The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-15
SIX HUNDRED AND TWO
LICENSES GRANTED
Frank Amsbry, OF Penn Ayenuc, Refused
After Rehearing.
MARROW ESCAPE" OF J. c. WElCHEL
Eemarks of the Court Upon This and
Other Cascs--proprictor Jifiins of
the White House Told to Loot,
sharp if He values the Privilege ofn
Licensc-- Evidence Adducrd at the
Rehcaring of the Amsbry and
Weichcl Cases.

out of the 100 licenses aprlicd for.
last week, % were refused. Among
those whom court would not grant a Ii
cense to were Frank Amsb1y. against
whom the Penn Avenue Baptist church
made vigorous fight; Solomon Van
Sickle. who had Newton Center up i'm
arms against him; John j. Kelly, VIII,
/ for three years i'm succession has met
| the strongest kind of opposition from
| the citizens of the Thirteenth ward and
the proDrietors of the Scranton stove
works: William DeCkleniCk. of South
Main avenue, who for three years has
been encounlering opposition from St.
Johns German Catholic church and the
neighbors.
Before the original hearing closed in
the Amsbry and Weichel cases the at
tornoYs for the Penn Avenue Baptist
church asked for a continuation of the
hearing until Saturday morning that
they might offer new testimony. When
the other licenses had been disposed of
Saturday Judge Archibald called these
cases for a rehearing. j. w. Browning
attorney for the church, called to the
stand Jennie Robbins, her brother Will
liam Robbins and a woman named Eva
Andcrsor, who it win be remembered.
were accused by Amsbry, at the hearing
of the Weichel case, with keeping dis
orderly house ON the second floor of
the building. They came back at Ans
bry with the allegation that he kept a
gambling place. sold drink on Sundays
and catered To leWd women and giddy
girls.
As to the Wei"hol case, they testified
that John c. WeiChcl, the present pro-
si..t. i.
but stated to them that he had sent.
them notice to quit.
After a short de!iboration the judges
announced that the Amsbry license was
refused.
A VERY NARROW ESCAPE.
Concerning the Weichel case Judge
Archibald stated that 'Wcichel mad a
very narrow escape. If there had been
anything more definite against the
place, he said, the license would have
been refused. Judge Gunster stated
that il the license asked was for new
place, or if it had not been for the fact
that for years it had been conducted
| without cffense. he would oppose the
| granting of the license. He stated that
| he was opposed to granting licenses to
| places next to churChe. or opposite
| churches, ana If Mr.. Weichel did not
| hereafter conduct the place without
| giving ofensc, he would never again
| Vot" to Civ him a license. Judge Ed
! wards said the court was unanimous in
| it's views on this case, and he concurred
! in what his colleagues had said.
When handing down the license of T..
! j. Jifkins, proprietor of the White house.
Julge Archibald called his attention to
reports III the newspapers Of frequen,
disturbances at his place and warned
him to watch the people who congre-
gate in the alley near his side door.
Timothy e. Jones, of the Fourteenth
ward, discovered after making his ap-
| phcation that he was not as get a fun
Aedged citizen and withdrew his appli-
cation for a license. The full list of Ii
censes not granted follows:
OUTSIDE THE CITY.
Archbald-Henry Vital, Annie Yatsllo
Samuel Roadway, George Remniski, 10,
seph Farrell.
Blakely-Anthony Mazalewsk, Phuir
| Rosser.
Carbondale City-Cesaro AIazzio, John
G. Lynady, l.. X. Romano, Samrino Leo.
poldo, Antonio Curra, Lawrence Coggns
Carbondale TownshIp-Jacob Swartz.
| Diakson-James j. LOTUS, Edward Mul-
len, Thomas Macarthur, Frank BroZdow-
ski, Thomas MCGUIRE Edward Burke
George Ferio Edmund NJ. Morgan An.
drew Gajzik, John Gajzik, John ManarlI
John XreaZienski, Charles Corlon.
| Dunmore-M. j. and Dominic ORoyle
Leonardo Mecca, Mecca and Pace, Nru,
cenzo Morello, Samuel Glencross PatrcR
Munley.
Fell-Matilda Ham, James +. COrrigaE
| Max Heller, Ann Mullody, Michael Iuck
William Murphy William llealey, James
Alloys Henry, John j. Burns.
Jcfferson--W William VI. Bell.
Lackawanna Township-Austin Jordon
Mary A. Langan.
Newton-Solomon Van Sickle.
old For2e-Wiliam Sowden. Clarence -
Snyder, Peter Tonetti, Jacob Goodman
John SZrack, Nincen2o Gabrielle, Jacol
Paplusky, lsnat2 Pretz, William Monroe
Frank Greece, Sabbato Chalend, Georg'