Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-30
ONE WORE WHISPERS.
Laughter in the License Court Over a
Minors iustache.
BOYS AFRAID TO GIVE ANSWERS.
Attorney Young Makes an Odd Plea in Max
Schneider's Case.
l. P. STONE RESTS ON THE TESTIMONY

| Max Schneider's hesrins was concluded
yesterday before Judges Collier and Slagle
All the testimony in the matter of selling
to minors was heard, and Attorneys Youns
and Stone made plea for their respective
clients
As on tho hearing before, the room wal
crowded with politicians and saloon keep
ers There were also a number of promi
| nent attorneys who watched the case with
interest. Great interest is being taken in the
case from the fact that 1t is also practically
trial for selling liquor to minors, with the
additional feature that combined effort
was being made by outside parties
to entrap Mr.. Schneider with view to hav'
ing his license refused. Attorney Young,
for Mr.. Schneider, made plea that as this
hearing was not on rule to revoke Ii
cense, but simply the hearing of an appli-
cant, the only questions the Court had to
decide were necessity and fitness
At one time during the hearing the Court
threatened to fine the attorneys for making
remarks about a mustache that one of the
minors wore.
Testimony Given by Minors.
Harry Boyle, who said he was only 1s
years of age, said he had purchased beer in
Mr.. Schneider's place two weeks ago to-
night. John Hamilton, another lad of 1S,
said he had met young Alexander, who was
employed BY the Murphy Detective
Agency, some weeks ago. They started for
Allegheny. Young Alexander loaned him
a dollar, with which he purchased bottle
of whisky and several drinks of beer from
Mr.. Schneidsr's bartenders Hamilton got
mixed when cross examined BY Mr.. Young
and could not tell whether his testimony
was the same as given before Magistrate
Mckenna the previous day.
Aughbrey Wilson, 10 years of age, testi-
fed that he had bought beer several times
in the Hotel Federal Charles Cunning
ham was put through rather severe cross
examination by Mr. Young. Cunningham
claimed to be 20 years OF age, and when
asked if he had not told the bartenders that
he was over 81 he refused to answer.
Abe Cornelius, John Fluty, George Gels
niger, George Hays, Mrs. Jennie Hays and
A. 7. Breiner did not answer when their
names were called. Attachments had been
issued for three of them, but Detectives
Murphy and Deputy Sheriff Cunningham
said they could not be found.
A Budding Mustache Causes Lsvity.
james Knox, who said he was 20 wears of
age, but who appears to be %, with black
mustache, said he had bought beer IL or Is
times at Mr. Schneider's bar A little
levity over the young mans mustache
brought threat from Judge Collier that if
it was continued those participating would
be fined
Nearly all the boys on cross examination
owned up that they were not clean shaven
and some had dirty faces when they bought
beer.
Detective Murphy was called by the de-
fense. He said he had charge Of the case
for the prosecution, and had collected the
evidence. He admitted that he had EN-.
ployed boys to entrap Mr. Schneider, but
refused to say by whom he was employed.
Mr.. Schneider was next put on the stand.
His examination was lengthy. He ex-
planned in detail the usual precautions he
always employed to avoid violating the
law, particularly since he had been advised
by close friend that someone was trying
to ''do him up" He always remains around
the bar every night, and employs a special
officer every Saturday and all holidays to
watch the place so that no drunken men or
boys gain admission.
Louis Brandt and Mr.. Fisher, the
bartenders, testified as to the strict orders
always given them by Mr. Schneider, and
the means employed to avoid violations of
the law.
Officers McCune and Loughrey and De-
tective Hesser, testified about being on duty
at various times and preventing boys from
gong in.
Not Obliged to Refuse License.
This closed the testimony and Mr. Young
made an argument in behalf Of the appli-
cant holding that undert he Brooks law, twas
with the court to grant or re-
fuse Mr.. Schneider's license. According to
the fifteenth section OF the law it is not
upon them to refuse unless the
applicant has been twice convicted of vio-
lation. 1t was shown that Mr.. Schneider
was fit person to have license, that he
had house of nearly 40 rooms, and that
the opposition against him was in the shape
of concerted effort by officers of the law who
employed boys after the fashion of the Law
and Order Society to entrap their victims
He also pointed out to the court that the
case had been dismissed by Alderman Nc
Kenna.
Attorney Stone merely rested on the tes-
timony. and said it was shown that Mr..
Schneider even with extra precautions was
unable to prevent violations of the law, and
said he could see no reason why Mr.
Schneider should be treated differently from
any other applicant.
A number of petitions for rehearings
were presented yesterday, making so far
total of 725 presented. B. c. Christy filed
4 remonstrance against rehearing in the
case of Joseph Redfern, of Wilmerding. |
G. G. Montooth filed petition for re-
hearing in the case of the Windisch Muhl- |
hansen Brewing Company. Court will con-
vene this morning again at 10 o'clock, |
when several decisions are expected.
To-day is the last day upon which old |
licenses are valid, and about 20 saloon keep !
,rs have not yet lifted their new certificates. |