The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-09
BOARD OF EXCISE.

Trials and Revocation OF Licenses-One Police.
MANS Oath Against Three Citizens.
The Board met yesterday at one O'Clock, Judge
Bssworth. President, in the chair, all the Commits
soners, except Commissioner Brennan, being pre-.
sent.
The Committee on Applications reported favoraby
in 103 cases.
The treasurer was instructed to pay over the sum
Of $74,0 900 from the moneys now in his hands 10 the
Commissioners Of Public Charities and Correction.
An inquiry was addressed to the Board as to the
right OF parties having refreshment saloons where
liquor is sold to keep their places Of business open
at hours when the sale OF liquor Is prohibited care
being taken at such time to have the bar eectualy
closed the practice being different in different pre-
cncts according to the Interpretation put upon the
law by the several captains Referred to the Com
mittee on Law and Ordinances
number of cases OF partes-charged with violat'
Ing the provisions OF the Excise law were examined
the licenses Of the following being revoked:-John
Lay, No. 90 Sixth avenue; Thos Fitzgerald No. 2e3
West street; Berry pniIy No. sal Greenwich street;
Morrssey, corner woodruff and Columbia streets,
Brooklyn.
NEW JUDICIAL. RULING.
against Morrissey was selling liquor on Sunday and
stated H his being drawn to
ties whom he entering by the side door on wood
hull street he followed them IN and after snort t ds
door OF which was previously closed ana locked.
While in there he had glass or ale Tor winch ne
paid, and little girl came In with
tin can and bought and paid for somo
ale and took It away, whereupon he arrested the
barkeeper. 1t was shown for the defence by two
witnesses that the three parties referred to by tho
officer are two OF them the cousins and one OF them
brother of the barxeeper and that they came over
| from New York on that day to visit MIN; that on
reaching the place they Knocked at the door on
woodruff street, and being admitted were shown
| into the barkeeper's bedroom, which adloins the
store. After some little conversation here one OF
| them asked the barkeeper II he was not going TO
| ha ad kpV
from his pocket opened the store door and invited
| no money being paid by. any of them.
| not being until after he had drank that
the barkeeper made inquiry Of his cousins and
brother II he CT their party. The two cousins Of
the barkeeper and the barkecrer testified that no
money was paid by the ocer for the ale served him.
nor did any girl come in while they were there and
| either obtain or pay for any beer The officer also
testified that the reputation OF the place good.
Mr. Morrssey appeared by counsel whO on sum-
| ming up, calling attention to the testimony OF tho
three witnesses contradicng that Of the officer an.
nounced his disbelief in the statement OF the officer,
| whereupon Commissioner Lincoln interrupted HIM,
| saying, ''You damage your case, sir when you att
| tempt to impeach that policeman" and vote being
| almost Immediately taken oil the Commissioners
voted to revoke the license OF Mr.. Morrlssey except
Judge Bosworth, thereby placing on record their beA
lief In the unimpeachabe character OF polceman's
| Testimonials against that OF three citizens.
The Board adjourned to Tuesday next, at one
| O'Clock.