The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-22
WILrER sCorr CASE.
Hearing on His License Application
Strong Opposition Made by the State
Law and Order League,


a hearing took place Saturday morn
ing in this city before the county COM
missioners on the application of Walter
Scott of Cheshire for license to sell
liquor at the Waverly Inn at Cheshire.
The State Law and Order league rep
resented by Secretary S. p Thrasher
of New Haven, appeared in opposition
to the application and presented re-
monstrance, signed by thirty-seven cit
liens of Cheshire, against the granting
of the license on the ground that the
applicant and place were not suitable,
The names on the petition We're as fol-
lows:
Benjamin Root, C. H. Hall, j. p.
Beach, w. H. Allen, j. P. Hoyt, A. S.
Baldwin, f. p. Morgan, Nj. N. Cham
berlain, Timothy Guilford, 7. L. Chap
man, Aquila Moore, e. r. Booron, w,
H. King, j. E. Rice, w. H. Brooks, C.
NJ, Hotchkiss, j. Y. Harvey, T. ]. Carey,
j. L. Preston, Alexander Doolittle, Ed
ward Williams, w. M. Farrell, f. p.
Owen T. B. Ives, M. w. Hall, w. b.
Rice, W. E. Correll, Samuel Trythall,
Edgar Beadle, Lorin Correll, C. j. Rice,
H. S. Allen.
After the reading of the remon-
STRANGE, Attorney E. P. Arvine, coun-
sci for the Law and Order league,
claimed that the application Of Mr..
Scott, dated February Z, 81, was not
properly before the commissioners be-
cause the law states that no applica-
ton for liquor license shall be made
within a year of the rejection of a
former application. MI Scott applied
for a license on November 10 last and
the contention was then made by the
Law ard Order league that he was not
suitable person because he had, with
in the year, been convicted of or paid
fine for the violation of the liquor
law, and the license was at that time
| refused
Now, within year from the date of
| the application of November 10, or on
February Z, he applies again, and we
| submit said Mr. Arvine, that this
| last application cannot be properly en-
tertained by YOU as it is in violation
of the statute, which also says that in
case license is granted on the second
| application made within the license
year, the license shall be void"
| Colonel l., F. Burpee of Waterbury,
Mr.. Scotts counsel, asked Mr. Arvine
if he intended to present any witnesses
| to testify to the unfit character of the
applicant or place, and Mr.. Arvine said
| he did not. Colonel Burpee said the
| applicant had brought a number of
witnesses from Meriden, Waterbury
and Cheshire to show what kind of a
man Mr. Scott really was The re-
monstrance submitted was not, Colonel
Burpee said based on the fact that Mr..
Scott was debarred from getting a IL
| cense on account of a statutory pro-
vision, but because he was not suita-
| BILE person.
| Their conduct in this instance is in
keeping with methods usually adopted
by certain parties of keeping under
cover their real intention and at the
last moment springing something
new" said Colonel Burpee.
| IF you are not ready to meet this
| issue we will agree to continuance, "
| put in Mr.. Arvine
| ooh, no, I'm ready now; YOU didn't
catch me mapping" replied Colonel Bur
| pee.
Il never have" answered Mr.. Arvine
laughingly.
mo, you have not, but / don't mean
you personally" said Colonel Burpee
sharply, looking straight at Secretary
| Thrasher
Colonel Burpee said he would not
call any witness, as the fight, instead
of being an open one on the question
| OF fitness, was to be a technical one
On that point he claimed that the year
during which convicted dealer shall
not be given a license began on the day
of his conviction, and not from the
date of the settlement of the action
! Scott settled his case on February 25
1896, but his year Of suspension began
in November 1885
Both attorneys argued at length or
this point taking up over an hour
The commissioners reserved their de-
cision
The witnesses who We're present tc
testify for Mr.. Scott were N. L. Brad
ley, d. p. Wilcox and w. A. Penfield
of Meriden, e. G.. Doolittle Levi Peck
Horace Fields and e. w. Wooding OF
Cheshire, and c. T. Turner Of Water
bury.