The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-04
MORGAN BROTHERS
GRANTED LICENSE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NET
YESTERDAY As a LICENSE
COURT.
considered Petitions Against the
crsnt-other Licenses Granted
BY the Board.

Two monster petitions. protesting
against the granting Of license TO two
saloons in the country districts we're
presented 20 the board OF commits
toner's yesterday morning when the
board met at a license court. and the
arguments in both cases were very
interesting. Two petitions against
granting a license TO Morgan Bros.
near the state line, were filed. one
containing the signatures OF 2O4 resi-
dents OF Liberty district. and the
other carried AS signatures of resi-
dents OF Washington county, Pa.
These petitions were presented
had been read and found TO be proper
ly executed. Cradle Morgan. one of
the partners in the business. who
signed the application was present.
and was represented by Attorney J.
]. p. OBrien. Attorney John B. Will
son represented the petitioners from
Ohio county and Attorney w. NJ. Dun
lap represented the Washington coun-
ty people. They addressed the board
on the matter and Mr.. Wilson stated
that the people from Ohio county who
signed the petition. paid taxes on
100000 worth of real estate. and
their wishes should be considered.
Mr.. Dunlap stated that the citizens
OF West Alexander complained bit.
terly OF having a saloon so close to
their town as they had been without
one themselves for forty years and
felt that the Ohio county authorities
should not permit one TO be located
so close.
Attorney O'Brien for Mr.. Morgan
stated hat the saloon has always been
conducted in a proper manner and no
complaint could be made against Il.
Also that the law had been complied
with in every respect and further
that during the West Alexander fair
the firm had two special officers on
duty in addition TO the one sent out
by the sheriff 10 protect the inter
ests of all concerned.
During the arguments N developed
that one man who signed the applica-
ton also signed a petition against
granting II. and this o~ccasioned some
discussion. Mr.. O'Brien stated that
a petition amounted 10 nothing any
how. as he could go out and get sew
eral hundred signatures TO a petit
ton for anything.
After the matter had been threshed
out the petitions and names were
read and a vote was taken and the
license granted by a vote of . TO /,
Commissioner Woods voting against
il. In explaining his vote Mr.. Woods
stated that OF these hundreds Of
people living in the vicinity he be-
lieved they should have some say IN
the matter n their wishes complied
with insofar as possible.
The other fight was made on the
application OF John Murphy for j
saloon license at Roney's Point. and
when this came up a petition con-
tanning 81 names was presented pro-
testing against the grant and the fol-
lowing property owners were present
10 protest in person: Rev. J. w.
Grimes. L. y. Hervey. John Tygart.
T.. W. Suplcr. J VI. Supler. W. G.
Supler. II. II. Orr. G. W. Orr. ]. NJ.
MCCutcheon. J. F. Atkinson. James
Dennison, Lynn Powell and ID. H..
Powell.
The petition was presented but not
read for the reason that Mr.. Murphy
had not fled his bond with his appli-
cation and no action could be taken
on either the application or the petit
ton.
The applications OF Charles Kraft
al The Oaks. Frank Miller and Fred
Pestiuger. OF Elm Grove. were proper.
~ executed and there being no pro-
test against either OF them, the
licenses we're granted.
Other applicants were rot ready for
various causes and after granting the
four licenses named the board re.
cessed as a license court until June
p. when the other applications will
DO acted upon.