Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-22
NEARING THE CLOSE.
Finishing Up the Applications for
Retail Liquor Licenses.
SPEEDY DECISIONS PROBABLE.
A Preacher Asks for q License and Is
Closely Questioned.
F0RTY-EIGnT PETITIONERS HEARD
SPEEDY DECISIONS PROBABLE.
F0RTY-EIGnT PETITIONERS HEARD


Judges Magee and White. This leaves 67
of the township applicants to finish the
county on the retail side, and the work is
likely to be finished tomorrow.
1t is very probable that Judges White and
Mspee will, on the completion of the retail
hearing, announce their list before proceed
ing with the wholesalers. This was Judge
Whites opinion yesterday, but the matter
had not been definitely settled upon. There
only remains about g. more cases to be
heard, and they can easily be finished up in
two days, so that the wholesale list may be
taken up on Friday if the Judges do not
want to take that day for consultation, in
which case the wholesale list will not be
taken up before Monday.
Jacob Arand, Lower st. Clair township,
was the first applicant of the day. He has
been refused twice, and has been running a
restaurant. John Franz, Brownsville road,
has a license now and was quickly disposed
OF. John Forum, Ormsby avenue, and
Catherine G. Goldbach, Brownsville road,
both have had licenses and obeyed the law.
Three Times and Out.
W. Hoffman is a coal hauler. Fred.
Hampe was refused for three years. Peter
Karenbauer, Spring street, never had a
license. Margret Mcclure, Pittsburg and
Elizabeth road, did have license and owned
considerable property. The Court thought she
was ola enough to take a rest. William Prim,
Ormsby avenue is a cripple and has license.
John Rothman, Spring avenue, is a new appli-
cant with a new house. John Schirra, Arling-
ton avenue, was refused twice, and denied that
his adopted daughter was fortune teller.
Peter Schmidt, Arlington avenue and Spring
street, admitted TO running speak-easy. but
emphatically delied that he sold any on Sun
day. Christian Wagner, Arlington avenue, had
a defective petition.
Friedrich Riley was the only applicant from
Marshall township. He was refused for two
years.
Charles Adametz was the first Miffiin county
applicant. He is grocery keeper. and new
10 the liquor business. Jacob Altmyer Town
ship road is a steel roller. James Balm, Rail-
road street. refused a wholesale license
last year. James Briggs. Township road, has a
license, and denied holding public balls during
the year. A number of witnesses were called
in this case, but nothing damaging proven.
Moses Dean, whose case was heard on Mon
day, called up again and number of boys
called who testified to having obtained liquor
al Deans house. The testimony. however was
not OF very damaging character.
The Afternoon Session.
George Baalt and William Coates were the
first applicants of the afternoon, and they got
through without any trouble. William Curry
was on MIR. Christys black list, but the latter
made very little out Of the applicant.
James Donahoe was refused three years in
succession, and has been running restaurant.
Charles Downey, of Duguesne, had a license
during the past year He admitted having
sold to minors and that he was guilty, but the
grand jury ignored the bill. The applicant was
honest and straightforward in his answers and
Notwithstanding his admissions seemed to please
the Court, Attorney Castle got after the ap-
plicant but made very little out of him
Seward Oliver was called and testified that
man named Neal got drinks in Downey's bar
until he had to be carried home. David Barker
testified TO having seen Downey selling to
minors. Mary DAILY testified as to Mr.. Dow
ney's making an indecent proposition to her.
David Barker said he hadn't taken half dozen
drinks during the past year.
Mr.. Downey-Ot course not, because 1
wouldn't sell 1t to you, and put you out of my
Thomas D. Davis, Railroad street. Duquesne.
has had license for the past three years. This
year he applies for p new house which he has
lust had built.
William j. Dorsey. Middle Pittsburg road,
had wholesale Incense during the past year.
He admitted to having sold in jugs but quit it
some time ago. Mr.. Dorsey denied that there
had been any drinking on his premises.
Attorney Castle called John Graft, boy,
who denied getting drink from the applicant.
H. King q boy, got some beer on an order
from H. HaupJ. Martin Nee got some beer in
the same way. David Barker testified to
The applicant denied these charges In toto.
Wanted License Another Year.
James Evans. Pittsburg and McKeesport
road, has had license and thought he obeyed
the law. Hurles FIGHTER corner of Priscilla
and Seventh street. Duquesne, is a butcher,
and has been refused a license for three years.
Conrad Godstrom had no attorney to repre-
sent him and was a new applicant. Mr..
Chrisry intimated that there had been speak
easy in this house which was not denied.
Charles +. Goldstrom is son OF the former
applicant and is butcher. He never applied
for a license before and his house is a new one.
Judge White-I ana not disposed to grant
any more than two licenses in Dravosburg.
John w. Graft, Railroad street, DuQuesne,
informed -he Court that since the filing of his
application his house had burned down, but it
was being rebuilt The house contained q
rooms. ana was used as a hotel Patrick J.
Howard. Township road, has had a license dur
ing the past year and obeyed the law. Thomas
Hilton Public road, had defective petition,
but got brief examination. Fred W. Haber-
man. township road, has a license and OBJ
served the law, except that he trusted little.
Ernest Koerber, Pittsburg and Elizabeth road,
had very defective petition and would not be
heard.
Gustave Krumme, Railroad street.
Judge White-HOw co you spend your Sun
daysf
Sir Krumme-With my wife and family.
Judge White-Oh, now you 60 out and play
cards and attend Sunday pIcnics?
O,
Judge WhIte-Well, you belong to a club
where there is beer drinking?
Nh Krumme-l used to belong to the Turn
ers hut quit two months ago.
Henry Koch, Township road, has had
license ana oOeyed the law; that is, he claimed
he did. John Linn. ThOmpsons run, was
formed by the Court that his application was
fatally defective. John Norris, corner of
Railroad and Superior streets, Duquesne.
A Severe Cross-Examination
wholesaler, aud bottled beer on Sunday?
Mir. Morris-Yes. we had to do it on Sunday.
Judge white-You we're prosecuted for run
ming Z speak-easy?
MIR. Morrs-That was two years ago.
Judge White-Haye you any property of
your own?
Mr. Morris-No. sir.
Judge White-You ou made over your property
TO Mr. Howard?
Mr. Morris-1es, that's so.
Judge Whte-Is there a church near your
Mr. Morris-Yes, there's church in the
third story of my building.
Judge White said that Mr. Morris claimed in
his petition that he owned the property he ap-
piled for, when such was not the case. and they
could not grant license in such case.
Charles McQualde, Duquesne, is a new ap-
phcant with a defective petition. Abraham
Mesh, Railroad street, has ten-roomed house
and has been running grocery store.
Mr. Christy-Iou formerly kept the 'Grey
Goose in Forward township:
Mr.. McQ ualde-Yes. sir, did.
wasn'tit?
Mr.. McQuaide-Tes. it was.
Ralph ORD, River road, is blacksmith aud
was never IL the liquor business before Peter
STEINER, township road, has had license and
obeyed the law. except but he trusted little.
Henry Smith. River road, has never had
license, and the place he applies for is an old
hotel. William Thoru, State road has had
license ior the past two years. He occasionally