Evening journal., 1890-10-01
MARTIN LE0NARD'S CASE.
FIGHT FOR a LICENSE FOR THE
DoealNsvlLLE APPLICANT.

| A1NAuouCos
The hearing Of the license cases was re
sumed yesterday afternoon. The records
of the Municipal Court were produced ii
the Manuel Richenberger case. The APP
plication Of Martin Leonard for license
for a saloon In Dobbinsville. a suburb OIL
New Castle was considered The CASE
has excited much interest in New Castle
and this city.
Objections Against Leonard.
w. S. Prickett, Esq, in opening the
case for the Law and Order Society,
stated to the court that Leonard
had been refused at the last Nov
ember term, because of dam.
aging testimony. He read remonstrance
signed by Rev. Ell Hubbard of the NJ. E.
Church, Mayor Wilmer Hanson, president
Carrlck, of the City Council, president E.
L. Wilson and secretary Stewart of the
Board Of Education, and ]. Jones Hudson,
president Of the Riverside Iron Company.
Robert Barnes, who had lived in Dob
binsville for twelve years, testified that
he knew Leonard to sell liquor to minors
He said: my son, who was not Of age,
used to 60 there and drink. When | went
there to bring him home Leonard took
his part against me and had to leave
him there After forbade Leonard to
sell him liquor he continued to do so.
found him there after that. He often
got drunk there.
81 do not think him Leonard) capable
OF keeping a salaon. No quarrels happen
but he is in them. His saloon, IL licensed,
will injure the younger class of men.
Even now | see people going in and out
of the plscs. Some of them are sober
when they so In and tongue tied when
they come out.
Levi @. Bird, ESQ conducted the cross
examination. Mr.. Barnes stated that
his son had become of age since when he
had cotton liquor there. The witness
said that he had no grudge against Leon
ard. but Leonard had not acted fairly In
a little business transaction. That had
no effect on his testimony.
His Wife Got Drunk There.
John Gravel testified that his wife
became drunk in Leonard's saloon. dc
requested Mrs Leonard not to sell his
wife more, but she did She used te get
| liquor there from the kitchen of Leon
ards house. She had been drunk but
once since, and then in Wilmington. Mr.
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within the year, and he replied; II dom
think that is any of your business" and
the question was not pushed. The order
was better now, but If the saloon wa:
licensed, the community would be In
| iured.
Frank Hudson was called to testify Il
the character of Leonard and his place
but did not know anything against
4 aff ou1r -osl
Bird was Thank you. sir"
A Word From the Police.
George Hetherington, one of New
Castles efficient police force, swore thai
he had had trouble in Dobbinsvill sine,
the refusal of Leonard's license Peopl,
now 60 in the back way on Sundays. /
would be an injury to the community /
it be granted. Just before his licensi
was refused, Leonard laid in a larg,
stock of liquor, two or three wagol
loads. The applicant for license has
told witness that he had laid in suppl,
Of liquor for his own use
William Green, superintendent OF the
| Presbyterian slissioa at Dobbinsville, anc
Rev. w. B. Patterson. pastor of tn,
Presbyterian Church at New Castle ties
titled that the granting of a license t,
Leonard would work injury to Dobbins.
vile.
Leonard's Friends.
The defence then opened. Mr.. Birt
and Mr.. Holcomb represented the appli.
can't. Mr. Bird stated that the reason
for which Mr. Leonard was turned dow
was for selling to minors, and that i
had been showed that the young mai
who had bought the liquor looked as i
he was more than 81 years old. Mr.. Biz,
thought that Mr.. Leonard had beel
punished very severely already, AID theI
called many witnesses to prove tn
necessity of the saloon and the beneficial
effects it would have on the com
munity.
Rene fieIal to the Community.
M Holcomb examined the witnesses
Patrick Eagan testified that he owne
$4,000 worth of property in Dobbinsville
near Leonard's place, and he though
that it would do the community grea
good to grant the saloon license A
much drunkenness had been since Leon
ard was refused as before. Now tn
families buy it from peddlers twice
week. Mr. Dobbin's favors it.
Julian Janvier, ex MAYOR of the city o
New Castle, testified that he was tn
agent for Richard j. Dobbins, the owne
Of the biggest part of Dobbinsville, an
he knew that Mr.. Dobbins favored th
granting of the license. Since the re
fusal to grant license, the mayor ha
more cases than he had before.
Business Increased BY 1t.
William A. Vickery keeps a store o
opposite corner to Leonard's pace H
has been there for nine years. think
Leonard competent to keep saloon an
that a saloon is necessary. He knew O
no disorder there de did not improv
the case on cross examination, for he ad
mitted that Leonard was his landlord
and that there had been fuses on th
, corner.
In response to question from Chic
l Justice Comegys, he said; II believe m
business has been and will be injured b
the refusal to grant this man license.
Other witnesses testified that the So
loon was q necessity TO the neighborhood
Mr. Prickett offered in evidence tn
records of the court showing that til
grand Jury had found three true bill
} against Leonard for violating the liquol
law that on one he had been convicted an
that the two others we're nolle prosseC
A Petition Two Yards Long.
A petition nearly seven feet long wa
presented to the court by Frank Biggl
who represented James Crumlish, VIII
wanted license for a saloon at the col
ner Of A aud Townsend streets Tax Col
lector John J. Dougherty and Cit
j Councilman John E. Curren testified
Crumllsh's good character, which va
admitted by the Law and Order Society