The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-14
OPPOSED TO DECKELNICK
Protest That Mas Made in License
Court Against His Hotel.
VIOLATION OF LAW CHARGED
Cases from the Thirteenth Ward Up for
Cons onsideration-Stories Told About Mr..
Gluck. Of Fell Township-Allegc
That Poker Is Played There.

wards Tor Il DOttlerS license IN the
Fourth ward. The charges against
him were that he sold beer without a
license and also disposed of 1t by the
barrel
Attorney Il. II. House advocated the
cause of the remonstrants against the
petition of William Deckelnick for a
license. This Is the place that aroused
so much opposition from the pastor and
congregation of st. Johns German
Catholic church last year. 1t was al
legged that Deckelnick violated the law
during the past year by selling liquor
on election day and supplying 1t to
young men under age,
William Langan said he bought and
drank beer at Deckelnick's last election
day and he was an eye witness to a
disgraceful occurrence on the same oc-
casion. Deckelnick came from behind
his bar and elected drunken man
from the saloon and he applied his
boots to accelerate the poor fellows s
departure. Mr.. Deckelnick replied to
the charge that liquor was sold by him
on election day
He said his wife made the sale inno-
Gently and he did not know she had
the place opened; but as soon as he
found it out he locked the door and
made no more sales that day. He never
sold any liquor to minors. Mrs. Deck
elnick substantiated her liege lords
statements and many witnesses swore
that the place was conducted the past
year according to law and order.
There were no startling features in
the applications from the Sixth or
Seventh ward. Judge Gunster wished
TO be informed concerning a midnight
quarrel at w. j. Robb's Crystal Palace
on Lackawanna avenue about a year
ago. No remonstrances were filed from
the Ninth ward. The application OF
James F. kearney for a new house on
Jackson street was opposed. So was
that of Joseph 7. Hyde, of Olive street
The Eleventh and Twelfth wards were
passed by without any comment, and
then came the strongest opposition OF
the term against the applications in the
Thirteenth ward. Colonel F. L. Hitch
| cock and Attorney w. w. Lathropt
represented the remonstrants.
Thirteenth Ward Cases.
The first case heard was F. G. Rar
| ick's, who asks for renewal of hi:
| bottler's license. Attorney j. Ellio
| Ross represented him. The testimon,
Of John Hughes was offered to show
that Rarick assaulted him and wa.
drunk at the time. Attorney c. S
| Woodruff, Rev. w. ]. Ford, Attorne,
McAskie, j. II. Rittenhouse, swore tha
the establishment is not a necessity
Mr. Rarick testified that his place ha
been licensed for number of years.
The application of Martin Bird for
| new house on North Washington ave
nue., near the county JAIL was next op
posed. 1t was represented by Mr.. Ros
and opposed by Mr.. Lathrope. Mr.
Ross told a touching story about how
| two lone women who had taken passag,
on a Green Ridge car that got snow
bound near the Jail were accommodate
with shelter at Birds place. Mr.. La
thrope suggested that Mr. Birds es
tablishment might be right convenien
for the Jail birds.
| The case of James J. Kelley. of $50
! Won Storch avenue, was next consid
cred. His application was attacked be
cause it is alleged that it is not proper
ly conducted.
In the afternoon the remonstranc
against renewing the license of Johl
Horn was taken up. George S. Horl
was attorney for the petitioner. TIL
allegations made against the appican
were that he or his bartender solt
liquor to boys under age a number o
times. and that drunken tailor an,
a drunken shoemaker spend most o
their time and a good part of thei
scant earnings at Mr.. Horns bar. AL
of this he denied stoutly.
Nichols Is a Cripple.
o. ]. Nichols applied for a restauran
license. His attorney, Mr.. thinner
man, argued that the petition is a erin
pie. Colonel Hitchcock replied tina
Nichols should not be allowed to max
cripples of other people.
The application of Michael McAndrey
for bottler's license on Won StorcI
avenue was the last one heard iron
the Thirteenth ward.
When the Thirteenth ward cases wer
disposed of hearing was resumed Il
the petition of Joseph Gluck, of Eel
| township.
Attorney John p. Kelly and ey-Judg
Stanton appeared for Mr.. Gluck, an
Mr.. Zimmerman for the remonstrants
William Peck swore that he saw gam
bling going on in Gluck's place on
night last February. The date wa
somewhere around the fifth of tn
month and it was on Saturday nigh
The game extended into Sunda
morning. Peck thought the men wer
playing poker, but he does not kno,
enough about the American game c
draw to be positive. on cross-eXan
ination Peck admitted to the question
of Mr.. Kelly that he had been in tn
tolls himself at various times for law
breaking.
Case of Joseph Gluck.
Gluck was sworn and denied that h
sold intoXicants on Sunday or
minors, or that he allowed gamblin
to go on at his place. Other wltnesst
were sworn who supported the goo
reputation of Gluck's dram shop. n
remonstrances were filed against any
the applications in the Fourteent
ward
In the Fifteenth ward there was I
opposition to the old houses and tw
new houses applied for charters to Sc
drink. The proprietors are Stephe
Flanaghan, on LuZerne street. an
Hopkin l.. Williams. on South MAJ
avenue. No remonstrances were flt
against them. Court then passed to Il
, Sixteenth ward. one new petition W,
presented in the Seventeenth ward; OF
I'm the Eighteenth.
In none of these was there any opp
sition. When the Nineteenth ward W;
reached Judge Archibald remarked thi
out of nine licenses granted last yea
I seven were revoked because they we
not taken out; and in the Twentlet
I ward there was similar state of a
fairs. Patrick Corcoran was grant,
a license last year, but he did not tro