The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-13
IN THE eyes OF THE Law
All Men Are Equal and on a Common
Footing, Says Judge Edwards.
THIRTEENTH WARD CITIZENS
They Will Have TO Await Their Turn In
Court the Same as Everybody Else.
Peculiar Reasons Advanced
for Granting Licenses.

for Granting Licenses.
Colonel +. l.. Hitchcock asked court
yesterday afternoon If 1t would be
pleased to advance the hearing of the
applications for licenses in the Thr-
teenth ward out of the regular order
as an accommodation to number of
prominent citizens of Green Ridge who
are present in court readyto give testi-
mony. They are in a hurry to got back
to their business. Judge Edwards in
formed Colonel Hitchcock that the
wealthy residents of Green Ridge are
entitled to no more recognition in court
than the laboring man; that there are
poor men working for a dollar day
who have to bide their time in court,
and the Thirteenth ward cases would
nave to be heard in their regular order.
Remonstrances We're filed against IL
censing the saloons of Renaldo Lalli
and Vito Girardo in Dunmore. Both
houses are on the same street and only
II block apart Lalli sold intoxicants
to Joseph Boschino on the Sunday he
murdered Frank Conforti. Girardo sold
liquor at a late hour to the crowd of
which Vito Louisso was one, who was
recently found murdered across the
street from Girardo's hotel.
The remonstrance against the petition
of X. L. Kreinberg in the Third ward
was withdrawn. There was a remon-
STRANGE against the application of John
McAndrew, who wishes to open a hotel
at Mill and Elm streets in Dunmore.
II was alleged that the place is not q
necessity and is poorly fitted for
hotel.
The Case of Gallagher.
Attorney COlbOrn reopened the case
of p. H. Gallagher, of Dickson, against
whom there is a remonstance. Wit
nesses We're sworn to prove that Mr..
Gallagher is a man of good character.
There were no circumstances against
the APPLICATIONS in Lackawanna town.
ship. but there We're several new houses
and the attorneys in each case endeav-
Ored to persuade the court that his
client should be granted a, license.
Old Forge the banner district of the
county, was next called in its regular
order. Among the list of applicants
are many new ones. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John NJ. Harris asked
for a license for William Herbert, of
Barbertown.
He is an Englishman, Your Honor"
| said Mr.. Harris. where was he
| born?' asked Judge Archibald. "In
| the state of Missouri" was the reply.
| This slip, which was afterward cor
| A.
| torney II. NJ. Hannah had circumstances
| against John Sanders and Joseph Te-
desco, of Barbertown. The petition of
| Hugh Marley. of Mayfeld was with
drawn with the consent of the court.
Opposed to George ShylOck.
| A remonstance was offered against
the APPLICATION of Goodman & Weiss of
T'riceburg. The petition of George
Shylock for renewal of his hotel IL
cense in Olyphant was opposed on the
| ground that Shylock sold liquor on
Sunday and maintained disorderly
| house.
Before the applications in the Scran-
ton wards We're called up court returned
to Fell township petitions and those of
| Archibald borough in order to have a
| few corrections made.
Beginning with the First ward the
| application of John X. Jones for a
hotel on Parker street was urged by
Attorney II. l.. Taylor. and opposed by
Mr.. Dawson. Mr.. Taylor said that
| there is a large traffic in that vicinity;
as many as 800 persons pass there in a
day. Mr.. Dawson said that he never
knew of that many going by the loca-
ton where Jones proposes to run a
hotel, except on a day when some
| funeral passed by on its way to the
cemetery.
Common Councilman =. H. Golden's
application for a restaurant license on
West Market street, in the First ward,
was opposed because that vicinity Is
already will enough supplied with es-
adjustments for the refreshment OF
man and beast Major Everett Warren
and Attorney John =. Kelley argued In
favor of granting the license, advancing
the reasons that Mr. Golden Is a very
competent man, and that the growing
needs of the North End require that
sufficient accommodations should be
provided. Attorney Charles Fl. Weles
represented the remonstrants.
Case of John Laybourn.
! Thomas Harris asked for permission
to sell the ardent at 1876 West Market
street. Attorney Vosburg tried to con-
vince the court that the place is q
necessity and Attorney G. w. Dawson
had the opposite side of the argument
The name of John Laybourn was called
out. Some one answered that it Is an
old house. Judge Archibald paused
with a quizzical look on his face and
said, How can this be an old house?
| This license was revoked last year be-
cause it was NOT taken out" "Who Is
attorney for this petition?" continued
the court. Silence reigned supreme.
Attorney ]. Elliot Ross came forward
to answer the name of John Walken.
shaw, who has applied for permission
to open a restaurant at North Main
avenue land Dean street. Mr.. Ross
offered much merriment by urging rs
strong reasons why Walkershaw shoult
be granted a license, that he Is a Scotch
man, a splendid musician, land the
leader of an orchestra.
The application of Herman Hagen al
1112 Albright avenue was opposed. TIL,
application of Adam Splitter for &
bottler's license for an establishment IN
the Second ward was opposed by Attor
ney A. w. Bertholf and prayed for by
Attorney Zimmerman. 1t was alleged
that Splitter. last year, conducted hi'
place against law and order. That a!
the outgrowth of carousals at his estab
lishment there have been murders com
mitted
The last application heard was tina
of Il. j. Burke. A remonstance wa
presented stating that the place. 1.
not a necessity, Is near a new schoo