New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-28
KINGS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT-JN 27.-Before Judge
STRONG.
TRIAL OF PARTIES FOR VIOLATING THE
SUNDAY LIQUOR Law

A POLICEMAN TESTIFIEs THAT LAGER-BEER rs ISTox-
ICATISG. FROM PERSONAL ExPERIESCE-rHE
JURY UNDECIDED.
A number of persons charged with selling liquor on
Sunday in violation of the 2l,t section Of the Metro
potan Police law, placed on trial IN this Court
Yesterday. In most of the cases the evidence was
Main ard with one exception they were all found
guilty and will be subjected to penalty of $50 each.
The following The names OF those convicted: John
Langstaff, John BracEen, Henry Russell, Charles
SVEN, Henry Gerding, John Koran, Frederick He'll
lurg Michael Smith. They were all convicted OF SELL
ing ale or other intoxicating liquors.
Henry Hamm, who keeps lager beer saloon, was
tried on the same charge, and the District Attorney
directed his Efforts 10 attempting to prove that lager
beer was an Intoxicating drink. paper from Prof.
Chiffon admitted III evidence in which he states
that the lager beer as manufactured in New-fork,
contains per cent of alcohol but does not speak OF
It's intoxicating properties.
The statement OF a physician. who had analysed
lager Is il was manufactured In Germany, was also
admitted which showed that it contained or . per
cent OF acd but that it was not intoxicating
Mr. 4. T. MOrehouse testifd that he had been pres
ent in parties where lager beer was drank, ana II made
them lively, but not Intoxicated as would have been
the effect had they drank other liquor. He knew OF
one mon who he thought, got drunk on lager beer
exclusively.
Policeman Stoothof testified that he had drank lager
beer AZ il made him walk pretty crooked. lie could
not tell the effect on Others but so far he himself
was concerned, he had experienced its intoxicating
properties. About mouth ago he was with party
in NewSork, and after drinking some eigbt or ten
glasses found bis legs had become weak Is to com
pei him to hire b carriage in order to get home.
Judge Strong IN charging the jury, said that the
question 10 be decided whether lager beer was an
Intoxicating drnk-whether it had that effect upon
those who drank it moderately asa beverage, or
whfther it required enormous quantities to bring
about that result It might be exhilarating some
people the same "a tea and coffee, and yet not come
within the meaning of the law a. an intoxicating
drink. The Jury must take common-seDse view Of
the subject and bring in verdict accordingly.
The Jury being unable to decide whether lager beer
was or was not an intoxicating drink, were dis
charged.
Tie Distrct-Attorney stated that he would be pre-
pared to try the again to-day
William II. Fkenbrsck ag John Friend.
ACTION FOR DAMAGES ARIsING our or an ASSAULT,
AND FOR FALSE ARREST AND ENVIRONMENT.
The defendant is constable and also keeps hotel
at Sheepscad Bay which attended by hi On the evening
18th july plaintiff with another man aud
pped there ard called for refreshments which provide
In psymeu three bills the Saratoga Bank Fdcnd
shortly after and examining the bills thought they
He got into his and oyertakng plaintiff
on the roed accompanied him Brooklyn 90 arriving at the
Civ Hall he plaintiff into custody Some Resistance
on the constable struck him The plaintiff TAKEN
into District Sstion House here the matter
prned proved The tii hat the bills genuine
The assault shown and the Jury rendered verdict Of
4lD in favor Of plaintiff.