Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
THE LICENSE EIG hts.
New Point in the BunrInn Case--a
the Hearings Through With, Excel
One.

caic"i warfare against EluJr focuses,
old and new, when superior court con-
vencl on Friday. lie will call upon
several saloon Keepers 10 show why
their iicCuse applications should not be
revoked, bu: what success he Will have
is open for conjecture.
James L. Leonard wants 70 sell liquor
at No. 8 East Third street Mr.. prickett
objects 10 1t on the ground that the
license of the place has been once re.
vokcd; not needed ANA has been shown
10 he gambling resort. lie filed gem
er1l remOnstrancc.
1t did not take the Judges long 10 dis.
pose of the application OF John Griffith,
at Gilpln avenue and Scott street. Court
said the place had been turned down
twice and they did not propose TO go
into third hearing unless there was
some good reason offered why the place
should be given license. The appiica'
ton was Withdrawn.
Robert MGCadden wants license at
the Norway Lawn Hotel in New Castle
hundred. The place is opposed on the
ground that il is a new hotel, not needed,
close to public school and the county
almshousc.
Walter II. Hayes represents McCad-
den. He presented 4 petition and
letters from number Of voters and
property holders who favored the grant.
ing Of the license. Nj. Hayes said the
hotel was on the maiG road leading
from Wilmington to New Castle and
was large building with good accom-.
modations. Letters were read from
Isaac Q, Pyle, Henry d, Hickman, j.
+. White, Mammele Brothers, John +.
Daily, George w. Gray, who said the
place was suitable one for hotel and
McCadden was q fit man to keep the
place.
Mr.. Hayes also read letter from the
Rev. James Miller, rector of Grace
Church, Brandywine hundred, who
gave McCadden good scnd-oif as a
hotel man.
Casino Fidanze, aspires to keep a.
saloon on Eighth street near Scott. He
is represented by Victor b. Woollcy. Mr..
Prickctt filed general remonslrance
against tho place and called witnesses
10 prove II was not needed IL the com.
munity. 1t was shown that the place
was directly across the street from a
church and this settled the matter as far
US the judges are concerned. All an.
nounccd themselves as opposed to the
license. The court said they proposed
to help build up the city and not tear it
down." The application was then with
drawn.
The next place was that Of John j.
Ryan, Seventh avenue and Duncan
street. J. Frank Biggs is counsel for
the applicant. Mr.. Pickett interposed
the usual objections and Mr.. Biggs read
letters from prominent residents OF the
ward who favored the license.
The court was informed by Clerk
3iggs that the application OF II. j.
Fougeray at Union Park had been with.
drawn.
During the morning session Austin
Harrington stated that the cases of the
National Bank of Boston, Eagle
National Bank Of Boston, Republic
National Bank and Maiden National
Bank VS.. john G.. Baker had been
settled and the court ordered them
stricken from the calendar.
William S. Hilles, for the plaintiff in
the damage suit OF John Duke VS.. the
Diamond State Iron Co., announced that
this case also had been settled. Brad.
ford and Vandegrift represent the dc.
PENDANT company.
In the case of James l.. Till VS.. the
City Building and Loan Association, f..
IL. Hoffecker asked permission of the
court to substitute for his the name of
John II. Rodney as counsel for the dc.
fence, Mr.. Hoffecker stated that he
would probably be witness in the case.
The only license application con
sidered by the court Friday afternoon
was that Of Christopher +. Pfrommer,
at the southwest corner Of Water and
Market streets. Artemus Smith ap-
peared for Pfrommer. He called several
witnesses to prove that the place was
necessary for the accommodation Of the
Germans and said the applicant pro.
posed TO keep hotel and not drink
ing saloon.
: The license hearings were resumed at
10 O'Clock, a. m, Saturday, when the case
of Cornelius Mundny, who aspires to
keep saloon at Lancaster avenue and
Union street, was taken up. J. Frank
Biggs appeared fer the applicant, while
William S. Prickett was on deck for
the Law and Order Society.
Mr.. Pricket filed remonstrance
against the place and objected to it on
the ground that it was near SilYerbrook
Church and a public school.
Joseph Pyle was called as a witness
and said the place was not necessity
He was not opposed to all saloons, but
objected to this one particularly in that
locality.
City Councilman Ratledge, George
Law, and others, said the saloon was
not necessity.
Mr.. Blggs called james Carrigan, who
said the community needed another
saloon, and the place was necessity
There are IS rooms in the house, the
witness said, and the hotel will be run
in tirst.cass manner
Frederick Donovan testified that the
saloon would not Interfere with churches
or public schools, and the objection on
this ground was very far-fetched. lie
thought the travelling public demanded
the establishment OF a good hotel in that
neighborhood. ......
Peter j. Ford testified that he was a
resident Of the Twelfth ward, in which
Mr.. Munday hopes to obtain a license,
and he thought the place would be u
convenience. He knew of cases where
visitors from distance made complaint
that they were unable to find public
accommodations. lie thought that such
place as Mr.. Munday proposed to
keep would be public accommodation.
William b. Wcldin, an ex-police Off
Ger, thought the saloon would he an ad-
vantage and that 1t was necessary for
public accommodation. There is a
stable connected with the house.
Mr.. Biggs presented petition signed
by los citizens and offered letters from
prominent people recommending the
| granting of the license.