Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-23

morning, the court began consideration
Of the applications for liquor licenses.
The applications Of Joseph BAumann,
Margaret Brady, Bernard Fonner, Henry
Blouth Emile Beck, William G.. Cole,
Y Mary Oreaden OF HocEe4sin, Patrick
Doughorty, Thomas Farnag, Bsnjaclin
" @. Gem, James S. Honl, John u. kaliey,
VI Anna Kaiser, Harry Keule, Joseph Z.
Lacy, Bridget Laiiy, James McGrath,
EdTard j. New II, Alexander McGoEan,
John May Thomas Mciugh, Margaret
Bourke, William G. Robelen, andrew
Wilhelm, siiChael Walsh, Joanna s
Young, john j. Gallagher, Bourbon v
Company Of the United A.Htes Hotel and
Z Charles Sherer of New Castle, were
4. passed without opposition
AN OLD STORY REToLD.
The time-worn application OF George
1 w. Griffith OF Eleventh and Thatcher
| streets, which has regularly hobSsd up
and as regularly been turnsd down fer
the rast three or four years, was the fret
to coma mp FOR conaideratiop. II was
pressed By Waiter Bspou, Esq, and
William 8. Prickett, ESD, counsel for
the Law aud Order Society, explained ils
suiqugted features TO tho court. Mr..
Bacon insisted ihst Tho applicant Vas q
proper man and his place necessary to
the public comfort and convenience. he
declared that bis client had usen unfairly
trented, and oppoged by malicious and
utterly upt-uthtul accusations.
QUESTION OF CITIZENSHIP.
Philip Ambold's application for IL
ceuse for the new hotel built by Francis
8. Bradley at Eleventh street and Rail
road avenue was next considered. Walter
II. Hayes and Ii. II. Ward, E'qg., repre-
senied the applicant and Mr.. Prickett
presented reIuonBtranoe, stating that
the place wss in dangerous locality,
being close 10 the railroad, and was not
likely to prove desirable acquisition to
the naighborhCod, as there we're plenty
Of drinking places thare already.
MIR. Pickett called man named Martin
Eeinholdt to testify Rs to Philip Auibold's
citizenship, but the witness, a German,
could not talk English. Register Brad
ford acted as interpreter, aud the witness
said he had heard Ambold state that he
came from Cverbhden, Germany, to this
country when he wes but 10 years Of
age Another German witness made O
similar statement. hr. Psickett said that
Ambold was not naturalized and Mr..
HAYES said he did not need to be- ss he
was born in this country. He also, sid
Mr.. HAYES, served in the army during
the entire civil war, receiving an honor
able discharge, which naturallzed him, if
nothing else would. The case was con.
n timed to give Mr.. Ambold chance to
4 produce his discharge, which he said he
& had filed with his application for PEN
* sion in the pension department OF Wash
ington.
aHcUIDERINd ANoTHEE's SIN.
Against waiter Chevins of 1893 Pine
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remopstrnnue to effect that the place was
N no needed in tho aeighborhoodr David
M Blakely formerly kept the saloon, and
otter conviction for violating the law
sold ont to Mr.. Clowns. NJ. Hayes read
petition in the applicants favor, signed
by fesidents of the naighborhood. Po-
Eoemen Georgs @. Isaymc1d and John
M Solomon aad Robert Mcfarland testi-
fed that Chsvins kepta quiet, orderly
place.
ANOTHER FAMILIAR PLACE.
The old Alien House, st Christians, fol
" which several applicants have been 70.
l4 fuYsd lieenRe, again turned up, the ap'
plicant in this oRse being Frederick Hag-
meyer. Mi. Hayes said thGt nn undesir-
able tenant at one time cuudrcted tue
house in a very bad rnanlsf, wheT upon
the owner, John Mealey got him out &c
youn as he could, but thu tran's had
action cRused the lcss OF the license
RecommeniNtioEa in favor o. tho house
una tenant were pressnted.
There is already licensed hotel al
H Jhristiana, kept by William Cnrrindtr
rni as there is doubt as to the pTopriety
OF having two hotels there, William Il
Smalley, Esq, put in good word fol
the renewal of MF Oarrinfer's license.
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George johnson o, M. 4Oi West From
ytreet, who Yves turned down laat Mia!
when o license was granted To ihcmG
= Doherty, Just acToss tAe street, . r0p
resented by s. A. Mauaiiister, Esq. Mr
Priokett opposed the application OF Ih
ground that no more aaioons in tn
neighborAoUd wero needed. Ar. Mpcal
lister mRcte an earneB. plea toE his ollont
THEY DO NOT WANT IT.
remouotrance by A. IL. Fstum, JoHerl
Pyle, r. Il. Armstrong ana ctEafs op
posed the application OF Peter McauB.
ior 4 motel license for q house on 90
Lancaster pike, in school district No. iC
short distance beyond the city limits
AeAr II. Tasum said ths names on the re
ynonstranoe Represented q maj pr!ty OF th
residentH OF the immediate neighhorhood
He said there vas 70 need of hotc
there, and believed one would be de
cided disadvantage. Charles u, Simmon
also gave testimony in opposition, whi'
Patrick Carney, William u. iken'
Thomas b. McGreery and Micaaa! kslIe
supported the application and said th
M place was needed.
TIE OLD RATIONAL HOTEL.
t WILLARD Hall Porter, Esq, rspresente
M the application OF Nicholas JeDney for
license at the old Natiouai Actel, on Ea
Front B,reet, which wGa licensed sever
years and was at one time kept by litiiei
@& Il Whitcraft, whose application for r
peWal Of license YVES refused. ii
PriGkeit said it was @ notorious p!ac
and called Chief Swiggett, wac sand th'
4 the character Of Trout street had m
terially improved Binee tho Nation
Hotel and several other places were d
prived OF license.
itN QUESTION OF RESIDENCE,
There Was no opposition TO the applic
6 tion OF Philip r. Shea for the satoon
ff Fourth and Scott streets, which ne
now keeping, but MIR. PricSett called o
s# teption to the fact that While the saloc
4# Is in the Twelfth ward, Mr. Shea il
member OF City Council from the secoT
ward, and, therefore presumably ret
oent Of the latter ward. Mr.. Turner e
MA p,aiued 10 the court that hr. Shea i
N landed to move from the Second ward