The evening times., 1897-12-11
EXCISE BOARD HEARING
First Of the Year Upon Pro-
tested Cases.
FIFTEEN SALOONS INVOLVED
Complaints of Ha rmful Influence snd
I.cafinG Urged Against n Number
Of Applications for Renewal If Ii
Censes-Areuments of Attorneys
and Testimony of Witnesses.

Fifteen saloon-Ieepers and their oppo
nents met in the rooms Of the excise board
this morning and fought over the granting
oflic"Eses. 1t was the first hearing OF the
year as to the renewingoflicenses to places
against which protests have been filed.
Others will follow from time to time until
all the saloon men have been heard in their
own defense.
There are at present protests against over
fifty pisces.
johnson and 8. T. g. Morsell. the members
of the excise board; Mr.. Roger Williams
clerk Of the board; Mr.. Shoema ker, the at
torney for the Anti-Saloon League. and the
four attorneys :or the saloon-keepers, E. L
Jordan, ]. NJ Frank, Michael Sullivan and
Frank M:.digan. were all present. beside the
fifteen applicants and the wit nesseS
against them.
MI. J. j. Sullivan has place on the
southwest corner of First and Pierce
streets. Tile complaint in this case Is
that there is colored school building op-
poSite. aud that the children ar. HARM
fully influenced seeing uen and women
nt.nually carrying beer from the place
Two or three teachers from the school
we're present. They said that the patrol
wagon is always going into Pierce street
as n resuit OF the saloon. Sullivan's place
has been on tile corner riuch longer than
the school. j. N. Frank appeared for
him, and said that he had kept the place
eleven years. and that there had never been
any compliant.
Mr.. Michael l. Weller appeared at the
hearing this morning as Il defender Of n
saloon. Mr. Weller said that he be
lieved he had never appeared in this ca
pacity before. He >aid good word for
Charles i. Shelton, who keeps place
on Third street southeast, near Pennsyi
vania avenue. Mr.. Shelton's case was
not up today, and Mr.. Weller will lie
heard again.
Stephen s. Ford, cOlored, keeps a place
at Nos. All and 433 Third street south
west 1t is a double building, one side
containing his saloon and the other a
boarding house and dining-room. The pp-
test in his case is that people go into the
boarding house Oh Sunday, and through
COM :uhirating doOr into the saloon.
Ford said that he has number of boari-
ers and that their friends came to see them
on Srnday as on other days. He denied that
he ever sold liquor on Sunday and Mr..
Shoemaker had no proof. Lieut.. Holm
berger. oe the police precinct, sent a re-
port, stating that he didn't believe the
license should he granted.
Mrs. Margaret H. Curtin has kept sa-
loon at No. EOS Seventh street northeast
fer tv-enty-three years. She has never
had an arrest from her place, and said that
all her neighbors would sign a petition t..
have her license continued. The protest
came from MIS- J. R. Chaplin who said there
is considerable loafing about the place.
Ernest Reese, at No. 1870 First street
southwest, was accused of allowing loaf
ing. Mr. Msdigan. who appeared ivT him.
denied the Charge.
Jerome p. Lawler, of No 21OO E street
northwest, represented by Mr.. Madigan;
Daniel F. Sullivan, of No. 3O4 Q street,
represented by E. L. jordan; Henry ].
McDevitt, of $50 Third street southwest;
Peter ]. Lynaghr No. l eco THIRD street
southw est, Henry B. Heull, of No. 315 ID
street southwest: James Hays. No. 1!4s
f street northwest: william Cannon, No.
1918 Seventh street northwest; william
Norris. NJ. 3O1 g street southwest; Frank
p. Burke. No. 1924 d street northwest;
Lorenzo Sims, No. 1 2S9 New Jersey ave
nue. southeast, and James j. Reed, of No.
$500 N street. We're also heard.