Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-23
RETAILERS DONE UP.
The License Court Ready to Hear the
Wholesale Applicants.
END OF A LIVELY DIVORCE SUIT.
California Avenue Residents Object to
Street Car Rails.
ALL THE NEWS OF TIE COUNTY COURTS

list OF applications for retail licenses, and
this morning will take up the wholesale
list
The day started with the applications
from North Versailles township. Alexander
Dnuis, Greensburg pike; Charles Jenkins
Jefferson street; Daniel McMunn, Township
road; William McMillen, Franklin and
Railroad streets, and James Nelis, east side
OF Railroad street, were the applicants of
that township, and passed the ordeal with
eclat
O'Hara township had as its applicants
Aagdalena BrIndle. Sharpsburg and Kit
tanning pike; Ezekiel Gordon, Pittsburg
aud Freeport road; Philip House, John
Hammer, George Schneider, Henry I.
Thomas and Joseph Zuick. All had licenses
except Schneider and Zuick. and gave salts
factory answers except those relating to the
exact location of their houses.
Reserve township was called. Thomas
Boehm, tine first applicant, said his place
was on East street extension, but could not
give detailed description. Charles Faith,
Louis Heyl, Martin Christian, Conrad
Rack, N. a Rifferer, Eliza Sigmund, Fred
Tschume and Franz Weckel followed. The
noon recess was then taken.
Little Hope for Robinson Township.
The first applicant in the afternoon was
John Dowd, Steubenvilie pike, vino was
the only applicant from Robinson town.
ship. He could give very inadequate de-
scuption of his house and was promptly dis
missed
Ross township was taken up. ]. Marcus,
Perrysvlle plank road, was called He had a
license for three years. His house contains IL
rooms He said he was very careful man.
Nm. Eeown, Perrysville plank road, said there
were Is rooms IN his house and that he fed, on
SH average. 20 persons every day. Joseph +. ID.
j eating, Perrysville plank road. said he served
% meals each day. lie has = license At present.
! !, lsutz, Evergreen road, is bartender at
-hC JHlon Hotel SE2rpsburE. He said his
house had Is rooms. There was remonstrance
SEaiGst HIM, to the effect that his house
was harbor frequently for drunken men.
Christ Schenzenbach, Perrysville plank road,
was detained but a short time. Henry Z.
Sjlunemeyer. Perrysyllle plank road, had
license last year and professed that he had
oUeyed the law. James Carmichael, PiUtsburg
and Washington plank road was the first APP
pioant OF Scott township. Mrs. Rosa Flood, of
the same locality, was the next and last appl-
cant She said she had violated the law dur
ing the present year, having sold liquor ille-
gally.
Supplisnts From Shaler Township.
Samuel Busler, Evergreen Hamlet road, was
the first called from Shaler township. He
asked for a renewal of the license he has. w.
II. Fsrmerie, Butler plank road, said his house
had ls rooms. and that he had good restaur-
ant. Martin hraus, klapfer street, was called.
His house has ten rooms and he said il was
well suited for fine old lnn." Jacob Lohret
Frederick avenue and plank road, said he had
applied every year, and every year was refused.
He said he deserved license this year because
he had good house and had previously been
1FfnrTr Tnlan EJa,, ,,lar
road, said he mad fine house on q splendid
farm and asked for license.
Richard Moller. Evergreen Hamlet road,
asked for renewal of his license. He was
asked if he was relative of the late Herr
FLick, the anarchist. He said no.
Judge White-Nou were friend of hisf
Judge white-Did you attend his funeral?
Moller-NO, sir.
Judge Magee-Do you share the anarchistic
views of Mr.. Frickf
Moller-No.
Judge Magee-Hsve you attended church in
the last vearf
Moller-I can't remember.
Judge White-You have anarchistic meet
inEs II your house, haven't you?
MoIer-NO, sir.
Adam ROehriG, Evergreen Hamlet road, was
easily disposed of
Frank Rosman was called. but did not answer.
Gave the House a Bad Name.
Jacob F. Snoder, Butler plank road said he
gave accommodation for II persons each day.
aud served 80 meals a day. His bar receipts,
he sald, averaged $50 per day. He denied that
his house had a bad reputation.
James Grubbs was called by Mr. Christy and'
said the house of the applicant was a den of
blasphemy and that it the scene of con-
stant disorder: that the applicant was often
drunk, and that his wife frequently attended
the bar.
The applicant denied these allegations
Conrad SonntaE. Butler plank road, was
briefly examined. William A. Schapfer But
Ter plank road, said he had been refused q
license for the last two years. He SAID his
house was a fayOrIte resort of farmers, and
tha: they would endorse his petition for a
license.
William Sorg Evergreen hamlet road, is
Judge Whi:e-You ran speak-easy in ALE
gheuy City last year, didn't your
Nj. Sorg-No, sir; all l sold was milk, cigars
Ellen B. Thompson, Butler plank road wss
called. She said her house had ten rooms and
that she wished renewal of her license Sha
stated that she could accommodate 10 dodgers.
Charles Freick, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
near Snowden station, was the only applicant
Of Snowden township.
Adam Long Railroad street corner of Fifth
street was the only applicant of South Yer
sailles township. and Nicholas Canister, Butler
street, near West Penn Railroad, Springdale
township, were detained short time only.
Warned Not to Trust Customers.
Stowe township was then taken up. William
J.
plicant He SAID he did a little trusting
Judge White-I wish to tell you that if YOU get
license and continue to trust you will never
get a license again if ] am on the license
bench.
Mary A Bryan and John and James BRYAN,
Mid dletOwn road, were called. The former is |
applying by herself; the two latter TO commence |
3 partnership.
Judge White asked John Bryan il he was |
ms hat ha
bat that be wss thinking very hard about do |
fnC SO. especially as he was school director
Dorotnea Bliebel, CHARTERS avenue, was /
taken to task because her house was not prop |
erly described In the application as to its exact |
locality.
Frank II. Bragdon, Middleton road. asked |
the renewal OF his license. He runs hotel at 1
present. There was remonstrauce against him,
signed by the employees and officials of the |
PtttSburg and Lake Erie Railroad shops near
there. 4 letter from the applicant TO SUperin-
tcndeEt LeIth, Of the railroad company, threat
euluE TO prosecute tor criminal libel and con-
spIracy the sigHers of the Temonstrance unless
they made good their assertions by affidavit in
court was read. The remOnstrance set forth
thai minors secured drinks in the place of the
applicant; that he kept open after midnight
and that there were other violations of the law.
1he applicant said that the remonstrance was
persecution and false in every particular.
Judge W hlte said that the letter OF the ap-
plcant was impudent and Imprudent, and
shouId never have been sent.
Chicken and Dog Fights Barred.
Frank Berger. Catherine and Helen streets.
and W {. Clarkson, CHARTERS avenue, an
swered satisfactorily the questions asked
Theresa Gensch. CHARTERS avenue; James
Grosan Bell aveHue; George H Lambert
Ch&Etlers avenue and William Lamb Char
tiers avenue, were called and disposed OF with
out any particular incidents enlivening the
proceedings. except in the case of Lamb who