Evening journal., 1903-06-05
A LONG WAY
BETWEEN DRINKS
Witness in Contested Liquor
Case Testified Squares
Were Long
THREE APPLICATIONS TURNED DOWN

rooney Granted a demonstrating
in "Hell's Kitchen" Case Postponed
Until Next Tuesday.
The contested liquor cases were taken
up i'm the Court of General Sessions
this morning. The application OF Do
minico Sustello was withdrawn by his
counsel. j. Frank Ball. William $.
Prickett, counsel for the Law and Or
der Society, fought the granting Of IL
censes In all the contested cases.
The application OF McIntire Bros. for
a license at Vandever avenue and Pine
street where they propose to build a
hotel, was one of the first to be heard.
This Is new place. and II Is situated
in that part OF the city which at the
present time Is enjoying a building
boom. Robert c. Harman represented
the applicants Some of the testimony
In this case caused a great deal Of
amusement for the spectators I'm the
court room.
one witness stated that the squares
We're very long in that section. and that
Il was a long distance between the
point where the applicants wish to To-
cate a saloon and the nearest saloon
where a man can get drink.
Another witness testified that he had
never consulted the women, but as a
public man he knew that women were
all opposed to saloons and public
houses.
The Diamond Bottling Company, OF
No. 414 West Front street, which
lat present handles only soft stuff
applied for a license to bottle beer A
number OF witnesses who reside I'm the
VICINITY testified that they considered
Il a public necessity for the accommo-
dation of people in the vicinity for tn,
company to bottle beer. The company
consists OF John Goldberg and Jacol
Creamer. The court refused TO allow
a petition signed by fifty residents o
The neighborhood, because the petition
had never been filed.
The application Of Thomas +. Ma
garity, Of No. COZ West Front street
was identical with the case Of the Dia.
mond Bottling Company. Mr.. Magarit,
was represented by j. Frank Ball. wit.
nesses testified that they thought tina
such place was needed In that vi.
cinity.
Judge Grubb. while the witnesse.
were being examined in this ease. ask.
ed how many establishments in the cit,
sell bottled beer. He was told
seven or eight. and seemed surprised
that there We're so few in a city Of So.
900.
Mr.. Prickett remarked: "Of course
your honor, all OF the $4,000 do no
have any use for beer"
The application OF John SPAIN for g
uf e.
which was made By his counsel, Rober
Pennington. was refused. 1t developed
IN this case that a former tenant o
this establishment was arrested. ant
pleaded guilty last August to selling in
toxicating liquor on Sunday. Under
these circumstances the court re.
fused TO consider an application fos a H.
cense for at least n year. The appli.
cation was withdrawn.
When the above case was being
heard Of Chief Justice Lore said; Is thii
the place known as helrs Kitchen
Mr.. Prickett replied that the place
known as "hells kitchen" was on Sec
ond street.
The court turned down the applica
ton Of Venerasoa Verderamo for IL
cense at Fourth and Scott streets. JohI
Solo formerly conducted the IiuSe nii'
was convicted for violating the law.
The court retired 10 its private cham
Der to consider the cases. Shortly be
fore / o'clock the judges returned L
the court room and signed all the liquo
applications granted at this term.
OF the contested cases but two wer'
granted. They were Jesse J. Gilman
Fourth and French streets, and Mar ga
ret Marooney fifth and Iatnal
streets.
The applications Of Maaarits, Dia
mond Bottling Co. and Nerderami'
were turned down.
Mr.. Harman withdrew the aprlca
don of McIntire Bros.
The acse Of Iohn Fleith was contin
led until next Tuesday. Court ad
lourned until Monday