Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
DEPENDS ON A TURN.
Philadelphia's License System Likely
to Be introduced Here.
IT WOULD BAR OUT B. c., ,CHRISTY.
Little Need of Any Attorneyssto Secure or
Lose License.
STOWE AND SLAGLE MAYBE THEJUDGES

The eagle eye of the liquor dealer is
watching with careful interest to see which
court will be assigned to take charge OF the
| December term of Quarter Sessions. The
/ continuance of business is at-stake for some
of them, and many and fervent are the
prayers that the selection will be such that
the sequence will not again throw No. 2 in
charge of License Court. The mantle can
not by any possible means fall on No 8, and
whether it will be for No. / or No. 2depends
| on whether Judges Kennedy, Porter or
McClung will consent to be forced to take
| charge of the December term The Septem-
| Der term came regularly as No. 3's turn,
but on account of there being so many i'm
portant cases to be heard Judge Ewing, Of
No 2, was persuaded to preside. This
again places No. in line for the coming
term. If the new court still insists that it
has not had enough experience to take
charge of important murder trials, No 1
will preside over the December term,
and No. 9, with Judges White,
Ewing and Magee, will again dispense
licenses. and, if so, the system of other
years will probably be followed with the
salS B. c. Christy on the battle-ground re-
inforced with large scrapbook and along
er list of questions.
May Adopt the Philadelphia System.
II, however, No takes its regular turn
in Criminal Court the first Monday in De-
cember, No l, with Judges Stowe and Sla-
gle or Stowe and Collier. will be in line for
License Court, and unless popular opinion
is greatly mistaken, the change will mean
the adoption of the Philadelphia system, the
overthrow of Christy and a shortening
of the term to about ten weeks. The
plan adopted by the Quaker City Judge is
to grant license without hearing to all
dealers against whom remonstrances have
not been filed, and to hold attorneys respon-
sible for the papers of their clients. Hear
ings are, of course, granted to new applicants,
but not so much time is taken and applicants
are not cross examined on anonymous corre-
spondence OF the objections of an attorney
who appears without witnesses. If Judge
Stove p:esides it is hardly likely that Mr..
Christy will be given place at
the clerks desk or that he will be given ths
full swing hitherto accorded him. When
asked about his intentions yesterday M.
Christy said he would certainly take hand
in the coming License Courts, but if No. 1
likely that he would be sia it to any great
extent" He thinks it a toss up as to
whether No or NJ. 2 will have charge,
and if it should be the latter be said he was
going to have his scrapbook rebound and be
on deck with all the vigor of long expert
ence.
All the Attorneys Will Lose Money.
Another new feature which Mr. Christy
called attention to is the $1,000 license fee
which successful applicants will have to
pay next year, He thinks it will have the
effect of freezing out many of the saloon
keepers in the outer districts, but that it
will have no effect on the downtown people.
If the judges of No. hold License Court
next spriag, Mr.. Christy will not be the
only loser among the attorneys The pres
ent liquor men will not be compelled to