The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-04

exceptions to license applica tions,
signers of petitions for licenses and
raft of attorneys crowded the main
court room yesterday, when Judges
Edwards. Kelly and Newcomb entered
upon the courts annual and unenvia-
BILE task of deciding who shall and
shall not he allowed to engage in the
liquor business. Hearings were had
in six of the cases in which the NUM-
cipal league secured rules to revoke
licenses because of alleged violations
of the law, and the list of applications
for the coming year was gone over as
far as Olyphant.
James j. Padden, of the Siventh
ward. Scranton; John Swallow, of Oily
phant; George w. Evans, of the Fifth
ward. Scranton: Elizabeth Reese, of
the Fifth ward, Scranton. and Martin
p. Judge, of Minooka, are the sextette
whose licenses are attacked. Munich
pal league detectives told of buying
drinks in these places on Sunday.
There was not much of an effort
made to contradict the allegations of
the league agents. George w. Evans
made denial Of having sold on Sum
day and arerred that if his bartender
did any selling on Sunday it was sur
repttiously and contrary to explicit
instructions. In the Healy case. a mo-
tion was made to dismiss the rule on
the ground that it had not been shown
that the place was licensed.
LOCATING THE HOUSE.
in telling about buying drinks at
Judges place. in Minoolia, one league
detective located the house on corner
and another claimed it was in the mid
die of block. NJ. j. DOnahOe, attor-
ney for Judge, went on the stand and
swore that Judges place isn't on Br-
ney avenue at all, as the league detec-
tives averred, but on Center street. On
cross examination, he admitted that
Center street was pra ctically an extern
sion Of Birney avenue. The hearing in
the case of William Williams, of Provi-
dence. was continued.
1t was nearly noon when the judges
took up the license applications, but
at 4.30 p. M, adiourning time, they had
dealt with practically all the applica-
tiOns from Archibald, Blakely Benton,
Carbondale township. Carbondale city,
Clifton, Dalton, Dickson City, Dun
more, Elmhurst, Fell Glenburn, Jer-
myn, Jefferson. Lackawanna. Madison,
Mayfleld Moosic and Old Forge. 1t is
expected they will finish the list today.
AS Judge Edwards called out the
names of an applicant the attorney
representing the application would
say "o!d house" or "new house, as
the case might be, and if there was a
rcmorstance on :ile against the grant
ing OF the license, Clerk of the Courts
Daniels would make announcement
thereof. IF it was an old house and
there was no remonstance against it.
the lawyers "old house" would be all
that would be heard of it. 1t it was
new house. the attorney would explain
the rsccssity for it, what kind of
building it was and what really ex-
cellent mar the applicant is. When
rcmonstance was encountered, the at
to"ncy for the remonstrants and pos
sibly some witnesses, would be heard
in support of the objections raised,
and then the attorney for the appli-
cant, together with the applicant and
some more witnesses, would endeavor
to refute what the objectors had put
forward.
FOUR NEW ONES.
Archibald borough had four new ap-
plicants and one remonstance. The
new applications are from Joseph Pa-
porell. of Simpson street: Martin j.
Piral, corner OF Main and Bridge
streets, ana Thomas Kenny, corner OF
Church and Bridge streets, and Jacob
Mandel of Ridge avenue and Jones
street. The remonstrance was against
the last-named place.
The only new applicant from Blake
iy is Ellen Harris, who wants to con-
duet place ON Scott road, and there
vas q lcmonstance against her appli-
cation. attorneys ]. Il. Burr and Ar
thur Dunn present the remonstrants.
Attorney John r, Edwards represents
the application. The remonstrants are |
residents of the immediate neighbour |
hood. Their objections are based on /
the claim that the applicant is not |
fit person to conduct a restaurant; |
that the proposed restaurant is across !
the road from the Elk Hill Coal and |
Iron company's pay office, and within |
200 feet of a public school and that |
the signers of the applicants petition |
are not qualified. Owing to the flood, |
it was impossible for the remonstrants |
to serve subpoenas, and the hearing |
went over until today.
Carbondale township developed one |
new applicant, j. Il, Lowry, who wants