The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-09
THE PRoHrBIroRY LIQUOR LAW.
ARRESTS FOR INrOxtCATION ON THE
SABBATH.

DIFYIcULkY or ENFORCING THE LAW
With The stringent prohibstory liquor lAw hanging
eur beads ffy arrests for drunkenness within the pAst
tweaty four hours (and the Sabbath too) but lit
de evidence Of the uahy Of the great made BY
pseudo phauthxopsts for the suppression Of "pauper
ian aad crime" the number OF inebratss brought be-
fore the magsrstss every day sinss the 4th inst has
net In the slightest aecressed indeed yesterday
the oAy day which the court not wded
with victims to intsmpsssnee but this vas owing not
any wise provisions Of the Maine law but rather to
the low state tue shermouaster a. the day de-
kshtfuy cool Of ~hio working classes were July
a. they warmed In Gro wds 10 the country
moderate arinkirg has little eject the system
The increaea 6ce imposed by the ohibtory Law upon
drunksrds win in 90 ~-sss ali the City Prison TO OVER
unable TO pay sh- san Of ten collars and therefore
must necessarily reu<ta Ia the cells for ten days. whle
Their families without sIy support or protection are
suferisg most acusei by the Incarceration inflicted on
these unfor innate u,-n
At the lover Police Court yesterday, about twenty
Perscns wore commit no TOR ietoAicston By Justice b,
CART while ut the Jser Marses Police Court before
Sustce Pesrcy SONS s,sotesn untortuuates simi
lary posed of rhisd District Police Court
toreJrstcs wsI.h ,hs OF pr,s,asrs WAS not 80
great, ten individuals compiling this list Apropcs of
the Third District Poi Court requested to at -
that the Of ns to tbs Court OF Spe-
cd Sessions, for anegso ATOMS Of the prohibtoey
law by justice Welsh Fr1sy last, made by that
magistrate TO meet be ID. caused by the charge OF
Recorder smith to IN. Gra1d Jury, ntinatng count
Of the power o. that iooct for such onen,es 1t
appears, from What have able TO underbtann,
Judge etuart does loci 10 with the Recorder IN his
views upon thar point aun bis efuss. Court
Of Special Sessions t,sey l.st to tie :om
plsinte presented rs Justice ~elsh Uatu thsre sNa
opa0p sod action in reference to the
forcen ent Of the hntry liquor Law on the part o.
the Recorder and CITY Juop., it not m az oil
star 70 that police htss there should
EXIT 6gerercs o. oir rs to this most proper NODE
of ming tue difficult tack os carrying out the pro-
II ia etrspgs that M arrests have yet been made
among tie liquor dealers, or SEIZURE OF their goots at
tempted what is the reason: " Ill the gentlemen OF
tho Carton Iesgu. sood eaough to iafom what II
10 that DELAYS thprny trey themselves are
arc heartily si-k al rec o. tosse experiments or toe
suppression Of paupsrt'm crime, NC T0ere ousnt 70
be son,e effort NJ re tois seek to brig the liquor
dealers to account, or the peops win forget that
aprch,hrtory Law hnr pss-si tbrsush the legislature
ard received the sanction o. tbs executive.
THE LAW IN BROOKLYN.
About many arrests continue to be made for drunk
enness formerly toe parties convicted all dis
posed Of by SIC fine. Patrick McCoaauehey, arreste,
tbs charge of stli rary to Law Appeared
but motion Of DE- epcspts council the case WAS fue
thtr ~ lourn-d until rrxi wesk.
THE LIQUOR BUSINESS IN WILLIAMSBURG
The fIst cares ., csunAnusss disposed Of sccord ng
to the provisions Of onbitory law brough,
before the Pc ice courts Saturday
Before Jat sce Jacobs.
Poke man Vandyke OF tAs FEn oistrict made com
plsirt, uEder catD, ngs donn Dcsay for ne
on Irteny right The pstDtr was pat upoa the staoi
and testified that be hsa pa Guessed Jour glasses Of bran
dy foI bnfelf ard on at Costenbadefs iiq
store, corner OF Grad add Vat STREETS sad had also
got brsn oy Ut ,be Of Grand an FIRST Streets
whereby he had become csied. He fined $40
Wlhsm Loh her arres,ec BY officer Kennedy, testified
to crsns ing liquor bis pre- 1ses and had
purchase o. aeother pers-n He was fnsd Sl0 which
lie rAid. and vas tischarsed
Amelia Corne1y, arrestej By officer Waters, but she
had been roo crnna to mos wnere che had g0t her
liquor. Her case wss dspos~o Of by hne Of $40.
Eefcre AlosrmsD Eaues.
Derris Murphy and Cor brnus Jsns arrested ~ officer
Westsreid Of sixth oisui,t Mrrphy testified tost
h had get glass Of three cent brandy at Bercya
Of Grarc srd seventh streets. Jones tssafed
that he had Iot brandy ~ Cocntls tavern In Bush.
wick avenue and "a glass oil porter at tina o.
Grand and Loriuer street. the accused both
fned elc ceis u,s Of Pay 0srt committed TO
iail.