The New York herald., 1866-06-28
THE EXCISE LAW.


Additional Applications for Licenses
Amount or Money Received by the Oon.e
m1ssi0ners-Anether Batch OF Injune-
lions and Arrests-A Cold Water Trsp
for an Omeer-A Test Case 20 be Brought
Before the Court OF Appeals by the
CommissioneFs, DO.
The Commissioners Of Excise Yesterday recevsA
several first and second class applications for licenses
which will be acted at the meeting OF the Board On
Friday. The Treasurer, Mr. Aanerre, received about
four thousand dollars for license fees which makes the
whole amount received up to date about million
hundred and four Thousand dolars
Applications for licenses received yesterday from
the following persons:-John Fitzgerald, 81 Mulberry
street; Humbert Davenroy. Is West HouAon street.;
Henry seckmann, II Chrystie street; I'd. Radcke, cor
Of Fifty first street and Lexington avenue; Frederok
Lahmann l7s East Twenty ninth street; John Luyens
2s Mercer street; John Lawior sl Hudson nue.; T.
A. Hastarf, 70 South Fifth street.
ADDITIONAL INJUNCTI0Ns.
Yesterday Judge Cardozo issued another large batch OF
inunoons The following are the names OF parties bY
fsrent prssinc,s on prsS wnom thew were served
1.ros. rouIsn precinct Captain Thone-ohn Wilde
Hsas sm Kesss
street; Peter Mathews, No. James street.
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sixth precinct, Captain Jourdan-Ailen Sullivan, -
ingston street; Timothy Carroll 400 West street.
Tenth precinct, Captain Davis-Pat. Madden loz O.
Eleventh precinct. Captain Ullman-wm. waloh. 10
avenue d; ". Duncan, sl2 Ninth street; Peter
Fourteenth precinct Captain wiismson-ps.rick
Baggs, 23l Mott street.
rs Third avenue; Jno McDonough, Is Fourth avenue.
Sixteenth precinct Captain Heddcn-Chris Dough-
erty, 354 West Twenty fifth street:
Eighteenth precinct, Captain CameronJohn Clarke.
corner Twentythrd street and avenue Al James Trainer
2os avenue B. and 6l2 East sixteenth street; Daniel
Fifteenth street; Thos Keenan,, $40 First avenue; JAS
Thompson 252 avenue d. Vim Baird, 2ss First avonue
Ninetee1.aa precinct, Captain Todd-Geo ONeill Sdo
Sixth avenue; Henry Behrens 2i4 East fory-seyenth
Twenty first precinct, Captain wson-David Fahsrsy.
Tweny-second precinct Captain ward-John Hia.
gins Of Fifty first street and Broadway Michael
r. Petit, lol West Forty ninth street
Twenty eighth precinct Captain Dckson-F. J. Tur.
ner, 597 Washington street; VIM. Dooing 32i Hudson
street; Ed Drnmon, GAL Washington street; John
Twenty ninth precinct Captain Speight-Peter Doan,
200 Seventh avenue NJ oRciley, lS9 Seventh avenue;
John McGinn, $50 Sixth avenue.
Some OF the parties by whom these injunctons arc
taken oa are reported 70 have been refused license b
the new Excise Commissioners and take TINS method Of
gaining time.
ARRESTS IN NEW YORK.
The following arrests were made by the police and
brought before Justice Dodge charged with dispensing
liquors without license. They were each held to ball
in tho sum of ono hundred dollars to answer hichaei
veery, 81 West Twentyfourth street, John Kelley, ll0
East Twenty street; Henry scimteer Az second
avenue; Michael Hart, $50 West Tenth street. A maa
named John Reilly, No 3S1 Second Avenue arrested
for keeping open after twelve O'Clock He was held to
bail
Inc following before Justice Kelly, and held In
three hundred dollars to answer Peter Schneider 3o6
West Forty second street; William Brewning corner Of
Ninth avenue and Sxtyseco street, Harry HILL corner
oil Third avenue and Scyenticth street.
Up 10 the time OF closing tho Tombs Police Court, at
four O'Clock yesterday afternoon, The following arrests
for violating tho Excise law reported Justics
HnU vho holA tha arrtrn hail tn kuuA A~aA
dollars each TO before the Court Of General 6s
spns Frederick Helmke SO Harrison street; Joseph
Dennis Cabin, 10 Roosevelt street; Otto Benne, A2S
Greenwich street; John Wickham, 140 West street.
and held 70 bail 10 The sum Of one Sundsea Collars
Arnold Bost Harry Burchatd, Morgan Burk, Frederick
NJ 20 So ~: Epenc nosi MS
Henry street; Michael McMeer, No. 200 Division street.
Before Justice Hogun:-Thomas shuor, No.. "a Mui.
Charles Van seer No. 40 Greenwich street; jaime:
Maxcy, No. 1856 Maiden ano Henry Gill; No. od slp-
who are sti in custody we're held to bail in the san 4
one hundred dollars each.
ARRESTS IN BROOKLYN.
liquor Without license. she keeps at No. 1X Fuisos
avenue. John Fallan, OF No. 137 Navy street. was
arrested day before yesterday by occr Eden, Of ne
Fortysecond precinct charge Of exposing bssr Tor
sale without the proper authority therefor. Ellen
Falsn wife OF the above named was also arrested On
similar charge The parties In both cases were held fos
George sklmmerman, keeping saloon at the corner Of
the charge Of selling alcoholic liquors, having besr
license only For the Same offence Myers 0sskin,
streets were also taken into custody Both these csses
will be examined before Justice Daley ON the I'd OF July
ns, George , Baxss who r WAS r.csny 2.
Judge Daley yesterday morning and was immediately
discharged Baker exhibited his license and proved tnss
has the FIRST obtained In the district The police
should exercise little judgment before putting ctzsus
10 such unnecessary trouble and annoyance. Christian
Staining OF First street. was fined $50 for selling without
license.
TRAP FOR AN OFFICER.
Al No. 429 Greenwich street there is most ncorgi-
BILE offender against the Excise law, who came 10 the
conclusion that il the officers unalteraby dster-
mined his dealing only in water they should have tho
water 70 their satisfaction He sawed hoo In the Moor
and ntted trap door nicely adjusted that mans
weight would spr ng in instant Underneath the
door, about ten feet was deep tub ned with water.
Yesterday all readiness Tor the reception Of the
policeman. Fully impressed with the dignity OF his
ne % e bar .ne % Ms o. sS % % behind
when slap went the door and plump went tho oiiccr
up his pits in III, water Charles Van Seer who
set the trap for the officer was taken to the station
house, and Is held Tor examination to-day.
jury TRIAL UNDER THE NEW LAW.
The rs trial by jury for an alleged violation Of the
Excise law took place Tuesday last before Justice
Morehonse, OF BROOKLYN The defendant IN this
Charles Heiss keeper OF saloon In Myrtle avenue. He
was arrested by officer wilmarth Of the Forty fourth
precinct the morning of The 18th inst charged with
keeping hrs place open after midnight Officer wilmarth
oaeer Turner each testifed that there was a Ighs
in the place and the place opeu until twenty minutes
past twelve O'Clock at night The testimony for the
defence showed that the place TO all intents and
purposes closed for the night that there noise
disorder the place. and that the police were extra
viglan much TO put them in the character oe
intruders
Justice Morehouse charged the Jury TO the effect that
they decide whether the endani had his place
completely and edecusly closed within the meaning Of
the act II they found that this place not closed V
their duty TO acquit the defendant; II the con-
usry, then they conv ct him he being licensed
party under section fourteen OF the Excise law. The
Jury retired and in ten minutes returned verdict
quitting the prisoner.