Evening journal., 1893-12-16
CREEDEN, CRAWFORD.
Only Two Contested Licenses
Granted BY the Court.
GUM WAS A TRUTHFUL WITNESS

Cfeeueh Nhhe 90 hehflns oi AfkhWent
on the Troop Armory Rule Post
poned.
There were but few persons in the
court room at o'clock this morning
when the Court OF General Sessions was
opened, TO hear he license application Of
John j Greed en-. Of Hockessin. Walter
H Hayes and Henry G Turner appeared
for the applicant. William s. Prickett
represented the Law and Order Society.
All the other applications resisted by
the society, had been heard by the court
The number OF witnesses in the Cree
den case was unusually large The place
at Hockessin had been licensed for thirty
years. Up to one year ago the appli-
cant's mother had run il. She died and
her son succeeded her.
The Law and Order Society opposed
him on the ground that he was man Of
incorporate habits and not proper per
son to carry on the business.
1t was 8 80 o'clock when Mr. Prickett
opened his attack He informed the
court that the charges were made by
letter and not by formal exceptions.
Judge Cullen said such course was new
to him and that it was decided by Judge
Gilpin that exceptions must be filed aud
specific objections made.
Mr. Prickett said that he did not file
/ specific charges in one case in ten. The
letters made specific charges Of violation
of the law.
| Chief Justice Lore said IL would save
trouble hereafter to file some formal
charge The proceedings have been un.
usually informal A mere general alle-
| cation will amount to nothing specih-
cations must be made.
Judge Cullen did not think the letters
sufficient; but deferred to the opinion OF
the chief justice and Judge Marvel He
had been here three years, and IL
was the irst time he ever heard of such
a mode of procedure.
Mr. Hayes said that Chief Justice
Comegys ruled that there must be
brief filed by the attorney. He appeale
TO Mr.. Ward to substantiste his state
ment.
Mr.. Prickett agreed with him to the
extent that some paper must be filed.
The court instructed him to put in his
case.
Necessary witness Dead.
In the Superior Court, on motion OF
Walter H. Hayes, the case Of John j.
Gallagher VS. James Rodgers was dis
continued. William s Hiles represented
the defendant
1t was a suit TO recover money paid by
mistake One Of the plaintiffs witnesses
died, and Mr.. Hayes decided that bis
7 testimony was necessary to prove Mr.
Gallagher case, The amount involved
,, was only $40.
He read letters from the pastor OF
the M. +. Church. at Hoekessin, Magis
trate John g. Jackson. the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and Edwin
Golding, charging that Creeden kept q
disorderly house, participated in the
revels and it was unsafe for women and
: children to pass the place. IL is un
1 necessary as the place is already pro
vided with temperance hotel Of respec-
liability.
. William B. Jackson testified that
, Creeden's hotel only had four bed rooms
: and two small atties. The stable only
has three stalls The temperance hote
> has ten commodious bedrooms. He did
' not consider Creeden's place necessary
for the convenience of the travelling pub
lie
Under cross examination he tes titled
D to the relative distance of other drinking
G places from Hockessin. He had seeI
r Creeden under the influence Of liquor bui
! would not say he was addicted tol drunk
! enness. He was fined $25 for poisoning
Creeden's dog, but the judgment wal
! afterwards reversed by eertiorari pro
+ ceedings. He said he did not prosecutl
Creeden for shooting blackbrds.
Frederick M. Gum said he had seei
j Creeden feeling good but not drunk. H
. kept place in which there were oftel
. big fights The place is not needed. Il
: detailed a conversation in which Creeden
e on Friday Of last week, threatened hin
I, and all men who opposed bis license II
said, "Just wait until get my license,
and 1 will get 1t sure as HI, and vii
make them sweat
Mr.. hayes took hold of Gum an
+ wound him up in short order.
"Were you ever in the liquor bushes
:. yourself9"
! "No; l never had a license in m
4 life2'
Il know you never had license, bu
haven't you sold liquor2'
mot for several years"
y within three yearsg
It Maybe II is three years.
l. "Now, Mr.. Gum, didn't you sell liquc
e on Sunday. week day and every othe
TT day without a licenseT
Il did. l am here TO tell the truth an
l will do it every time.
That Will do for you, said Mr., Haye
rs and Gum went off the stand
L. James Stilwell said he never hear
IN any disorder about the place, but belo
ID there He had seen Creeden feelln
good, but not out of the way. Creede
is county constable and postmaster (
Hockessin. He signed the applicable
y for license
10 Jacob Smith, colored, was sworn. I
s. thought the place necessary and Creeds
Dr proper man to run 1t. He knew nothin
against him
Patrick Hyde heard much noise rigl
n around the premises, but signed Gre
,g den's application for license.
NJ Hickman Worth had heard quarrelir
around the place, but never saw hgi
there he did not think any license
place necessary.
We With these three damaging witness
b. Mr.. Prickett closed his side Of the cas-
lg witnesses for Creeden.
Mr.. Hayes read portion of the will I
Mrs. Creeden in which she provided th
I'D, her son should run the place until Apl