Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-05
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.
Only Four Successful New APP
plicants.


fused aud Heinonstrances Against Three
Withdrawn.
General sessions court Wednesday
disposed of the concluding business OF
the September term and the last crimi.
nal case was that OF the State VS.. Sophia
Baily, colored, charged with stealing
money from William Herrick. The case
went to the jury in the morning and ut
3 o'clock that body returned with a
verdict of guilty in manner and form as
indicted. Victor b. Woolley who rep
resented the woman, said that it was
the prisoners first offence and that she
had heretofore borne a good character.
He asked the court to be lenient with
her.
The court sentenced her 10 one month";
imprisonment, and the prisoner said as
she was leaving the court room: ~ can
stand that all right. A month wont kill
me-"
George Roberts, colored, was chafged
by his wife with desertion and failure
to provide maintenance. When the
court asked the prisoner what he had TO
say in regard to tile allegations of his
/ wife he replied that he had nothing to
say. The court thought that lame
excuse and ordered him to pay the
woman So week alipony and give
security in the sum of 5000. He was
committed.
In the superior court George Lodge
asked for publication of the return Of
the commissioner in the divorce case of
Guthrie VS.. Guthrie. 49,.
In court on Thursday morning ex-
Attorney General John Biggs asked the
court to set aside sheriff's sale on the
ground of inadequacy of price and the
failure TO notify the owner of the prop
erty Of the sale. The property was that
of Mary u. Stroup, at Delaware City.
1t was sold under foreclosure on
August Goth, the purchase money being
$11.72, The mortgage was 5000. The
property comprised four houses in Del
aware City. The purchaser was Colonel
S. A.. Macallister
Mr.. Biggs called several prominent
citizens of Delaware City who testified
that the property was assessed at 81, 800,
and fair value would be $1,000. The
property might bring $4,000. The court
decided that the sale ought to be set
aside and granted the application.
In the case of Margarct II. Husbands
VS.. Wesley j. Husbands, proceedings for
divorce, the application of the commits
sioner was adverse to the granting of
the decree. The court confirmed the
commissioners return. H. II. Ward for
the petitioner and William S. Hilles for
the respondent. The grounds for di-
vorce were cruelty and alleged brutal
treatment of the petitioner.
The court vacated the Judgments
against the J. Barley Brother Com
pany, on the ground Of formal defects
in the record of the Justice of the peace.
The creditors Of the iirm obtained
certain judgments in the Office of Justice
of the Peace Frank Il. Smith, while
certain other creditors entered judg-
ment at the protlonotary's Office.
Counsel for the last named creditors
alleged diminution of the magistrates
record and ON this judgments were re-
vcrsed.
The court confirmed the Judgment OF
Tatnall Brothers VS.. the j. Barkley
Brother Company.
In the divorce case of Lovinia T.
Guthrie VS.. Joseph w. Guthrie, the
award Of the commissioner in favor of
the decree was confirmed.
The decree of divorce of Robert Card
well vs. Susan Cardwell was granted.
In the case of the Farmers Bank vs..
James Barklcy and wife, and the Ger
man Loan Association against Laurence
Currcn, rules for writs of possession
were made absolute.
General sessions court convened at 8
O'Clock a. m. Friday, at which time the
examination of applicants for liquor
licenses was commenced. William s.
Prickett, counsel for the Law and Order
Society, was on deck to demonstrate
against the granting of any new licenses,
while there were the usual witnesses to
testify for and against the aspirants
to the privilege of selling intoxicating
drinks. The applicants were present
with their counsel.
The firstcase taken up was the appli-
cation of John MCGOWAN, at the south.
west corner of Front and Shipley streets.
He was represented by Walter II. Hayes
and Henry G. Turner.
Mr.. Prickett filed a general remon-
STRANGE against the place and commended
that there were abundant saloons in the
neighborhood.
Mr.. Hayes said the applicant was
man Of good character and called George
w. Evans, Thomas WEIGH, Thomas
Bennett, Daniel w. Shockley and Will
liam Condor, all of whom testified that
the saloon was a necessity and that
McGowan was a proper man to conduct
the place. MIR. Bennett said the place
was built for hotel and had license
90 years ago.
The application was turned down at
the last term of court on the ground
that the law had been violated. Chief
Justice Lore said he knew MCGOWAN,
and that nothing could be said against
the character of the applicant.
The case of Joseph Hettinger, Elm
and van buren, streets, was next taken
up. MIR. Prickett objected TO the licens-
ing OF the house on the ground of its
proximity to Bethany Baptist Church
and st. Hedwig's Polish school. The
remonstrance was signed by the trustees
OF Bethany Baptist Church. William
II. Weeks, the Rev. o. G. Buddington,
William FL. Gregg, John Peckworth and
Isaac Pardee said the place was not
needed in the community.
John III. Rodney represents the appli-
cant and said Mr.. Hettinger proposed to
keep hotel and that it was a necessary
adjunct to that locality. A restaurant
would be conducted and there would
be stabling for horses. Letters were
read from DIR. John G. Fahey, John M.
Solomon, Frederick Walker, Victor r,
Pyle, Francis ]. McNulty, Bernard
Du Pass, William M. Crossan, William
Harkins and Frank Gallaher, who said
the place was necessity and Hettinger
a proper person to keep saloon.
Patrick Heney applies to keep saloon
at Seventh avenue and Duncan street.