Evening journal., 1891-10-02
LAST EDITION
WHISKEY AND WATER.
Will ST. GEORGES BE WET OR
DRY.


sents the Law and Order society OnI,
One Application withdrawn.
The Court of General Sessions recon
vened at 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon
The Jury in the case of the state VS.
Hattie Luck for committing a murderoul
assault upon James Garner, returned
verdict of not guilty.
Lorenzo Wolters, colored 10 years old
charged with burglarizing the house OF
William H Walters near Middletown.
was sentenced to one years imprison.
ment, twenty lashes and one hour In the
pillory.
The case OF the state vs. William
Woods and Edward Smith, burglars Of
the Smith residence, was continu ed
until the November term upon applica.
ton Of Frank d. Carpenter, counsel for
the prisoners. The continuan CO was
granted on account of the absence of
two material witnesses for the defence.
plea OF mol pros. was entered in the
case OF Andrew Price, charged with
mu derous assault, as be was already in
jail, being the aged negro who was con
yicted in the morning OF receiving stolen
chickens
When the names of Edmund Mitchell
Jr.. James Sipple, Thomas Brown. David
Jefferson and Henry Johnson were called
there was no answer. The charge against
them was interfering with elections.
Attorney General Biggs requested that
their bones be forfeited and that they
take out new recognizances for their ap-
pearance at court in November.
No Divorce for lanfwaII
Henry Conrad, commissioner in the
divorce ease of DR. George Il. VS.. Annie
M CAntwell, made an ad verse report. and
the divorce will not be granted.
The civil suit of Frederick Weber &
Co. vs.. Phillips & Kane, to recover 1900
was argued by William Michael Byrne
for the plaintiffs aud Henry q Conrad
for the defendants. The debt was con.
tracted by Kane. The CO. partnership
existing between Phillips and Kane was
dissolved In 1887, before the debt was
contracted, therefore Mr.. Conrad CON
tended that Phillips could not be liable
similar suit has been entered by the
Atlantic Refining Company.
Another case before the Superior Court
is that Of the Peoples National Bank of
Middletown vs.. Calvin |. Swayne. to re-
cover $500 on note drawn in favor of
Daniel a Kent The bank was repre.
sented by Andrew e Sanborn. Ben
jamin Nields appeared for the defendant
who claimed that the note had been paid
Mr.. Nields said he would become Mr.
Swayne's surety, and on those conditions
judgment was declined
When court reconvened this morning.
Walter q Hayes presented Councilman
Franklin B. Cotton as bondslnan for
Captain Edmund Mitchell Jr., charged
with interfering with elections. He
was accepted by the court
The License Gases Taken UP.
The Court Of General Sessions then
took up the license applications The
first application brought before the court
was that If Christopher Bauer for a
license to keep a licensed place at the
southwest corner of Fifth and Dupont
streets. Mr. Prickett, representing tbs
Law ana Order Society. objected t. the
license being granted. He claimed that
there was brewery few feeG away. 1t
formerly had license, but of late has
frequently applied since, and been re-
fused
Henry @. Turner represented Bauer.
They read letters of recommendation
from J Paul Brown, James w. Ware.
Magistrate Lewis Sssse, George GRAY.
DR.. A. E. Frantz and City Treasurer
Joseph K. Adams. and petitions signed
by 100 German citizens and others. Mr..
Turner stated that Mr. Bauer kept
saloon in this city for eight years and
closed out his business to accept a state
consulship in Europe
Me- Prickett replied that the place was
not used as a hotel; that there was no
necessity for IL; that 1t had frequently
been turned down by the courts; that it
would interfere with the work Of a
church at Fourth and Broome streets
He did not think a saloon would add to
the responsibility Of the aeighborhood
A new school was being built one souare
away, and it would corrupt the morals of
the scholars.
Mr. Turner-"Yss; what kind of
school is it2P
Mr.. Prickett-fIt is a school for
colored children; but that does not alter
the case If anything, they are more
susceptible TO the evil effects of saloon
than the white children are
The next case called was that Of Hugh
j. Hession, for license for No 1031
West Second street. The bench became
very impatient with the ATTORNEYS. and
the chief justice told Mr.. Prickett that
the judges could not sit on the bench day
after day, waiting on cases Mr. Prickett
objected to the application on the ground
that there are already seven saloons
Within two squares, and an additional
saloon was objected to by respectable
citizens In the neighborhood
Mr. Turner presented a petition con
tanning 200 names, the signers being
favorable to the place being licensed
Eugene W. Sayers, Thomas R. Lally,
Receiver John t. Dickey, Owen ]. Hes
sion and DR.. John G. FahsY. He claimed
that the persons living there knew what
they want
William B Hickman's application was
next held to the light. Hickman wants
to dispense liquid Refreshments at No
1901 Lombard street. Mr. Prickett told
the court that Hickman was refused a
license by the court last term. He pre-
scented circumstances from citizens living
in the neighborhood.
George S. Hsgany of No. 215 East
Third street, was the next witness. He
testified that on the FIRST day of the Nav
term be came into the court room and
told him be was going TO sell wbskey in
the front room, and hold Methodist
prayer meeting in the rear room. He
was intoxicated at the time In the
cross-examination n. G. Turner told
Mr.. Hagepy that he remembered
him whom he (TurneD was
wearing petticoats. He presented several
letters and petitions favoring the grant
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