New-York tribune., 1867-07-26
DPAMATIC NOTES,
EXCISE.

MEETING OF TIE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF EA-
CISE-THE ANTI EXCISE CLUBS-TESI CASES.
The Board met yesterday afternoon, at the
usual hour President Schultz in the Chair The romeo
Commissioners, who constitute portion OF the OOin
sion wore the usual badge of mourning on their arms IN
memory of their deceased colleague, Commissioner be
gen who represented the City OF BrOOkyn ~ my ~ oi %
eiv occuned Inv deceased was also dTapod with te en-
icrcys ~ inour1ing The spacious Trial Chamber was
crowded almost to suffice alton with lOuey i;
made mn of onordealers and their barkeepers, police
men aud witnesses most of whom were dtiInais WHO
had obtained lager in clandestne manner ny ~5c b ome
nrovisons of the Excise law had been Violated every
cuor dealer being reQuRed to keep his place ehcctuly
closed on Sundays and from IL D. ~ lnliIShI uu sun
rise of the following day number Oi cases came up
bnt very few of those persons tried were convicted not
with Standing the unring energy and zeal displayed by
sderabv discounted at the decisions The Commits
sioners yesterday IN very lonient mood inc ne
cries of the ci peIdus, lost children, who wore in
an adjoining room, awaiting tue arrival OF tncr .IeIJss
but anxious parents seemed 10 annoy the Boald VINO
were the more anxious to proceed as eXpctOusly as
possible. Mrs. Clancy who had previously Htue
charges against several liquor dealers IN the slA-
tccnth Ward for selling liquor to her husband and son
while intoxicated again appeared ana testified Se Only
succeeded in obtaining the reyocatloh OF one license.
President Schultz informed her that She coud give her
evidence in mildCr tone, rs hrc cAcited ana
showed the aniinus OF he poseeuIoH OlJ ~ "a
the cases that Occasoncd considerable interest was tat
of Jacob Etz, who iit alleged, permitted sunday
club TO hold meetings at his saloon near one Ol % t9 el
frances TO Central Park at Eighti-ave and SXtethst
one Of the officers testified that he watched me pace lor
five hours and so persons enter the Dnlldlnk
lie could not obtain an entrance himself, as the
proprietor had stationed three or four Hckets.
who were constantly ON tue lookout. nc ,1 ai
last succeeded in getting in when the proprietor wished
know if he wanted eiRSe lager The oihcer answered
he did not but that he wanted tne proprietor Sd s
saloon, whom he took in custody Ile Iater GolleSseu
that he had issued 70 tickets of invitation Tor that any;
OF the persons invited brought thelr ileAus le
enptied three kegs Of lager Caogeer u galohsl WGh
were drunk by his guests for which tcy gave chcckss
guests he stated were very rcspeotahlc Police Justice
Connolly was there. On being asked the judge Urank
the proprietor informed the Board that he merely passed
through to gaze on his tho Judges horse and cow on
pasture in the Of the lot The Board placed their
seal of dsappTOyal sunday cnbS by UNANIMOUSLY VOt
ing the revocation OF Herr Etzs license Francis Schmot
OF No QS Thip,Rye., was charged with not Keeping
his place effcctUally closed on Sunday; no
was found guilty and his license revoked
ceedng in the case OF his client for days, hat evil
dCnce might be brought TO show at the spirit OF the law
worth that when once liquor dealers license had been
revoked, tho Board had no power TO grant stay 9I pro
authority the Board had mm. The counsel lnti-
mated that he would carry he case on ecord.t before
the Supgme Court, which proceeding Mr. Acton m
formed him, he could commence just rs sOoh hs ne
pleased and that he did not think that the Board woud
think iit To take III the matter Jerome Mckowan COT
ner OF Northumberland twenty y-n1nth-st and 1hlru-
ave- APPEARED TO answer charge @l 1eling sltnr
liquor on Sunday. Jerome appeared Del0re
the Commissioners somewhat dSconcerted from the
what scattered" but not demorahzcd. Iie stated ne
knew what he saying The officer testncd that ne
by the defendant Dear hr' Iohctlha' nov c.u !ou
say sO those glasses but few minutes before contained
soda water" lie was ordered by the President TO Keep
quiet and not interrupt the witness Not being allowed
to speak he through variety Of gestures which
the spectators. The deieudhts mute coquehcc ana ms
apparent innocence OF the charge II having been proved
The licenses Of Jacob Lebrucmer oi N02iO est tNthy
eghtlst. Francis Schmidt, No. 80 Thlrdave, LOUIS
BlttOng No. Is New Canalst., and John Meson, No 4
HestcT-st were the only revoked As the Board
voting the adjournment they were again inter
rupted by the planye cries of one OF the little lost chill
adjourned TO meet two weeks hence.