The sun., 1901-03-19
M 'CULLIN
GETS LICENSE
Mr.. Prickett Unable to Get At
tendance Of Two Witnesses.
POLICE OFFICERS HEARD
George Lewis Withdraws His Appli-
cation for License-Tully Dam
age Case is Put on Trial in
Superior Court.

Superior Court.
Two contested liquor cases We're dis
posed of in Court of General Sessions
Yesterday afternoon. In the case of
George Lewis, who applied for No. 2O5
Market street, Horace c. Knowles stat
I'd that as application had been made
within Il year, and it was rule of court
lot to consider such applications, he
would withdraw the application for the
present.
In the case of Joseph Il. McCullin, No.
800 Tatnall street, William s. Prickett,
attorney for the Law and Order Society,
tated that the sheriff was unable to
lind two of his witnesses and that he
only had one witness present besides the
police officers. He said if the court
would permit he would bring the wit
aesses into court today. Judge Lore
thought the case ought to be finished at
once and it was remarked that he, Prick
ett, had done his duty.
Mr.. Prickett then proceeded with the
case. He said he would not depend on
the remonstrances filed against the place.
He alleged that he would prove that
some minors visited the place, also wo-
men of disreputable character.
Walter Ill. Hayes and James W. Pom
ler represented McCullin. Mr.. Hayes
said the house had been conducted for
Is years and was quiet and orderly.
Cora Burton, colored testified that she
was ut McCullin's place ut different
lines. The last time was just before
Thanksgiving She went there to wait
.or her friend to come from the Acad-
my. While she was there another col
jred woman came in who was pretty full.
l'he woman i'll treated her. She object
ID to the woman's actions A waiter
grabbed her and pushed her down the
stairway. She fell and was knocked un-
conscious. In falling she lost Il pocket
,ook containing SIS. She asserted that
he saw three young girls drinking beer
there.
To Mr.. Hayes she admitted that she
iad brought suit in the City Court for
,eing assaulted and the case was dis
missed.
Otficer Di Mare testified that there was
complaint about crowds at Fifth and
ratnall streets. He saw women go into
McCullin's with kettles.
Sergeants Lyons and Kelleher gave
y esshnony. The latter saidshe lever saw
my disorder.
Mr.. Prickett closed his case here. He
aid he had issued subpoenas for minors
but they could not be found Judge
Lore thought that there was not enough
evidence in the case to withhold McCul-
Inns license.
The trial of the special jury case OF
Thomas Tulley, administrator of William
rulley VS.. the T., w. 4 b. Railroad Co.
was commenced in the Superior Court
Yesterday. William Tulley, aged years
was on Il coal car on one of the sid
ngs of the Brandywine branch neal
Buenu Vista street when other cars were
pushed against it. He fell off and was
nut in half.
The hearing of the evidence for the
prosecution was concluded about I
,'clock yesterday afternoon when court
adjourned to this morning. The plant
IF is represented by Joshia and Davit
/. Marvel.
Andrew G. Gray and Herbert III. Ware
represented the defendant and it is
expected that the entire morning session
| will be consumed in hearing testimony
] or the defense.
| Thomas Tulley Il bfrother of de
| eased. testified that the accident tool
| ,lace August 25th, 1896: that his brothel
vas on coal ear and about climbin.
rom it when the other cars were force,
| ganst it. He fell and was run over
| No warming was given.
John Groscup. of Delaware City, al
engineer. testified to seeing the accident
He saw Harry Tulley on the end of
ar, and heard someone say: "You can
| PASS, come back" Next, the cars wer
pushed up and the accident occurred.
Jerry Sweeny, one of the boys in tn
'rowd that was playing about tn
racks, testified regarding the accident.
Harry Rohebacher, another of tn
boys, testified that he was standing O
he bumpers of car nearby and look
ng around saw Tulley in the air as b
vas falling.
Morris Maloney said he with othe
hoys got on a train near the big popla
zee; that there were ten cars in th
train and three cars were thrown on th
orn track.
| Philip Burnett. Jr., one of the gener;
managers of the National Life InsuranC
Co., testified that the expectancy of lii
If boy of years was so 24-100 year
Henry w. Harris said that the boy
were in the habit Of playing about tt
abroad in that vicinity and that til
trainmen sometimes play quoits wit
them.
i Terrence Mullen testified to havin
seen the boys play on the railroad at tn,
, point. s<sl 1AF
John Kennedy testified that he roc
IN the cars with the other boys, som
times they were ordered off by ira
hands.
The Court in Banc is to hear arg
J ment today week on the question of Il
"onstitutionaity of the Adams tax la
! The case of Tax Collector Savers '
he Wilmington & Northern RailroI
Co., involving the right of the city
AK roadbeds, was set for argument du
ing the course Of the May term.
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