Evening journal., 1892-06-16
A STRAW TO CLUTCH AT.
1T IS A "SKlN GAME. "
William Helmrath Charges the
Charles Mullin Co. With Fraud
A LIVELY SCRAMBLE AFTER MONEY

A LIVELY SCRAMBLE AFTER MONEY
l.. G. Nandoerin Says That the Whining /
ton Firm bought skins. knowing That
"a Was Going to Fail, and Used Them
for the Benefit Of the smaller Creditors.
The Piaintin's Case is All In.
The license cases were continued i'm !
the Court Of General Sessions yesterday |
afternoon.
The first place attacked was that of +
Rose Murphoy at No. Si3 Taylor street |
Nr Priclett opposed it because the Law /
and Order Society deemed It unnecessary /
Ex Attorney General John Bggs ne. |
presented the applicant He called John |
Mcmahon, Joseph s. Hill and James c.
iarriFan They thought the saloon
necessary and the applicant proper
person 90 keep it
The application of Alexander Gillespie.
at Taylor and Church streets. was called
up for consideration The ground for
objection was that there wore already too
many saloons in the ncighborhood. The
rcmonstrnnca made mo specific charges
against the applicant
Walter II. Hayes. for the applicant
contendod that the judges SHOULD not
consider remonstrances in cases whore
places woro already licensed and hal not
violated the law
Lawyer priclgett retorted that ho would
DO very glad if'thc court would make
such a ruling This IL did. deciding that
in eases where the remonsirance is
general, and whore no violation of the
law is alleged. no consideration viii be
given it The csurt further held that
no consideration would be given To- the
application of places refused two or throo
times before.
Tho Preacher and Politician.
One of the most determined fights was
, in the case of John Hanley, of Front and
Monroe streets. Tho grounds laid We're
that his place was not needed and that
/ IL was dotriment TO the neighborhood.
In order TO substantnte these allcga-
tions Rev Alexis J. DUPONT Coleman of
/ St. Alichaeis Protestant Episcopal Mis-
sion. w. H. Bullock and Oscar Appleby
were placed ON the stand
The defense called Speaker Of the SEN
ate John p. Donahoe, Leyin shockley,
Richard Ward and Charles Grant Their
testimony went TO SHOW that the place
was necessary and Hanley the man 90
run it properly.
Tho case against Thomas Lally at
I Fifth and Spruce streets was not con-
sidcred. as the remonstronce was q gem
/ eral one Court then adjourned until 40
o'clock this morning.
An Opera House Case.
In the foreign attachment case Of Otto
II. llg vs.. Elmer E. Vance, manager Of q
a ]. aI. j 90.
I Opera House, during the last season,
George II. Bates, for the plaintiff asked
for q rule TO show cause why the sheriff
should not make good the claim Of about
5000
Mr. Bates sontended that the writ of
foreign attachment was put i'm the hands
of the sheriff on Saturday night He
failed TO serve IT, and If the sheriff had
executed the writ the amount would
have been recovered. Instead of attach
ing the goods he allowed the defendant
Co go Co the prothonotarys Office and
enter special BAIL without approval of
the court or consent of the plaintiff
After that was done the goods were
taken ont of Sheriff Simmons's bailiwick.
Colonel Benjamin Nields. representing
the sheriff. contondcd that IL was a rogu-
Tar proceeding and said that it was a
question between the prothonotary and
Che plaintiff.
The judges deferred action in the
matter
The Hclmrath Issue Taken Up.
A jury was drawn in the case of vii
liam Melmrath vs. the Charles Mullins
Company. The jurors were TO try an Issue
to determine what creditors we're entitled
to the 81 800 now i'm the hands of the
court arising from the sale of the COM
panys effects by the sheriff Holmrath
claims the whole amount
The other Judgment creditors who are
fighting the claim are Sarah /. Mullin
So. 80. Nicholas Weber. $3.50; Leander
McManus. S32LG1 Otto Ham, and
William uaun. trading as Otto Ham &
Bro, S22l23; Samuel G. Lambert,
Edward G. Siouchicn and Francis
H. Cooper trading as Lambert & Cooper.
500. The Star Publishing Company,
SIS. 60; Willard salisbury, Jr, $4,000
Ellwood Shnrp and James Ortey Evans,
trading as Sharp & Evans, $3.50
Alphons Hysore trading as Hysore,
q Son. St. 1873 81; George w. Baker q
Co., $500 So; Michael .kelley S20l.25
Maurice Browning and George Browning.
trading as Browning q Bro, Sii242
I Valentine Liehie. Si02 S0 Richard Hart.
; SEQ 80. Emory Bryon, trading as the
Bryon Malt Vinegar Company, S4l5.3l