Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-10
A HINT TO BREWERS.
Judge Ewing Says They Can
not be BOttlers, Too.
MUST LOOK AFTER AGENTS.
Mrs. Williams Files Protest Against
Her Sons License.
ElGHTY-THREE MORE CASES HEARD

Eighty-three applications were yesterda,
disposed of in License Court, finishing tn,
Twenty-ffth ward. To-day the applicants
for retail licenses in Allegheny who have
not yet been heard, from the Seventh to the
Thirteenth wards, will be heard. Tomorrow
the Court will proceed with wholesale appli
cants, and on Monday will take up the retail
men from the boroughs.
The work of the License Court yesterday
was slow, as very many applicants were new
and were questioned very closely. Clerk Of
Courts McGunnegle announced that the
licenses of those retail applicants whose
bonds have been approved, up to and includ.
the Tenth ward of Pittsburg, are ready 10,
such licensees as are loaded with their $500.
Court opened its session, with both Judges
on the bench. at 9:35 o'clock. The Fifteenth
ward furnished nine applicants: Gotlieb
Brose, No. 3405 Butler street; Fuhrer g.
Sons, No. 3701 Butler street; Jacob Mueller,
No. 1913 Penn avenue; VIM. B. McGrady,
No. 1927 Penn avenue; Owen McCusker,
No. 322S Penn avenue; Mrs. Marie Stuetzer,
No. 1921 Penn avenue; james Ward, No.
1921 Penn avenue; 2. Wainwright & Co.,
two applications, for brewing and bottling,
Thirty-slxth and Charlotte streets.
Brose applies for the place now occupied
by Charles F. Hilger, for whom he has been
working. By trade he is barkeeper.
Fuhrer & Sons did business of S45, 900 last
year. Mueller is roll hand in Carnegie's s
Union Mills, and was naturalized only last
year. His capital is 81, 600. McGrady was
not on hand. McCusker sold on Sunday in
1887. Mrs. Stuetzer is a German widow
with over 5000 in cash. Her son Gus has a re-
tail license at No. 1909 Penn avenue. ]. S.
Wainwright appeared for the brewing firm.
Judge Ewing saii that he had become very
clear that a brewer could not be a bother
James Ward has been granted retail license.
ADoZEN FROM THE SIXTEENTH.
The Il applicants from the Sixteenth ward
are as follows: James W. Duncan, No 1852
Penn avenue; Andrew Degelman, No S6I Cedar
avenue; Richard Fewer, No 1902 Penn avenue;
Thomas Hogan. No 4ll6 Penn avenue; Joseph
Litschke, No. 1901 Friendship avenue; Christian
Stubinger No. 347 Cedar avenue; Herman
Straub & Co.. Liberty avenue and Main street.
two applications: the Iron City Brewing Com;
pany, Liberty avenue and Thirty-fourth street.
two applications; James Williams. No. 1910
Penn avenue; Frank b. 1eager, No. 1902 Liberty
avenue.
Duncan kept saloon In Philadelphia in 1876.
has SOU in money and credit and is now a
conductor on the Pittsburg junction Railroad.
Degelman has $3.50 and has arranged to borrow
more on mortgage. Fewer applies for a
bottlers license. He recently kept a restau-
rant at CHARTERS where he sold beer and
,Ge1rr i
he knew Mr. Fewer to be a man whose roughest
side was out. Hogan, already licensed, did a
business of $1,000 LItschke said that he ran
IA years a saloon" He said that he never sold
on Sunday. why, how did you get along out
there?" asked Judge Ewing, with feigned
astonishment. Joseph neglected to reply.
During the past year, however. he has
dealt out beer to his neighbors at his
cooper shop. Stuhinger kept saloon in Man.
chester seven years. in 1SSS was licensed to re-
tail at 10. 4l0l Butler street, but in 1889 was
refused. To him Judge Magee said: There
will be about two wholesale dealers to each re-
tail house. How will you make a living?n
The applicant replied: Each man must look
out for himself: If he can't make living he
must quit" NO" said Judge Ewing you
will run doggery for the neighborhood."
James W. Campbell was called by Mr.. Christy.
He testified that in 1855 Stublnger kept a very
disorderly place, that two or three serious rows
took place there, and that one young man was
stabbed there.
BREWERS CANNOT BE BoTTLERS.
Herman straub appeared for Straub & Co,
and Aloislus Frauenheim for the Iron City Brew
ing Company. The latter company succeeding
Frauenheim Nilsack, was incorporated De-
cember 5, 1889, its stockholders being Edward ].
Frauenbeim. Edward ]. Vilsack, Joseph Vii
sack, Aloisius Frauenheim and A. A. Frauen-
helm. Judge Ewing expressed doubt whether
a corporation could be licensed to bottle. Mr..
Frauenheim was given a severe lecture by
.Iudpe EWinC 10 vUnl
seriously violating the law through its agents,
and was liable to civil and criminal prosecu-
tion. You must do better" said the Judge,
land II there is not an improvement will see
that evidence is gathered together next year"
Mr. Frauenheim said that the company had
been carrying on its business under legal ad-
Uce, but IL was possible that he did not know
the methods of all his agents.
James Williams is young man who works in
a rolling mill. Shortly before he was called a
pale. elderly woman with gray hair clad in
widows robes, slipped quietly into the court
room and handed paper to Bailif Pender
That gentleman passed il Mr.. Christy while the
woman retired to rear seat and sat waiting
nervously Tor James Williams to be called.
She was the young mans mother and her paper
was protest against the granting of a license
70 her son. She had set forth that she feared
that the liquor trade would ruin her son. The
paper was passed to Judge Ewing who read it
and filed il. When Williams had passed his
brief examination and left the room, his mother
arose and hurried out after him.
THE WICKED BARKEEPER.
There were nine applicants for the Seven
teenth ward. Maurice Ackerman. No. 4753
Butler street; Henry Fuchs, No. 1855 Butler
street; Charles Hook. No. 1902 Butler street;
Michael c. Kane, No. As Hatfield street; John
Lanahan, No. 43l5 Butler street; August F.
Mueller, No. 4ll5 Penn avenue; NJ. ]. SteIger-
wald, No SO Forty-third street; Kilian SoeIl,
No. l23 Forty-third street; Charles Straube,
Clay street and the Allegheny Valley Railroad
Mr.. Fuchs said that he had twice been re-
fused a retail license and he became tired.
This year be had Withdrawn his retail applica-
ton. In 1887 he was convicted and fined for
selling m Sunday, but he laid the blame of the
affair on ''the wicked barkeeper."
Kane is an old-time grocer of Lawrenceville,
who sold liquors as well as groceries until 1883.
He acknowledged that he had been a little
reckless for time in the manner of selling.
The firm of P. & NJ. Kane is the best known
grocery firm in Lawrenceville. They pay taxes
on 500, 900 worth of real estate. Michael Kane
said that he expected to attend to the wholesale
liquor trade and leave the grocery business to
some of the younger generation.
John Lanahan has been granted retail IL
cense. Mueller is an old saloon keeper who
went out of business, at the request of Judge
White. May !, 1889, when he had 81 900 worth
of wines and liquors left. In 1886 he sold at re-
tail on wholesale license. That was the record
of 1855, but at his hearing yesterday he tried to
go back on that story, without fattering result.
Steigerwald is a son of Mrs. Annie Steigerwald,
who has been refused retail license.
SCENTED A sPEAK-EAsY.
The young man has been driving an express
wagon, and acknowledged that he occasionally
delivered beer at his mothers house, No. rs
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