Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-17
LICENSE IS REFUSED
SPIRITED HEARING BEFORE THE
EXCISE BOARD TODAY.
Of Aneus Collins Rejected
Because Of observation-disclosures
of Fraud Exchanged.


| Collins with the excise board of the Dis
| trict for a retail liquor license at POPS 14th
| street northwest were not regular, and the
| DEVELOPMENT at the hearing before the board
/ this morning that the sigma lures of Mr.
| Collins application had not been Verihed
| by the police, and were not SUFFICIENT IN
| number Assessor Darneille, who presided
over the board, ordered the apphcatlon
| rejected. 1t was brought out by the testi-
| mony at the hearing that two persons
| whose names were used were not aware
| Of the transaction
The charge of fraud played a proml-
| nent part in the hearing. The attorneys
representing the applicant applied the term
| to those who opposed the license, and the
latter returned the compliment by making
| the same charges against the applicant
| Alexander Bell. an attorney who opposed
the Issuance of the license, declared that
when Collins found he did not have SUI
| fcient number of property owners to ms
| application. divided up some property
| It to David Doodey, William Barry, Maurice
! Collins and David w. Sargent and when the
! application was filed with the excise board
| these names were upon it as owners OF /
property in the radius prescribed py law
as approving Of the license
Mr. Bell also declared that Mrs. Tim
mons. who rented room In mousse on
Ath street near V street. put her name
upon the application, when 1t was known
that the real tenant of the house-the
woman who rented the premises-Was oo-
posed to the saloon being located Oh ,o
block He said also that shoemaker. VINO
rents a small room in a building on I4th
street signed the application AFTER tne
| owner of the building had signed paper
| opposing the license.
Basis Of Application.
Mr. Collins has conducted a wholesale
| liquor store at the 14th street address 1or
five years. and he based his application TOT
| a retail license upon the ground that ms
business has increased and that there Is
considerable demand for retail trade. his
attorney, Wilton ]. Lambert told the mem
bers of the excise board this morning that
his client was man of good character ana
that he had complied with the law IN every
particular In preparing his papers LOT s INC
retail license and it should be granted. MI.
Lambert declared that the chlef opponent
of his client Is Patrick F. Michigan, VINO
conducts a saloon few doors below me
premises occupied by Collins, and that ms
opposition is based upon the ground that
he did not want any competition = ms 10
a business neighborhood," MI LamoeDrt
said, land there is need for announcer sd
loon, as there are not sufficient saloons IN
the neighborhood to satisfy the demands
of the public Mr.. Michigan. in order to de-
feat my client in his purpose decided some
of his property to other members OF ms
family, so that their names could swell! the
list of signers against the issuance or the
license"
..The only fraud that exists in this case.
renlfed Attorney Bell can be easily traced
to the applicant himself and l can prove
it." Mr.. Bell the nproceeded to tell the
board how Collins had transferred MS prop
erty in order to get the necessary slgners
and how he had got the signatures OF per-
sons as residents, whose names should not
have been considered, as they were not
boni fide residents. He then called 10 the
stand William Barry of 18th and d streets
southeast to whom Collins decided a piece
Mr. Barry testified that he knew Col
| Inns hut denied owning any property In the
neiehborhood in question, and declared tnat
| he had never signed any apphcation ior
| Collins and when shown the appilcauon
with his name upon it, said 1t was not III
his handwriting. .,, ,,
At this junctute Chairman Darneille call
ed upon Mr. Collins to explain no" tnis
name could have appeared upon the appll-
cation without Barry's knowledge Colilhs
| quickly arose and in an excited manner
stated that there must be some mlsuhoer,
st aass sso an ns toid him he going to
| transfer the property and wanted him 10
sign his application
| Barry told me then, Mr.. Col,ihs saiu'
that he was too busy to sign, and
| Chairman Darneille who put that mans
| name on the application? It.
| IT did replied Collins, but l had his
| authority
| Haring Abruptly Ends.
Although Attorney Bell had informed the
| board that he had Mr.. Doodey, whose halhe
was on the application, present to testify
| that he knew nothing of the transaction,
and that he had never signed the paper
| Mr.. Darneille brought his gavel down upon
tho table with a bang and announced that
| the papers in the case were not regular ana
| the application could not therefore be con-
| sidered. $50,
| testified to the board regarding the genuine
| ness of the signatures. he stated that the
| signatures had not been verified by MIN OF
| his lieutenant because at the time the pa
| nars we're given to him there were not
| suficint number of names for the applica-
| ton to be granted, and because of that fact
| he did not dee nit necessary TO pursue the
| Notification inquiry.
| Attorney Bell was assisted by Albert
! Shoemaker attorney for the Antl-Saloon
| League. in opposing the granting OF TINS