The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-30
FIFTH EDITION.



The hearings In the appllcations for
license were continued this morninr
by the court.
Nicholas Ellwood made application
for a license to sell liquor In the old
stand OF Thomas Toy at Rising Sun.
known as the William Penn Hotel. Mr..
Prlckett said this is property owned
by Thomas Toy. who was turred down
at q former sitting OF tho court for
selling liquor on Sunday. This man
is brother.in-law of Mr.. 10y and
does not reside in the neighborhood,
ahu tnen again he saloon Is not need
ed In that neighborhood.
MIR. Rodney said. wrote, the leaae
TO blr, Ellwood which was done at inv
solicitation. This has been licensed
house einco 1885. For thlrty-seyen
years this house has had license and
1t has been used for school elections
ard other purposes.
Mr.. Prlckett-I want Mr.. Toy put
on the stnnd. 1 gave tho Sheriff n
summons Tor him and he returned
that he could not find him. II he is
here in the court room, calling him by
name. want him put on the stand. az
this is the only way have in Iroying
that he lie not tenant of the pressnt
property.
Letters were read from Geo. Frlzzle.
Vim. Rove, Geo. McIntyre, Edward T.
Conner, VIM. Rowe. ST., praying tho
court to grant the llcense; that he is
proper person OF good character to
sell liquors.
Benjamin I. Sheppard testified that
he resides at Henry Clay. lie 10 q
school commissioner of that district,
ana works at tho Hagley yards at his
trade cooperlng. He headed n remon-
which To- D-Ia 800
sehted TO the court to look over aud
mark the names Of the persons sign
ing II who did not reside in the school
district.
Mr. Sheppard found only four sign.
ers on the rem onstrance that reside In
the school District IN which the VIM.
Penn hotel is located.
Mr.. PricKett-Do not tho persons
whose names are on this list reside In
the im mediate vicinity? Well, yes In
tho immediate vicinity!
Your honor this house was reported
to me by the Law and Oruer Society
for breaking the law In numerous
instances, ..".
lichard Cavanaugh WIS also repre-
senled by Mr.. John II. Rodney made
application for license TO sell LIQUOR
Mr.. Priehett said he was opposed to
the granting Of this license on the
same ground that he opposed Ell
woods. 1t was not needed. He pre-
sented II remonstrance against 1t.
Mr.. RodGey-Your honors that
license was refused Mr. Bakely at the
last term OF court on the testimony of
ono witness who said he had been In
said saloon on certain Sunday with
one Janies Kane. MIR. Kane was here
present in the court to provo that he
was not In that saloon with him ON
that Sunday OF any other.
MIR. Rodney presented n petition
signed by one hundred and twenty
persons praying the court to grant the
said CayanauRh license. This Ia an
old licensed house. having had Ii.
cense for over 80 yeals.
Letters were read from Father Don.
aghy, OF 81. AIMS catholic Church.
John Stewart, jus. Mcintyre, William
flanagan and some seven other resi-
dents, and property owners In tho
nelghborhood, favoling II granting OF
license to this house, and that Ellwood
was proper and sober person and
we'll qualified to keep a hotel or sa-
loon, That Ii was a necessity in the
noighborhood Alr. Walter Hayes
made motion that all rules and mo-
tons roturnable at this term not
heard be returnable ut the next term
OF court.
Mr.. William c. Spruance moved
for judgment In TIE case OF Henry s.
townsend, OF. aL, trustees, Alvin @.
SlOne and others. which was granted.
Mr.. Bradford moved for an order OF
sale In the case OF j. Hood Wright
against Henry G.. Robinson for the
sale OF certain stocks that have been
attached In his hands. said to belong
To certain persons. who, 1t Is alleged.
owe him for balance due on stock
transaction.
Mr.. Edward Il. Cochran made mo.
ton to file nHrr and take Judgment In
two cases against Snlvena lielntz VS..
Grandon Reed, which was granted.
John IL Rodney asked the court to
confirm the sale OF certain real estate
at Newarli by Deputy Tax Collector
y. X. Donaldson. Action was dc
ferred.
Peter H. Cooper moved that judg-
ment bo vacated IN the suit of Cathe-
rlne Morrison against Fred. W. Larl-
son. Mrs Morrison charged the de-
PENDANT with obtaining money under
false pretenceB without informing him
first OF her action. Frank Hofl'ecker
represents the defendant. The court
ordered the judgments taken oil and
the Acknowledgment.
William =. Priukett asked that an at
tachnent DO issued Tor Jas. W. Lowe
and Frank Corbett, who were witnesses
in the case j. W. Wright vs.. Ii. q.
Robinson, who failed to appear.
Court then adjourned untli 2.S0
o'clock.