Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-03

easies to operate.
Robert O. Justis was called and sa id
he considered bar there necessity for
public convenieucs especially 10 the
excursionists Those who cause the
trouble are the ones who take liquor
there and sell it from wagons
Charles Bedford, whose farm adioins
the grounds. thought bas privileges
would be of great accommodation to
Philadelphia excursionists and an Ina
provemeut to the neighborhood. Calvin
Crossan was called and his evidence was
Identical to that given by Mr.. Bedford
Mr.. Bird said that the remonstrants
were either women or lived outside the
school district
Patrick #. o'Mara's Case
The continued case Of Patrick F.
OF Rra No 612 West Second street, was
then taken up. LAWYER Prickett fought
the application and h. @. Turner defended
It.
Mr. Prickett told the court that it had
turned down the application two or three
times within the last year. 1t was not
necessary to grant the license. as there
we're eight saloons wi hin two squares.
Mr.. Turner presented a petition con-
tanning the names Of thirty-six persons
living in the neighborhood
Williams a. Higgins, the we'll known
base ball player, testified that he consid-
cred the saloon a necessity de claimed
that O'Hara wanted to run bar in con
Junctio with restaurant.
Fight over the Stanton License.
Elk City solicitor w. T. Lyman repre-
sented Edwin Banks Of Stanton. who
applied for license. He had his wit
nesses present, but Mr. Pricket could
not get his W tnesses until this morning
The court decided to hear the wit
nesses present. James Brown, Samuel
Alcorn, Isaac Register. Charles W. Pow
ell, testified that q licensed house was a
public necessity
O'Sullivan Comes to the Scratch.
When Mr.. Pricke,t called the case Of
jeremiah O'Sullivan of No. 1913 East
Eleventh street, he told the court that he
Yves ashamed to bring the facts con
nected with the application to the Gtten-
tion of the court The application had
already been turned down several times
There were three saloons beyond Eleventh
street bridge already, and one just on the
west side of the bridge.
Mr. Turner presented q petition signed
by $50 persons living in ths neighbor.
hood
Patrick Moran, Daniel Kelleher and
Henry Neary testified that they thought |
the place would he a public convenience.
That the house was a large one and |
would give accommodation TO man and |
beast.
Mr.. Prickett said Il was up last term
and was turned down. It was up several |
times before that and turned down. BE
said 1t was not hotel. and that Mr. Tur- |
ner was the first mar who ever pretended |
that it was.
Chief Justics and the sfousIsys.
Mr.. Turner asked that the case Of Annie |
Mousley. who wants to keep a placs at |
Elliott avenue and Market street ia Bran |
DIVINE village, be heard The chief jus
tice frowned it down AS soon as II was
announced
Mr. Prickett presented a remonstrance
containg 40 names; protests Of the Off
cial board of Brsndywine NJ E. Church
and 8 series Of condemnatory resolu ions
from the vestry of st. Johns p E.
Church
Mr. Turner presented petitions setting
forth that the house is large one aud
has all conveniences for man or beast
also read letters from James A Magee,
George G Marshall, NeVin c. Gamble |
and John j. DoughsrtY.
James w. Ware testified to the size |
and character Of the building. Did not |
thick the building was adopted for any
thing but hotel purposes Did not |
know anything about necessity for a
saloon.
Mr.. Turner said it was the hrst time |
Mrs. Annie Mousley had applied and |
the place was certainly deserving one |
The chief justice said that the court |
turned Mousley down because 1t was In |
direct defiance to the houses of worship, |
and Mousley WAS not proper person.
Rev. j. d. @. Hanna on the Stand.
This case was then dropped and the
application Of Leslie Smith & Co., at the |
southeast corner Of Third aud French |
streets taken up. Mr.. Pricke't objec ed |
to 1t on these grounds IL is q new place, |
being now used as a cigar store; it is not |
needed, there being one saloon within /
half a square, two others a square dis 4
tant. and nine within two squares 1t
is only one square from Asbury M. e. /
Church. aud the Second Baptist Church.
and ouiy one-hslf square from No
public school He presented a large
aud then called Rev. J. D
@. Hanna of Asbury NJ Church Mr.
Hanna said there were twesve saloons in
the neighborhood. Mr.. Turner asked
him to name them. He did it readily.
You think it interferes with your
work. asked Mr.. Turner
81 do.
Are you opposed to the sale Of
liquor"
Il would not be fit to preach the gospel |
IL did not
he was the only witness called By Mr..
Prickett
Lincoln Jones, Richard G Burton and |
Charles Gross testified TO the good
character of the applicant and the neces-
sity for the place
Mr. Turner presented letters and a De.
tition cont lining the names Of 264 resi-
dents Of the Second and Fourth wards.
Robert Anderson's Application.
The eyes of the court were then turned
to the retailers application Of Robert
Anderson, at The corner Of Shallcross
avenue and Jackson street Mr. Prickett
said that It was n new place and =in q
residence locality which hes always BEEN
kept free from saloons The application
was not chsmpioned by anyone
Mr. Prickett then Withdrew George s.
Hagany's testimony in the Hickman sp-
plicatiou. after which the court adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning.
Are They Frseholdersg
The continued csse of Edward Il
Banks of stanton, was sailed before the