dean,
a lame man with a very red nose, has not
kept his house open for two years. He ap-
piled for wholesale license also, on the ad-
and Michael Hammer apply jointly for q
house which Felter owns. Hammer has
been attending bar for Mrs. Kate Felter,
Eighth ward, Allegheny. He is a native
Of Allegheny. Mrs. Minnie Grau keeps a
restaurant. She owns Garfield Hall, across
an alley from her house. Rome Hengi, an
old Swiss, is only 15e feet from the public
schoolhouse. John w. Heyer has a large
hotel of "a rooms, and will probably be
licensed. George Haegele has kept tavern
in Harrison township % years, and
was licensed in 1888, Gottlieb Kueh-
merit works for the Penn Salt Company.
Isaac H. Kuhn is only quarter of a mile
from the line of prohibitory Tarentum. Jo-
seph Manigat was a saloon keeper prior to
the incoming of the Brooks law, as was also
Henry Stamm, whose house is called the
Black Horse Inn. George Snyder is on
Cherry street. Henry Smith runs restaur-
ant David Stroup displayed the longest
beard yet seen in court. Frank Wolff, Jr,,
at the corner of Vine and Maple streets, was
the last before dinner.
WORK OF THE AFTERNOON.
After dinner Thomas Hulings, of Har-
marville, was called again, but he was not
present. Indiana township, with its three
applicants, was then heard. William Hartz
was licensed in 1888. He was returned on
charge of selling more than a quart at
once, but the return was lost. Philip Thomas,
Of King & Thomas, appeared alone, W. B.
King being sick. They keep licensed
tavern on the kittanning road. near Sharps-
burg. Frank and Michael Shopene are on
the Kittanning road 315 miles beyond King
& Thomas.
Lower ST. Clair furnished 15 applicants
Jacob Arrand is on Arlington avenue, Just
- ~ -
ing at carpentry since he was refused a
license in 1883. Michael Augustine. at No.
49 Brownsville road, is the iather OF ten
children. William Balmer is on the Beck's
Run road, more than mile from any other
applicant Joseph Buffers place is on the
west bank Of the Monongahela at Redmau
Mills.
There are two licensed houses in the town.
ship, both on the Brownsville road, one kept
by John Franz, and the other by Mrs. Cath
crime G. Goldbach. Mr.. Christy tried, with
out effect, to show that Franz is quarrelsome
and threatens to shoot holes through people.
Franz said that he did not carry a revolver,
but kept one in his house. Fromm and
Hofmsnn both have resorts on Ormsby ave
nue., q quarter of mile apart. +. H.
Hampe, who applies for a house at No. "a
Brownsville road, told the court that his
father had United States liquor license at
a house half mile away, where he bottles
beer. The father owns the house for which
Fred applies, but the latter is married and
in business independently. Herman Mewes,
who kept saloon at the corner of the
Brownsville road and Carbon street in 1887,
said that be always discouraged treating in
his place. WAen Judge Ewing asked how
much he drank, he replied: "Oh, 1 am very
temperate. Sometimes 1 do not drink for
hourI."
EXPECTS TO RESUME.
Mrs. Margaret j. Mcclure is on the river
road. three-ouarters of mile below the