The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-27
DAILY In HIS ELEMENT.
A Big MIXED Ale" Case On
His Hands Over in
Hoboken.
kEFoRMER sCHLAFTER PROTESTS
Says Clerk McDermott Has No
Right TO Exact License
Fee.

Fee.
Mxed-ale Lawyer William ID. DAILY
of Hoboken, was in his element today
He had good sized mixed ale case on his
hands, in fact, it may be said be had
wn ole mixed ale brewery on hand, and q
happier man could not be found.
Julius Schlatter is a prominent little
German gentle man, who CONDUCTS q
"Joney" restaurant and baIroom on Hud-
son street. SchIatter has dined frequents
ly with Bismarck and other notables, and
he is an intimate social acquaintance Of
Grover Clevelsud, in fact IL is said Grover
never makes an appointment without
campaign, Schlatter. who is profess
sional reformer, doomed Pagan for
Mayor, and one night hired brass band
and had himself escorted to the Fourth
ward. where he captured the Anarchist
vote for Pagan by his persuasive eio-
Quence.
City Clerk Martin v. McDsrmott. Of
Hoboken, has always received fee Of 81
for the issuing of liquor licenses. This
system has been in vogue IN Hoboken
the past forty years, and is also Ia vogue
in most every city and Town in the State.
assailed the system, and Sehlatter
took the matter MP. At the last meeting
of the Hoboken Innkeeper's Association
OF Hoboken, held seme three weeks ago.
Schlatter brought the matter 10 the at
tention of the members. The more con-
servative pooh-poohed the matter, saying
IL they could afford to pay $3.50 they could
afford to pay the extra 50, but
number of those whose license Is paid
tor by the brewery supported Schlattery
The brewery agents had 80 INSTRUCTED
them, for 1t is notorious fact thas af the
al in
by the breweries. o. eonFses
this fee, thus lumpee, meant
a great deal TO them. 30
that Schlatter with this suDport was en-
abled TO have passed a resolution protest.
ing against the payment Of the fee, aud
directing their counsel, Mixed Ale DKly,
to notify the iCommon Council that tie.
fee was illegal. Daily wrote the Councl{
to this effect, but fearing McDermoLE aud
his friends would feel hurt at Days
action. the latter said:-
A MIXED ALE BLUFF.
Don't mind that. Just let it go to the
Corporation Attorney. Pm getting Haid.
for this. Pm not doing it against you."
This Whitney bluff was taken for what
it was worth.
This morning City Clerk McDermott
was busy in his Office, when Julius
Schlatrer entered to renew his license
for house of public entertainment. The
pre- liminaries being settled. Schlatter
offer ed McDermott $3.50.
1.-Two dollars more. julius" said Nc
Dermott, who was aware OF Schlatter,s
game, aud he handed the little saloon
keeper the printed recdipt. which says
$3.50 shall be paid for license TO keep
house OF public entertainment for one
year from date.
"Dots an outrage" hotly exclaimed
Schlatter, waving his hand in the air and
jumping about.
M
for few moments both walked 40 and
down arguing the subject. AT last Schlat-
ter handed the Clerk $3.50 and also held
forward typewriter document. NC
Dermott took the money, but let the doc
ument fall TO the floor. 1t was protest
from Schlatter and read as follows:--
THE PROTEST.
HoBoKEN, N. j., June "a, 1893
hereby protest against the payment Of any
amount in excess of that fixed BY Law as .
fee do not the ~ gns Sr fes
IS specified BY law. tAsrefOrs
handed ma from me by the City Clerk, under pro-
test, recognizing no legal right in him to cots
lect the same. Respectfully,
Dated June e7 1898.
To Martin v. McDsrmott, Esq.,, City Clerk.
Schlatter took his licehse aud went his
way. A few moments later, MIXED Aio
DAILY strobe tragedically Into the Hobo
ken District Court, across the hall from
the City Clerks Office. and gave notice OF
suit Julius Schlatter VS.. Martin V.
McDermott, to recover %. Illegally exact
ed from the complainant"
In conversation with Mixed Ale q
moment later. in reply TO question OF 3
reporter why he did not bring suit
against the Mayor and Common Council,
DAILY replied tnet he brought suit against
McDermott because ne received the
money.
The case will be watched with interest
as it concerns every saloon keeper IN the
State.
A JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter saw
Schlatter at his place Of businesss az
noon. In answer to the reporters in
qulries, he sRid:-
"Yan, this vas an important matter. 1t
affects the saloonkeepers in our assccia-
ton and those outside. You ought to
saw McDermott. Oh, he Vas excitsd;
he yust walked up and down
like one crazy man." aud
Julius chuckled with glee. He had
letter from Secretary Thurber this .lhorn-
ing in answer to one he sent Cleveland,
ackpowledgingly receipt OF the letter.
This he would show every one with the
remark, Just got a letter from Cleve-
land Read it.