The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14

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sch Place-Allege Beer Was Sold
on Sunday and To Minors.
The remonstrance against granting
a license to Horace Hoyle, for con-
ducting the Woodside Hotel near
Bethany, was begun this morning.
The witnesses for the applicant
were Horace Hoyle, Lew O'Neill,
Benz. F. Blake, ]. Sam Brown, VIM.
Cole, Joseph Jacobs and Mrs. Hoyle.
They testified that licensed house
was necessary at this place.
The side of the remonstrance also
called several witnesses. They were
James Henshaw, Walter Thomas,
Wallace Ackers, George Maddeford,
Friend Walters, and Ira Bryant.
They all testified that licensed
place was not necessary at this
place. Searle and Mumford repre-
sented the applicant and M. E. Sim
ons the petitioners.
The application of John Callahan
and w. E. Callahan for new licens-
ed hotel at Gouldsboro was heard.
There was no remonstrance but sew
eral witnesses testified that licens-
ed place was necessary here for the
accommodation of the public.
The Fell Brewing Company made
application for license to conduct
warehouse to furnish beer to deal
ers. Several witnesses were called.
No remonstrances were filed.
A very formidable array presented
itself in court this morning against
the granting of a hotel license to
Otto Dolmetsch of Salem township.
The members of the Hamlin w. G.
T. U. and Rev. Russell were active
in the work to remove this hotel
from Salem township. Chas. A. NC
Carly and c. P. Searle represented
Otto Dolmetsch and M. E. Simons ap-
| peared for the petitioners.
Dwight l.. Chapman was the first
witness against Dolmetsch. He tes-
titled that he had on several occa-
sions, particularly on June 80 and
August 25th, been in Dolmetsch' S
hotel and drank beer there. Both
| these dates fell on Sunday. He said
he had seen others drinking there
that day. He had bought and paid
for one bottle of beer on June 80, but
did not pay for any on August 20
although he had been treated. He
also testified that Dolmetsch kept
two slot machines on which he had
played. He said he spoke to Dol
metsch about selling on Sunday and
the latter replied that it was none OF
his business.
Clarence Alt also testified that he
had drank beer in the barroom OF
Dolmetsch's hotel on Sunday. There
we're eight or ten others drinking
there. l did not pay for it and don't
know who treated me. Did not see
any one pay.
Julian Lawrence, 20 years old,
also testified to drinking in the place
on Sunday. The testimony Of Arthur
Brundage, 20 years old, Charles
Stevens, 19 years old, Earl Field, 1S
years old, was mostly corroborative
They had had beer, porter or Wh1s-
key in the place on Sunday but did
not know who paid for it.
Ernest Chapman and William Alt
also testified that they had been In
the place on Sunday and had obtain
ed beer and malt.
Elsie Walker testified that she
worked for Otto Dolmetsch last sum-
mer and knew that beer had been
sold in the place on Sunday. She
said that Rolmetsch had told her
that he had a license to sell on
Sunday.
A. B. Walker, constable of Salem
township, testified that he saw one
slot machine in the place and that he
had warned Dolmetsch twice to get
rid of it. He stated that he was in
the place on Saturday and warned
Dolmetsch about the slot machine
and that on Monday he made his re-
turn to court, That was in October.
J He said that when he returned Mon