Evening journal., 1894-03-01
NO LICENSES GRANTED
Four Refused BY the Court
and Two Were Withdrawn.
NOT "A NEW PLACE LICENSED
II Only Took the Judges Few Min
utes to Decide the Matter-Four
Hearings This Morning.

4
utes to Decide the Matter-Four
Hearings This Morning.
The Court of General Sessions made
short work of the contested liquor II
cense cases. There were six new appli
cations. Four were refused and two
withdrawn, as follows:
Refused.
Patrick Blggins, No. 1918 East Elev
enth street.
Bridget Fitzslmmous, No. 1856 West
Second street.
Csthsrine Carroll, No. East Third
street.
John Murphey, No. slO West Third
street.
withdrawn.
John Griffith, Gilpin avenue aud Scott
street.
John ]. Ryan, Seventh avenue and
Duncan street.
Almost the entire morning session was
taken up in hearing testimony in the
| four cases refused.
Patrick Biggins. of No. 1913 East
Eleventh street, was opposed by the Law
and Order Society because be is a nom
resident of the ward, and the neighbor-
hood is we'll supplied with saloons. the
place had, Mr.. Prickett said, been re.
fused before. It is near Methodist
and Baptist Church. Peter L. Cooper.
Jr., represented Biggins.
Rev. H. S. DulanY, of Kingswood M.
E. Church, testified that there is a
licensed place only four doors away and
there is a hotel several squares away.
Two churches are within FIVE squares Of
the place applied for.
Rev. A. e Rostrum, Of the Swedish
Mission, was called. He said the place
was only about a square from his mission
and granting of the license would be
injurious to religious work in the
neighborhood
c. W. Corney, j. G. Airy and John w.
Smith gave testimony adverse to the
license.
The defense called John O'Donnell,
Henry Manning, Frederick Webber. G.
s. Prettyman and Michael Farmer. They
said the saloon was needed and Mr.. Big
gins was proper man to keep IL.
petition from workmen of the p
w. 4 B. shops was also presented by Mr..
Cooper.
In addressing the court, Mr. Prickett
said that there had been several appli-
cations for a license for the place but
they were refused. Mr.. Biggins sold
his saloon in another part Of the city,
and now applied for another
There were remonstrances from per-
sons living in the vicinity and the off
clals Of the Swedish Mission and Kings.
wood NJ e. Church.
Mrs. Bridget Fitztimmon's application
was then taken up. She wants to run
/ =. - - ,f Il
and Monroe streets. J. Frank Biggs wa
5 her counsel.
Mr.. Prickett called L. G. Kent, of thu
? firm of Kent & Weeks De said ther,
were seven saloons In the vicinity, one
Of them only four doors away. William
3 Bullock swore that within a radius o.
two squares there were eighteen saloons
D | When Mr.. Biggs asked II 3 restaurant
we're not needed in the .neighborhood h'
8 answered negatively.
t Mr.. Biggs Then those people should
s go hungry, you think2'
Q mo, sir, the witness replied
1 "But II there were fewer saloons therl
8 would be no need Of anyone beinl
4 hungry"
h Mrs. Kate King opposed the license ol
s general grounds.
T Elk Speaker of the Senate John p. Don
s ahoe and Mel Dougherty appeared In be
half Of the license. Mr.. Biggs presente
letters of recommendation from Repre-
sentative ]. Harvey Spruance, ex-Cit
Auditor John A. Mitchell, Receiver Q
Taxes John T. Dickey, owen J. Hessior
James Grant, Patrick Nesry, James Mui
. ray and Tax Collector Eugene y
Il Sayers.
Mr. Prickett opposed granting licens
. to Mrs Catharine Carroll. at No. ER!
= Third street. He said the house had bee
Z refused before by the court and raj
. had shown it to be rendezvous f
policy gamblers.
y Police Sergeant Weleh was called. Z
swore to the raid aud the capture {
u policy gamblers there.
Mr.. Biggs said she rented it TO E,
=. ward O'Donnell, who sub let 1t to anothl
y man, and knew nothing OF the purposi
" for which the building was being used.
n. The court said that it had heard tl
- application at the last term and II IL
- place had been rsided for policy playir
=. 1t did not care to hear anything farthe
Messrs. Biggs and Turner withdre
IN the application.
90 The court refuse1 to grant the witt
~ drawal, holding that such action cou
not sbe taken after the hearing. TT
- license will be turned down
- John Murphey applied for a place
90 Third and Tatnall streets. Mr.. Pricke
oo informed the court that, at the Ia
IN term, Mrs Murphey applied and vi
refused
e. R. Cochran, Jr, was counsel for Il
> applicant Several witnesses testified
the necessity of the place. He also pI
~ sented letters of accommodation from
- number of persons.
This closed the hearings and In fe
minutes the court handed down
finding to the clerk Of the peace
He Superior Court business.
," Ex Mayor Austin Harrington asked
a rule TO show cause why the writ in {
n case of Lilburn Chandler and Levi
as Bird VS.. w. J. Dunseith and wife shou
te not be quashed. II is a suit in which
NC mortgage is involved. Juige Ball a
peared for the plaintiffs. The rule W
ne granted and argument set for Monday.
The case of Wigglesworth VS.. t
er. Wilmington City Railway Compan