The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-22
German Singing and Drinking Club In
Connecticut
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TRIAL UNDER THE LIQUOR LAW.
from the Norwich Courier, Jaa 10
Ycsterosy and The day before rather exciting
days in this city. The energetic move vents Of the
friends of perance, for the suppression Of widely
extended ard organized drinking club, created small
An association exists In thia city under the lie of
"Gesmsn Singing Society, orpheus," an association
Of membership not few persons claiming q repa able
stsidng in the community combined into club for
drinking purposes The protested obe't OF ths society
such WAS its object and 30 long ~ membership was
limited to the Germans the purpose for which the SO
ce'y instituted to have been practically ad
heed 10 But ia evil hour change look place. not
change in the provisions of the written constitution Of
in the constitution OF the society made up OF living
members.
Not very long after the passage Of the Maine law the
strength If the society began be increased by the ad
mission o. American members. These paid each, one
dollar and fifty cents mi fee and twenty Ave cents
per month for every month thereafter. The German
members on the other hand, at least most Of them,
Joining for musical purposes paid only one dollar each
Initiation Fee though the nthy dues twenty i've
cents each. The singing members all Germans-were
styled active mem ers" the Other members-mosty
Ameii,ans-~ers denoninated passive members"
Their buspess drink, and to wha, they drank
'gaed iqvor" that there pierty % IT, and that
il was To be hac whenever called for The sctse mem
beers" topsiher the club room, three
iDgs III the week for musical practice Tue "passive
members freqoepted the room at all hours Of the day,
and pretty much ali hours OF the night for driakiDg
practicessme Of the &C i've II the massive
ters evbcrg their ardor in he liquor practice by visits
vsryi. in number from cne 10 eight or eu time Der
day Superseded to the dirkiDg practice of the club,
were other practices, such card playing, gambling,
&c., which those who chose not only allowed but
The tsrseepe- the drinking clob It ascer tanned
had gone to New YORK TO rchase fresh stock OF Ii
return and the supplies before proceeding to make
seizure of his liquors arrest OF himself The H.
quors came on Thsrsdsy-kottman the barSeepec, hs-
wing arrived previously We believe. Officer Chapel,
armed with the rcedul documents made descent upon
Tie club room Thu sday afternoon ard captured both
turns Of TIE ffcey showed the following comprising
the v'rious kinds and quantities o goods seizei-
Is long bottles German vine
quart /" sherry do
! bottle ole Batavia Amsch (rum)
o,or. ,,.,,es c,e - Row, partly fun'
! two gallon deInijohn, brandy, partly full
dsnijchn containing s5oat gallons gin.
1qua-' containing gallons s xhislsy ,:,,...-
IL 6 che y run,
IL " peach brandy.
" pint Aph brauay.
! quaIt st. G.
2ealions brsndy
quarts cherry wine.
e 2gsllons Jamaica rum.
:" 1H :. Irish whi,sey.
/ beg and faucet 1-2 gin.
tasset containing quart battles German wine.
demjohn containing about gallons brandy.
z quarts cherry rum.
quart bottle Schie1am schrspps
Club House GIN.
partly full.
I pint :" !"
l key Iartly fu,l lsger BIER,
IL c.cantess con'ainiog email qusntity OF liquor in
Ko,tusb, who i.s German va. taken before Justice
Avery Alsrge number Of Witnesses German aud Ameri
can, hao been summoned anG most Of them "appeared
III Court" Inc VIII ie effort Of the defence to make
il sppear in evidence thai although the liquors wee
bought by kotn,ae, ard kept ard ssd by him hs was
i, '.e, L al this ohing ou, the sgen. Of the Society
ety. that taey were sold &c noue but members OF the
society.
But through all this attempted fog and uystfcation
the facts stood out prominent and clear that the
Of The Society visited hoffman bar (kept in Of
he rooms OF the Club as they would have done any
Other paying for their liquor when they drank it,
ard at prices corr espord ng % other bars
For the State il claimed that upon the facts Kott
part owner OF the ssOr, and that the Ia made
oil tin c,icn between suit or sole That he
il Possession of and kept the liquor sih intent TO
particular privileged class of persons made nc differ
enee-b he sw mace none and !, the less q SALE
That Wa npta division To each oiot owner OF an ascer
taihed inc wi ua. part Of quantity OF liquor
b. sale ID such chose to buy and pay ard that
unoer obligation TO take any particular part
guam tity that, In TACT the liquor might be sold
and distributed t. but very few If the joint
For the defence it was Claimed that Rumber o, indi
had right aud pressure liquors
used BY he msel,es. Thai they could d. al this by
agent That in Ibis care, wh.u any drank and pail
it 1t only distribution the Of hi,
who drank only psrtook of hts own liquor.
10 th.s i, replied that he did not fsll
under the head Of dis,rnvti5n among part
ers-for that implied something Known to divide
AMI tie particular portions into which It WAS TO be
divced-but ra. her q property Owned in common
sold among thu joint ia such qlaut les and to
such wished 10 purchase, in the 0, our Union
stores and that i. the doctrie of the defence law
hne sIores could engage in the liquor trade 1t was
cha ac'eiiel clear attempt to evade the law.
the Court viewed II In ths well put points upon
which, In his decision, he regarded the turning
The q ope-one that had not heretofore
arisen upoer The existing Liquor law and he expressed
modest tf his qualifications for sitting in jusg
mert upon question drawing after it such important
consequences But with the lights before him, he felt
hin.eif compelled to frd The defendant guilty OF the
arpes alleged. There three counts the
cuon-three separate vi laiious chafged-and his
dict hat HOFFMAN be fined $50 and costs for each
orerce chsreea-in al $3.50 and costs Perkins on be-
hsN Of defendant appealed the case to the superior
Court giving bonds 10 he Of $225
Thus ended most exciting case. The deep interest
iet in he Issue wss nessd by the rivteo attention
with which the proceedings watched and listened TO
from o'clock IN tn morning to naf pas two in the af
ern5on.
MARITIM INTELLIGE NCE.
ALMANAC YoRK-THH