Evening journal., 1918-03-20
PRESS FIVE. ABANDON
FIVE REM0NSTRAECES
General Sessions CourtAgain
Refuses License to
NobiS Hotel
NO DECiS.ON IN
CONCANNON CASE

Hearing Of remonsirances of the Law
and Order Society against The granting
of liquor licenses opened before Chief
Justice Pennewill and Judges Boyce and
Conrad in Court Of General Sessions this |
morning. Five OF the ten circumstances
lled by the society were withdla avn
~hen stipulaiions offered by the soci-
ETY. were complied with by the appli-
eants.
Horace e. Eastburn, representing the
Law and order soc ETY., stated that the
remonstrances against Harry ID. Walker
and John p Mullin were Withdrawn
when they agreed TO make changes 90
their places of business to comply with
the screen law
James Thompson agreed to discon-
iinue serving liquor in a back room, To-
eliminate a side-alley entrance TO the
place, and TO make such changes as 90
agree with the screen law, and the
remOnstrance against him was with
drawn.
James F. Burke and John J. Maghern.
each applying for a license Of Nos
207-209 West Front street, agreed to
apply separately for a license, one for
No. 207 and the other for 2O9. The re-
monstrance against him was withdrawn.
The society proposed to file a re-
monstrance against John A. Davis, at
Eleventh and Walnut streets, but con-
sideration Of it was abandoned when
he agreed to comply with the screen
law.
Decision on @remonstrance against
Thomas II. Concannon, at Seventh and
Lombard streets. was reserved. The re-
m0nstance was fled on the grounds
that Mr. Concannon had been convicted
Of conspiracy TO Obstruct public JUS
tice at the November term Of court.
and had served time in the worhhouse
as a result
Philip l.. Garrett counsel for the ap-
plicant, argued that by revoking Mr..
ConcannOns license the court would be
imposing a much greater sentence on
him than was imposed upon the other
three men involved in the conspiracy.
in which COncannon was not The main
conspirator Mr.. Concaunon has paid
The penalty-served his time and paid
his fine Of sl.000-and now conducts his
business in an orderly and lawful man
ner. Mr. Garrett said
Mr. Eastburn conducted the case for
The Law and Order SOcetv
The court denied the application Of
Frank p. Nobis, No SOP Market street.
A license was refused the same appli-
cant at the May, 1917, term of court,
/ and Mr. Easthurn argued that since
| that time no change in conditions had
occurred. Philip L. Garrett, Nobis'
counsel said that II the license was
| granted, no bar would be maintained
that liquor would be dispensed only
from the kitchen to guests ON the maiI
floor, and no dancing or other amuse
ment would be conducted on the maiI
floor.
on the grounds that the applican
Is an improper person 10 conduct a sa
loon in that he had caused The death o.
William Cummins, Negro, by strikin,
him on the head with a stick, result
ing i'm the latters death from c0ncus
sion Of the brain, some time ago, a re-
monstrance was pushed against JAMES
A. Hayes. who conducts q saloon al
Lord and Spruce streets.
Caleb p Burchenal representing Law
and order Society, put Mary Jenkins anl
Elsie Townsend, Negresses, on the stand
They testified 90 the attack made bl
\ Hayes on the Negro. Deputy COrOne
McCrery testified 30 finding Cummin
lNlIH WI NiAH lNhNiAiNiANf ANAANf ffAAr Wv
beating alleged TO have been dealt hiu
by Hayes, seemingly dead.
It was not shown whether the fata
injury to the Negro was caused by th
blow from the stick or by the contac
Of his head with The curb.
Hayes, when arraigned in court fol
lowing Cummins death. pleaded guilt
TO assault.
Decision was reserved in the llcens
case.
j. Frank Ball and James Saulsbur
represented Hayes
The hearing OF the remonstrane
against Margaret Richenberger wa
continued until This afternoon. The I'd
monstrance is on the grounds OF keel
ing Inc blinds of the windows dow
afsfr the closing Of business on cerldl
Saturday night, Of maintaining n claI
destinc entrance and of maintaining
back room The defendant was ieI
resented by /. Irving Handy, While NJ
Burchenal conducted the case for Oh
Law and order Society Charles
Barrett. James W. Denning, Frank
Haley. Mayrice Alexander, James Rob
lin and BENJAMIN Berger were place
on the stand to prove the allegations
Mr. Burchenal
Ueqrinc NJ the remOnelrance again