The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-16

"Your-hic-1onor, you 40 me u
wrong" spoke up Everill, with an air
of injured innocence.
The Judge did him further N'wrong"
by committing him for contempt. He
will serve twenty-four hours and pay
fine of $40.
When Sheriff Pryor had escorted the
totterng Everill out of court, Squire
+. j. Feeley came up and gave testi-
mony in favor of the application. Mr..
Lee was a fit man to run a hotel, the
squire thought, and as to the gambling
| he knew personally that the losers were
never required to pay for the drinks,
or in other words. II was not obligatory.
He also knew that Mr.. Lee had pro-
hibited betting on pool games.
"A. F. Decker, the other absent wit
ness for the remonstrants, came in
| about this time and was called to tell
why he had ordered his name erased
from Lees petition.
What bearing has that on the case?"
asked Mr.. Holgate.
1T will show how difficult it is for
an applicant to get twelve signers to
his petition in Waverly," Mr.. Lathrope
replied.
"If you want to go into that" re-
marked Mr.. Holgate. 81 can show that
they have stoned people up there for
| signing the petition" The testimony
| was not desired by the court.
| Andrew Mahoney, the last witness
called by the remonstrants, said he
wasn't qualified to judge whether or
not Lee was a fit man to keep a hotel.
My judgment amt no good" said
Mahoney. He was excused.
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| Attorney w. j. Hand presented the
opposition of the First Presbyterian
church to the granting Of a wholesale
license to +. J. Walsh at the corner of
| Washington and Lackawanna avenues.
There was no objection to Mr.. Walsh,
he said, but the sentiment of q Chris
| tian community is against locating a
| liquor house in such close proximity
| to a church.
| Hon. c. p. O'Malley, Joseph O'Brien
and George S. Horn spoke in favor of
the granting of the license. They
showed that Mr.. Walsh had been grant
| ed a transer to this place and on the
strength of it had entered into a five
year lease and spent nearly $4,000 in
remodeling the store. The opposition
| of the church developed and the trans
|
| voked. 1t was also pointed out that
| the church intends to move from it's
present location in the near future, hav-
ing given an option on the property to
! c. p. Davidson. 1t was vouched that
| Mr.. Walsh would use only the front
door. which fronts on Lackawanna ave-
nue.; that there would be no drinking
| on the premises and that he would
hi fAf sa1n itnC
up at z o'clock in the evening.
| RemonstTanCes were presented against
the applications of Michael Sewak and
Andrew Simoniak, of Winton, by At
torney John F. Murphy, representing
the Greek and Polish Catholic churches.
| EX-Judge Stanton was making an
earnest plea for his man Simoniak, lay
| ing great stress upon the fact that he
had large, sustaining petition. Judge
| Archibald looked up from a photograph
of Simoniak's dwelling, in which he
| contemplates keeping the hotel. and re-
| marked: 1T might be better if he had
little more house and little less
! petition"
| Undaunted, the attorney persisted in
his arguments.
LITTLE TOO SMALL.
"Why, Judge, look at the size of the
| house." remarked Judge Archibald, and
| then seeing that it was all day with
his petition, Judge Stanton allowed a
broad smile to steal over his erstwhile
serious countenance and he slowly re-
sumed his seat.
When the application of Thomas ].
burning, of 1924 Luzerne street, was
called, Judge Edwards, with some feel
ing, asked: How dare Tom Burning
come into this court and ask for a
| license?"
II presume he has as much right as
any other man, he has fourteen sign
ers." said Mr.. Sando, his attorney.
well, he would need fourteen hun
dred signers before l would grant him
a license" remarked the judge.
George Savicz, of 1924 West Lacka-
| wanna avenue, met with exceptions in
the shape of charges preferred by Will
| liam Olchefski, one of his own coun-
| trymen. The accuser and John Kopet-
ski, testified that they bought liquor
there on Sunday and that gambling
was permitted there Sundays and week
| days. John j. Murphy, attorney for
the applicant, brought out the fact that
| OlchefsN had been arrested for COM
mitting assault and battery, with
! criminal intent on Savicz' wife and
then Mr.. Baylor, attorney for Olchef-
ski brought out the fact that this ar
rest was subsequent to one which Saw
| icZ made to recover a months pay
which he alleged he lost in gambling
in SaviCz place.
Attorneys i. p. Hoban and p. w.
Stokes appeared for the application of
| James McGovern, Of the Mc'iovern
| Bros, LackaWanna avenue. who wants
to conduct a restaurant in the rear
end Of the Williams building, on Linden
/ street, opposite the postonce. Mr.. Ho-
ban, in speaking or the necessity of
the place, said among other things
that it was in the heart of the news
paper district, and would be a great
| convenience to the men in that busi-
ness.
THE TRAVER CRUSADE.
That the Traver crusade is having it's
effect was evidenced by the presenta-
ton of five Nineteenth ward applica-
tions that had been filed too late.
| They Wery not considered
When the application OF William II.
Moycr for a hotel license FOR new
house he is building on Sandersor
street, Throop, was presented by Mr..
| Horn, Mr.. Soper claimed the attention
of court and saying he represented a
number of citizens of Throop, objected
to the granting of the license on the
ground that there were enough hotels
there already. Mr.. Horn and Mr.. New
comb, attorneys for Max Swartz, an
other Throop applicant, alleged that