Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
Mr.. Flocker-He never gambIed in my

Mr.. Flocker-He never gambled in my
house.
Judge White-You have ladies' en-
trance.
Mr.. Flocker-Yes, sir; it is used by ladies
who want meals and don't want to 60
through the barroom.
Judge White-And some 60 there who
don't want meals2
Mr.. Flocker-No, sir; they do not.
John Kruger, Jr., 81 Hooker street. has a
license, and claimed the only trouble was in
refusing men drinks. Then a little "scrap"
might ensue
Judge White-Do you call hitting man
on the ear with a shovel and nearly killing
him, little scrap?
Mr.. Krueger-That was two years ago.
Judge White-You belong to singing
society where they drink beer on Sunday
and play cards?
Mr.. Krueger-Yes. that's so. I amt
going TO tell lie about it.
Judge White-That's right; tell the
truth.
Attorney Price took the applicant to task
for selling to minors, which was denied.
John Callahan was called and testified that
last summer there was great deal of trouble
about the applicants house.
j. c. Reed, Burgess of Millvale, testified
that drunken men went in and out of
Krueger's place; also that a man named
Thomas Brown, who was an habitual
drinker, frequents the place. Thomas
Brown was called and stated that he visited
the place occasionally, but does not make it
his headquarters; also that Mr.. Kruger had
refused him when he was intoxicated.
Joseph Muller, Meade alley, has had q
license and claimed he obeyed the law other
than to trust little. Mrs. NJ. G. Reder, "a
Sedgwick street, stated that she has six
children besides her father and mother to
support, her husband being in Dixmont
She had license in 1889, but was refused
last year and has been keeping cigar store
and selling soft drinks since, but sold no
beer.
Frank Voelker, No. 6 Grant avenue, de-
MED having any beer in the house.
Got Their Beer Through a Window.
Judge Magee-Don't some of your board
ers get beer by drawing it up to the win
dow?
Mr.. voelker-I heard about that and soon
put a stop to it.
Christina Walker, "a Grant avenue, is a
widow, and her son applied last year and
was refused. Henry Wagner, IS Lincoln
avenue, is in the grocery business, but does
not mix beer with his groceries. John
WIngold, 81 Grant avenue, was a one
armed applicant. He drives a beer wagon
for Michael Enz. He denied selling or
furnishing beer to any spesk-easies. John
Walker, 81 Hooker street, is also a beer
driver for Michael Enz, and formerly run q
saloon in Newport, KY. He admitted de-
liverIng beerst houses where there were no
licenses, but did not know that they were
speak-easies. Joseph Fischer, corner
of Stanton avenue and German street,
also drives for Mr.. Enz The Court
refused to hear this applicant, as there is no
such place as German street The name
should have been Sherman street. Adam
Maner, 70 Grant avenue, is a day laborer,
and his boarders occasionally got some beer,
but he thought that he should not be held ac-
countable for that. Judge White said that
the place was reported as a speak-easy, but
this was denied. This applicant answered
questions before they were fully asked. This
made Judge White angry, and he told the
applicant not to 60 on blatherskiting.
James w. Osterling, SO Grant avenue, has
a license now, and has four boarders and
three mealers. Judge White-That can't
amount to a restaurant, and yet you
swear in your application that you
run hotel and restaurant. 1t
is also reported that your place is dirty and
filthy?
Mr.. osterling-That is not so. I clean
my bar every night before 60 to bed.
A. Schneiderlochner, 81 Hooker street,
has the distinguished honor of having the
longest name in the directory. His uncle
has Wholesale license, but he has nothing
to do with the business.
Fitty-three applicants were heard during
the day.