Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-04

! place hau hau almost every attorney at the
bar, and even MIR, TurGer. with all his elo-
| yuence, couldn't secure the license Mr..
turner, who sat within tie bar, smiled
and bowed his ackno~ ledgment of the
compliment.
Mr.. Prickett offered general rcmon-
STRANGE against the granting ot a license to
! Arthur NJ. DAVIS, No. 3US East Eleventh
street. John II. Rodney appeared for DAVIS.
Mt. Prickett called Samuel Il. Lawson,
storekeepcr for the r., W. X b. Railroad
| Company, who said the saloon was not a
necessity and there were enough in the
community already.
Mr.. Rodney presented letters from DR.,
John r. Wales, DR.. NJ, r. Munship, Sena.
tor Pyle w. Scott Vernon, squire Mona.
CHAN, j. Harry Picrson, Phillip Plunkett
eX-t'ouncilman Adele and others teStifying
to the character of the applicant and his
abilities to conduct saloon. Mr.. Rodney
sad that the applicant desired to conduct
an eating saloon and restaurant in conncc-
tioh with the saloon, and presented ii let
tiers i'll favor of the license
MIR. Prickctt read Il list of the names of
persons asking Tor the license and said
that many of them did not live in the
ward.
Joseph Hettenger desires to keep a saloon
at the corner Of Elm and Van buren,
streets, i'll the southwestern part Of the
city. Henry Clay Turner represents the
applicant. William IL. Gregg, William IL.
Weeks, Isaac NJ. lardee, we're called bv
Mr.. Pricke!t and testified that the place
was not necessity.
Mr., Turner commended that the applicant
was a lit man TO keep saloon, and that
the place was situate on one of the leading
thorOughfares i'll the city.
The hearing of witnesses in the case of
Daniel Mckenney, at Third and Monroe
streets, which was begun yesterday after
noon, was resumed this morning. Mr..
PrickGtt called to the stand Oscar Applebv,
who bears u striking resemblance to Bill
Nye, and the latter did not consideiAt tile
saloon necessity.
Mr.. Turner called Frank Kane, Samuel
n. Smetz and Councilman Griffin, all Of
whom favored the granting of the license
and said that the hotel would be AN ac-
commOdatiOn to the farmers to have a
place for lodging and stable room for their
horses
Michael j. Sharkey. asks for a license to
conduct saloon at the northeast corner
OF Front and Market streets. Mr.. Shurkey
now enjoys the privileges of fractional
license which was granted by Judge irubb
during the interim between the February
and the present term John Biggs appeared
for Sharkey and presented n long petition
ol residents of the ward who said the APP
rllcant was in every way capable of keep.
my saloon. Councilman James Magee,
alter explaining that he had been
brought 10 testify by the regular process of
the court, said the corner was much i'm
proved since the license was granted and
that there was not the disorder of former
years. The witness recoileCted that Il hur-
EblG murder had been committed on this
corner few years ago, that and disnrderly
persons no longer congregated about the
place.
Ex-Corouer Charles Il. Sparks said the
place was an improvement since the
granting of the license over the old con-
ultlon OF affairs existing there.
officer James Leach said there couldn't
be better place than that kept by Mr..
Sharkey. Officer James Scott and Officer
thornton gave similar testimony, aS did
eH. Levy Cnurtman Henry y. Hickman
Mr.. Prickett in summing up took occa-
sion to score the policemen who had testt.
lied III the case claiming that according to
their testimony, Mr.. Sharkey had done
what they had failed 70 do in dispensing
disorderly persons who congregated about
the old place and allowed such disgrace
tnl state of affairs to exist
The policemen who testified were sum
moned by the processes of the court
Peter Ryan asked for u license to keep
the United States Hotel. Mr.. Prickett
called up the records of he court which
showed that the applicant had been in
dicted for selling liquor to minors.
Lewis {. Nandegrlft, who appeared as
counsel for Ryan, said that every man was
presumed to be innocent until found
guilty and that the attorney on the other
side had no right to assume Ryan was
guilty unless so determined by Jury of
his fellow-men. Mr.. Nandegrift said that
Ryan had been warned ont by tile owners
of the property and that assured him that
he could prove his innocence OF the charge
preferred.
Chief Justice Lore stated that the courts
of Philadelphia had refused to believe a
man guilty under charges, and required
conviction as proof of guilt.
Court adjourned until 80 O. clock in the
afternoon.
The license cases postponed from the
February term of court were finally dis
posed of at the adjourned session in
progress the past few days at the court
house. There were eight new places
considered in all, four of which were
granted and four refused. While the
license of Arthur NJ. Davis, No. 3OS
East Eleventh street, was granted, it
failed to receive the signature Of Chief
Justice Lore. The license of Frederick
Hoch, who had failed TO properly dcsig-
nate the location Of his place, was re-
fused. A complete list is given below
GRANTED.
Michael j. Sharkey, northeast corner
of Front and Market streets.
Peter Ruan, United States Hotel.
Arthur NJ. Davis, No. sos East Eley-
enth street.
Daniel McKenney, Third and Monroe
streets.
REFUSED.
Frederick Hook, Adams and Linden
streets
Joseph Hettenger; Elm and Van
Buren, streets.
Patrick Honey, Seventh avenue and
Duncan street.
Emmett l.. Thomas, No. 613 West
Eighth street.
The following were granted:
OLD PLACES.
Pauline AsChenbach, 207 West Second |
street.
John Joseph herman, northwest
corner of Seventh and Madison streets.
james Grumlish, northwest corner of |
A and Townsend streets,
Bernard Carr, northeast corner of |
Water and King streets,
Charles FChrenbuch, northwest corner |
of Fourth and French streets.
John L. Ford, lO5 Shipley street.
John NJ. Gropp, l0J Market street.
Thomas IL. Gissom, West Fourth
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