Evening journal., 1891-10-02

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James f Higgins Of the B & o. railroad.
/ John r Hudson. Robert d Morrow Kent
Iron and Hardware Company, Thomas
| McComb, Cleaver & Hearu. Delaware
Electric and Supply Company, A. D.
Warner, Willard A. Speakman and
| others
Wslter H. Hayes and H Fl Ward rep
resented the petitioners. Night watch
man Thomas J Bennett testified to the
| good character of the house for the last
| six years, aud did not think that the re-
| fusal Of the license at the May term
improved the order of the neighborhood.
He attributed the good order TO the new
police force
Charles B. Dougherty lived three
| squares from the place Had lived there
for ten years Never saw any disorder
there. 1t was conducted in an orderly
manner. He had been there. No differ
ence since it was closed, but that the
crowd has drifted to Front
and Shipley. The other witnesses
called upon to establish the good char
acter of the place were. David Shockley.
William Conden. Gustavus Grooves.
Edward Smith, Receiver of Taxes John
4 Dickey. petition from business men
of the First ward, letters from Coroner
Sparks, Councilman Magee, Eupeue
Sayers, John 81. Hubert. John Money.
Jester & Mcdaniel, George Justis James
F. Wood & Co., and others were read
The application for license for the
Brandywine Springs Hotel was contin-
ued until this afternoon. Mr. Bird was
ready bat Mr. Prickett was not.
An Old Fight Renewed
Considerable interest was manifested
when the application of James a. s.
Gam Of st. Georges was called TO the at
tention of the court by Lawyer
Prickett. He said that IL was
refused three years ago, and has
been refused three times since He pre-
scented strong remonstrance signed by
forty Eve prominent citizens living In
School District No So; remonstrance
signed by fifteen young men non voters
and one signed by stxtY-two women Per-
sonal let ,ers from ex- Senator James Nc
Mullin, George w. Townsend and others
were rad, which stat I'd that q saloon
would not be beneficial to the town, and
that Mr.. Gam had refused to give man or
beast accom- modations
Thomas Bird was called. He stated
that he had lived in the neighborhood for
forty years and had known Gam since be
was a mere lad When under cross
examination by Branch Giles, he denied
that he had told Gam be would oppose
him because he refused to support him
for the Legislature.
Henry Q. Conrad testified that he
went to St Georges about year ago
and found ample accommodation at the |
mperance hotel for man and beast. He
thought very we'll of Mr.. Gam outside OF
his desire to sell liquor.
hr. James s. Richardson, ex member
Of the General Assembly, said he did not
think q licensed hotel was a necessity
he thought 1t would prove an injury to
the town. He did not oppose Mr.. Gam
he opposed the business generally.
Daniel B. Stewart had lived in St |
Georges for twenty six years he did
hot think license vas necessary He
was a member Of the town council. be
thought the sale Of liquor was wrong
&c was not strict Prohibitionist. but
had run on the Prohibition ticket for
assessor.
The chief justice said that there could
be no doubt but that the sale Of liquor
was nuisaac to the rising generation,
b t whether it was just cause to refuse
{ e license was another question
George w. Townsend was Aft emed BE
thought that any drinking place In tl 9
town would prove an INJURY. Knew Gam
by reputation. Some spoke well Of him
others did not He thought any licensed
place an injury.
Rev. Georgs L Hardesty of the NJ. E.
Church testified that the sex
ton Of his church got drunk
some time ago and beat his wife.
Gam told MIN some time ago that he was
not ashamed to sell liquor Not any
more than the witness was 60 preach the |
gospel. The witness asked him If he put |
the two things on par. He replied. |
hesitatingly, that he hardly did that. |
He objected to the license.
John w. Csrron, Seth A. Gibbons and |
9. W. Simpler, protested against the
license being granted
Henry O. Turner presented a siron /
petition for the applicant. It was siga d !
by sixty four men; sixty two out
of eighty-four voters in the dis |
trict; letters from four members of
tie town council, j. B. Mshoney, sP., w
q B. railroad agent at Kirkwood James |
Gray of Red Lion and fifteen or twenty |
letters from other sources, fsvoring the |
application
W. Cakes testified that the travelling |
puohc couiu not geb proper hccommooa
tions IN the town. Last Tuesday he took |
care Of horses because they could not get |
other accommodation Gam has accom-
modations for twenty Eve persons and
six or seven horses.
D.J Nc Whorter and J. Penton Belle
vile correlated the statement made b y
Mr. Cakes. that travellers have not proper
Accommodations Several other witnesses
were called. after which the court took
recess until 9 20 o'cloek