Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-25
AFTERNOON HEARINGS.

Grip.
At the afternoon session of the couri
William Clifordy was the first man called
lie wants a license for 4733 Butler street.
where he now keeps boarding house.
Mr. Christy-When did you quit keeping
a speak-easy?
Applicant have not sold anything in
the present place.
Mr.. Christy-Didn't you admit in 1883
that you sold?
Applcant-No; it was in 1890.
Joseph A. Carline, 7S Forty-third street,
| did not appear and had filed no bond. He
has the grip. Edward Carney is new man
for the corner of Forty-third and Plummer
streets. He is a bartender for Joseph A.
| Carlin.
Mr.. Christy-Are you the bartender who
sold to the man who was killed at the rail-
road?
Applicant-No, sir. Ibid not.
Mr.. Christy-I have remonstrance from
the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church,
which saws there is no need for bar or
restaurant therv.
Michael Cunens wants to open at the cor
ner of Hatfield and Home streets. Barnard
Campbell thinks 1929 Hatfield street is a
better place to sell whisky than cigars.
John Dunn, 129 Forty-eighth street. is a
new applicant He SAYS he helps his wife
make beds and wash dishes. When asked
why he should have license, he said:
dWell, Your Honor, we've got the money
invested there, and we can't pay taxes with
the bricks in the wall. You ought to give
an old citizen a chance.
Ran Against Remonstrance.
Andrew Faas, who wants license for 50
and II Forty-thlrd street, bumped up
against remonstrance. He is son-in-law
of Mrs. Steigerwald.
Mr.. Christv-If Your Honor pleases, there
has been some member of the Steigerwald
family refused at every License Court.
David Finn wants to open up at 4427
Penn avenue. He works on the railroad.
John Cell got license last year for a
hotel on Penn avenue, and he sold the hotel
and Kept the bar. HI. now applies for 4521
Butler street.
Judge White-Don't you know that was
wrong? We would not grant license for
a sample bar when someone else was run
ming the hotel.
Mr. Christy-His new place is notorious.
In 1889 Huinagle, the former owner, paid
$500 for selling without a license.
Conrad Glaab ia a new applicant for 4S0f
Butler street.
John D. Hughes has saloon at Forty
fifth and Butler streets and hopes to continue.
He has lodge room in which several orders
meet, but he has ordered all to leave.
Mr.. Christy-Is there not an understand
ing with the societies for them to return
after the license court is over?
Applicant-No, sir.
Mr.. Christy (sotto oce)-Very well, we'll
ALicense in a Club House.
John House wants a license for Forty
ninth and Hatfield streets.
Judge White-Is there not club which
meets there?
Applicant understand so. 1 don't
know.
Judge White-You got into trouble for
selling without license:
Applicant-Yes, sir, about year ago. 1
paid $50 and costs.
Charles Heinrich wants to open at 4211
Penn avenue. He did business without a
license, and as result paid two fines OF $50
each.
James S. Jills now keeps at 4063 Penn
avenue.
Judge white-Don'i you have a little
game there on Sundays?
Applicant-No, sir.
Judge White-Don't you sell on Sunday
or give it to your friends?
Applicant-No, sir; never.
Judge White - Don't you sometimes
yourself get under the influence of liquor?
Applicant-I don'tger drunk. Occasion
ally l get under the influence.
Enfar Aftornay Cbriaty
Mr.. Christy-When was it that Captain
Brophy and his squad raided your place?
Applicant-Never.
Mr.. Christy-Were YOU out with a party
not long ago when Roger O'Mara arrested
your friend, and you put up $40, which was
forfeited?
Applicant happened to be in the
neighborhood. -
MIR. Christy - Wasn't that friend a
woman?
]. H. jackson, corner Harrison and Fiji
teenth streets, had to face hospital record,
he having spent one week in the West Penn
in December. He said a bilious attack
caused him to 60 on spree.
Max killian is a new applicant for 1915
Butler street. Laurence Kern wants a Ii
cense for 4109 Penn avenue. He was re-
fused last year.
Jacob Loebig and Nicholas Gattron is
brand-new firm that wants to open up a
brand-new saloon at 154 Forty-eighth street.
John Lanahau has a license at 4315 and
4317 Butler street. Daniel Mulvihill, new
applicant for 1888 Harrison street, had no
trouble. Edwin A. Morehouse now has a
saloon and restaurant at 4107 Butler street.
He saws he served 3,911 meals last year.
Patrick o. Maher is new applicant for
4601 Butler street.
Patrick F. Maher, policeman, wants q
license at 1901 Butler street. He has been
refused twice. His sttorney was asked for
some especial reason for granting a license.
about one in ten of the new applicants
will get license" said Judge White.
He Can Try Again Next Year.
John Meyer, 47O9 and ALL Butler street,
got along easily.
Jacob Metz bobbed up serenely for IL
cense at 4415 Penn avenue.
Judge White-You kept what is called a
speak-easy.
Applicant-I sold and was fined about
four months ago.
Judge White-Well, keep your record
clear this year and come around to see US
next year. Call the next.
Charles P. Naser, now licensed at Forty
first and Butler streets, got off easy. Samuel
w. Reynolds, 1929 Butler street, saws he
was knocked out twice nv misrepresenta-.
tions. Thomas Perry, 4433 Penr avenue,
wants license. He has been refused twice
Daniel Reardon, 12l Fory-sixth street,
wants a license. He has applied before.
He says in 1890 Captain Wishsrt got hold of
him and he was refused.