Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-04

held by the plainti1f.
The disputed license applications were
taken up when court convened at
o'clock Saturday morning.
John j. Kennedy desired to keep a
saloon at No. 105 West Ninth street, di-
rectly opposite the new Federal building.
Il. II. Cochran, ,Jr, represented the appli-
cant. Mr., Prickett opposed the granting
OF the license on the ground that it is
not needed by the resident population,
there being several saloons and hotel
in the immediate neighborhood. MIR. |
Prickett filed general remonstrance |
against the place and presented letters |
from prominent people living in the |
vicinity. There is also a remonstrance |
from Grace Church, First Presbyterian |
Church and Friends Meeting, Ninth and
'Fatnall streets.
Mr.. Cochran read letters from Albert |
Jacquet. Julius A. Krauspe, w. X.
Edwards, B. F. Townsend, j. ii.
Spruance, William Gosnell and others,
who are of the opinion that the place is
necessity and that Kennedy is a
proper man to conduct the saloon.
Joseph Cavender said he lives right
next door to the place and it would be
public convenience Thomas Cnsick,
Charles A. Shultz and Bernard j.
McVey thought the place would be
public convenience.
Mr.. Prickett then called the agent of
the property, who testified that he
rented it to Kennedy on September 4th.
The application was made on August
18th. The court held that the applica-
ton was defective in view of the fact
that Kennedy was not the legal tenant
at the time he made application, but
came into possession of the property on
September 4th, 1S days after the appli-
cation was filed. MIR. Cochran then
asked leave to withdraw the application.
The next application was that OF }.
L. French, at No. 0 East Third street.
Peter l.. Cooper represents the appli-
cant. Mr.. Prickett said the place had
been refused license thrice before and
was at one time resort for policy
players. A general remonstrance was
| filed.
Mr. Cooper said that Mr.. French pro-
posed to keep first class place in every
| particular, and was in nowse responsi-
BILE for the state of affairs that may have
existed in the place years ago. Mrs.
Carroll is the owner of the place, but
docs not live there, and has no further
interest in it. Mr.. Cooper further stated
that he could prove by nearly every one
in the neghborhood that the place
would be necessity.
The chief justice said the place had
been turned down three times and he
did not feel disposed to sit here and
stultify himself by hearing witnesses
rehearse the same features that have
been introduced before. Court decided
TO allow Mr.. Cooper to introduce evi-
dence in regard to the necessity of the
place. George Lyons, George A. Hooper,
Charles Reed aud George Davis, testi-
fled that in their opinion the place was
necessity. Mr.. Cooper stated that the
license was sigued by so members of
Union Veteran Legion and by 150
people in the immediate vicinity of the
place. Mr. Cooper called the courts
attention to the signers Of the remon-
STRANGE, many of whom do not live in
the ward.
James Deeney desires to keep saloon
at Seventh avenue and Duncan street.
Mr.. Prickett opposed the saloon on the
ground that it has been turned down
several times before and is not neces-
sity. A general remonstrance was filed.
j. Frank Biggs, who represents
Deeney, presented the names of num-
ber OF residents of the ward who fav-
ored the license on the ground that ii
would be public convenience,
Thomas j. King wants to keep q
saloon at the northeast corner of Fourth
and Madison streets. He is represented
by Peter L. Cooper, Jr The Law and
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against the licensing of the saloon on
the ground it is new place and moi
needed. Among those opposed to the
saloon are: ES-Councilman William
IL. Blake, John ii. Graham, Jacob T.
Clymer and Henry g. McLear.
Mr.. Cooper called Daniel Mullin
Savoy Evans, Charles Beale, Frank
Kane, DIR. John Y. Fahey, and others
who said the place was necessity
Mr. Cooper presented a petition from 81
farmers in Madison street market who
said the saloon would be public con
venience.
i Artemus Smith has withdrawn thu
application of Christopher Pfrommel
for license to keep saloon at Watel
and Market streets, and the case viii
, not be heard at this term.
, The application of Walter G
; Ckeavens, is for saloon at the cornel
, of Lord and McCaulley streets. He i:
represented by Walter Q. Hayes. Mr.
1 Prickett filed the usual remonstranct
/ while Mr.. Hayes called witnesses t.
| prove the place was necessity. Ihi'
A was the last application.
f The court announced its decision il
!. \ the license cases at 1.30 o'clock, refus
) ing all the applications for licenses TO
a new places.
In superior court Saturday mornin
p Austin Harrington filed an narr an
+ took Judgment IN the case of John I
f Homer against Samuel w. Kenned
a and James Haines, amount of judgmen
4 to be ascertained by jury of inquisition
n Philip Plunkett surrendered to th
s court Max Geist, whose bail bond wa
# declared forfeited. Geist was remande
e to the custody of the sheriff who too
him to IL cell in the basement of tn
v Court House.
n Two citizens received their fins
,f naturalization papers: Solomon Bul
e ston, voucher Hugh G. Browne; Edwar
j. Brown, h. j. McVey.
n Harry Emmons filed and took judg
= meat for want of appearance in the re
IS plevin case of Thomas G. Lovegrow
i. Co, VS.. Pierce Gould, sheriff. Mr.. En-
Is mons asked for writ of possession
Ii the case Agnes E. Davidson, Assignee
IS VS.. John Il. Fuhr ct. al. The reque
N was granted.
s. Willard Salisbury, Jr., obtained juds
q ment for want of appearance in the ca:
of George Miller VS.. Howard Lynch
r al, amount to be obtained by jury
70 inquisition. Thomas Davis obtaine
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