The morning times., 1896-05-10
DOHNELLY GIVEN LICENSE
Fourteenth Street Grocer Again
Scores a Victory.
PROTESTS WE'RE tNHEEDED
Board Holds That the Applicant Is
Entitled TO Renewal, No Charges
Having Been Sustained Within a
Year-Decislon Not Unanimous
Otto Rupert Turned Down.

Decision was reached by the excise board
late yesterday afternoon, as noted in The
Evening Times, in eight of the cases pend
ing as hod-overs from last November, six
applications being rejected and two ap-
proved, as follows:
Wholesale, approved, James d. DOnnelly,
No. S2S Fourteenth street northwest; re-
tail, approved, +. Clock, Bueua Vista, Gies-
Doro Point.
Retail, rejected, william Mehan, No.
43 L street southwest; Mechanics Enter
prise Athletic Club, William A Vaughan,
president No. 363 NJ street southwest
Jno. j. Dugan, No. TAT Fourth street north
west; Michael OLeary, No. 1874 Twenty
sixth street northwest, and Thomas j..
Tyrrell, No. 3215 X street.
Wholesale, rejected, otto Rupert, No.
1402 Twelfth street northwest.
The case which has probably attracted
more attention than any other in the list,
is mat OF Mr.. Donnelly, the grocer, whose
application was opposed by Hon. John w.
Foster eX- Secretary OF State. Mr.. John w.
Thompson, Mr.. Uriah II. 7 aintcr and other
residents of the locality in which his busl-
ness is located.
CONDUCTED WITH SPIRIT.
1t has occasioned a number OF spirited
discussions in the presence Of the board IN
which Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Thompson particl-
pated. Counsel was employed and the
issue was once taken to court upon an ap-
plication for Il writ of junction TO prevent
the excise board from authorizing the
license.
The contest has been waged against Mr.
DonnclIy annually for about twenty years,
but the feeling aroused among the pro
testants this year was perhaps more pro
nounccd than at any time heretofore. IL
! is claimed that Donnelly has repeatedly
violated the law, having at one time an
aggregate OF fines against him OF about
| 500, and the opponents of his application
contcnded that his record alone was sur
| fiCient to work the revocation of his license.
The decision in his favor was not unani
| nous, Judge Morsell voting nay, but the
| ma iority OF the board held that no dere
| hCtions had been proved against ponnelly
during the life of his last license, and that
they could not go back OF that and reject
| his application for renewal on account ol
offenses in previous years.
OTTO RUPPERT'S CASE.
| The case OF Otto Rupert, another grocer
shas also been the subject OF great dea
| of discussion, and has had number oi
| hearings, when both sides were represented
| by attorneys He was given until May sc
| to close out his liquor business.
| The Mechanics Enterprise Athletic Club
| also among the rejected, was an asso
| ciation formed to succeed Monte Wells, "a
| his saloon on NJ street. Wells applica
| ton for bar license was turned down abou,
| a month ago, the action being based largely
upon his police court record, and upon the
| record Of his place of business.
| The saloon was raided when the Fa'
| Mems Club was engaged in one of its
| Sunday sessions, the result OF which was
that a number of policemen lost their posi-
| tions 1t was at his place, also. that the
| alleged plot TO assasSinate Sergt Daily was
| perfected, but which was never carried
| out, and it is claimed that a scheme which
| ended n thu burning of the Lady of theLake
was developed there, Wells being inpl
| Gated as ali accessory.
Itis rumored that Wells was interested il
| the Mechanics Club, but his name doe
not appear in the list furnished the excise
| board