New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-18
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.

VIOLATIONS OF The EXCISE LAw.-Snoe tho poies
have putting into effect tho provsions>ss
tho Excise law, they have had their hands fr OF course
there have been violations OF the several provisions OF the
act-sOme Intentionally committed and Others out o.
sheer ignorance and SIN others committed from simple
difference in tmepeces In these various cases there IL
Of course ample scope for tho proper discretion OF b1
magistrate shown and certainly appears that az
try to administer the law faithfully and well:
YESTERDAY before Justice bowling the following cassf
No 70 Par1-st., waseomplancd OF by Policeman Marta
Quluan. Cor keeping his store open on sunday iSs,
In defense KeiSinger said that no Keeps bOaTdinl
house and that the side door was open for the PnIpo
permitting his regular boarders ana the neet nc. y, Az
and exposed for sale and that he ad no ntehos
Of trying TO- eyade me g M % TespS s and 70 see en-
forced against all alike The megstate aeSld , ing.
there proof 10 warrant CONVICTION OF heiSso's
and he was accordingly discharged .
George Amee gonteman OF most curious cosnoinosi
his at No. M Duanest at l0s O'Clock sst snnds
for the sale OF lager beer ana other liquors me Lob
men going In and coming out OF side door. aud he ae
cordinglv presented himself for admission and suceedc9
In getting the lie there saw two men sitn
nj side table with halfomptied cups OF beer Doior3
them; and there was. on the counter i.u gis s,os
Weiss beer" Ie however saw no deoanIes or ooV a.
OF stronger nQuor The defense In this case Wts . ss
barroo was closed and that sac pslSphs w,o ~ s
the paror thinking the regular boataeIs on W
house. This too weak and the eeiehua" Was ihoe
Samuel Norton was taken custody by policeman Pats
rick Oats for keeping his place OPEN az NO sy ms'eFts
Of DoyeiSt, aftei ~ OcOOA on sashiuay h'sns
isst The arrest was made ut 1920 on Sunday morning
I'm defense wns that the prisoner - barkeope1
fr his brother, that he had already closed ali his wtr
dos ana his front doors and had turned all his customelf
into the street aud that at the time the arrest was mad1
there as only the arkeeper himself In tho place therf
WAS but single gas light burning and the bar cer him
sf was standing In tho door, Just In tho act OF leaving
the aud closing the door after hem The court rep
rimanded the officer for stretching his authority aug
thus making unnecessaryoube for all concerned IN any
john Nils. who keeps place FOR tho sale OF liquors
No % Nesey ST., arrested by Policeman Henry re-
Duffy the charge OF keeping his STORE open last 5ars
dag night til minutes after thus bringing t into sue
DAY morning When the officer went into the place be
found there party OF five men drinknS liquors anu ~
proprietor and his barkeeper were serYR OUT hquors
them. Tho proof in this being conclusive te ~
lendant was Bed the smallest amount THO aos pfos"'~
80. -. a..
Herman Often, a German gentleman. who keeps ~
loan for the sale agerbeer and other DeNees. =. ~
IA Franklin st was arrested by officer Maurice vyn
keeping hs place open Illegally Tor tno vi ~. - ~ avn
OF the general public perhape OhS VI s
Immediate friends Sunday evening les A"' u''o"
ami could MAKE defCse, aud was lineu w. ~.
Peter Welchman was charged by Pollcnan Sv n a.,
G with illegally selling liquors OF AZ y lie cia.od -
bs front door fast and tight but left open sde dcc
well known 70 the initiated aud the uatSu soop uv
duced others until before evening tie pubnc ge nehy
informed that 10y passing 'Sasr 1e uv uVoa a"0s
defense and Was fined 80, Which he paid without =
Federlc, Smelling who keeps thu place No 70 Greene
AZ kent his place open at forbidden hours sunday as
Offcar ThonaS W. Waterman caught him at H. broughe
him into court and - ocheDng could make no dcfensa
Frank Ketieman Keeps saloon at No s. Mulberry 49,
aud Kept Open hs esabshmelt las, Sunday. Pclicsmsa
Georgs Ballard saw tho delinquency, AID reported tne
Ourrls who eoad act deu tho caslee w Wa n"od We