The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-12
No LICENSE For MC0l|N
COMMITTEE DOES NOT APPROVE
OF THE CHARACTER OF
HIS PLACE
PROPRIETOR PLEADS I'm VAIN
Resolution Calling for the RevOea-
ti0n of His License VIII BE
Recommended to
Pass.

Assemblymen Denny. Nelson and War
ner, composing the license committee of
that body, at a meeting held yesterday
afternoon voted unanimously to recon-
mend for passage the resolution calling
for the revoking OF the license under
which the German Village concert hall
and saloon, on West Seventh street. is
run.
Joseph Nicoin, his brother and father
and one Springer giving his occupation
as a special officer employed by Mr.. MIC
olin, were present to refute the stories
to the effect that the place was being
conducted in a disorderly manner, but
the committee refused to accept their
statements and approved the resolution.
Assemblymen Nelson and Warner put
several questions to Mr.. Nicolin asking
him If it was net a fact that the women
performers were allowed to mingle
with the audience and solicit the pur-
chase of beer. This Mr.. Ntcofin denied,
saying that the women employed, as a
rule, were married. and their contract
with him generally stipulated that they
were rot to work Wine rooms. He said
his place was small, and the women In
lieu of large dressing room often came
out to warm at the stove, but they did
not mingfe with the audience He said he
was very strict with his employees.
AssemblyTnan Warner, who had made
Mr.. Nieolin that while Nlere he noticed a
girl not over fifteen years of age drink
ing with some men at table. Mr.. Mic
DIN stated that she was twenty-five
years of age, and the party sitting at the
table with her was probably her brother.
She was good girl and every night af-
ter the performance left the theater with
her mother.
The committee was favorable to allow
ing Mr.. Nicolin to keep his place open
providing he did away with female per-
formers, but this Mr.. Nicolin said was
impossible. as business was poor, and he
had to give his patrons some kind Of
amusement in order to make a living.
Nearly every saloon in the city provided
some sort of amusement, and he was only
doing what others did. He was willing,
however. to take out a theater license
and arrange dressing rooms that would
keep performers out of the main sa
loon.
officer Springer, special employed in
the saloon as "bouncer." told how or
derby the place was conducted and how
he took special pains to see that disSo-
lutte characters We're kept away, but AS
semblyman Nelson interrupted him by
saying that 1T was not likely he would
say otherwise.
Accusations relative to harboring i'm
moral characters and allowing minors
lin made general denial. He also de-
MED that his place had any connection
with rooms up stairs in the building
They were rented, he said, by parties
with whom he was not acquainted.
Assemblymen Denny and Warner, in a
visit to tina place, were not favorabIy
impressed by what they saw and said 50.
They called Mr.. Nicolin's attention to the
fact that they had seen women drinking
at tables, and to this Mr.. NicoIin re-
piled that it was impossible to dtscrin-
mate against a woman unless he knew
she was dfsreputable. This did not sat
isfy the committee. and the motion to
recommend revocation of the license was
passed unanimously.
The matter has yet to come before the
two main bodies, and as the proprietor
has agreed to take out a theatrical Ii
cense and hereafter give more attention
TO the reputation of his place it is not
thought that the license will be taken
from him.