Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-04
NO DELAY AT ALL.
COURT BEGINS WORK PROMPTLY IN
THE MORNING.

Late Sessions Don't Prevent Early Rising
ALawYer Appears ms Friend of mn APP
plicant-One Man Who Went TO Europe
When He Was Refused Before.
There were no preliminaries in the morn
ing. The Judges, notwithstanding their late
conference of the preceding night, were in
their seats promptly, and Frank Schilling
was called. he applies for No. Hope
street, near the Ft. Wayne Railroad bridge
where be runs an eating house. Beginning
in 1881, he kept a saloon for four years on q
500 license and then for three years on a
$500 license. He presented letters of COM
mendation from Health Officer James Brad
ley and Nicholas Seibert.
John Sigmund applies for the corner of
Madison avenue and Lacock street, where
he owns several houses. He lives in the
Ninth ward of Pittsburg Mr.. Sigmund has
been grocer and halter and the room where
he desires to set up his bar has been a grocery
store for Is years.
George Steuernagle. No. SO Chestnut street,
keeps a boarding house. A keg or two of beer
for his own use has been delivered at his house
weekly, but he declared that he did not sell
any. Judge Ewing expressed great doubt as to
the accommodations which the applicant pos
sesses for strangers who desire meals or lodg-
ing. Steuernagies son has applied for a whole
sale license at the same house.
Mrs Margaret Sauers. who keeps the Depot
Hotel, on the corner of Federal street and
Church avenue has had license for two years
under the Brooks law. Judge Ewing said that
Mrs. SaueIs apparently kept good house
In the case of George Scberer, a certificate
from DR.. Easton was filed, saying that air.
Scherer was threatened with pneumonia and
was unable to attend court. His case was
passed
NO TROUBLE IN PASSING.
John S. Snyder, No. AZ South Diamond, has
retail license. During the past year he has
been conducting restaurant in connection
with his saloon He passed all right.
John W. Wehner, No. l56 Ohio street, was
the first applicant this year who testified under
affirmation. He has been employed in the
Office of the County Recorder.
Mrs. Kreszentia Weber. who keeps hotel at
No. 35 Chestnut street, facing the West Penn
railroad has had a license for two years
Charles E. WOlfendale, proprietor of the
Girard House at the corner of Federal and Isa-
bella streets, holds license and is all right.
William Young, applying for No. 4S South
Diamond, is keeping restaurant patronized by
the market people.
Charles \. Young has leased the Garv1n
House at No. 90 Sandusky street. 1t has been
temperance house heretofore. but Mr. Young
thinks that a liquor license would add great
deal to the profits. He has been running the
restaurant at Charles Spencer's old stand at
No. 52H Fifth avenue, and before that he
attended bar for Billy Wright
This finished the Fourth ward and the Fifth
was taken up. The first applicant was John ].
Berberich, Nos. las and l47 Beaver avenue.
He never kept saloon. Instead of dealing ont
the adulterated booze he has vended the sedtc-
tive but deadly candy
When Joseph Blattner who keeps q license
framed in his barroom at No. 212 Rebecca
street. was called up, both he and his attorney
Hon. Arthur Kennedy, were somewhat shocked
when Attorney Christy asked for a postpone
ment He had sent out subp9nas for witnesses,
and the case went over until after the noon re-
cess. Mr.. Battner appeared to feel panied py
looked at the yellow-bearded lawyer very re-
proachfully
John Casey desires to keep bar at the corner
OF Western avenue and CHARTERS street.
SKIPPED AWAY TO EUROPE.
Bernhard Edgerter No. los PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. is an old saloon keeper. He said that
he never sold on Sunday after Pearson became
Mayor. The difficulty with him is" said
Judge Ewing, that his opinions are SO greatly
at variance with the law" Mr.. Edgerter was
SO sorely disappointed because he did not get
license in 1855 that he went to Europe, but
finally concluded to come back.
Did he lose confidence In the Government"
asked Judge Magee
"Oh, no." said Attorney Cohen, "he is a great
admirer of this democratic government" The
Judges looked skeptical and Mr.. Edgerter may
be given an opportunity to make another
European trip this spring.
John J. Gavin applies for No. 70 Ridge ave.
nue.. His wife was refused license year ago,
and they have been running boarding house.
Rinehard Holman. CHARTERS street and
Hopkins alley, was refused in 1888 and 1889 and
said that he did not know why. He has been
keeping an eating house Colonel W. D. Moore
appeared for Mr.. Hohmann. He said: 81 ap-
pear as his friend, rather than his attorney. l
have known him for many years. l know that
he is an industrious honest and sober man, and
that he has kept decent and orderly house,
This was Colonel Moores only appearance in
license court.
Judge Ewing held in his hand a copy of a
daily paper containing an article describing the
arrest of Nh. Hohmann, on October IL, 1889, on
charge of stealing tray of jewelry from
Cohen, on Smithfeld street. Mr.. Holman
said that he was peddlng at the time and went
in Cohen's store TO buy some goods He select
a box of Jewelry worth So and laid down S2U
bill. There was some quarrel about the change,
but Mr.. Holman took the box. He was ar
rested at Cohens instigation, but next morning
was discharged by Judge Gripp.
MUST BE sHREwD MAN.
Herman Hollander, applying for No. 13S
Pennsylvania avenue, said that he wished to
keep place for the accommodation of He
brews, who don't want to 60 into every place"
He is next door to the restaurant and saloon of
George Hausbeck, No. l3l. The place for
which Hollander applies was. during the year.
occupied by club of some sort; but Hollander
said that he knew nothing about the club
I'VE want pretty sharp, shrewd man for a
place of that kind, and man who doesn't know
anything about his own tenants is entirely too
unsophisticated"
George Hausbeck's hearing was put over
until after dinner, there being charges against
him.
Michael ]. Kelly No 45 Ridge avenue, was
refused under the Brooks law, WAS also
Frank p. Kohen, No. $50 Beaver avenue. Mr.
Kohen is running restaurant
Bartholomew Mulligsn, No. 20 Rebecca street
has the old Ferry House, where he had a bar