New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-14
THE EXCISE LAW.


WrRrtr ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAVA QUIET sUNDAl
e,,,v ARRESTS FOR SELLING LIQUORS OR FOR
-N.oio,it,, Of the liquor dealers throughout the
,, conting the decision Of the Court OF Appeals as
r,naI and binding as midnight on Saturday closed tue
establishments On Broadway, the bO"ery' "" "
rentrest the change was most noticeable heIe'e'oie
she concert saloons located on those horoughaies az
dnoht were in fun blast, the reyeior inside making inc
T. resonant with oaths shouts and laughter, while con
eoated Oh the street corners halfdrunRen persons
n both sexes. Crowds of young rufiians mlSl' M
moving from saloon 10 saloon shouting loi. disor-
ian songs and later in the night be coming more
derly, taken charge Of the police ana locke" "p "
On SATURDAY night all this changed In many mid
the propretOrs Of saloons closed their p he remain
siS6t and as the bells rang out the hour o II Ill., with
ner were busy engaged IN putting up ue r,l mile tin
here and there solitary exception 10 I'o 80
khe streets looked deserted and gloomy ,t,c,s wore
ss ~ he noce nom the various Precncs W
sent citizens attire promptly a. 1chnd Violating
law The most vigorous seacb only @ WaIds and These
reTe promptly arrested aud locked up t%T Ino s"'
sheir names aud places Of Dns,ne Peter Wechmann
No SIS Cherry St: Samuel Weren No 5'y6 MIL ~ On
ram Haus No 80 waserse No S9e Shrc6st Gotieb
faemept No 42G Broome st. Patrick kochhSn, ~ %tS
nsSt George epPy Iedgcrd No Greenylchst
Herman Often No Il Frauklnst IN Sts V.Sv I, tbe
sTisoncrs were arra ned yesterday bGloLs JsTJ ne
hng al the omos Inc 81 sSoo each 10 answer tie charge
~ Violating the Excise Law, ..., ,a ,,,o 1incrs-
INC t 1 nd costly over their coffee retailing The cur
rent ,ossip and listening thereto duu NINE re,
sSiGo8s Excise was everywhere the absorb
Ee topic II reported th9t thg pr3iWvtU Va house
INC best known hotels IN the Iehl5 , MJru many
wherein the politicians have made ana broken mH an
slatehas leased TO ySHHS F F and II is added that
Inc pecuary OF all these clubs IL that tht asseoe u
arausact their special business only on SuuUAy' "
ihe members enter through signs ana , pass
words, and their doings are as ptoIouxsu'bb -
sret az the deepest OF The mysteries U1 l,oS -
Arch masonry The operation Of the law was more dis
Eucty marked in the Tenth Ward than esewhtIt' 'S
were seemingy closed and the youths and mddle-aSea
boerbbheTs and tOpets who have customary onsTu
Ibese pcfs ON SUNDAYS to be found IN KNOTS mere
And thor on the sidewalks, many OF their number PIC
Sided with pocket ilsskS %h'N nee ,n corner jouor
kores were suspected Nv the police bu the doors "'Ie
scomnIetelV and effectualy closed" against policemen
And only those persons who could pronounce me open
pesame" permitted t. pass theu thl'SHI.S Its
khe iay bat after nghtfa, wherever the tetaie ngnts
Sevealcd a drinking party the policemen conlflltQ 10
eAin Enthusiastically to tnd IN the majority ~, "a tueis
Smoking but no sign the ardent II was observed as
remarkable circumstance that, wherever oarTOOI wa
brilliantly lighted aud the masculine Vs'ors"ee
unoommOnly numerous. -. .-.,,.oI ~,
sc keeper the saloon at No 1856 Bowery He proposed
an The sahbath Cant Davis had no objection 10 his sell
ing Of coffee advised him either 70 dispose OF al
ais sP@T" sr arg s,e n closed on sundays
Racier than the arrangement which the BoweIy vender
Ward The house IS connected with the vendors dwell
ing and the entrance Of his private abode the landlord
admitted ms friends by atchkeys, OF when useIu lhk'
sts he distributed gross on saturday
Tue following is detailed report Of tho result Of the
enforcement Of the Excise Law yesterday in the several
police precincts Of the Metropolitan District
FIRST PRECINCT.
The lower part OF the city unprecedeny quiet yes
Srday arrests either Tor violation oil the Excise law
drunkennesS being made.
SECOND PRECINCT.
No arrests were made Tor violation OF the iNcse Ia"
Joseph Mccullough, were appreheuded for drunkenness
nut upon being q9fsqF2eo WntG @ tbe
Seo0Bd Precincts record may De considered good as re-
CARDS liquor selling THIRD PRECINCT.
tien of the Excise law or drunkenness
FOURTH PRECINCT.
1opebnS the Hduor.s i'm the Fourth ward Early in
{he day a man was apprehended for intoxcaton, and
che officers found ms hquOrstOre in his pocket Petef
ichman of NO s. Cherry kept his front door com
head Of alley leading 10 the of his barroom, and
the vstOrsto the alley were suspicOusly numerous
Officer McG entered aud found cause for arrest Jus
xee Dow9g required WShma3 to find v s9o 6a In t6s
No "a 0skst and Richard ONeal Of No. - Roosevelt
for ,ae and t ncarceFated IN the oaSst Police station
ONea dwels IN the Of his barroon, aud AYERS that
Sar were merely visitors; the officer cautioned him
pm Saturday evening and babe him conceal the bar, and
blty clothing and other stores which kept by Israel
tes 10 the Fourth Ward We're open-the understanding
having been that those lsraees who closed Saturday
shoud not be mocsted by the police sunday; but as
Their shops were open on both DAYS Capt Ihorne noted
Che Corporation Attorney.
fTIB PRECINCT.
In this precinct IA arrests made Tor selling liquor
contrary 10 The of the offending persons
Ernest POesO No ~ West Broadway Frederick Munche,
Herman Hunt, Henry Lmcole, Henry Hedderd. George
A AcOll Henry Burtles, No 322 Greenwiehst; Charles
E Joseph fsham S M Wes B SSSGS August
kefMerdngeT No n4 wsshingtonst Francis Higer, No.
SS7 West Broadway No arrests made for drunken
0ess; Last Sunday there was one.
SIXTH PRECINCT
Fourteen aSreste for violation Of the Excise Law were
made IA this precinct OF this number only was q
Harmon 0tton, No. u Franlnst John ~. RaInel, No.
e Duane-st; Henry Engebage No so Pesr-st; Henry
Ccntrest James Foley. Ne. 90 BaXter.st; Lewis Qui-
fnsteT No SBaysrd-st; Henry Hahn, No CentTe-st
Bayardst John Keysnger No. % Park 81; John Lamb,
no. le Hulbeuy-st; Francis Ketteman No % Mulberry
+ ST. jules COusmiller No. 81 NuibeTy-st.
Only one man was locked up for drunkenness.
SEVENTH PRECINCT.
Capt. jameson 81 the Seventh Ward. reported that his
precinct unusually quiet. PatuOmaD Cole appre-
bended Alexander McKeever of No 80 MOnrOes sell
rag liquor aud Justice Shandley held the accused for
trial The dTamshops on the corners Of Caharinet and
East Broadway, Grand and scammelsts.. and Division
and CInton-sts, undoubtedly inhabited, but by
whom the police could ascertain sentinels out
and on the approach OF any Metropolitan patrOmsn
peculiar whistle wrought the silence ~ the grave In
livery Of the suspected places Many policemen were
abroad Ia civilian attire.
EIGHTH PRECINCT.
queter Sunday than yesterday was never kHewn in
this preeinctnofOrOus the haunt OF many oft wOfd
characters IN the city and the location Of large number
mine arrests for violations OF the law as olio%s Fred
srick G. Batnan. No. $50 Broome-st for ex
and discharged John F Wocdman ToeeT No I97
PTtncest afo aITsigned and discharged. Frederick
Fehing clerk In the grocery Of John IL. schiIlinR
Held in $500 bail TO answer. Henry Thaie
grocer, No IeI ThompsOpst Auaigned aud held IN $500
bail 10 answer. Peter Dey0s proprietor Of the Devos
House No Beecker-st The prisoner was caught in
soe ses o. mixing ngnS%s 6y SdSeI Sym; Ads Ksf