Evening journal., 1894-05-19

40 EANNAN'A lMRANh NHIn Va AAN EANAA
ises. The petition for the license was
signed by l6l men, forty one of them
being property owners ia the ward
Letters were read from George II. Nc
Call, Giles Lambson, @ p Stidham and
the Consumers Ice and Coal Company
The statement was made that the house
contained from fifteen TO twenty rooms
and the stable contained eighteen stalls
Charles Cannon, James Phillips,
Thomas Fleming, Bernard Donahoe and
john p. Welsh, testified TO the necessity
OF the place for the accommodation Of
the travelling public.
Timothy McNamara whose application
was for a saloon at the northwest corner
Of Lombard and McCaulley streets, was
represented by John II. Rodney.
The objections laid by Mr. Prickett
were that IL was not needed and that Il
was only a little over a square from
Epworth NJ. + Church He laid before
the court Temonstrances signed by ninety
persons, and a special remonstrauce from
the official board OF Epworth Church.
AS Mr.. Priokett's witnesses had not
arrived Mr. Rodney proceeded TO put In
his case. He read a petition and pre-
sented letters as 90 Mr. Mcnamara S
character which was not in question.
Among the witnesses called in be-
half Of the applicant were Charles
Harkins, Thomas H. Grissom .and
Thomas Kelley. They expressed the belief
that the place would be a public con-
venience
As Mr. Prickett's witnesses had not
appeared the court proceeded 20 take up
the old places demonstrated against.
The Old Places Taken Up
James H. Halliday, of No 4lO Spruce
street. was the first taken up. he was
represented by James w. Ponder
The remonstrance' presented by Mr.
Prickett was to the effect that the place
was not needed that 10 was disorderly
and that liquor was sold to intoxicated
persons.
Edward J. Messlck testified that he
had seen fight IN Halliday place and
that there was good deal of loahng at
Fourth and Spruce.
William Dugan was called but did noi
respond
Mr. Prickett.-"He was sobpWnead
The sheriff told me he served IL himself.
Chief Justice Lore. Take your at
taohmemt and bring their men here ant
we will punish them. Take your attach
ment, re urnable forthwith, and bring hin
here. We will see that these witnesses
| come.
Alexander Thompson testified that h
had seen a disorderly crowd around th'
| saloon at times
Mr.. Ponder-"Who asked you to tetif.
against this plsce?"
''Shan Dougherty came TO me and aske'
me to sign the remonstrance
Rev. d. J. Flynn, priest of st Mary
/ Church at Sixth and Pine streets, wa
pronounced in his opposition to tn
place. II had been an invsrlable nui
sance for three or four years, not onl
under Mr.. Halliday, but also under Mrs
Calhoun who preceded him. There aI
four saloons within a distance Of 30
feet and the place is infested wit
chronic losfers.
Mr. Ponder called Sergeant Evans an
Patrolman Floyd. They testified that the
had never noticed any dlsorderly conduc
in Hallidays place, and had received n
complaints. There was a disorderl
crowd at Fourth and Spruce streets a
times, but for the past three weeks Oh
loafers had been kept moving. Office
Floyd, whose name appeared on the re
monstrance, denied having put it there
saying that it was against the police de
partment regulations for an officer {
sign either way.
Isaac Dillon. of Fourth and Kin
streets. aud John Saville, who lives mex
to Halliday's place said they never kne'
OF disorderly occurrences there.
| Mr. Ponder read a letter from Thoma
Donald, Thomas Mcdonald and Bessl
Mcdonald, stating that they never signe
the remonstrance. He also presented
petition signed by a large number O
Fourth ward residents
Jonn +. Bradley, Of Eleventh Rnl
French streets, had St Josephs Societ
for Colored Missions to fight. He ha
f r Cochran, Jr, and Peter L. Coopei
Jr., to represent him. Father De Ruytei
founder Of the church, school and home
testified that the place was disorderl
and noisy and interfered with the wor
and quiet Of the school He ssid that tn
mission had $3.50. 600 worth Of propert
and $50 pupils and inmates, which woul
soon be increased to 25O or 300. pri
Henry Stevens aud Samuel Elber,, Of th
mission free dispensary and clinic, testi
fed to the disorder reigning in the neigl
hood.
Defense Turns the Tables.
Bradle, g lawyers turned the table
1 1 d.