Evening journal., 1894-12-01
PERRY TAVERN REFUSED
After Having Had License for
About Ninety Years.
MAHoEEY & RBRo. TURNED DOWN

ings.
The Court of General Sessions took
up the contested license cases this morn
ing, and it was sad and sorrowful day
for William 3. Prickett attorney for
the Law and Order Society. many Of his
witnesses going dead back on him
The FIRST case called was th at Of John
J. Crogan, north east corner Of Fifth and
Tatnall streets He was charged with
keeping disorderly house.
Police Sergeants Bailey and Massey,
and Police Officers Gum, Ward aud
Lyons were called to testify for the
prosecution, but. much to the surprise
Of Mr. Prickett, they said that the place
was kept In as orderly manner as II
could be-
The court instructed I. Bayard Heisel.
Orogan's counsel, not to put In his side OF
the case as II was unnecessary. This
insured Crogan renewal.
Out In the Eleventh Ward.
John Harklns, applicant for a new place
az Sixth avenue and Coleman street la the
Eleventh ward was opposed on the broad
ground that 1t was new place and not
necessary for public convenience
Mr. Prickett presented a remonstrAnee
from numerous business houses which
have interests there but are not situated
in the neigbborhood He also stated
that Il would be too close to Methodist
Episcopal Church. He did not call any
Witnesses
Mr.. Helsel, attorney for the applicant,
called John Holland and Timothy Hous
ton. They testified that the place was
necessary for public convenience A
petition signed by about 300 persons was
presented
Tho Charge Not Proved.
The objestIon to August II Krlenen. Of
No IA East Second street, was that he
had sold liquor on Sunday. Mr.. Pickett
called Mrs. Sarah Jordan, woman Of
marked avolrdupois, as his star witness.
She fell fiat on him, saying that she had
never seen liquor sold there on Sunday and
/ didn't know why she had been summoned.
She was his only witness, and on motion
Of William +, smalley, Jr., attorney for
Krienen, the case was dismissed.
Charged with Selling TO minors.
There were three counts ia Mr.
| Prickett's indictment against Dilworth
p Wells, OF Perry's Hotel In Brandy
wine hundred-keeping dlsorderly
house, selling to minors and selling on
| Sunday.
Mr.. Prickett put Curtis Talley, Cor
nelius Lyons and others on the stand,
and called Mitchell HinckHon, but hs
failed TO respond The witnesses who
testified did ali they could to substan-
tiate the charges, and one OF them gave
Il . fhInv .F mir FhF k.A
supplied with liquor.
Someone said that the place had been
licensed for ninety years.
Chief Justice Lore said It was an old
licensed house. but that did not Justify
anv infringement OF the law.
Walter Il. Hayes called Isaac NJ
Grubb, John d. McCrea, Stewart Ramsey,
Daniel Ryan and David Cloud The
substance OF their testimony was that
the place was both orderly and neces.
sary, and they had never known whiskey
to be sold to minors.
Mr. Hayes stated that there were
sixty-four voters in the district. or this
number thirty four favored q renewal OF
the license while only eighteen remon-
strated against It He said that there
was q decision In Harrington which
required that the names Of the minors be
given when known, and that had not
been complied with in this case
Mahoney and Brother, of No. 23 South
Justison street, accused Of selling on
Sunday, were represented by Walter h
Hayes.
The witnesses called for the prosecu-
tion were Edward ]. Curley, Of the
Wilmington Coal Gas Company, Frank
Ferinski and Morgan Kspanski, but they
proved poor witnesses against the present
occupant
Kspanski said that Police Oficer
Theodore serkorski had drank Sunday
liquor with him at his home, but he did
not buy it at Mshoney and Bsother's.
James Fl hammond, an old rounder,
created some amusement He said he
got bottle filled there on Sunday but he
did not know whether 1t was filed with
water, whisksy or gin. That was two OF
three months ago. Mr.. Mahoney had
refused to give him q drink. He did mol
pay for what the bottle contained
NJ Hayes called Charles Salvador,
Benz amin L Kent, Walter Pagan aud
James Byrne They testl6ed to the
orderly character Of the place aud that
they had never known Of Sunday selling
going on. Mr. Kent said that 1t was run
better than ever It was before.
Christopher f. PfrommeT. who has beer
trying for several successive terms to gel
license for the northwest corner oi
Water and Market streets, appeared al
his own lawyer, stating to the court thai
there seemed to be some tronbll
in getting lawyer to TAX,
the case. He had nothing to say further
than that he would be glad TO have
license and would take 1t II the cour
would grant it. He had neither wit
nesses nor new facts and the cour
practically dismissed his application.
Not for MRS. Hanrahan.
The charge against Michael Golden,
whose application was for the southwest
corner of Front and King streets. wa
that he was simply stool pigeon for Mrs
Hanrahgn, owner Of tho property, con
victed OF selling liquor on sunday.
Francis q. Hoffecker and Walter H
Hayes informed the court that II the
license we're granted it would not go &
Mrs Hsnrahan. but be assigned to lJohi
A Kennedy, who will be backed b.
Lengel Mr. Pdokett withdrew hi
objection on the strength Of this assur
I ance.
s The court refused to hear the applica