The news & observer., 1897-07-01
OR THEY GET NO LICENSE
THREE REFUSED BY ALDERMEN
LAST NIGHT.
HOT FIGHT ON ROCHELLE
Politics Were Brought in and He Got
His License in Spite of
Some Very Ugly
Charges,

A special meeting Of the Board OF Al
dermen was held last night in the May
or's office.
The object of the meeting was to near
the report of the Police committee, TO
which was referred certain applications
for license to sell liquor. And before 1t
was over it grew pretty spicy.
The report was made by Alderman
Parish. 1t recommended that Sam
Trogdon be granted license to sell liquor
at o32 Fayetteville street, for the months
ending Dec. 3, 1897.
In reply to a question from Alderman
Correll. Mr.. Parish stated that there
were four other applications-Hales,
Carroll. Rochelle and Mangum-but the
committee did not recommend that their
petition be granted.
Alderman Correll then moved that Car
roll and Rochelle be granted license also.
The motion was second by Alderman
Hamlin (col.)
Several East Raleigh residents-Dave
Lane (col.), Bledsoe Emery and Buffalo
made remarks touching CAROLS busi-
ness there. Lane and Buffalo favored
continuation of his license and Emery
and Bledsoe opposed, saying that Car
ly house: that it is a resort for all kinds
of bad characters, men and women, both
night and day; that there have been
many disturbances there.
81 see the chairman of the Finance
committee present. said the Mayor,
sperhaps he may have something to say
since this whiskey business is one Of
principal sources of the city's revenue
and we are now threatened with def
cit"
''No, sir, Mr.. Chairman, l have moth
ing to say. I would not vote to give
man license If his character did not
Justify it no matter what he condition
of the treasury replied Mr.. Boush-
all. the chairman Of the Finance COM
mittee.
As to Rochelle Alderman Parish states
that there We're rumors touching Mr..
Rochelle; that he was said to be of bad
moral character.
docs the law require that man be
of good personal moral character" ask
ed the Mayor.
'I do not know whether it does or
not" replied Mr.. Parish, ''as citizen
of Raleigh, interested in its welfare and
good name, I do not propose to vote for
a man whom I have reason to be a bad
character, no matter what the law says"
This closed the discussion and Cor
rells motion came up.
On motion of Alderman Boushall the
applications were taken up one at
time.
Carrolfs application was first taken
up. Potter, Correll and Hamlin voted
for him; the others-Boushall Parish,
Ivey, Hunnicutt, Powell and Riddle
voted against him.
Rochelle's name next came up and
was the subject of some warm discus
sions. Alderman Hamlin said it was re-
ported on good authority that Rochelle
had forsaken his wife and family in Dur
ham and was living in adultery here with
a negro woman. Mr.. Boushall and Mr.
Correll charged that the fight on Rochelle
was a political one. Mr.. Correll added
that other business men were guilty of
the same sort of conduct.
The vote was taken and stood three for
-Correll, Potter and Riddle-and three
against-Ivey, Hamlin and Parish. This
made tie. the other members of the
Board not voting. The Mayor called on
Alderman Boushall and Powell to give
the casting vote. They voted for
Rochelle and his license was granted.
"Now," said Alderman Hamlin, Il
have another case just like it, | move
that Mr.. Mangum be granted license"
The motion failed, Hamlin being the
only one who voted for it.
Alderman Parish stated that Hales had
gotten wind of the charges against him
and left town and it was therefore not
necessary to consider his case.
This completed the business Of the
meeting.
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