The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-29
FIFTH EDITION.


Court convened at O'Clock this
morning. and the applications for a ii.
cense to sell liquor were taken up.
The Temperance people were repre-
scented by W. 3. Pickett. who opposed
the following applications:
The first case called was John Nc.
Gowen for license to sell LIQUOR at
the southwest corner OF Front and
Shipley streets. Hayes and Turner
represented the applicant.
Joseph HettinRer. corner OF Elm and
NanBuren streets. John II. Rodney. his
attorney, said tho saloon was q neces-
sity In the nelghborhood.
Patrick Haney, corner Seventh ave.
nue. and duncan streets. IL was shown
at last term OF court that Haney had
violated the law. His license was re.
fused. A remonstrunce is now offered
signed by the Detts Machine Co.,
Trump Bros, and Henderson Machine
Works that II was not needed and a
menace TO the workingmen. Mr..
Cochran said Mr.. Haney had his
license turned down at the February
term OF court on the testimony of a
witness who had grudge against the
petitioner, and made the charge with
malice intent. We can prove this.
your honor.
John Darrell testified that he was 40.
quainted with the building that 10 oc-
cuplcd by Mr. Haney and he thought
u hotel Is needed In that vicinity. It
was necessity. The nearest saloon Is
within two squares OF Haney's The
railroad men have to go to the other
side OF the city for hotel accommoda.
lions. knew Mr.. Haney and thought
lie was proper person TO keep 0 suloon.
He Is an ex police officer. Harry II.
Smith testified that ten or fifteen
| Dnpata rntlln ha ~, al nd Ha
also has accommodation for five or
six horses. He thought hotel In that
vicinity was necessity to accommo.
date the railroad men who stay over
In the city. The nearest ealoon Is
within ) squares of where Mr.. Haney
applies. knew Mr.. Haney and oonsid-
ers him proper person TO keep u ga
loon.
Mr.. prickett-Mr. Smith, some thres
years ago there was no saloon In that
section, now there are several.
George Patton is Il railroad man, re-
sides at Sixth avenue. llaney's house
Will accomm odate ten OF fifteen per-
sons: thought hotel was necessity
for the railroad men coming up from
Baltimore. Several men have laid all
night under their locomotives.
james DENY testified resides on
tho opposite corner from where Haney
is making application; thinks hotel a
necessity. Nearest hotel at Front and
Market streets.
John Ryan testified he resides at 1924
Maryland avenue. House has some I3
rooms, the stable will accommodate
six hot ses; thinks Haney proper per.
son to keep hotel; thinks 1t public
necessity for rallroaders. Tho railroad
men are compelled TO sleep In the cars
OF III the round house all night
A petition was presented containing
l56 numes favoring the granting OF
license to Haney.
MIR. Ryan wac re .callcd and asked
tho name or the witness, John j..
Bailey, WHO made the charge at the
February term of court. whereby
Ilaney lost his license.
Chief Justice Lore said IL q license
had been refused for violating the law,
Il would operate against the petition
for renewal Of his license.
John Crawford northwest corner OF
Fourth and Poplar streets, was repre-.
sented by MIR. Cunningham, who had
been refused at the last term OF court
II Is new place and was proven at
the last term of court that Ii was not
needed. Several well'known gentle
men wore called by MI. PriclSott to
prove that the saloon was not needed
in that neighDOrhDod.
Mr.. Charles Il. Sparks was called to
prove that Crawford Is tit person to
conduct saloon. He does not reside
in the neirhboThood.
Thomas Farmer resides at Fourth
and Poplar streets, JuInes Kitchen
keeps a stable No. BOG East Fourth
street. James A. Stafford, resides on
tie opposite corner, John II. NcNeal.
resides at No. D East Fourth street.
were also called to prove that Craw-
ford was lit person to keep hotel.
Letters were also read from Frank Il.
Curswell, Met ale 4 Dariah Nam mtle
Bros, James CHRISTI, Alexander &
Wells, George Il. Townsend Il Co,
favUrinE II petition for hotel. He
presented petition signed by l6l
persone. property owners in the vi
lrinity, praying the court TO license
MIR. Crawford'4 house ..
John j. lanley wanted a license to
keep saloon at northwest corner
Front anu Monroe streets. MIR. Peter
Cooper appeared FOR Mr.. Hnnley.
The following WITNESSES were called
by Mr.. Cooper to prove llanlGy's lit
ness to keep saloon: Frank Kane,
Andrew Travis VI. W. smith. Thomas
Bennett Mr.. Cooper said he had
represented the petitioner for the past
three years and never knew any charge
to he made against him. lie also read
u letter from ljlumGnthal Co II petition
L
Neary, j. Harvey Spruanee. John L.
H.ckcy. Marshal IasEon, Father Blr-
mingh ham, now oil Elkton, Nd; hr. NJ.
y, Hughes. lax Collector Savers. Jas.
W. Wier. Owen W llessiun, Peter j.
Ford and ihos. T. Laily.
john tiiiilltl for license to keep a
saloon at the y. W corner of GiIplu
avenue aud Scott streets Mr. WalterH.
Bacon represented the petitioner, and
made a very eloquent pleR in behalf
of granting his client "A license, sam
4 nc! Mccormick was the only witnesses
called by Nj. Bacon.
John j. Hornsr made application for
o license to open new saloon also an
eating house at the corner OF Eighth
tHnd Pine streets. John II. Rodney.
ESD. represented Horner. Mr. pricSett
opposed the application and road "a
Ietter from Father ID. j. Finn of st.
Mary's Catholic Church, saying that
he thought there were enough saloons
In TINT section of the city. called by
lin III his letter as the DEVILS Half
Acre.
Letters were presented by Mr. Rod.
ney as follows: VIM. H. Neal, Joseph
jenkins, John L. Wilson a. J. Chant
hers, James Hunter, Howard simpson,
Thomas +, Eaton, Combs Coal and
Lumber Co., Alexander X Wells, aud
A. II. Stout.
Il. Mctilaughlln. kobt. scarborough,
Thos Sherers. Howard mpson and j.
Wuolery testified that llOfner was lit
person to keep drinking and eating
ga loon.
Anton Hauber. for license TO keep
saloon and restaurant at No. S23
Shipley street. was represented by
Walter II. Hayes and Henry G. Turner.
1his makes the second time that MIR.
Iauber has made application. the first
time being represented by John BiE8s.
Mr. Pickett said it was new place
and not needed as the hotel Willis can
be entered from Shlpley street,
Mr.. Hayes said there was no oppo.
sition by the st. Paul's people and tho
st. Andrews Church.
Letters were read fayoring tho
license of Mr. Hauber. from j. Morton
Poole, Francis NJ. Buck. Dr. John +.
Wales, Dir. Peter L. Cooper. James :.
I DohhR, james w Wier, Thomas b. Bri.
' son, Patrick Mcmahon, for license for
opening a saloon at No Sl3 Taylor
street.
MIR. Cooper. representing Mr.. Mo.
+, Mnhon, eXatnned the following wit