The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-11
Proprietor Of Nhyte's Hotel With
drew His License Petition.
HE SAW A STORM APPROACHING
Three Little Girls Were Taken Down
from the House OF Good Shep-
herd to Givo Testimony
Against Ills Place.

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asked leave to withdraw II.
MIR. Scragg thought it would be an In
justice to the owner Of the building II
the place were let go without license.
The reason Mr.. FsSguson's petition
was not pressed. Mr. Scragg said, was
because the petitioner was going out
of business on April |. A remonstrance
was filed against the petition and II
evidently had something to do with
shaping Mr.. Ferguson's conclusion In
retiring from business. The remons-
trance was represented by Attorney w
W. Baylor and was signed by less than
dozen residents of Franklin avenue
but they were arrayed in a determined
way, and 1t Is probable that Mr.. Fergu-
son knew enough to halt before get
ting too close to the danger line.
The objections against him in the re-
monstrance We're various, but substan-
TALLY they We're that he Is not q man OF
good moral character and that his place
has been for upwards of two years the
resort of lewd. profligate and dissolute
men and women. There was some
thing stronger than this in store but
for the abrupt manner In which the
matter terminated. Mrs. |. +. Ever
hart. who resides on Franklin avenue,
near the hotel. Mrs. w. B. Duggan and
Miss kiesel. of the Board of Associated
Charities, We're present in the private
office of Sheriff Clemons. and they had
with them three young girls, one H.
another III and the third about IS. who
are now in the House of the Good Shep-
herd, and We're brought down yester-
day to tell in court that they could
trace their fallen footsteps back Ia
Ferguson's resort on Franklin avenue
OWNER WAS WELL AWARE.
Mr. Scragg spoke in the strain that
IL would be an injustice to deprive the
place of Il license. now as Ferguson l.
going to get out. The owner of the
building will be the sufferer. Mr.. Bay
lOr said that the owner was well aware
of Fergusons character for the past
two years. The court said that as tho
petition of the applicant was with
drawn there was nothing for. .considera-
tion before it i'm relation to this particu-
lar place. That ended the matter, and
the girls were chaperoned back to the
institution.
The next most interesting matter was
the application of Mrs. Lena Deckel-
nick for a license on the corner Of South
Main avenue and LuZerne street, which
was opposed by two remonstrances. At
torneys &. Comegys and II. V. Powderly
represented Mrs. Deckelnick and At
torney Walter Briggs the remonstrants
David Pritchard. Albert Becker, John
Burschell and Arthur Knapp were
called as witnesses. and in their Opin-
ion a license for hotel at the place
named is Il necessity for the accommo-
dation of the travelling public and the
people around the vicinity. Mrs. Deck
elnick said she had as many as fifteen
travellers for meals daily within the
past year. and she has kept from eight
to ten boarders. This is how she made
her living.
John Kreis, member of the congre
CATION of St. Johns German church
was the witness for the remonstants
Judge Archibald said the court did no
want to hear anything about the tes
timony at last license court concerning
the sale of liquor on election day ant
to minors. He said that was all re
membered. Mr.. kreis stated that II
quor license would be an injury to til,
moral welfare of the school children
and the sisters of the convent, as wei
as the congregation.
HIS OPINION OF a SALOON.
Mr. Comegys asked him II a. salooI
conducted in lawful manner wOul,
be n detriment. The witness said h,
never saw, and he didn't believe any.
body else did either. Il saloon. whethcl
conducted on orderly lines or not. bu
there were EXAMPLES of drunkenness I,
be seen around II. Three other mem
bers of the congregation gave similar
testimony.
Rev. Father Fricker, pastor of tn,
church. was the last witness. He ties
titled that there are l25 pupils attend
ing the narOchial school. They mus
necessarily. during hours of recreation
and on their way to and from school
observe any occurrence that take.
place at the Deckelnick place. He il
opposed to the license, not as against
the applicants. but on the principl,
that saloon should not be so close I,
u church.
The petitions from the Thirteenth
ward will come W. this morning tn,
first thing. There is remonstranc.
against every one of them. The petition
OF the Lackawanna Lager Beer brew.
cry. new enterprise at the corner O
Monsey avenue and Poplar street. was
the only one from the ward heard yes
terday. Major Everett Warren and G
+. OMalley were attorneys for the pc,
titioner and Attorneys w. w. Lathropt
and Colonel i. l.. Hitchcock appeared
against the petition. The remonstranct
simply states that the brewery is moi
a. necessity for the accommodation Of
the residents in its vicinity and tn,
travelling public. Major Warren hel,
that this was no valid ground on which
the license should he refused. He reaf
the names of the men engaged in tn,
enterprise. Michael Hand. Jane.
Crogan. +. J. Rutledge, Of this city
and some from New York state. The,
have cut several thousand dollars II
1t. and have located the rlant not il
the residential part of the Thirteenth
ward, but away this side of it. neare,
the central city. The case was argued
pro and con between the attorneys.
NOT A NECESSITY.
The petition of Peter Ditmore for 8
restaurant on Main street. Jermyn. was
opposed by remOnstance on the grount
that 1t is no. a necessity. Witnesse.
were sworn to prove that there ar,
already enough of drinking places II
the borough to accommodate the tray.
cling public and the residents. The re-
monstrance against the petition o.
James II. Timlin for restaurant in the
same borough was withdrawn. Th,
petition Of Lewis Pizer was remon.
strated against. but the document wa.
not properly drawn up and it did mo-
stand.
When the city of Scranton wa.
reached OH the list there was q re-
monstrance against John Walkenshaw
in the Second ward. Rev. X. S. Jones
Rev. d. NJ. Kinter. Uriah Mcdonnell
and John Mitchell swore that the plac.
is not a necessity; testimony was alst
heard to prove that the applicant is Q
man of Incorporate habits. The appli
cation of ID. w. Thomas in the same
ward was opposed on the ground tina
he is not a voter and the place is no.
a necessity, but is near a church. TIL,
application of James II. Kearney for 9
hnt tnI pt ctr