The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-02
AND 1 STILL THE LrcEssEs.
Several Applications Before the Court
and Considered This Morning.

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Court resumed this morning at 10
o'clock, with the Chief Justice and As
ISOLATE Judges Houston anil Cullen on
the bench.
The application of Patrick Null
rooney was brought to the attention
of the Court. Mr.. Giles, who appear
ed for Mulrooney, said he was ready
to admit that some OF the signatures
on the petition were signed by Null
rooney. at the request OF the persons
themselves.
Mr.. Wade, who testified that he is a
teacher Of penmanship at the Will
mington Commercial College, examin-
ed the signatures, and said that while
he believed a number OF the signatures
were written by the same person, they
were with different ink.
The next case was TINT OF Patrick
Mulrooney, OF tho northeast corner of
Chestnut and VanBuren streets.
Harry Mellon, l4-year.old boy tes-
tilted that he had bought beer at Null
rooney's for his father ut least fifty
times, and had seen boys in the saloon
aged from 10 to II years.
Mr.. Cooper, FOR the defense, cross
examined him, and he admitted that
his mother and father had quarreled
about a debt owed Mulrooney, and she
had said she would do everything to
make him lose his license.
Officer Rittenhouse testified that he
had seen mon, women and children go
in the pluce and buy beer, which they
carried away in pitchers and Kettles.
On the crosS-examination by MIR.
Bird, the officer admitted that he had
INDUCED In a glass of porter In the
place, but strenuously denied ever
using anything stronger.
Ella Beggs, Ruth Taylor, Mary Reed
and several other women living In the
neighborhood testified that they had
seen men, women and children carry
beer out OF the place in kettles and
pitchers.
| This was the last witness called by
Mr., Prickett, and Messrs. Bird and
Cooper opened for the applicant.
| Martin Mulrooney was called, and
testified that hewas the bartender, and
that Ofiicer Rittenhouse had came il
and bought whisky several times.
Patrick Mulrooney, the applicant
testified that he had kept the place II
years, and owns the property. Thort
was never anything against him unit
the last court.
He never allowed any liquor to +,
sold to be taken from the premises
aud If 1t was done, 1t was without hi
knowledge or consent. He kept cow
and sold milk to over twenty persons
every day, the majority of whom wer'
waited on in the barroon, where tn
milk and cream was kept on ice.
James O'Neill, of No. 1871 West From
street, was next placed under lire. MIR
Pickett stated to the Court the plac,
Is owned by Pussy, who from his con
victions in the Municipal Court knew
he could not secure license, and there
fore had leased the place to O'Nelll
The examination of witnesses was
then commenced, and Henry Burgess
John Reynolds, Benjamin Pryor, Char
les Butcher, andrew Trnynor and VIII
liam X. Long, each testified that the,
are well acquainted with O'Neill, ant
that he Is a man of excellent character
The case was then submitted to til,
court
The application of Elizabeth Sharp
of No. 800 Pine street, was tho mex
taken up, when Mr.. Prickett objected
TO its being granted ON the groun'
that when the place was kept by tn
husband il was turned down in May
1888, for an alleged violation of tn
law. He said that this application b.
the wife was made for the sole purpos
| OIL securing tne license IpF lne nus
band, who, IL il was granted, would b
tho proprietor Of the place. AS hc hat
been refused several times he did no
think il should he granted now.
He called Mrs. Riding and William
Nichols, each OF whom testified tina
they reside in the neighborhood, AM
that the place is not needed.
Walter H. Hayes, who appeared 70
the applicant, called Robert Graham
and Charles Taylor, who testified tina
the place would lie the only Germa
saloon in the Eighth ward, and wonl
be great accommodation to iii
neighbUrhood. This closed the test
nony on both sides, and the case wa
submitted.
Joseph Henders application to hay
his license for saloon at No. 3l5 las
Seventh street re-gl7tntcd, was take
up, and opposed by MIR, Prickett.
Mr.. Turner appeared for HeHdel, an
called Jesse Fulton and John Carney
who testified that the applicant is
man oil good character, and that Will
he had Il license lie kept II quiet, orde
ly place.
Court then adjourned until o.
o'clock this afternoon.
PlIes PilesI Itching Piles