Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-16
ONE HUNDRED A DAY.
That Is the Rate of Speed Scheduled
for the License Court.
FATHER SHEEDY'S REMONSTRANCE
Ministers on the Hill Also Enter Number
of Objections.
APPLICANTS ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT

As the date for the opening of the Liquor
License Court draws nigh the interest in that
annual inquisition grows. The attorneys
| who, fortunately or otherwise, receive the
bulk Of the work of preparing applications
are daily besieged by their anxious clients
to take another look at the papers, just to
make certain that every point has been
fully covered, and that the only possibility
Of defeat lies in the judgment of the Court.
The applicants are also keeping q close
watch on the Clerk of Courts Office to ascer-
tain if any remonstrances are being filed
against them, and 1t is generally an easy
matter to pick out license applicant in
the crowd by the look of anxiety on his
face.
Clerk of Courts McGunnigle and his
assistants are rapidly shaping up the pa
pers and court records Tor the opening of
the court next Monday, when the test be-
gins. Judge Collier is desirous of having
as small attendance during the session as
circumstances will permit, and in order to
avoid confusion and the unnecessary pres
ence of applicants, he yesterday announced
the programme for the first three days of the
session.
One Hundred Cases Each Day.
He said an effort would be made to dis
pose of at least 100 hearings each day, and o
ward or other district will not be commenced
unless it can be finished the same day.
On Monday the session will begin with the
retail applicants from the First ward, Pitts
burg, and it will be finished as we'll as the
Second and Third wards, having total of
1O7 applicants. Tuesday will be devoted to
the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth wards, in which there are Ill
applicants Wednesday will be given to
the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth
and Fourteenth wards, in which there are
III applicants The attendance in court OF
no one except those interested in the cases
to be heard is desired.
The clergy took turn at filing remon-
strances yesterday, and several of those
negative documents were laid away for
future reference that will probably make
trouble for the interested applicants when
the mill begins to grind OF the six re-
monstrances that came in four were signed
by ministers.
Revs. E. NJ. Wood, Nevin Woodside, j.
c. Bigham, George w. Clinton and Jehu
Holiday were the only signers to COM
plants against the applications Of John
Fuchs, of 302 Wylie avenue; Simon Matheis,
of 286 Wylie avenue, and Laurence G.
Lavelle, of 287 Wylie avenue. The general
objections to each of these applicants are
that saloons are not necessary in that local
ity, that they would be great annoyance
to the M. E Zion Church congrega-
tion on Arthur street nearby, and
houses are located, is place where large
numbers of colored men congregate, andi
saloons were permitted there would be one
of the most disorderly and dangerous places
in the city.
Cause Of the Complaint
In the complaint against Fuchs wholesale
application they state that he was refused
license last year because when he did have
one he sold liquor to young children and to
old women, and his place was known as q
jug house which caused great disorder in
the community. Against Matheis they say
his building is too small and entirely un-
suited for the purpose, and at present is
used as butcher shop. As to Lavelle, they
say his place was formerly saloon, and
was such a disorderly place that new
license was refused, and it was the un-
doubted source of many brawls and muir
ders.
Rev. Morgan Sheedy is the afiant and
ohS Va ehV S16 hSiS W o SSACio ~ ACluohsS dACO
against any increase in the number of
saloons in the First ward, Pittsburg The
paper comes from the Father Mathew
Association, connected with St. Mary of
Mercy's Church, and is signed by w. H.
Griffin as President, A. E. McKeever as
Secretary and Rev. Sheedy as spiritual
director. The statement reads:
We do this in the interests of the hundreds
of people living here who suffer from the
effects of the liquor traffic; in the interest of
good morals; in short for the peace and good
order of this community in which we are
specially interested owing to the fact that
number of our members reside here. On
behalf of our organization. numbering 4S
persons, we pray you to give this remon-
strnnce your due consideration.
Another remonstrance signed BY "a citi-
zens was filed against William Jenkinson,
of No. 217 Federal street, Allegheny. It
states that the saloon is not necessary and
the house not suitable for a saloon.
Louis Brand, of No. 206 Federal street,
Allegheny, was also demonstrated against
by 81 signers who claim that his place is
not necessary and that a man was killed in
the house when it was formerly saloon. 1t
Is further stated that Brand is bartender for
Max Schneider, of the Federal Hotel, who
is his brother-in-law, and winds up with the
"hope that this remonstrance will be a sue
cess as we do not wish another Schneider
saloon in this vicinity"