Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-08
AT 1T ONCE MORE.
RESUMPTION OF THE GRIND IN THE
SAME OLD MILL.

SAME OLD MILL.
The Judges Come Up smIIing-AItsck of the
Would BE WhoIesaIers-New Applicant.
Examined Somewhat CriticalIy-Fea-
lures of Yesterday Mornings Hearing.
The court came in 9:27 A. NJ. Judge
Magee had availed himself of the Saturday
rest TO get his hair and beard trimmed
Both Judges were looking refreshed and
cheerful.
Frank Bonistalli, No. 10 Diamond Square
the first man called, appeared in full G. A
R. uniform. His yearly business, he said,
was S35, 900.
J. c. Bufum, Nos. 2O9 and 211 Market
street, applies for both wholesalers and
bottler's license. He was simply asked ifh
had obeyed the law. He said he had. Judge
Ewing said: 1--WE are much at sea as to
understand what the wholesale law is /
have grave doubts as to whether man can
be licensed as a bother who is engaged in the
business any other way. We will hold that Ques-
tion open for argument Which of these licenses
would you rather have, if you can have only
one?n Mr.. Buffum said he preferred the whole
sale license.
Berthold Bauman, wholesaler at 4Os Ferry
street, gave his years business as $4,000. He
has been % years at the business. John Bardesly
No. 46 Fourth avenue, was absent.
George H. Bennett appeared for himself and
his brothers, James K. and Richard r. Alex
Carson. No. IS Third avenue, was granted a
retail license. He appeared and stated that
his wholesale application had been withdrawn.
Harry Darlington the ale brewer, was asked
only If he was ill the business alone. He said
he was.
]. ]. Dougherty. No. 35 Fort street, is a new
applicant. He has been attending bar for
Owen Mccarthy. He informed the Court that
he had never sold 70 a drunken man. He is in
the same building where Thomas Devine ap-
piled for retail license He was questioned
managed the saloon of Ziegler. at No. l42 Fifth
avenue. During that year be sold on Sunday
and ZieEler was convicted for ii.
MONEY IN THE BUSINESS.
Otto Frey. No. : Diamond Square, said that
his business in 1889 amounted to Sl0O 0O0 Jo-
seph Fleming. the wholesale druggist at No. 412
Market street, was not detained.
Max Friedman. No. Is Market street, is an
other new applicant. He said that he had
1890 and good credit He has been employed
by Isaac Josephs the bother, who, during the
past year, has done business at No. Is, but now
applies for No. l3 Freedman said that W. H
Holmes Son had suggested that he open
wholesale house, and they had agreed to give
him credit for liquors. He said he wanted to
go into the business because he had such
big family"
Michael Flaherty. No. 80 Water street, new
applicant, has been for 20 years in the service
OF Joseph Walton & Co. He said that he had
leased only the lower part of the building
Who the tenant of the upper part is he could
not say. ana was unable to say whether the
place was run as speak-easy- His capital, he
said, was $500 only. but he has real estate.
Michael Graw, No. 24 Market street is an
old 1rlshman who wears earrings. He is a new
applicant for a bottler's license. The upper
part of the house for which he applies has been
occupied by Mrs. Fries. who is Just now in the
~orkhouse. The applicant was unable to tell
the Court the nature of the woman's offense
Michael has s, 100 in bank. He has been labor
ing for Reter q Conley. Some years ago he
was a bartender The last place he stood be-
hind the bar was at Frank Wiegand's saloon,
on Water street. Judge Ewing looked de-
cidedly incredulous when Michael said that he
never sold on Sunday in Wiegand's place.
SELLS HIS OWN LIQUORS.
A. Guckenheimer was kept long enough to
name his partners and to say that he dealt only
IN his own liquors.
John P. Goldthorp, the old gentleman who
keeps a cigar store at No. Wood street. was
refused a retail license. Judge Ewing said:
Your examination in the matter of retail Ii
cense will be considered part of this record.''
The Court SAID: Your capital is small. Your
license will cost $500. The chances are that if
the officers of the police attend to their bust
ness you will get into trouble and have your
license revoked" Judge Ewing discovered at
this point that Goldthorp had not vet secured
bondsmen.
Oswald Hickman. No. 2O7 Market. was also
refused retail license. One of his bondsmen is
George Dimling, who testified for Mr.. Heck
mans reputation.
Isaac Josephs No. l3 Market street, did a
business of S3O.0OO and S. Klinordlinger, No. S
Diamond square, business of see, 000. George
A. Kelly, the wholesale druggist was asked no
questions Thomas Murray, No. 2S Fourth
avenue. is bother of beer and carbonated
water. His business amounted to So 600.
Patrick McNulty. No. 3l4Ferry street. a tam
ner living in Reserve township. has never been
in the liquor business. His storeroom, facing
on Ferry street, is in the same house as the
room No. 26 Fourth avenue, for which Jacob
Becker applied in vain for a retail license. He
held an option on the lease, the condition be-
ing that he could get 1t if Becker failed. He
closed the lease. therefore on Saturday after
noon. and expects to take charge of Becker's
eating house If Becker had won, Patrick said
that his application would have been with
drawn.
NOT MUCH IN IT.
Nothing special was developed by the exam
ination of ID. p. O'Dougherty No. IL W alter
street; Philip Hamburger, No. % Diamond
square; Meyer Rosenthal, No. 4O3 Ferry street;
Otto Schmidt No. II Diamond square; Scheutz
Renzlehausen & Co., No. 100 Market street;
Abel & Beech, No. l45 Water street; Chas. &
F. H. Bruening. No. 226 Second avenue; John
c. Finch No. l36 Water street, and Isaac N
Finch, No. II Smithfield street. All are we'll
known Licensed houses.
The application of Michael NJ. Frey, No. go
Diamond street. was withdrawn. James Getty,
Jr-, has for bondsmen ex-Mayor McCallin and
Joshua Rhodes William H. Holmes, No. 10
Water street. is sick and was represented by an
eXploye. James l. FELTON,.
John killhan, is new applicant, for No. 2l0
Second avenue. He was dropped from the fire
department last fall. The house for which he
applies. at the corner of Ross street, is now a
pool room. That is a bad place for respect
able man to go into" SAID Judge Ewing. Mr..
Christy went after Mr.. Kilhan, but did not un-
earth anything. Mr.. Killhan's reputation was
sustained by A A. Heiner. The applicant said
he did not intend TO sell by the barrel, but
principally by the quart I'm other words" {"
said Judge Ewing, you intend to start a dog
gerry"
+. w. Mueller. corner of Grant and Dia-
rnond, did business of s.. 600 since the Supreme
Court permitted him to open, last July. He
has solicitors in outside counties, but none In
the city.
81 don't know what we may do" said Judge
Ewing, but If we had proof here for onetenth
of what have seen, we would refuse this ap-