The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-21
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VIOLATIONS OF THE LIQUOR Law.
Great Excitement Among the
Unlicensed Venders.
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LARGE NUMBER OF ARRESTS.
Some Of the Prisoners Held to Bail
Others Paroled.
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The most intense excitement prevailed among the
licensed liquor dealers Of the city yesterday in consc
qucnoe Of tho police receiving orders 10 all persons
selling proposing to sell except those duly licensed.
Tho consequence that FROM early morning I'LL the
close Of The Tombs Police Court at four O'Clock In the
afternoon, Justice Downg had his hands full in dis.
posing Of tho persons arrested for violating the law.
Captain MoGrath, Chief Clerk, and Deputy Clerks
George Pearson and Thomas Jourdan busy
tho entire day In drawing aihdavits for vio
latng the Excise Law. SO great was tho pressure
upon the magistrate with the liquor dealers that no time
be had to tako complaints in various felony and
misdemeanor which presented for cxamlna-
ton. and found necessary TO postpone tho taking
OF these complaints TIL to-day. Tho court room
crowded such extent three o'clock In the after
with officers having prisoners for violating tho Ex
cse law their bondsmen and other friends that Judge
Dowling finding It Impossible 70 take afdayi,s In all
the cases without holding till late in tho night.
nounced 'hnt no wonid nkc no more complaints then.
hut discharge tho prisoners In court against whom am
davts had not been made and send for them when their
During the day one Of tho counsel for the liquor deal
appeared in court and wanted 70 know Of the mags
traie By what authority these arrested what
they doing there and asked the right 70
anime the ofiic, making the complaint. When on
Ger would say II arrested him tho question was at
once propounded by counsel, "By what authority ~
To which the officer would answer, "For protesting TO
soil liquor without a license" The Judge contcndcd
mhdemeaaors; that officer had night 10 mis-.
desanor committed In hts presence before he could
make the DESTROYS Of consulting higher author
ty the prisorrs parocd until two O'Clock by which
hour Jndse HeNiinR had found tho law which gtves
authority as arrests section thirty Of the Metro
politan Police al 1890 which says:-
The .crs Of the police shah have power
and authority ''rndintely arrest without warrant and
10 take into rcr-on who shall commit attempt
" commit IN tle PRESENCE OF such member or within his
View. any of tho peace offence directly prohibited
BY aei OF the Legsa.are or BY ordnance OF e sy
town or Village w.hn which ,hs oa.nes !. ecmniet
force shall Immediately and without delay upon such
convey In person such offender before the nearest nsgs
uate, that be may be dealt with according 10 Law
Judge Bowling while stI examining the cnsc- gave
the following suggestions The great crowd Of those
cases which brought and discharged rearrcsed
and arra ned on The same chnrge alnlo. totally iDcdca
the routine of bdsine at this Instead Of
ono precinct being examined a, stated day and honr
parties arrested from eight prccirctr extending otn
Catharne Market 20 the foot ~ Canal The
following the suggestions made by Judge Bowling
We all know that this Excise law u under con.
sderaon by the Court of Common Pleas of ths
that the decision Of that court will be rendered within
few days II would seem 70 be wise TO wait for tina, de
cision before those who charged with tho enforce
ncn % the law insist upon full and complete obedience
20 w. I the decision should be adverse 10 the law there
is little doubt that II would be generally respected
and followed until reversed by higher court I Ger.
talny should follow II, and n complaints mado be.
fore Ia the meantime viii feel inclined 10 adjourn
them for reasonable period IN expectation of having
II am free 10 say that tho objections 10 the law strike
the part OF the authorities under exist ng clrcum.
1f the for violation ~ tho Law sho Ia
continue be made they must impede and prevent aten
uon TO the other business ~ this court.
Below will be found list of the disposed of he
fore Justice Downg tho of the prisoners their
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