The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-05
LICENSE COURT
IS AT AN END
TESTIMONY AGAINST PLACES
IN THIS CITY.

That DiSgraceful Scenes Are En-
acted Within Them-Testimony
Heard with Reference to Remon-
strances Against Other Places.
Court yesterday completed the task
of hearing the applications for licenses
In this county. A good part of the day
was consumed in listening to testimony
In the three cases in which Superin-
tendent of Police Iona Il. Day made
objection to the granting of licenses.
The first objection considered was
against "The Hub" which is conducted
by Theodore G.. Morris. Superintendent
Day said the scenes in the back room
of that place nightly were most dis
gusting. Drunken women, with chairs
tilted back and feet on tables. smoked
cigarettes and indulged in conversa-
tions everything but edifying. Fights
were of frequent occurrence. Very
young men in large numbers were to
be seen in this back room.
Mrs. Shoemaker, who lives close to
"The Hub" told of the dsorderly
scenes she witnessed about the place,
and Lieutenant Feeney corroborated
what the superintendent said. Morris,
the proprietor, said that his place is not
disorderly, and since the warning re-
ceived from the police, some weeks ago,
immoral characters were not permitted
in the back room.
Much the same testimony was offered
by the police against Roxy" Jones'
place on Spruce street. Josephine Mack
testified that she had her pocketbook
stolen from her in the place a short
time ago, while she was under the in
fluence of liquor She resides at, 225
Lackawanna avenue. Charles Zang,
bartender at the place, testified that 1t
was an orderly well-conducted house.
AYLESWORTH'S PLACE.
Superintendent Day testified that he
had been in Frank NJ. Aylesworths
place, at PIT Penn avenue, many times
and in the ladies' parlors above found
dissolute women acting in a most dis
orderly manner. Drinks We're served
in these parlors by mere youth.
DOC" Weeks testified to seeing a
woman partially disrobed in these
apartments. and others smoking cigar
cites and using vulgar language. Mr..
and Mrs Aylesworth and the bartender.
Tom O'Brien, gave the house a good
reputation and denied stoutly that the
frequenters of the place were bad lot.
A remonstrance against the license of
Seth Jones, at Penn avenue and Spruce
street was filed by the Municipal
league. Detectives of that body testl-
fled that they purchased liquor there
on Sunday. The league also had a re-
monstrance against the license OF
Thomas Cosgrove, in the Fourteenth
ward. Their agents testified that they
bought liquor there on election day.
From South Abingdon township come
remonstrances against the granting OF
license to Q. S. Handrick whose place
is located on the Factoryville- Arlington
turnpike. Attorneys r. H. Holgate and
Joseph O'BrieH appeared for Handrick
and Attorneys G.. W. Dawson +. c.
Hanyon and w. L. Hill for the remon-
strances. For the last three years the
court has regularly refused to license
the place. Last year Mr.. Holgate ap-
peared against the license and Mr.
Dawson in opening his address to the
court cited this fact and said he would
make use of the arguments used then
by Mr.. Holgate as they We're the true
arguments.
THE OBJECTION.
The objection to the license was that
there are six hotels in the immediate
vicinity; that it is near n church and
school ana that the people of the vic
Unity do not want another hotel there.
queer condition of affairs was de-
veloped when the Third ward of Win
ton borough was reached. Frank Guy
don is applying for a license for a
building owned by Mrs. Godfrey at
Mllett and Powell streets. Salvatore
CappeillO at present holds q license for
the same place and it has two years yet
to run. Mrs. Godfrey claims the lease
is forfeited because Cappeillo sublet the
place and she gave another lease to
Guydon Cappeillo is at present in
possession and says he proposes to stay
there for two more years. The court
took the papers
There was Il hearing in the remon-
stance against the granting of n license
to Mrs. Ellen Harris, Of Scott road
Blakely, and witnesses We're calledSfor
the purpose of showing that when she
WAS conducting the Mott Haven hotel
up to last February ii was not we'll
conducted house.
Sylvanus Smith a prop sawyer, po-
lice officer and manager of the foot
ball team who is some go odd years of
age, testified that he was sent to Mrs
Harris by the burgess and told to in
form her that she would have to con-
duct n better place. He was one of her
bondsmen and was about TO take steps
to have his name stricken off the bond
when she gave up the Mott Haven
hotel,
MRS HARRIS COMPETENT.
l.. Il. Thompson, another police Off
Ger, said that in his Judgment Mrs
Harris was Il competent person to con-
duct hotel. Henry Vanderburg one
of the bOndsmen name6 on Mrs. Har-
ris' petition, was sworn and 1t was
shown that he was worth only about
5000 instead of the $1,000 which his
name on the petition would indicate
was his.
There was a further hearing in the
case of Lewis Barrett who is applying
for hotel license in Glenburn, 1t was
for the purpose of showing that dur
ing the last year that intoXicants have
been sold at the Barrett's place al
though it WAS not licensed. The effort
was not successful. Beer was drank
in the place but it was shown that it
was purchased on the public road from
II peddler by those who drank it in the
house. The house in which Barrett
proposes TO conduct the hotel was
burned down Saturday night but is to
be rebuilt ut once. Court adjourned to
meet when licenses will be handed
down