Evening journal., 1914-03-14
AGREE ON THE
FACTS In The
MULLIN SUIT
State and Defense Agree on
Case Started Over
Liquor Sale
ARGUMENT GOES over
UNTIL TIL RSDAY

Robert H. Richards. in City Court
oday, appeared for Thomas NJ Mul.
in. proprietor of Mullins Hotel, No
,l3 Market street, who is charged
With selling liquor without a license
and asked for postponement unit
Thursday morning The continuanc,
was granted. The facts in the cas-,
have been agreed upon in a cas-,
stated by Assistant City Solicitor
Lynn and Mr. Richards The in
follows
And now. TO wit. this fourteenth
day Of March, A. ID. 1914, il is
agreed by and between John 4.
Lynn. Deputy Attorney General.
and prosecuting attorney for the
State of Delaware, and Robert
u Richards. attorney for Thomas
M Mullin. the above named de-
fendant. that the facts herein
after set forth are all the facts
relevant to the above stated case.
and are stated for the purpose of
having the Court decide whether
the defendant is guilty or not
guilty of the crime charged In
the information filed against him,
which information is made a part
hereof
First That Thomas NJ Mul
lin Is the owner of a lot of land
situate on the west side of Mar
ket street and extending westerly
TO the east side of Shipley street.
on which lot of land there were
originally two buildings. one
fronting on Market street, and
known as No. 51S Market street,
and one froinine on Shipley
street and known as No. 512 Ship
ley street, which buildings have
for some years past been Joined
and connected together by build
ing IN the space originally inter
yening between them so that
there is now on the lot an hotel
building extending for a height OF
at least three stories all the way
through from Market street TO
Shipley street, containing bed
rooms and other rooms usual in
an hotel
Second. That the first floor of
the Market street end of the
building is four or I'VE feet higher
than the first floor Of the Shipley
street end thereof that the
room next to Market street, Ia
the east end Of the building. in
con- ection with the rooms next TO
Shipley street, in the west end
thereof, by hallway approxi-
mately thirty feet long. and a
short stairway consisting of six
steps; that the other stories of
said building are connected in
like manner.
Third. That on the premises
above mentioned there are two
bars at which intoxicant IT.
quors are sold; one of said bars
being located in the front
room ON Market street and on
ground floor OF the building, and
the other being located in the
front room on Shipley street, on
the ground floor of the said
building. That there is no direct
communication between the
rooms wherein are located the
said bars, but that to pass from
the bar-room on Market street
TO the bar-room on Shipley street
one would have to pass from the
bar-rOom on Market street.
thence into a hallway. thence
down said hallway for about
twenty-three feet, thence down a
stairway of six steps. thence
across the landing into door
way and then into the bar-room
on Shipley street.
Fourth. That the said Thorn
as NJ. Mullin applied for and was
granted by the Court Of General
Sessions for the state of Della
ware a license TO sell intoxicat-
ing liquors, which said license is
known as IAN Inn OF Tavern Lii
cense;' that the said license was
granted at the September Term
of said Court of General Sessions
for the house situated at No. 513
Market street.
Fifth. That the said Thomas NJ.
Mullin did apply for and was
granted by the United States Gov
emment retail dealers license for
the house known as No. 5l3 Market
street ON July /, 1913, the said H.
censc being numbered 1901. and
that on the same day the said
United States Government did, ON
the application of the said Thomas
NJ. Mullin. grant TO him retail
dealers license" for the house No.
5l2 Shipley street, the last men
toned license being numbered
1902.
Sixth That the said defendant
admits the sale of intoxicating
liquors on the day charged ia the
information to the person therein
named. and that said sale was made
in the room known as the bar-room
fronting on Shipley street. as afore-
said
Seventh, That neither of the said
bars heretofore mentioned were used
exclusively by white or colored peo-
pie
Eighth The defendant further
admits that the said two bars for
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors have
been maintained in said house for
upwards of ten years past, and there
is now an electric sign in front of
the building on Market street read
ing: 'lIotcl AIullin,' and an electric
sign in front of the building on
Shipley street reading "Mullin Hotel