Evening journal., 1893-05-02
HOT CONTESTS In COURT.
LIQUOR MEN WHO WANT NEW
HOTELS AND SALOONS.

Much Interest shown In the Special sit
ting OF Superior Court To-day where
Postponed Liquor License Applications
Were Heard
Chief Justice Lore and Associate Jus.
tices Cullen and Marvel opened an ad
journed session of Superior Court yes
terday afternoon to hear postponed
liquor cases.
The first case was that of Arthur NJ
Davis No. sos East Eleventh Istreet
John II. Rodney was attorney for the
applicant and Lawyer Prickett opposed /
the application. He called John Sulli. |
van Howard McCallister, Noah Gun.
nlngham and Robert Lidiell, who lived |
in the neighborhOod, James II. Melvin, |
who lived in the vicinity for eleven |
years, and George W. Baker, a property |
owner at Eleventh and Walnut streets |
TO testify that another saloon was not |
needed at the location named
The application Of Patrick Haney for a
license for a saloon at Seventh avenue
and Duncan street was opposed by Law
yer Prickett on the ground that he sold
liquor TO minors, on Sunday and In less
quantities than one quart. Mr. Haney
was represented by f. r. Cochran, Jr.
/ Josiah p. Lawrence who until Novem-
Der last lived within 100 yards Of Haney's
saloon, testified that he had seen men
going in and coming out Of Haney's
place on Sunday with kettles. Edward
Sloan ordered keg of porter from Haney
in January and 10 was delivered to him
Samuel Bailey bought liquor at the place
on Sunday. George PeytoD, John j.
Ryan, Harry Smith James Tyrell, John
Connor and Thomas Tully testified TO the
good character Of the applicant and that
he is a proper man to entrust with a
license.
Hot Contests This Morning.
Joseph Hettinger's application for a
license TO sell liquor at Elm and Van
Buren streets was taken up Rt this morn
ings session Of Superior Court. The
J court room was well.flled with the
friends Of the liquor dealers and with
ministers and with members OF sthe Law
and Order Society Among the minis.
ters who remained during the entire
session were Rev. A. I. DUPONT Cole.
man, Rev I. e Terry, Rev. J. b. Qulgg.
Rev. o. q Buddington aud others.
Hettinger was represented by H. c.
Turner and Mr.. Prickett opposed the
granting Of the license. John p Peck
worth and Rev o. G. Buddington testi
fed that there was no necessity for
another saloon In that locality. Superin-
tendent William II Gregg, Of Bethany
Baptist Sunday school, was positive that
hotel or saloon so near bis school would
be seriously detrimental TO the work Of
the church. Especially" said he, sis
this true Of the Sunday school building
/ LII r.. a. Al.
week. William II. Weeks and Isaac N.
Pardee swore that that portion of the
city was sparsely settled and another
saloon there would be seriously detrimen.
3 tai TO its growth and prosperity
Mr. Turner proved by Hugh Conner,
3 William Clancy, John Welsh, William
! Harkins, William Howell and Frank
Gallagher that the proposed hotel was
t on busy thoroughfare; that there were
? no hotels near the places that man and
beast csuld not be accommodated ovei
I night or with provender and vctuals In
- the locality; that ss,,Hettinger was one
- Of the best Of men to run a first clasl
Q hotel
This ruse was brought TO a suddeI
9 climax by the testimony Of Contracto
I' David Dangel, the owner Of the property
de produced plans Of tho building
describing the number Of rooms AM
l. lodging quarters.
{ Mr.. Prickett-''Mr Dangel, where /
d the accommodation for horses and othe
s stabling which goes to constitute
hotel2'
e Witness-"Oh, well, build that righ'
away just across the street.
Judge Cullen ooh, that won't do
This thing has been gone over here be
fore. Drop the case.
Mr.. Turner, representing Daniel Nc
20 kenney, who applies for license 70
" the southwest corner Of Third an
Adams streets, produced a number o
Is witnesses to testify TO Mr. McKenney
% reputation. "There, there" said tn
?, chief justice, 1--WE all know this appli
Is cant and his character has already beei
N established
& Jacob Pierson swOre that there wer
% sixteen saloons within three squares O
T. the place. Joseph Jones was positiv
that the stabling there was not sufficien
l. for four horses. Oscar Applebee de
A. clared that not more than two horse
S, could be accommodated. Clerk of tn
Ell Market Smeltz testified that there wer
no hotel accommodations for the Madiso
street market patrons in all that sectio
of the city. Councilman James M. Grim
a. thought that first-class hotel such 9
4 be knew Mr.. McKenney would run wOul
N be benefit and an accommodation I
- ,,orIrot ,,a,rla aud tho frnvalfuer mn h1f