The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-23

CONTINUED UNTIL MON DAY MORN
ING OF NEXT WEEK. A FULL
ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS
OF THE COURT.
When license Lourt opened Mon
day morning it presented scene
seldom witnessed. The room was
filed with spectators, among which
were large number of ladies who
had been attracted there through vari-
Gus reasons, principally among whom
was to back up their remonstrance
against the granting of license to J.
X, Fowler and J. l.. Girton by their
presence. The Court Stated "that
this was the time fixed by the rules Of
Court for the hearing of applications
for license, and that under the said
rules it was required that the hearing
be held in open Court" "Sec. ID
states that every application for
hotel, inn or restaurant license must
be represented by an attorney, and all
applicants for new houses must satisfy
the Court by evidence, then produced,
that the house is necessary for the
accommodation of the public, and the
entertainment of travellers" "Sec.
Is requires that any remonstrance
against the granting of license duly
advertised, must be signed by some
responsible person or persons, and
filed with the clerk seven days before
the first day of the term, setting out
the objection to be urged against the
granting Of the license" The Court
stated "that they had received sever
al private letters requesting it not to
grant license to certain parties. That
he had received one last Saturday
which had been mailed at Orangeville
asking them to refuse licenses in the
said place. That the said paper con-
tanned the names of one hundred and
eight persons, among whom were
several ladies. The Court said "that
the applicants for license were en-
titled to the seven days notice of
remonstrances being filed against
them. This gave them an opportun-
other method of procedure would be
unfair and contrary to law" The
Court before reading over the applica-
ton notified the Counsel that they
should inform the Court when new
one was called. The entire list was
called over and it was discovered that
the following new applications had
been filed. Cole and Brown, Res
taurant license at Coles Creek.-To
this there was no remonstrance filed.
]. R. Fowler, Restaurant license in
Bloomsburg, Remonstrance. Samuel
Fegley, Hotel license at Rohrsburg,
Remonstrance filed this morning The
Court stated that it had been filed
too late unless they could show good
cause why the same had not been
filed at an earlier day. Mr.. Miller
who represented the remonstrance
stated that the only reason he knew
why it had not been filed earlier was
because the parties did not under
stand the law and thought that this
was early enough.
]. L. Girton Hotel, Bloomsbury
Remonstrance.
Joseph Kalwich-Restaurant in
Centralia. No remonstrance.
John P. Loughlin- Hotel in the
first ward of the Borough of Centralia.
No remonstrance, and Daniel Morris,
Hotel in Catawissa township to which
there was no remonstrance.
There had been remonstrances filed
against the applications of Benjamin
Pennypacker and John R. Rhoades
for Hotel licenses in Miff1inville but
they we're withdrawn. John Petranak
withdrew his application for a restaur-
ant license in Centra!ia. The Court
said that it was due to counsel that
they should know that they had been
in receipt of large number of private
communication All such communi-
cations should be read in open Court.
In some counties they are, and we
don't know but it is good practice.
1t is improper information. We are
to act on the evidence given in open
Court. 1t would not be right to al
low tnCsC private iCttciS W ihnoChSS
our actions. Every one is supposed
to be innocent until he is proved
guilty. When twelve persons certify
that the applicant is person of good
moral character, and the place neces-
sary for the entertainment of travellers,
the Supreme Court has said that we
must receive that as evidence and act
on it, and grant the license on their
certificate. When the Court knows
nothing about the evidence they must
act on the evidence of the twelve
men who sign the certificate. 1t
would be dangerous to take private
information. 1t should be discourag-
ed. The Courts are open, and re-
monstrators can be heard by self or