Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-17
IN. My daily business amounts

dining room. My daily business amounts
to about S40
Judge Magee-What was your bar bust
ness last year?
Applicant-About$ $50, 900.
Judge Magee-Then that was your princi
pal business? There were complaints thai
large crowds visited your place.
Appllcant-That worried no one else
worse than it did me. I had policeman
at the corner to keep the people away.
Judge Magee declared that it was alleged
tnat more rough people visited that bai
than any other.
Mr.. Chrisiy says that E. K. Porter in the
| Diamond runs a saloon for Durr. 1t was
formerly owned by Goettman Brothers.
Applicant replied that he had loaned Porter
the money and was merely getting it back.
A Butcher Wants a License.
| No. Union street. He was two years in
George Reineman's employ. For the last
| year he has been a butcher. Mrs. Wolfe
| lives there now and was refused "a license
last year, but the applicant says he didn't
| know it. He rented the house on the ground
of getting o license. Mr.. Christy stated,
| however, that the landlord refuses to give
| him the lease whether he secures a license
| or not.
Attorney McCutcheon spoke for the young
| man, who is a professional cook and has had
experience. Mr.. Reineman says he is good
man for the business.
George S. Fallon wants to keep a saloon
and restaurant at Nos. 13 and Is Penn ave-
nue., where he applied last year, but was re-
fused, why he don't know. Mrs. Cadey
lives there now and applicant says he has
heard rumors other keeping a speak-easy.
Mr.. Christy-My objection to this man is
that he rents this house to Mrs. Cadey and
she runs speak-easy.
Applicant-The owner rents the house to
the woman. have nothing to do with it.
d. J. Gallagher and T. J. DAILY, Jr., two
young men, came up smiling for license
at 46 and 4S Fourth avenue. The former
has been travelling and the latter has been
in the grocery business with his father.
They have, lease for three years, paying
81. 500 for three buildings. One part is
rented out to tenants They want to keep
hotel. Their attorney, Mr.. Davis, produced
numerous letters from business men recon-
mending applicants, William Laird, boots
and shoes, and T. J. Jenkins, wholesale
grocer, were among the number.
Wants Wholesale or Retail.
Oswald Hickman is a portly German who
applied for wholesale and retail last year
and got the former.
Judge White-You sold principally in
bottles.
Applicant-I sold by the wholesale in
bottles and jugs.
Judge White-Why do you ask for re-
tail license?
Applicant-The place is fitted for retail.
Mr.. Christy-What United States license
have you?
Applicant-I had license to sell by the
half gallon from May to January and then
I got a wholesale license.
Mr.. Christy (sotto voce)-T guess there's :
no mistake in this case.
Evidence was offered that he had refused
people drinks.
Harry Heck has had license at q and
% Diamond Square ever since the Brooks
law has been in force. He was questioned
as to his accommodations, etc. He fur
nishes. he says. from $50 to 800 meals daily.
He has 25 furnished rooms.
William II. Jacobs place is at No.
Union street, and he does not want to quit
the business. His restaurant supplies about
$50 meals daily.
Called Him a Hundred-Dollar Fellow.
No. 27 Penn avenue is where John King
would like to keep saloon and restaurant.
He was refused last year, for what reason
ne does not know. He is employed by
Booth & Finn. The place had a saloon in
it up to 1888.
Judge White--What do you propose to do?
Applcant-Run a saloon and, if the law
requires it. a restaurant.
Mr.. Christy-This man has applied three