The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-16
. Lager Bier Intoxicating 1.-THE Quantity
which Can be Taken.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NRw YoRK July IA, 1855.
In yoar editorial to dsy you state that one Chris
tan Clause swore that he drank sixty glasses Of
Lager bier In twelve hours.
Now, sir, this Is no uncommon feat. If you will
take the trouble to send to the lager bier saloon,
corner Anthony street and Broad way, ttey will
find you man that will drisk much more than that
in II elve hours-I should say double or treble that
quantity; hut for fear may make a ms'ake, you
caa rave the fsct at the above address.
Juess Lo'hIop, who is temperance man, can
testify 70 the lager bier story Of fifty glasses in
Th.se was q female 10 Manchester. Epg gland, who
wa once summoned before tae magistrate for
get drunk on the prs miaes She proved conclu-
DIV ~ thst ii wss mistake, 81 IL was impossible
for MAJ TO get drunk with hec beer. She stated
tha they nigh. brossen tthat ia, burst) bu TO get
drusk hst could not be. G. n.
Tho Lager Bier Case I'm Psughkceps,e.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
In TIE report Of the proceedings unde, "ths
Liquor law In Pougnkeepsie, &c" Contained in tho
HEsALD OF the 18th inst, ! discover sons erron.
Yea ss5 that after tae ury had been ont about four
Sours, they came into court with vetdi,t as fol
lows Guilty ofselling lager bier" Your por: then
states that " the Court stated to them that they
she nd ficd verdict Of guilty or not guilty. The
Jury again consulted, and the foreman announced
that the jury found the priscrer guilty." Nov the
facts are that the jary rendered the soox wing yer
dict: 8" We find the defendant guilty Of sailing lager
bier" and would not, and did not, alter IL and che
jury, ~ well as the defendants counsel, insisted
that the Court should enter the VERDICT in tbs very
words = rendered By the jury; and the Cour. did
postponed by the Court uatil the next day at 2
O'Clock for the purpose OF hearing arguments of the
respective counsel as to the effect Of ,be verdict
dertd, the defer dant's counsel claiming tias the
prisoner she uld be discharged and that the Court
could Eos take Judicial notice that lager bier was an
intoxicating liquor. Toe Lext morning apo.ic ,io1
was made BY H. A. Nchop, Esq, defeudauts c5up-
Justices Brown, Rockwell and Strong presiding,
tor writ of certiorari to remove ths whole pro-
oeediDgs against Brbsck into the Supreme Court
ion vas srsp - -. ana i1 1ne w' mace r.
TIE return day motion was made by T. G. Camp
bell District Attorney, and John Thompson on tie
part Of the people, to qussn the writ Of car orar.
The mohon was opposed By H. A. Nelson snd J. F.
Barnard for the pr, oner and he motion denied
by tie Court. The County Judge aud constable
ve9e then required by the Court 10 make return Of
the authority By which they held the prisoner such
resurn w9 made, aud on the 18th inss. the Supreme
Court decided that the returns did not show any
su@cgisy Tor the detention Of the prisoner. APP
pLc.tiOn vas then made to allow the County Judge
AMENDED ~.
wAs granted, aud the whole Meter was se do IN for
argument before the Suprems Court. at the Citv
Hal. Brooklyn, en- the l7;h day OF Juy inst. al
40 O'Clock. ~ '''''' -
Toe lager bier which had been seized unas, N.
Maine Law has been returned TO the oosss.s;an ~
Birbeck, BY the Sheriff OF this county tho $50 ~,
having been replevied by Brbeck's counse. '''ne
The Fret Conviction by a Jury Under IN.
Law. "'
The case Of Charles Henseu, In Syracuse. savs
sfs AbaLy Register Of the 14,n inst, charged with
esitns liquor, has terminated 10 YER dict by tina
J RI OK guilty" This IL the fnt case under the
onibitory law, Resulting In conviction, that has
aeAe4 N. In the course Of the trial James r.
IA efence, Esq, counsel on the part of defendant
as a be was himeeh alaw.abidipQ citizen. AMI ar
p sseed bis gratihcah at seeing some persons pre
az whose conversion TO he precinle az oisd;anca
al lawson the land, he had reason TO BELIEVE Was
LIE recent. He hoped there would bs M bscE.
2 chg from tho new faith. The nit was n,Inehl. |
syracuse, Of s1 other places has bean ,he $780,
Of higher Law" manifestations; and 4. IL hns ;ss
10 cay, that many who are nov mfst eArtest in az
{ chg rho prohib,toy law, and loudes. In cer
1unciatiors Of Its notification here and'eIse sba
, ts smorg the foremost Ia puIfying the ruo;s,v.
sss lar, and chief expoundsrs OF The hirnsr
- Doctrine, the practical operation OF witch
/ 8 row 60 much deprecate.
W shGald fall short OF our duty did Va not i'm
~ tie occasion to point DOT the dangerous .ea