The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-10
License Court Opened for the Week
Yesterday.
FIVE REM0NSTRANCES HEARD
In Two Of the Cases the Petitions Were
Withdrawu--.They Were Michael krOtky
and :. T. O'Neiil. of Fell Town.
ship Court Is Largely Attended.

monstrances against three OF the appli
cants. Peter Ditmore, J. II. Timlin and
Lewis PiZer.
Archibald borough was first on the
list. There was Il remonstrance against
George Remeniczk. who applied for a
bottlers license. Attorney X. III. liol-
gate represented the applicant and en-
Judge Stanton. the remonstrants. IL
was alleged that RemenicZki is an in
temperate man and not fitted to con-
duct an establishment of the kind, and
that the signers on his petition are all
residents of the Firs: ward of the bor-
ough and his place of business is in
the Third ward. There We're no other
remonstrunces from Archibald. There
were five new applications.
Thomas g.. Williams, Of the Third
ward, of Carbondalc, desired bot
tiers license. Attorneys John +. Rey-
nolds and Major Everett Warren rep
resented him. A remonStyance was
lodged and was represented by Attor-
n-y w. W. LathroDe. The reason Of
the opuosition is that 1t Is located IN a
residential portion of the ward. and II
is alleged that. Williams has sold beer
on the premises at various times ana
on Sunday. much to the comfort and
we'll being of the people living in the
vicinity.
SAYS IT is A NUISANCE.
W. l.. Warrington. ex-postmaster of
CarbondaIe, swor- that Williams es-
tablishmcnt has got To be regular
nuisance. Disturbances, carousals, LOUD
noises, cursing and swearing are very
frequent and more than once Mf. far-
rinptun said he had To get special
To restore order. Spencer
courtripht. the specia! policeman. came
forward and corroborated Mr.. iarring-
ton. John Harris swore to similar
state of facts as those by the two fore
going witnesses. as did John Lamor-
eaux, Frank Alvin and several Others.
ON tn" side of the applicant there
were several witnesses who swore that
Williams always conducted an orderly
place. and they never saw or heard ot
any of the disturbances alleged by the
remonstrants.
There We're only two new applicants
from Carbondale, Martin l.. Mooney.
of Brooklyn street. i'm the Third ward.
and Edward German, at the corner of
brooklyn street and Greenfield road
in the Fourth ward. Both places We're
by Attorney James j..
ONeil. who argued that they are a
necessity for the accommodation of the
public and the people around.
Attorney G. Comegys asked for Ii
cense for distillery for John j. Bill
heimer i'm Dickson City. This is the
only application for "a distiller's license
in this county. Mr.. Comegys stated
that his client had expended thousands
of dollars in the erection of Il plant. and
that the establishment was recognized
by the internal revenue department.
and is known as distillery No. I6. Of the
Twelfth district of Pennsylvania.
DICKSON BOROUGH PETITIONS.
In Dickson borough Attorney ii. l..
asked for q license for Edward
Mullen of the First ward. who was
represented as II proper person to be
granted one. Attorney John r. Ed
wards represented Thomas Macarthur,
and O'Brien L. Kelley. B. FallOn. At
torney Fred W. Fleitz represented John
Goszka: Davis & Edwards, John Man
arkie; O'f3rien 4 Kelley, George Ferio.
and NJ. w. Lowry was attorney for
J ohm Roth. These were all new houses
in Dickson and argument was made
that they are necessity.
The new houses in Dunmore are p.
c. Connolly, 437 Main street: p. W.
Manley, l32 Apple street; Dominica
Vocaro, Smith street: Salvador Nalan-
Zano, Center street; John +. McCue. ZIG
Pine street; II. =. Kreinberg. William
street: Alton Hathaway. Pine. corner
of Blakely street. and Boland 4 Regan,
Drinkrr street. The latter We're repre-
scented by ajor Warren and Hon. G. p.
OMalley. They. proDosc to conduct a
large hotel on the Dunmore corners"
There were a large number of appli-
ations for new houses in Fell town
Il, ,,,,f h.lI l,an hl..v
against three of them.
There was a remonstrance against
the petition of Michael krotky for a
hotel ON Main street. Fell township.
Attorneys w. w. I.athrope and l.. T..
represented the remOnStrants
and Attorney Frank n. Okell, the peti
TONER. District Attorney John X. Jones
was called as Il witness on the question
of the fitness of the applicant Mr..
Jones said he knew Krotky as dcfen-
ant in shooting affray, for which
crime he ought to be now serving q
term In the penitentiary. The jury
found krotky not guilty but the facts in
the evidence. Mr.. Jones said. warranted
a verdict of conviction. Mr.. OkelI sub
nitted few questions on crosS-eX-
animation and then asked leave of the
court to withdraw the application. lie
said that this phase of ErOtky's char
acter was news to him.
TESTIMONY AGAINST DUNN.
When the name of John Dunn of the
same township was called. Attorney
Lathrnpe said there was remon-
strancc. Senator NJ. r.. Mcdonald rep
resented the petitioner. Five witnesses
were called against the application.
George II. Purdy was the first. He
drank glass of lager beer in Dunn's
place about "a month ago. but he could
not say whether or not il was John
Dunn who gave it to him. George Ben
nett was called and he never had any
thing to drink but sweet cider. Loren
70 Arthur had nothing stronger than
sweet cider. William Walsh came for
ward and his face was lacquered with
Il bright sheen as If he had been in
dulging in liquor lie never drank
stronger than sweet cider in
bunn'S place.
What were you drinking today?"
asked Judge Archibald. Water" re-
sponded Walsh. '.That1l do said the
court. William Anderson. outside fore
man of the Elk Hin Coal and Iron
company at RichmOndaie. swore the
place Is not a necessity.
Daniel Healey. constable of the town
ship. was witness for the petitioner
and testified to the necessity of the
place. Nicholas Glynn. justice of the
peace. gave similar testimony as did
two others. Last year William Dunn.
a brother of the present applicant. APP
piled and there was remonstrance
against him. 1t IL claimed the place
has been conducted only as a boarding
house and temperance saloon.
The APPLICATION of $. Il. O'Neill was
opposed. The remonstrants were rep
resented by Attorneys LathrOpe and
Wedeman and the petitioner by Attor-
ney NJ. W. Lowry. The first witness
called was George II. Purdy. who was
a witness against Dunn. He said he
bought beer from O'Neill month ago.
The latter has no license. Attorney
Lowry at this stage withdrew the petit
tion. He said he had no desire to press