Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-29
WILL KNOW TONIGHT.
Judges Collier and Slagle Say They
Will Name the Pittsburg List
MANY MORE LICENSES EXPECTED.
Sligo Mill Owners Make q Fight Against
Local Applicants.
MARRIED AT THE COURTS SUGGESTION

MARRIED AT THE COURTS SUGGESTION
All the retail license applicants in Pitts,
burg have been heard. Judge Collier an
noupced last evening that he would have
the Plttsburg license list ready tonight
He said he and Judge Slagle were working
yery hard, and though they would COM
plete the list it would be very late.
Nearly all the applications have been de-
cided upon. and the work to-day Will
mainly be the examination of bonds.
The feature of the day was the fight in the
Thirty-third Ward, made by james M.
Bailey of the Sligo mill against the appli-
cants in that ward. There are only four ap-
plicauts in that ward, but they all are
within a square of each other, and in close
proximity to the Sligo mill and the public
school house.
In the examination of these applicants the
question as to whether drink is necessity
TO the health and comfort Of mill man was
brought out Mr. Bailey argued that it was
not. while some of his employees, who ap-
peared as witnesses for applicants, took the
opposite view.
obeved the Court and Got Married.
Recollections of an amusing incident in last
wears license court spread over the court
room when VIM. j. Adams, of the Thirty
fourth ward. was called. He was an applicant
last wear. but as Judge White discovered he
was single, His Honor said: "How do you ex-
pecr to run g saloon and restaurant when you
have no wife to take care of the house. !"
The Young man blushingly suggested that
If granted license he would get married,
and YESTERDAY he told the Court he had kept
his word.
Jacob Aichell, % Diamond square, South
side, was the first man called. He admitted
he had been refused four years in succession
and that he had been indicted for running
speak-easy.
mitted he had been refused for four years,
and said he expected to keep restaurant in
his barroom.
In the case of Beaman Teaney, a new man
applying for the northeast corner of Bing-
ham and South Eleventh streets, Captain
Stewart and Inspector Kelly testified that
more saloons are necessary on the South
side.
A. A. Milligan and c. j. Allmes, No. 1
Carson street. had the hardest time of any
applicant since the License Court opened,
their examination lasting over 10 minutes.
A witness was called by Mr.. Cnristy for the
purpose of proving several things against
Mr.. Milligan, but he failed in almost every
attempt, and it was shown that there had
been bad blood between the applicant and
witness
One Applicant Is Not Present.
Lieutenant Booker testified that Owen
Downey, 421 Carson street, had sold on
holidays and kept open after midnight on
a number of occasions.
Patrick LYONS, of 539 Carson street, ad-
mitted he had been convicted once for il
legal liquor selling, but that the court had
suspended sentence.
William Ward, 315 Carson street, had en-
gagged Attorney Charles Sullivan, but the
latter was not in court for some reason.
Martin Frank. the Southside contractor,
appeared in his behalf, but Mr. Christy had
a remonstrance stating the applicant had
been convicted of illegal liquor selling in
1889 when he had wholesale license.
H. J. Alt, the first applicant from the
Thirty-frst ward, was absent. He sent the
Court a telegram from New York stating he
was prevented by sickness from being pres
ent His wife appeared in his stead
Jacob Dietz has q license now at 2, and
6 Knox avenue, but had been refused the
three previous years.
Christ Michel has been refused for four
wears on account Of his proximity to a
church, according to Mr.. Christy's record,
but he showed that his place was q neces-
sity.
John Richter has had license at 81
Washington street every year under the
Brooks law and got through comparatively
easy.
Well Backed Up by Councilmen.
Jacob Brednich was the first applicant
from the Thirty-seccnd ward. About eight
witnesses, including Councilmen Bigham
and Paul, appeared in his half
Mr.. Christy had remonstrsnce against
j. Adam Mischel, 5S Shiloh street, alleg-
ing, that club meets in his house, and
he furnishes them liquors The applicant
did not know whether they took the
liquor to the club room or not
The feature of the day trsnspired when
Michael Connolly, the first applicant from
the Thirty-third ward, was called. There
was not licensed house in this ward last
year, and there are number of people who
do not care to have any this year. Mr. j.
NJ. Bailey and f. w. Hoffstott, represent
ing the Sligo Rolling Mill, appeared for the
purpose of protesting against the granting
of any licenses in the ward. Mr.. Bailey
SAID there was 8D0O1ubely no necessity 1Or
saloon in the ward Carson street, the only
thoroughfare of any importance, is only
1000 yards long, and their mill is in the
center.
Never Stop II They Arc Sob,r.
Mr.. Christy-About how many people do
you think stop at all the lodging houses in
that ward?
Mr. Bailey-No one would ever dream of
stopping in place there unless he got so
drunk he couldn't get away.
Attorney Magee-You employ a great
many men, don't you, Mr.. Bailey?
Mr.. Bailey-Yes sir several hundred.
"Don't mill men who have acquired
drinking habit think it is necessary for
them to keep it up?"
'T don't know anything about it,
Mr. Chfisty-Mr. Honstot, what proper
tion of the taxable property in your ward
do you and Mr. Bailey represent?
Mr.. Hoffstot-Four-fifths.
Judge Slagle-Well, don't think that
has any bearing on the case.
When John Conway, of 155 West Carson
street, was called, Mr.. Bailey and MI.
Hoffstot appeared again, but they got rather
the worst of it in the ecross-examination BY
John s. Robb, Jr.
Mill " orkers Don't Need q saloon.
Mr.. Robb-How often are you about the
mill?
Mr Hofstot-Oh, I'm liable to turn up
there any time
"well, you don't remain very long when
you do turn up"