St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-27
LICENSE COMMITTEE TURNS DOWN
TWO APPLICATIONS FOR LIZ
QUOR LICENSE.
BoNDsMAN MADE A MISTAKE.
SIGNED AN AFFIDAVIT THAT HE
WAS WORTH THE REQUIRED
AMOUNT,
BUT ADMITTED HE DIDN'T HAVE 1T
Will Prosecute Straw BOndsmen
if There Are Any.

The Christian league proposes to
prosecute a humble. of the 'bondsmen
whose names appear upon the bonds
accompanying various applications for
saloon licenses on the charge of per-
jury. The bonds are executed in the
sum of $1,000, and every bondsman
makes an affidavit that he is free
holder, and is worth $4,000 over and
above all debts and liabilities. Rev.
David Morgan and other members of
the Christian league are confident that
many Of these bondsmen are men Of
straw, and some arrests are likely to
follow. At least that was the an
nouncement made by Mr.. Morgan at
the meeting of the assembly commit
tee on license yesterday afternoon.
The committee met to consider GER
tain applications for retail liquor Ii
censes. The case in point which drew
forth the declaration from Rev. Mr..
Morgan was the application of Anton
Miesen for license for saloon at
l167 West Seventh street. The place
is respectable and orderly, so there
was no objection on that score to grant
ing the application, but Mr.. Arosin,
of the committee, said that he had
been informed that the bond was not
good. Upon examining the signatures
to the bond, among them appeared that
OF Albert Pojmon, the man who actual
ly conducts the saloon. Like the other
bondsmen, Mr.. Pojmon had signed his
name to an affidavit declaring that he
was worth $4,000 over and above all
debts, etc. AS he happened to be pres
ent the committee asked him if he
was worth $4,000, as he had sworn he
was.
Mr.. Pojmon smiled family, and with
an expression of surprise, said he was
not worth $4,000. Not being accus-
toned to speak the English language,
Mr.. Poj mon spoke to Mr.. Miesen in
his native tongue. The committee said
that Mr.. Pojmon did not realize what
he had done, so the bond was returned
to Mr.. Miesen, with instructions for
him to furnish another bond
Mr.. Reardon waXed indignant and
wanted the case reported to the grand
jury, but it was so self-evident to the
committee that Mr.. Pojmon's act was
the result Of his ignorance of the ma
ture of the affidavit, that no further
action was taken:s~ ,~7-~
Another importan t3 feature 80 in the
matter of granting saloon licenses was
also brought to light. The Schlitz
Brewing company applied for license
for the saloon at Tenth and ST. Peter.
streets, which is conducted by Aid
Murphy. Mr.. Wilson and Rev. MIR.
Morgan called attention to the law
which forbids the issuing of a retail
liquor license to any person or corpo-
ration not a bona fide resident of the
state of Minnesota. The Schlitz Brew
ing company is not a resident of the
state, and therefore the application
was referred back, in order that the
name of the resident agent Of the Mil
waukee concern may be substituted
for that of the concern itself
The same company also applied for
license for the saloon at Seventh and
Sibley, which used to be conducted by
Mr.. Erickson, but is now controlled
by Mrs. Mansen. This application was
laid over for one week, in order that
the COMMITTEES may ascertain whether
the wine rooms have been removed as
Mr. Erickson, who is now the bar
tender, says they have.