The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-29
FIFTH EDITION.


The contested liquor licenses taken
up IN GenerGlSessions Court this morn.
ing. John J. kennedy, through his
counsel Il. Il. Cochran, Jr., withdrew
MS application for license TO sell In
toSicntlpg liquors at No. los w. Ninth
s.Ieet. ne wac not a tenant OF the
properly at the limo he filed his appli.
cation anu WIliiem y. Prlckett, repre-.
lsehtinH the LAW and Order Society
lopposed IL on tnat ground ana alsu
that II WINS not needed there. The
usual remonstrGnces were filed.
Inc application DILL, Frenon to sell
liquor at No. East Third street wac
ne second application considered.
Ifeter J.. Cooper represented the april.
cant. Mr. French Is new applicant.
put tho house Is an old one. and has
heen refused license several times.
witnesses on both sldes were Called
VINO testified to the need OF the saloon.
land others to the damapinX influence
~ would have In that community.
The neighs orhood Is already oyerrun
lDy saloons.
Mr.. Pickett opposed the granting
of q license to James Deeney at Sew.
lehth avenue and duncan streets, OIL
me grounds that the place was o new
Iohei That 1t was not needed; that IL
IhHd been refused before. and that the
resent applicant Is brother. Jaw
NO former proprietor who had solu
, liquor Illegally there. J. Frank BiRgs
lappeaIad Tor the applicant. The ex.
lamlhation OF witnesses occupied tho
lltentlon OF the Court half an hour
the usual remonitrances anu peti.
Itlons were presented by MIR. priokett
Howell S. England withdr rev ths nm.
plication OF Jonn Harklns to sell liquor
lht northeast corner OF Sixth avenue
and Coleman street.
hesi"ents and property owners in
the nelghborhood petitioned the oourt
lot TO grant license to L. j. King. nj
Fourth anu Madison streets. vino an.
lplied through Peter L.. Cooper. Thera
ire Already 10 saloons within radl.
US OF Two squares and another one
would depreciate the value OF ndioiD.
ing property. Mr. Kings application
"as iurther obJeotad to by Mr.. Prlcket
IS lie was neither the owner or occun.
ant Of the house.
D. L. elymei, Henry @. Mclean. w
II. Hraham. William H. Blake, j. b.
lawrence and IL u. Rettew testitied
uat me place was not necessa airy, and
fhe licensing Of the house would be- q
nuisance to tho com munlty.
behlalnln Mullen, the owner of the
property, testified that Mr.. King liz
Wy tenant OF The property.
-, lhe Application OF CHRISTOPHER
tifohlmet az northwest corner OF
Water and Market streets was with.
Drawn BY Artemus Smith.
walter Hayes appelled for waltar
Nheavihs to sell liquor at McCaulley
ana Lombard streets. Mr. Pickett pre-.
l9ehteu remonstrance from the
IHrustees and members OF Epworth Nj.
r. church. Mr. Hayes adlnlttad that
Ithe saloon was two squares from the
church ard then began calling witness
es 70 prove that first clnss ca oon and
restaurant was needed there.
Mr.. Cheavins kept the saloon some
me ago. but was compelled 10 dis.
i,osn OF 1t owing to III health. MT.
lr!ckett produced witnesses apaInst
tho granting OF the license.
ms was tho last of the contested
uses. John j. Kennedy withdrew his
ippiicatlon to cell liquors al No. los
" Vest Ninth street.
All the Other applicants were reject