Evening journal., 1892-03-17
A. GETTYSBURG FoR PRICK TT.
Many Of His witnesses Go Over TO the
Enemy Under Fire.

Enemy Under Fire.
Attorney Prickets Of the Law and
Order Society. found Waterloo yester-
day afternoon In his fight against the
applicants for liquor license. Many Of
the witnesses he summoned threw down
their arms under FIRE and ran TO the
enemy. much 10 his chagrin and to the
qualification Of Walter n. Hayes. Henry
@. Turner and II. d Ward, counsel for
the applicants who wanted to dispense
Red Eye
The Court Of General Sessions Of the
Peace an6 Jail Delivery reconvened at
q 80 o'clock.
The FIRST case settled was that Of j. j.
Bierman, who wants TO open a place at
Seventh aud Madison streets. De an
nounced that he wanted to open hotel
sud stables.
Mr.. Prickett presented remonstrsnce,
which was signed by many persons living
in the neighborhood,
He called Joseph H. Gibson Of No. 707
Madison street; Edward H. Spencer Of
623 West Seventh street; George Joseph
OF No. sos West Seventh street; William
Grant Of No. Sl1 Madison street, and
James Booth OF No 7l5 Madison street,
who testified that the place was not
needed that there we're plenty Of saloons
in the nelghborhood; that the property
was not large enough for a hotel, and
tfat there we're NJ stabling facilities
worth peaklng Of,
Henry @, Turner claimed that Bierman
was negotiating for an ad dining property
and that the farmers Of Madison street
market had the right to have, and de
manded better hosteliy facilities for
man beast than at present exist in
the neighborhood He presented a
petition signed by 2l2 citizens of the
Third and Fifth wards and thirty five
letters recommending the application
The following witnesses were called to
testify 70 the applicants character and
fitness, and the necessity for q public
house at that place; DIR John o. FRhey,
Building Inspector Patrick Dillon. Sam
uel Lynch Daniel Bicta, Bernard Duross.
Nicholas Grossmire, and Clerk Of the
City Market S N. Smeltz.
FATHER FLYNN ON CHURCH STREET.
1t was II the Melshoir Schlituer case
on the witnesses The application is not
a new one. IL is located at No. sos
Church street
III NHtliukt ME AIAthtNN IuhI
there were too many saloons on Church
street. He presented a letter of remon-
STRANGE from Rev. Dennis ]. Flynn, priest
Of 81. Mary's R. o. Parish. who claimed
that the saloons were In a congested
condition; the cause Of disorder, and he
urged that the number be diminished. 1t
affected the work Of his church.
lie was placed on the stand aud in a
short address stated his position EN-
phatIcally TO the judges
George f. Hartmann. Mrs. Mary
0'roole and Mrs. Lizzie Hannigan swol
that the saloon was not necessary, and
that II bred disorder in the neigbbor-
hood
Policeman Floyd admitted that the
nelghborhood was very noisy but did not
attribute It to the saloons. He thought
Mr.. schlitter proper person to keep a
saloon, and be had never had any trouble
with It, II was much frequented by
Germans, who never gave him any
trouble. He discla'med all knowledge
that the Probst Clifford cutting ARRAY
occurred as a consequence Of the saloon.
This evidence from his own witness al
most took Mr.. Prickett's breath.
Mr.. Turner then called the following
witnesses In behalf Of the petitioner
Mi,haei Maloney, Ellis W. Read William
Curtie, David Wingate, Charles Schurrer
and Edward Wright. They all spoke very
highly Of him.
A wALK-ovER FOR TURNER.
Mr. Turner had a walk-over In the case
OF Charles Cannon, who pines to keep 9
place a. the junction of New Castle
avenue and Heali street, over Third
street bridge. The objections raised
were that the neighhorhood was already
supplied that the necessary number Of
freeholders had not subscribed TO the ap-
plication, and that the applicant was not
an occupant Of the place as he swore hl
was.
Mr. Priekett called Captain John @
Kersey, Policeman GayDor, Daniel Nor
gan and others. They all went agaius
/ him.
Mr.. Turner called Isaac Connor
Captain john August, and others to prov
that It was a necessity.