Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-21


years. No application was made for thu
place last year, as her husband died or
March 3, between the time when the paper
were filed and the applicants were heard
For IA years her husband was an invalid
and Mrs. Link had to look after the estab
lishment. Judge Ewing said: II remember
that you came in place of your husband two
years ago. AT first thought you seemed tG
be in delicate health, but upon inquiry
became satisfied that you had more plucs
and vim back OF you than appeared.
SMILED ON THE WIDOW.
The Judge smiled upon the widow a be.
nign smile. She smiled back and departed
| Dennis Murphy, 10. 1645 Penn avenue,
does not believe that his first name is hoo,
doc, so he applied with apparent confidence
He is an old sheet-lron worker, but his
health broke down.
Paul Martz put in his little plea for a
| chance to hang up Mr.. McGunnegle's auto
graph at No. 1641 Penn avenue, where he
said that he had been furnishing meals
during the year. Before 1883 he took out a
$500 license for his bar, while most of his
neighbors secured only a 500 license, but
sold whisky on it.
John J. O'Brien is at the corner of Nine
teenth street and Penn avenue, in a house
owned by James Kennedy, where he keeps
boarders. There is no saloon closer than
| three blocks, and Mr.. O'Brien thinks that If
he had authority to sell liquors it would aid
his restaurant business and cheer the spirits
| of his boarders.
Henry Ommert applies for No. 1914 Penn
avenue. He was licensed in 1888, but was
weeded out year ago. He kept a saloon
at the same place for five years. He was
born in Germany. While he sold intoXi-
| cants he fed 80 to 40 people daily, but since
his license was withdrawn his eating trade
had decreased.
A NEwLY-MADE CITIZEN.
Mr.. Ommert was naturalized only last
month. He came here 33 years ago with
his father. The father was naturalized in
1868, but Mr.. Ommert said the papers had
been lost. Believing himself to be legally a
citizen, Henry had voted for many years, but
as his fathers papers were lost he and his
brother decided, on the advice of ex-District
Attorney Porter, to get out papers of their
own.
Philip Stack, No. 1913 Penn, proposes to
keep a saloon and restaurant He has kept
a public house since 1879, and is himself the
owner of the property. He did not pre-
viously apply under the Brooks law, having
for two years dealt in tobacco and cigars.
He said he thought he would take rest in
paid $500 license every year. He kept on
selling on Sunday up to May, 1888.
Didn't you know that the Brooks law
had gone into effect before that?"
"Well, everybody else was selling, and L
sold too."
"why, the others told US they had
stopped"
George and John Schnur, No. 1887 Penn
avenue, are brothers. George has worked
in the mills for nearly 20 years, and has at
tended bar at odd hours on busy Saturdays
James Welsh asks for license for No.
1922 Penn avenue, which is now a tin shop.
He has grown tired soldering buckets and
selling tin cans, and desires to make money
more rapidly in the liquor business. He is
unmarried and keeps his parents.
wAKENED THEM UP.
The Eleventh ward was taken up. People
had become sleepy. The proceedings had
been very dull. Now Attorney Christy
took his stand inside the bar, opened his
book and map, and the spectators rubbed
their eyes.
William H. Boyle applied for No. SAT
Fifth avenue, near Dinwiddie street. He
described his premises very nicely, telling
what excellent accommodations he had for
the public. He kept saloon in 1887 and
1888 and was refused one year ago. In 1888
he furnished to 10 meals day.
Said Judge Ewing: "You and two or
three others who were licensed along there
gave little attention to the meal business
and too much to the drinking"
During the past year Mr.. Boyle's house
has been closed and he has travelled on the
road for a wholesale liquor house. ''If you
get license" said Judge Ewing, "You had
better pay more attention to the restaurant
business" Mr.. Boyle was allowed to go
without having any questions put to him by
Attorney Christy.
Andrew Greetsch applied for No. 322
Wylie avenue. The place given in the pub
lished lists is No. % Linton street. This,
Mr.. Greetsch said, was a mistake. The dis
crepancy annoyed Judge Ewing. Mr..
Greetsch kept a saloon for seven years, but
never ran a restaurant. He said he had
sometimes prepared meals, but he promised
to open a restaurant. He has new house,
built during the past year.
HAS A NEW HOUSE.
Samuel II. ellison has a new house at No.
559 Wylie avenue, where Peter Nagel has
been conducting restaurant. For five years
Mr.. ellison was in the saloon business at the
corner of Wylie avenue and Robert street.
"You have wholesale application"
eyes, SIR
"Why is that?''
"Well, am willing to withdraw that 1
did it at the suggestion OF my attorney"
'You don't propose to keep anything but
liquor store?"
"As far as there is demand for it in that
community, 1 intend to furnish meals
Frank X. Goelz is after license ior No.
S02 Wylie avenue. He was asked:
what do you propose to keep"
"a saloon and tavern"
ibid you keep there before?"
81 kept saloon there three years, up to
the Brooks law"
"Under S100 license?"
"Yes, sir"
you were convicted Of selling on Sun
day?"
No, sir; that was my brother-in-law; the
license was in his name" 1
"You attended bar at the time?"
'No, sir
NOT THE SAME MAN,
"Don't you remember case tried before
me in 1885, when your brother-in-law put it
off on you; that you had sold?'
mo, sir; not me-"
Nevertheless. the applicant was very red
in the face.
Judge Ewing asked Mr.. Christy if he de-
sired to say anything in the Goelz case.
"No, sir, said the attorney, "the Court has