Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-02

B. ]. Murphy, Westinghouse avenue, had q
defective petition, Thomas McCann, No.
Herman street, also had q defective petition.
William B. Shaw, corner of Station and Cald.
well streets. is machinist at the air brake
works. The house is now occupied as res
taurant.
Judge white-And you want to knock out
the restaurant? Now. Is there not more need
of restaurant than q Wholesale house up
there?
Mr.. shaw-No. sir; restaurants up there are
drug on the market.
Judge White-were you ever in the liquor
business?
MIR. Shaw-Only in a general way. had a
q good deal.
Judge whire-well should say that was a
general way.
William Harrison, of Forward township, did
not answer. Joseph Voye had defective ap-
plcation. John O'Reilly, Township road. Col
lier township, runs a small store and has no
license. being refused last year. The applicant
was formerly constable of the township. and
said that he had returned some illegal sellers.
Edward Webster, Hickman, Collier township,
was refused last year. He had license In 1855
and did not apply in 1889, because he tnougnt
all saloons were going to be closed down.
Judge White-Now wasn't the reason De-
cause you run a very bad housef,
Mr.. Webster-No, sir; it was not.
defective petition. Max Rosenberg was the
sole applicant from Hampton township and ne
had a defective application.
Tarentum's Temptation.
Gustav c. Frank. Railroad street, was the
first Harrison township applicant He did $ls.-
600 worth of business last year. and bottled con-
siderable beer, but quit it because he thought
the Court was opposed to it.
, Judge White-Why the Court has never ex-
pressed itself on that subject. / suppose you
thought SO because of the manner OF examlna-
tious?
Conrad Huth. Gurfeald street. did business
to the amount of Sc, 600 last year.
Judge Whlte-Did You hear that the Court
was down on bottling. and stop for that reasonf
Mr.. Huth-Yes. sir; Idid.
Judge White-When and how did You hear III
Mr.. Huth-I saw in the German paper last
January that the Court was opposed TO 1t,
claiming it was retail business. SO quit It.
Judge White-And you saw that in the Ger
man paper last january Well, can't under
stand that.
Mr.. Euth-Well, that's why quit.
Henry STAN reported bis sales as $1,000 He
never bottled any beer and confessed TO having
read in the paper that the Court was down on
the bottllng business. He read that some time
last fall in the German paper.
William II. Wagner, Tarentum and Saxon.
burg pike, Is glass blower and new appli-
cant.
MIR. Christy-This place for which you are ap-
plying is known as "Job's Hole" amt itf
Mr.. Wagner-I believe that's the common
maine for IT,
The Jefferson township applications were all
Withdrawn.
Lower St. Clair Applicants.
Frederick Hampe, No. Southern avenue,
was the first Lower St. Clair township appli-
can't His sales last year were $4,000; about
5000 was from beer. The applicant never sold
any single bottles OF beer because he thought
it was too small a business.
Judge Whte-Well now. its queer how sud-
denly they have stopped bottling. When We
first started there was no hesltancy in admitting
to selling single bottles, but now they think
the Court is down on it and they have suddenly
stopped.
Fred J. Hartung, corner of Sterling street
and Center alley. was salesman and has not
been in the liquor business. Ernest r.
Kreiger, corner of Glover and Meadow streets.
is glasswoIker and a new applicant.
Joseph Frankfurther, 70 Second street, was
amounted to $500. one-third of which was
from beer. He sold some bottled beer, but
quit because he lost too many bottles.
Judge White-You didn't hear, like some of
these others, that the court was down on the
bottling buslnessf
Mr.. Frankfurther-No, sir. did not.
Nh. Christy-Haven'J you been away from
your place of business for two weeks at
timer
Mr.. Frankfurther-Yes, sir. was down
East getting married.
His Wife an Equal Partner. -
Justus Haas. corner of Viola and Fifth
street. said he wasn't doing anything for the
past year, only waiting for the License Court.
The applicant stated that his wife was to be a
partner in the business and would share half
the profits.
Albert E. Jones, Duqueshe Village. reported
his sales as S2OOO0 of which SIS 900 was for beer
He bottled as high as 70 barrels of beer per
week. The applicant also sold as many as 200
eighths of beer per week. Mr. Jones also ad-
mitted to bottling beer on Sunday.
Mr.Christy named a number of minors whom
the applicant denied selling to. David Evans
was called and testified that he was Is years
old, though he looked fully %. He bought beer
at the house and drank it in the alley beside
the house. John Thompson was called and said
he had often seen men drinking in the back
yard. Mr.. Thomson was also struck with q
hottie thrown from applicants back yard. Jacob
Quath, Josiah Quinn and John NJ. Cline were
all called and tesufed to having drank beer on
the applicants premises. Mr.. Cline also testi-
fed TO having entered suit against Jones for
selling on his premises, but the grand Jury
ignored the bill. Mr.. Jones claimed that Cline
was a monomaniac on the subject OF bringing
suits. MIR. Cline charged Attorney Cox with
tampering with witnesses against Jones in the
grand Jury room. Mr.. Cox denied this, and
claimed that Cline was drummed out of Bald
win township because Of his suit-bringing pro-
clivities.
Rudolph Runk. Railroad street, Duquesne,
reported his business $4,000
A Second License Not Necessary.
John Werner. Railroad street. was an appli.
cant for q brewers license, and was granted.
The Court told him that be did not require q
wholesale license TO dispose of his goods out
side of Jefferson township, where his brewery
is located.
Melchhair Wolf corner of Second street and
Camp avenue, reported his sales as between
$4,000 and $4,000. The applicant also is en-
gagged in the bakery business and his wholesale
place is in the cellar.
John Luchsmyer. Walls avenue was the only
applicant from North Versailles. His sales
last year were Sl3. 500. Attorney Castle wanted
to know if the applicant didn't have some
trouble and a law suit between himself and his
wife. The applicant denied this and challenged
Attorney Castle to prove 1t. Attorney Bremen
called Mr.. Castle down in a most vigorous way
and accused him of manufacturing statements
with absolutely no truth in them
Charles Mess was the sole representative
from Reserve township, and had a defective
application.
township. Their sales last year amounted to
S260 600. They never sold less than q case OF
beer at a time. Charles VESSEL, CHARTERS ave-
nue., had a transfer license, and did $4,000
worth of business.
William Ellingham, Pitt street, Union town.
ship. reported his sales as $4,000. OF which
s., 900 was from beer. Jacob J. Miller, Public
road WAS the last License Court applicant
AS Mr.Miller came up Judge Mages drew a
isfactory manner. Mr.. Miller is now in the
drygoods business in this city.
Judge White, in speaking OF the Wholesale
list, said that it may not be ready before Mon
day or Tuesday.
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