The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02
THIRD EDITION.


The greater part of the afternoon
session OF SQUIRT yesterday was occu-
pied by the application OF William Ii.
Currinder for a license to sell lutoxl-
eating liquor at Newark. h, L. Cuch-
ran. Jr., represented MIR Currinder.
Mr.. Priekett In opening said that Mr..
Currinder had produced no witnesses
to prove his character, but Chief jus
tice Lore replied that the character OF
the applicant was above question.
Mr. Priokett then presented u re-
3 monstranee signed by seyenty-one of
the seventy-tlvo students OF delaware
3 College asking that no license be CIV
en-, as the place applied for WIS op.
posite the entrance to the college aud
1t would therefore be- u detIiment to
It. Beside. the place had been refused
license. and Newark has already, two
large hotels which arc requisite for all
its demands. In addition to this, /,
general store has Il Wholesale liquor
license and drug store has license
TO sell intoxicating liquors for meIl-
cinal PURPOSES. In addition to this
: objection 1t was within three houses
OF the Presbyterian huich and was
objected TO on that account.
Professor Noale sent II letter and the
other professors a remonstrau"e,
From New Castle aud Harrington Mr..
Aiit
citizens of those towns obiocting to
the granting because Delaware col
lege was state institution, aud they
thought a hotel where this one wUulu
be located would be Il detrlnent to the
college.
Mr. Prickett called the Rev. james
H. Miller, pastor OF Newark Presbyts.
rian Church. MIR. Miller affirmed that
The place was only about 200 feet from
IA al. al. Isnl III oh
trying to educate tine Sunday school
children and Christian Endeavor young
people in tho habits OF temperance ant!
sobriety, and In this way to make good
citizens of them. lie appealed to the
court not to allow place Of this kind
TO be placed where most oil tile young
people would he compelled to pass
when leaving the church. On the
other side OF his church he said and
only about 400 ieet away, Is tho Deer
PARK Hotel.
II would beg OF the court he said.
that We may not be put between two
such places"
In his opinion the sentiment OF tho
people OF Newark was opposed to the
granting or the license. lie sad also
that he believed that there ware ads
quate hotel accommodations in New,
ark. lii answer to question of Mr..
the granting OF ali liquor licenses.
Professor Frederick y. Chester. oil
Delaware College, Professor bShoT
and Professor Milton G.. BeckNitl
said In their OF ion there were ample
hotel accommodations in Newark
They also thought the granting OF The
license would be q detrlnent to the
college.
MIR. Cochran read letters from vii
liam L. Smalley. William l. Wer
Theodore Armstrong and others /,
the effect that another hotel was need
ed In Newark, and ali speaking of til,
applicant as man well suited Il
have house. Mr.. Cochran also PIE
scented petition having more thar
one hundred signers In Mr,Cnirinder'
favor.
Levi A. Ruth, David j. Murphy
Thomas Maxwell aud George Aledtl
said another hotel was needed.
Patrick Huney. Walter Bacon, cour
sci, again applied for n license at III
corner OF Seventh avenue and huucal
street. This pluce has been refused IL
ench OF the two last terms of court
The Chief Justice snil IL nothing ney
could be shown ii would not lie WORT
bringing up the case. Mr.. Baeol
called William Peyton, but 1t wa
shown that tho witness had testille,
at the last hearing and the court rule,
that the evidence was not admissible
John Crawford, j. Frank Bigg4
counsel, applied for n license at I'll,
northwest corner Of Fourth and For
lar streets. This place was refused Il
the last term OF court, William II
Curry and Joseph +. Cross testtiie,
that, in their opinions. n hotel was lie
CesSary in the nCiHAbOThoOu,