Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-25

would not tell the amount of his receipts,
but handed the Judges slip OF paper with
the amount on it.
. W. j. Gilmore 4 Co., 40 Seventh avenue,
asked for the renewal of the license he had
in conjunction with the drug business. His
liquor receipts were $40, 900.
Where Drugs and Liquor Go Hand In Hand.
A. c. Henderson, 80 Seventh avenue, said
his total receipts from the liquor and drug
store was S45,000.
L. H. Harris Drug Company, 46 and 4s
Seventh avenue. said the total receipts from
their business was S355, 900, so, 600 of which
was from the sale of liquor
William c. Hasslage, Frank S. Hasslage,
T. T. Kuhlman and William Luebbe ap-
piled for IS Diamond square.
Angelo L. Ival, 25 Diamond street. said
his receipts were 900. He said he did
not sell in jugs. His principal business
was In whisky and wine.
Uriah E. Lippincott, $50 Smithfeld street,
had distiller's license in 1889, and during
the last wear had a wholesale license. His
receipts were $50, 600 from the latter license.
He said he still had a distillery in Green
county and was still running it, although
he had no license for it.
Judge White-How's that?
Lippincott replied that he did not sell
Judge White-You cannot, under the
Brooks law, run a distillery without dis
tiller's license. 1t makes no difference
whether you sell or do not sell in Green
county.
Lippincott-I pay 500 mercantile IL
cense, and that Is for my distillery.
Judge White-Well, that is not right.
You have to have a distiller's license.
G. W. Schmidt, 90 and 81 Fifth avenue
His receipts we're $780, 900.
The Fourth ward was called.
Julius Adler, II. Schloss and Sgmund
Roedelheim, 1001 Liberty street, handed the
Judges a slip of paper that gave their re-
ceipts. As in the case of the previous ap-
plicant, they were not questioned as to their
business.
Louis H. Adler, Z Sixth street, was briefly
examined.
Albert Bertafott, 1045 Liberty street, said
his receipts were $4,000. His jug business,
he said, was very small. He said he had
two agents to solicit orders.
I. d. Casey q Co., 971 Liberty street,
said their receipts were S165, 600. Five per
cent of their business is in the jug trade.
They do not deal in beer.
Abraham Kleinordinger, 1898 Penn ave-
nue., said his receipts were $4,000.
Mrs. L. c. Mccullough, 523 Liberty
street, was called; S53, 900 was the amount Of
her receipts. Her son does the business for
her. She said that her establishment did
not bottle any beer.
James Mckay, 1908 Liberty street, said
his receipts were $l25, 400.
Accused Him of Deception,
George H. Neeley, Sixth street. was an
applicant for retail license and was refused.
The Court was not aware that he had two
applications in, as Neeley had not made
such statement when he applied for retail
license. Judge White remarked that il
looked like little piece Of deception, as the
applicant we'll knew that both applications
could not be granted. The applicant denied
this.
Mrs. III. E. Pollard, 1044 and 1046 Penn
avenue, wrote the receipts on a piece of
paper and handed it to the Court Her
brother, she said, attended to the business
for her.
John e. T. Robitzer, TIT Liberty street.
said his receipts were $685., 600. He said he
dealt in jugs, but that the jugs contained
wine, etc. he said that he did not deal in
beer.
Charles Schilling, 49 Fsyette street, re.
ceived a transfer license in September. He
paid 81 200 for it. His sales since then have
been 81, ,OG0.
II. a. aEu august VOL, 1Uo4 ana 1US6
Penn avenue, wrote down the amount of
their sales. They said they kept the law
strictly.
The Fifth ward Was taken up. David
Avner, % Wylie avenue, was the first ap-
plicant. he has a notion store at present,
William Becker, "a Webster avenue, said
his receipts were $4,000. BE said be bot
tied barrel and half every day, but de-
MED that he kept beer in buckets or sold it
in such way.
James and Richard J. Powers, 145 Sixth
avenue, said their sales amounted to 500. 900
for the last year. They said they bottled
from 20 to 40 barrels of beer every week.
This statement surprised the Judges. be-
cause none of the other applicants had
nearly SO great record, very few having
bottled over three or four barrels per week.
They denied ever having had trouble
about their place. They sell by the jug to
women.
An Endorsement of the applicants was
handed in. 1t was signed by II members of
the German Lutheran Church near their
place, one of whom is a trustee of the
church.
George c. Roll. 62 Washington street. is
new applicant. His name was the last on
the list of those applying from the Fifth
ward.
Court then adjourned until Monday.