The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-05
Brooklyn City News.

VIII LAGER BIER ISToNcAIEY-I the Kings county Cir
cult Court yesterday George Stats and others propre-
tors Of sger bier brewery and garden IN Williamsburg
placed Trial upon the charge of selling Intoxicating
liquors sunday, violation Of tie 2st section Of the
Metropolitan Police law The question be decioef by
this trial IL whether lager bier l. an intoxicating drink
II does within the PRO visions OF tHc
law. The penalty 20, each violation is $50. On the part
Of the people several witnesses were brought forward 10
prove hat lager bier exhiestng as well rs ntox
eating II ~ effects, while the part OF the defence
large number OF witnesses vowed, from personal
rence, that any quantity could be drank without pro
ducing 'n0xi The latter Principally Germans
o; whom test FED thai lie had occasion drank
itcs pint glasses before breakfast give him
appetite Ano,ocr Mr. Philip Kock, testified tnat once
upon bet be drank Of lager Der, containing
ana hs gallons, or thirty quarts, wiihn two hours and
tch no intoxicating Effects af .erwards. lie frequently
drank sky, seventy eighty anu ninety pint glasses in
dly-dii u as n usual thing wh,n ne was "nush"
Others testified 10 drinking from twenty oLity glasses In
day One witness tetood 70 seeing man drink 100 pint
glasses IN n sitting ~ three four hours and walked
steisb Or James chltJD chemist. testified to ana
y ztg sgcr ber ard foun y 20 contain 3si 10 per
cent Of alcohol and DID no. think would Dtoxica,e
legs crank txtraordnary quantities. lie bad apGyzef
cider ard found 20 contain per oeu. alcohol caret 10
Der cent brandy 30 per cent Madeira 20, per cent
and sherry wine is cent The evidence all given
In and 10 cay the Will DC submitted b the jury
IyoSDIARY FIRs.-rhree fires broke out In one neigh.
borbood the Eighth ward, about one O'Clock Wed.
resday night The first discovered frame build.
Bs en- Eighteenth street. between Second and Third ave
cbuery and fancy paper. Tbe building was destroyed.
Ioss f2t0C insured for 81 COO In the Nassau Insurance
Company. Il VA Owned by Peter G. Bergen. Tho next
place found on IRE uroccuricd house Twenty
Third street Seventh avenue. owned by W Rod.
nuDd. II Was burned Gown. Loss about $500. The
third FIRE broke out IN barn Of Herbert SPAIN the
Of Fourth and Seventh street. which
however, ext.pguisbed before much damage had boon
Done ON inquiry being made yesterday was a..
certaiDed that several uDoccuped bouses had
recently been set fire in the ward, but
that the flames did not extent FOR want OF fuel
.rA fNxfsg .ftnn had hxor
in order the flames " spread with greater
pdny. About yesterday Gre broke out in house
On the corner OF Nelson and Smith streets caused BY the
verboilipg OF kettle OF composition The damage was
snsht
Ar7rvrrrp RoBrrsY.-About 10 O'Clock Wednesday
evening John Jarvis was accosted BY man in Adams
street. between Concord and Hilary streets, who asked
the time Jarvis said be did not know, when the fellow
terR urged by companion seized him for the purpose,
probably Of robbng him Mr. Jarvis dealt him blow, and
was thtn attacked with knife and somewhat cut, when
b. mace bis aud related the cir cumstaDces al the
frst Precinct station house An effort made 10 find
the assailants but without success