The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-20

lie CLOSING UP OF THk LIQUoK sf0REs-rHE GEN
TRIAL Park YESTERDAY SCENES on TUE BLOOM
Ik6DALE ROAD, ETC, ETC.
During the past week generally understood that II
WAS 'be Intention oftbe OF the Metropolitan police
10 cause general be upon all the liquor
s'orss dram shops and fashion saloons fond dspe
sing alcoholic beverages Sunday Lis stated that tho
subject OF The suppression Of tho Sunday liquor traffic
was brought before the public by the Grand
Jury of 1858, Of which Wilson G. Hunt WAS
foreman In the Grand Jury OF 1850, Theodore
MARTIN the foreman, said That nearly all the cases
Tor murder and assault and battery that had boon
investigated were found to spring from the sale
Intoxicating liquors, and has been carefully estimated
from uncontroveIed data that this traffic and the con-
sumption Of liquor is twenty per greater Saa
Gays than any other day Of the SEVEN while the crime
resulting theefrom Ia increased in similar proportion
The spssmodic attempts Of the police on past
occasions having signAly failed, and tho vioatofs
repor,td 10 the District Attorney, either have been
allowed u lie dormant abaaooned altogether. The
movement made yesterday by police authorities to
carry out the Law appeared 10 lack that
on the part Of police captains TO make eecua
wafds almost the entire force were out
the vioators and dealisg summary with drunken men
found the streets. In the city Of New York there
p'feen Thousand places where liquors are soid aud to
csufe the rropre,ors Of them to keep closed Sundays
requires great efforts on the part OF the police.
FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH.
wards notified to the effect that the liquor law 90
far related the sale Of liquor the Sabbath would
enforced and that any houses Of that description
found open that day the proprietors would be prose.
cuted by the District Attorney
Frat Word-ony two houses we're open for the sale OF
liquors.
Second Wasd- Only house in this ward is reported
Th.rd Ward-The returns will not be made Till this
morning The ward WAS moro than ueualy quiet ami Il
is believed that very few complaints will appear.
Fourth vard-rhs ward contains u very large number
Of liquor Dealers estimated between 800 and 400 all but
40 Of whom were yesterday closed.
FIN Wa'd-Aso contains large number Of drinking
Places ba, only twenty-five refused TO comply with the
S,nh Wa,d--Returrs no. made out, Ward unusually
quet had .de sixteen arrests or disordery persons
last sunday The arrests mum oered twenty
On the whole these wards bear testimony 10 The bene
fetal effect of the prohibition Of the sale OF liquor on the
Sabbath, and In thought shat the benefit viii be more
sa,kiIgiy nown when all these places are compelled TO
close.
SEVENTH, TENTH ELEVENTH AND THIRTEENTH.
In the Seventh the liquor stores were pretty &C.
Deray closed with the exception Of those the lower
street the river The police, according to instruc
TONS visited every store during the morning and gave
orders to each place closed most Of whom promptly
complied with the request. There we're few who refused
and expressed themselves Determined to keep open.
Three four made for drunkenness at liquor
stores and the parties committed In the vicinity OF
thsrpe street ferry three were Open and
also at the upper end Of the ward. Several lager beer
in ths ward kept but muafC danciog
permitted though the lager flowed almost heavy
any previous Sunday In the Tenth ward the liquor
stores, with two three exceptions, all closed
There appeared to be general disposition TO obey the
law and refrain from selling Cuor One two Of the
leading saloons Grand street had their side
doors jar and and then glass could be
had The police were very active Ia giving warning to
all the pf0preiore OF each and ola and those
who refused will be promptly reported by Capt Davis.
IN the Thirteenth ward there very little show OF op
position, and nearly all the establishments closed
after ten A Iu the Eleventh ward the lager beer
saloons With but few exceptions kept open the general
auor stores and groceries closed most of
the propreors feeling fully satisfied TO abide by the law
There were several arrests for Drunkenness most
of whom parties who had been of the city
excursors Considering the vast number OF liquor shops
and lager been saloons in The ward the Request made By
the police during the morning to ciose up pretty ge
Ieraiy obeyed
SEVENTEENTH, EIGHTEENTH, NINETEENTH AND
TwENTY-FIRSr WARDS
In these wards yesterday the enforcement of the Sun
day law was effected with little show OF opposition In
Inc Nineteenth and Twenty first wards the police notified
the liquor dealers the evening previous that they would
be reported il they did close their establishments
against all business The consequence tha. all the
stores the Nineteenth precinct had less Of their
shutters up with the exception of Deegans at the
OF Forty third street and Second avenue. When the cap
tain Of the precinct inquired why the supposed dein
quen did not comply with the law by having bis shutters
up, Mr.. Deegan dToly answered. 81 have no shutters
to put up and cannot fulfil the law" The captain felt
satisfied that nothing could be done this case, and
passed Down the East river the lager beer
shops open in this ward but as the propretcrs Of
these establishments agreed to dispense with music the
captain concluded that tho requirements OF the law were
complied with when tho oars Of passing 'saias were
put out of tune and the captain did rot interfere
further with them. Two mentne first doing business
at the Of Thirty first street and Second avenue, and
the latter at The OF rhFeth street and Third
kept open all day. In the Seventeenth and Eighteenth
wards all passed off quietly, though nearly every store
had the Usual door ready for those who frequently
ed AZ q
Twenty first precinct, named Thomas Mc3loughlin and
John Shield but 1t wss only for drunkenness and dsor
deIy conduct.
EIGHTH, NINTH, FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH AND SIX
TENTH WARDS.
Ia the Eighth ward the law generally very well OBJ
served. The docks were very quiet which is quite
UNUSUAL The grocery stores and grog shops closed
least the shutters the doors and windows and any
gained entrance they did through private
Sergeant Genney Of this precinct said that there
but one arres, made for drunkenness during the day.
In the Ninth ward very quiet throughout the day;
the liquor stores and barrooms being all CLOSED excepting
few on West street, where they tried to defy the law but
rot openly Whenever opportunity would offer itself
without the chance of detection they we're open, but i'm
ediaely closed the appearance Of policeman. There
mo 10 be very particular with the
OF the law and they are generally very much so, which
say ing great deal considering they are policemen.
There three four arrests for drunkenness this
ward during the day.
In the Fourteenth ward It also unusually quiet
very general compliance with the Sunday law being OBJ
served throughout the precinct There was only
for drunkeNpess during the day Sergeant wemyss
informed reporter that the average number u arrests
FOR drunkenness on Sunday was fifteen; week ago last
sunday ten arrests for drunkenness were made and only
one yesterday.
me model artists establishment had the basement Of
their building open for the supplying Of lager bier and
quos in the forepart of the evening, but before
porter left the station house, the establishment
trely Closed at least to all outward appearances The
Meodeon, in the Chinese Buildings had most conspiou.
transparency Broadway aud in full blast
ing the whole Of the evening"
In the Fifteenth ward the compliance with law
quite general, but still there great many resau
rants open Broadway and Leroy place which did not
come exactly under the penalty Of the law but In which
liquor was doubtless sold MS freely In any hotel bar
room, while in 1srcer street and Greene street several
lager beer saloons a0d porter houses conspcuous
open to The public. There vas, however, only
rest made for drunkenness in this wardcne John Reilly
Tor drunkenness, besides two women Migrants.
In the Sixteenth ward the Sunday law was very well