Evening journal., 1891-03-02
LAST EDITION
HEARING APPLICANTS.
MILLS OF The LICENSE COURT
GRINDING SLOWLY.

MILLS OF The LICENSE COURT
GRINDING SLOWLY.
Fitzsimmons, hIuIr0oney, O'NeiI, sharp
and Henders Applications Heard This
Morning = Strenuous Efforts TO Get
Licenses-Beer or mDk?- Decision in
the Burke-Recne Case Expected To-
morrow.
The afternoon session of the Superior
Court was occupied on Saturday with the
bearing of the case of Thomas J. Fitzim
mons, who applies for license at No.
702 Lancaster avenue. Branch Giles
represented Fitzimmons. Mr. Prickett
objected to the saloon on the ground that
the locality was already studded with
taverns The consideration of the ease
was postponed until this morning.
At this mornings session of court the
hearing of the liquor license applications
was continued. Mr.. Giles explained that
number Of the names signed to
supplementary petition in favor of the
granting of license to Thomas j
Fitzimm0ns, were written by Mrs.
persons whose names were signed,
others said to be written
in the same hand were bona
fde signatures Mr. Wade, teacher of
penmanship in the Commercial College,
was examined and stated that in his
opinion all the disputed names were
written by the same hand Mr.. Priekett,
however, admitted that this was not so.
The case here dropped
Beer or Mlke
The adjourned case Of Patrick Null
rooney was next taken mp, and Harry
Mellon, a boy, called BY Mr., Prickett He
testified that he purchased beer at Null
rooneys when the latter kept a saloon
abous fifty times he admitted that his
mother and Mrs Mulrooney had quar-.
re- and his mother said she would do her
utmost to have Mulrooney turned down.
Officer John r. Rittenhouse testified that
he saw liquor carried away from Mul-
rooney's saloon in kettles by men, women
and children. He never drank there but
once, when he took glass of porter.
Isabella Biggs in answer to Mr. Prick
EFT, testified that she saw beer carried
away in pitchers from Mulrooney's
saloon
Ruth Taylor testified that she saw per.
sons occasionally carry pitchers and ket
ties from Mulrooney's saloon. The place
was very quiet, orderly and well con
Quoted.
Mary Reed testified that she saw chill
dren carry away pitchers of beer from
Mulrooneys, who would go up alleys to
sip 1t She admitted on cross examina-
tion that she was opposed to the liquor
interests, and also that Mulrooney sold
milk. which was carried away In pitchers
and kettles.
Martin Mul-ooney, the bartender testi
fed that Officer Rittenhouse drank
whisky in the saloon several times.
Patrick Mulrooney, the applicant, testi-
fed that he had been licensed sixteen
years, He owned the property. He
never sold liquor 10 minors and be forbade
his bar tender to do So he sold milk
ana cream which had been carried off iii
pitchers aud kettles to the extent of an
average of twenty day,
James .o'Nen's Application.
The case of James o'Neil, No. 1901
Lancaster avenue, was next called
O'Neil was refused license at the last
term. letter addressed to the chief
justice was objected to by Mr.. Prickett,
because not filed, but it was finally ad-
mitted.
DIR. Prickett said the property was
Owned by man named Pasey who was
convicted Of selling to minors and on
Sundays in the Municipal Court on
several occasions.
Mr.. Turner said it was Mr. O'Nel not
Pussy, that was an applicant. A letter
from DR.. Grimshaw stated that ONeil
had served under him in the late war,
and was brave soldier. who was
incapacitated By wound which
he received there. number OF
other letters were read by Mr. Turner
recommending 0'Neils application.
Henry Burgess John Reynolds, Ben
jamin Pryor. Charles Butcher, Andrew
Trsnor and William r. Long, testified
that O'Neil was sober. industrious
man. and we'll capable of keeping and
conducting a saloon. Mr. Turner said
that O'Neil came recommended by Peter
]. Ford, who owned three -fourths of the
real estate in the locality and who had
done more to improve Wilmington than
the whole Law and Order Society put
together.
German Saloon.
The next case considered was the
application of Elizabeth Sharp, No 609
Pine street. Her husband formerly kept
a saloon there, but had been turned
down three years ago and had since been
consistently refused. Mrs Riding and
William Nichols testified that saloon in
that locality was unnecessary. Robert
Graham and Charles Taylor testified that
a saloon kept by Germans was necessary
in the ward to accommodate the German
population of that district.
Refused Three Years Ago.
The next case considered was that OF
Joseph Heudel, who applies for saloor
at No. 315 East Seventh street. Hende
was refused a license three years ago
Mr.. Prickett did not think it necessary Il
present a remonstrance, as the same obiec
lions were now against hi N as were wher
he was last refused. Mr. Turner ore.
scented petition in favor Of license.
Joseph Fulton, temperance advocate
said saloon in the locality would be
necessity. John Carney gave similar
testimony Court then adjourned until
$50 0 clock,
No Decision Yet.
It was expected that the Burke Roch,
case would come up for a decision o-day
and the court was crowded II was evi
dent from the time consumed in thu
hearing of liquor license applicants thai
court could not get through during thu
day Thomas F Bayard was in court dur
ing the forenoon and was In consultation
with Mr.. Bird. Judge Cullen is reported
to have said last evening that a deei
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