Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
License Court.

The annual License Court met Wednes-
day morning, with Judge Greer presiding.
The cases Of Jellison and Byers were call
ed. when Mr.. Goucher, one Of the attor-
ueys for the remonstrsnts asked the court
to make sn order restraining the Licenses
granted TO their legitimate purpose-i.e.-
the entertainment Of strangers and uave-'
ers, and guests of the hotels. He said
that no man had right to set up bar as
an invitation to his neighbors to drink,
such places were mere tipping houses
that the Brooks law specified the classes
intended to be accommodated By license,
and that tippliug houses were not within
the meaning of the act; that class leglsia-
ton sho uld be strictly construed; 1t was
the duty of the court 10 restrain the SAFE
of liquor to the purposes of the Act OF As
sembly; the applicants prove the necessity
for strangers and travellers and then sell
to everybody; license is matter OF grace
of not right; no one has property IN IL
cense; the lack of necessit. Is legitimate
ground for refusal; the general welfare OF
Butler was enhanced By not having llceLs-
ed houses in it, etc; aud be presented a
petition containing thousand names oi
people who thought a. he did
Col. Thompson thought 1t remarkable
that these good men and women, who re-
present all the virtue IN the community
should take different views of this question
q different times; be referred to the reso-
lutions of the Presbyterian Assembly at
Grove City ceusuring Judge Hazen;
thought that the remonstrants were asking
the court TO legislate, said that license
were granted because the law said so, ana
a. an incident to the house; that the SIX
hotels in Butler were all necessary ana
were entitled to the grant; that the Brook
law was the best liquor Law in the couh-
Try; that sentiment and morality has no
standing in this Court, il is legal ques
tion alone. that license was granted a.
an incident 20 the house, and yon caunot
apply one rule TO the bar and another 10
the table; that the renons.rants were ASK
ing the Court to violate its oath, etc.
J. D. Marshall thought Thompson
speech sbsurdly long; said that the Su-
preme Court has decided that it was
matter of the necessity OF entertainment
for strangers and travellers; that hotel meD
sought q right for one purpose and theh
used it for another by selling TO their. neigh
bors etc.
Lev. McQuistion said that srch con
struction of the law was beyond his com
prebension, that the law named the re-
strants; that the remonstrants were asking
the Court to legislate, and violate his oath;
that no license wss q good thing for the
express companies ana drug stores, that the
hotels oi Butler haa been run at loss.
that the remonstrants were inclined to
fanaticism, etc.
Jas a Galbreath said that the remoD
straits were neither fanatics nor witch
burners, but would claim their rights; that
this was the age Of telephones aud cleo
trIcity, as one Of the attorneys had said.
and also the age of bad whlskey; they were
not asking the Court 10 penure itself; that
licenses were granted on the question OF
necessity for strangers and travellers; thai
the evidence of last year showed the bar
receipts to exceed the other revenues OF
the hotel; that the order asked for would
be admonitory, and that the Court had al
ready prescribed conditions regarding the
sale by the bottle; that the local demand
for liquor grows, and feeds upon itself;
that licenses were asked for for prof.
alone,-and to pay for the eloquent pleas
of applicants counsel.
Judge Greer said he did not see how hr
could enforce such an order as was asked
for, but would consider the matter; spoke
Of the crowds that loafed around the IL
censed houses in Butler; the Supreme
Courts decisions. etc.
Then the JellisoD case was continued.
The Incidents Of the day we're the fning
Of A l. Campbell. of PetroIia, 50. for con
tempt Of Court Greer claimed that Camp |
bell had approached him in regard 10
Byer- license, aud Campbell insisted that
be had not, and kept on talking after
being told % keep silence. Byers license
was refused The fight made on Sam.
Beam.-rne refusal of the SaZolburg
applicants for past offenses against the
liquor law, and-fhe granting Of the two
applicants from Zelienople, of hand.
ThuTsday morning the applications for
Wholesale license were heard, aud all were
refused, excepting that of Jacob Reiber.
which was neld over till June.
Thru the app'ica ions from Evans City
were heard, and the attorneys for the re
monstrsnts brough out the fact that IL v as
common talk in Evans City that Senator
Quay would interest himaelf in favor oi
Mrs. Cunningham and Greer denied re-
ceiying any letter from Quay on the sub
ject; ard Thompson said Quay had 10 much
sense and honor 70 do such thing; and
MeQnistion denounced anonymous letter
writer's; and the attorneys for the remOn-
strants said they did right in bringing the
matter 10 light.
This afteinoo the applications from
Butler boro. are being heard.