The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-25
THE BOARD OF EXCISE.

| Meeting of the Beard Yesferdny-E xcitina
| scenes During the Session-The CAGES Dis
| posed OF.
The Board Of Excise held their regular weekly meeting
yesterday afternoon President Schultz in the chair.
| The court in which the trials we're had was
Gro wded repleton from O'Clock in the after
noon to seven o'clock in the evening" a. which
| hour tho Board adjourned. There were . few
striking features about the meeting which particu.
lary disrg ushcd from certain pecularitiss which
have from time to time marked the proceedings Of
the Commission heretofore and which OF impor-
place lawyer, in defending his CLIENT actually In.
formed the Board that the said client rights,
he would not allow The attorney Of The Board to try his
client preston Of having committed offences years
ang certain provision Of tho Excise aw lal , THIS
cnunciasion tho jubIant liquor dealers in tho room
boisterous manner while Mr.. Schultz mado confusion
worse confounded By striking the table with his InslIe
and accompanying each blow the mahogany with q
loudly pronounced word very mach resembling 'mpr.
dsrp or oIdern After the din had somen hat hushed
rising 10 his full SIX teet and after the which
Jupiter Is said to have shaken his ambrosa locks aud
given nod ON suspicious occasion, tho President
monsrstons out Of their feet and hands, otherwise
somebody would OF certainty get very badly
hurt. No assemb.age could have wi.hstood such
q warning moment, SO the noises subsidized.
Another most interesting feature OF days pro-
attorney OF the Board and one Of the COMMISSIONER
The that or liquor dealer who, according to
statement OF cilcer had endeavorsd, aided by
confedetes mot reoes 10 cut gutter OF house from
under him he pie, ing PeeDny Tom or roof one
lne Sunday when be believed b. had
tina, the dealer With his friends lng and enpty ing
The tirao honored flowing bowl Tho vote on
the question OF reyoking the mans hcense
against whom no posiye evidence OF selling
giving asSy liquors at tso time in question could DO
brought stoed, for revocaon Commissioners Acton,
Crane. SwinbHrne against, Bosworth Stone, Schultz.
or five votes hav7g been for revoca.
ton the license was not revoked Now Colonel Bliss,
tho attorney could not swallow such terribly bit;or
phi az THIS vote seemed 10 provo to him, he stosd
upon bis dignity and his feet at the time whom |
the fooaing sharp talk ensued---
Colonel BIiss--I don't see why should go with |
these cases any further for you that have no
stronger than the one just voted upon
Judge LBoswortb--Nr. Bliss, you have only. TO do
duty counsellor md the Board 90 their
duty. IL the Other cases arc weaker than tho one
squostion4-
Colonel BIIss-well they are
Judge BoswcnTH-Bstier try them then. and let u
jucco for ourselves
The attorney subsidized at this and the other cases |
called
There another case, which would lead one 10 be-
leve that tho social club system altogether been
the Excise law lad devouy prayed would Il be- The
thai OF George Jack, or East Twelfth street. woso
witnesses testified that he had sold lager week day
10 Target company which s unknown TO fame, by
the Nue or tho Forrest Mlsketeers," which laser
Consumed by the company on q sunday In q room
located tue second OF the house that Jack Lives
In. butdidnt build. The vote the question ofrevok
ing the &c STOOD follows lssoners
Action Ns'raDe, Stone, schultz. Nay Commissioners
Bosworttessnd Swinburne. The requisite number OF
votos FOR escca@on not having been Jack
made unhappy Dy being forced 10 take down his liquor
sign.
The licenses N tAe following persons were rcvoked:
George Dobahea ,6S2 Eleventh avenue; Ernst, Haas.
81 Ienih avenue; rAeobald Miller, 1853 Bridge street.
Brooklyn; Henry Kh,os, North Sixth street, near
Seventh street, Brooklyn; John G.. Guttzkun'z, 1853
Broome street, William n. shelloo, 404 Madison street.