The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-26
REVOkINC OF
The Licenses
COURT HAS TAKEN UP CoNsID-
GRAFTON OF MATTER.

BY Agreement Rules Were Dis.
charged Yesterday in Number OF
Cases Where saloonkeepers Lived
UP to Their Agreement Not to Sell
on sunday-Testimony Heard in
the Case of o'Connor & Walsh.
Other Matters That Came Up in
Argument Court.
In argument court yesterday the
consi,leratio Of the rules obtained by
the Mems union against linuor dealers
who IL is alleged were guilty of selling
on sunday was taken ur.
The following rules to revoke IL
censcs were discharged by agreement:
James X. Hughes. Seventh ward: Pat
rick J. Mangan. Fourteenth ward:
Isaac j. Evans. Fourth ward: Fred
Durr, Eighth ward: Michael j. Fahey.
Fourth ward: Thomas Cosgrovc. Four
teenth ward: Thomas ]. Hayden, Six
tccnth ward; Ellen Evans. Fourteenth
ward; John J. Norris. Eighth ward;
II. j. Horn. Eighth ward: James ].
Kelly. Thirteenth ward; Richard p.
Halligan. Second ward: Peter Heigler.
Eighth ward: Burke and Fadden,
Eighth ward Frances Halter, Eigth
ward.
The Mems union agreed to the dis
charge of the rules in these cases for
the following reasons: When the
movement to prevent the selling Of
liquor on Sunday was began rules
were entered upon the above TO show
cause why their licenses should not
he revoked for violating the law by
selling on Sunday. This was some
time last May. The rules were set
down for argument at the June term,
but before they came up for considera-
ton an agreement was entered into
between the Mems union and the
liquor dealers to the effect that if the
matter of the revocation of the licenses
was not pressed they would keep their
places closed on Sunday and ut all
times on Sundays and election days
would give the agents OF the Mems
union free access to their places to en-
able them to see whether or not the
law was being observed.
THEY WENT OVER.
on this agreement which was signed
by about all the licensed dealers of the
city the Mems union agreed to the
continuance of the rules at the June
term until the present term, it being
understood If the liquor dealers show
ed their sincerity by keeping closed
during this period of probation the
rules would be discharged.
The Mems union was induced to
take this course by the fact that when
the rules We're entered these saloon
keepers were merely following the
general practice of selling on Sunday
and We're in sense taken by surprise.
The object of the union was to have
the law obeyed rather than to injure
the law breakers.
Since then number of other rules
have been secured to revoke licenses,
and the attorneys for the Mems union
announced yesterday that In these
cases there will be no compromise for
the saloon men had abundant notice
that the movement to prevent selling
on Sunday was in progress and for the
further reason that most of them had
agreed to keep their places closed on
Sunday.
The first case argued yesterday was
against O'Connor e. Walsh. who run a
hotel at 2lS Lackawanntl avenue. They
We're among the saloon men against
whom rules were set down for argu-
m"nt at the June term. Instead of
keeping their place closed. it is alleged
they continued to sell on Sunday and
for this reason the Mems union is
pressing for decision on this rule.
When the hearing began yesterday
afternoon. Colonel F.. l.. Hitchcock.
Attorney J. II. Torrey and Attorney r..
T.. Beers appeared for the Mems union
torney George S. Horn for O'Connor
4 Walsh.
THE TESTIMONY.
Robert Wilson, agent for the Mems
union, testified that on SUNDAY, Nav
IL. with three other detectives for the
union, he visited O'Connor e. WalsRs
saloon and they bought ana paid for
Deer, whiskey, ale and porter. There
we're twenty-five other men drinking
n the place at the time. On Sunday,
lune "A. they went to the place again
)ut O'Connor was at the door and
would not let them in. Witness got
MS foot across tile door jam, however,
which prevented It from being closed
md he saw Il number of men at the
)ar drinking.
The testimony of Wilson was cor
'oborated by James Reed. George
Vest and Arthur Kaene, other agents
II tho union. No evidence was offered
M the part of O'Connor & Walsh, ana
he case was not argued on either side.
The court took the papers.
Rules to show cause why the licenses
# the following should not be re-
'oked will be considered today: John |
.isk, Eighth ward; Albert Buchta,
second ward; j. S. McCabe and Mar |
in O'Connor, Eighth ward; r.. II. |
fish, Eighth ward; Peter Ross. Four |
zenith ward; George Wuench. Four |
ecnth ward; Patrick j.. Gerrity; |
eighth ward; Edward j. Jifkins, |
Eighth ward; Jennie T.. Brink, Sixth |
.arl. Dunmore; Flora Johnson, Six
eenth ward: Joseph Cerdzenis. Throop |
orough: George Walilio, Second ward |
)unmore.
OTHER MATTERS.
Attorney Cornelius Smith made an
ther effort yesterday to have his case
gainst the Scranton Gas and Water
ompany certified to another court for
rial. but failed. as on the day before.
During his argument he made one of |
is customary attacks on the judges.
one Of the interesting cases argued |