The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-20
THE LAGER BEER CRUSADE IN a1ASSACHU.
SETS.

"rin! PfaG! PouHv'-Opern Beunc-Resfora.
ton Of PinG's Laaer-How IL Done
and Why-MOrc Seizures-A Germ ian Sent
TO the House Of Correction for SeIiins
Lager.
From the Boston Post, July 1911
The second grand sensation on the lager question
was experienced Saturday afternoon, and In all
essential points it was decided success. The ex-
citement was intense when II was known rev
days since that Major Jones' deputies had seized
large stock OF lager from me wen KNOWN
establishment of the Messrs. Paff, on Franklin
street. and our German friends, as well as our
native born citizens who indulge in that harm
For few DAYS our beer saloons were as dry as
last years BIRDS nest, and there was weeping and
.alk thrown IN. The powers that be saw the com
:ng Storm and began TO look about to see how they
might best avert the disaster TO which they were
have never been able to find out that lager might be
INDUCED in, and our Teutonic friends were once
more content.
RETURN OF THE LAGER.
The PUBLIC were not prepared for the announce
ment that Major Jones had given orders for tire re-
turn Of the lager seized from Pfan's, and the news
1ell upon the town IKE peal OF thunder nom
for years. 1t was the topic OF conversation in
the streets, the hotels, the cars and more
especially in the saloons where lager is the princ-
pal commodity People in scores rushed TO Franklin
street to see II IL was really So and when they
beheld the big wagons Of the firm unloading barrel
after barrel direct from the Commonwealth's vaults
they became convinced OF It's truth. Others pro.
hibtlonists and members OF the Alliance made all
speed to Major jones' headquarters TO dnd out what
it.a meant. They saw the Chief Constable seated at
his desk, copy OF the Post near by. and asked If IL
was true that he was restoring seized liquors-for
the law says lager Is intoxicating liquor-and he
simply but politely informed them that the report
was correct For be it known that Major Jones,
= c., Is always polite whether interviewed by ram
rods or liberals They were amazed-ir was some.
thing the probability OF which mad never entered
'Why?' But the Major vouchsafed no answer, and
they departed with the firm belief that now, If
never before, things are very much mixed" We
concur In fact, almost everybody c0ncur5.
WHY 1T WAS BONE.
Although the State Constable was very retcent, as
usual, in giving information, the reasons for the
restoration OF the lager gradually leaked out The
Messrs Pan, however, were not backward In giving
their statement In regard to the case, which IS that
when the seizure was made the matter was lmmedi-
ateIy put in the hands OF Mr.. Augustus Russ, their
attorney, with view OF bringing 1t before the
courts They give their for this that the
liquor was brewed prior to the 1Ath OF April last;
as required by law and that portion OF 1t had been
SOLD to go out OF the State. The entire seizure they
claim was illegal. Quite large amount, 1t Will be
remembered, was con1scaed lseventy-six barrels Of
various sizes and ABOUT 100 dozen bottesA and be-
fore the matter could be brought before the law
courts the whole would perish. This latter view OF
the case no DOUBT fastened matters very much; for
doubtless Major Jones Is averse to having the Com
monwealth's vaults filed with sour lager, and ne.
EQUATIONS were at once entered upon, with the re-
suit already stated, the firm agreeing that II the
of fresh brewed lager should be handed over to the
State Constable.
WHAT THE RESULT WILL BE
OF course no one can tell. The matter is now with
the courts but 1t appears to be pretty well set
tied fact that lager as beverage u.s. for the present
at least, safe, and can be drank by all those who
have the necessary five cent stamp to invest in Its
purchase. All through the afternoon and evening
the saloons were filled with customers. The Incl
dents Of the day were recited, discussed and COM
mented upon, and large quantity OF lager was put
away beyond the possibility or seizure. On one
point all agreed, and that was that the deputies in
making the seizure had stopped over" and that
the Chief mad reireated from bad position IN good
order.
THE RECORD.
That this view OF the case was the correct one the
following clearly shows:-Upon the records OF the
STATE Constable, opposite the seizure made from
Messrs. H. II j. Pfai, the following words are writ
ten In red lnk:-'rhis seizure was abandoned July
II on The authority OF written opinion from the
Attorney General"
MORE SEIZURES.
The force during Saturday was not particularly
active, and the day, on the whole was much the
same as the few preceding Ones Deputy Gilman
seized about twenty gallons Of ale and liquors from
p. witnerell, Jr, Nos. l04 and loe East Dover
street, and the premises of Mary McHugh, No. 26
Church street. and Denis Donahoe, at No. "a Plea
SAINT street, small quantities were taken. Later in
The day "A posse made q raid on Ellen Desmonds
house, No. l44 Purchase street, where they confs-
Gated two gallons OF whlskey ana thirty gallons OF
ale; they also took two gallons OF ale from d. p
Wren, No. 93Purcbase street, and that was the ex-
tent OF the days work.
In the Superior Court at East Cambridge ON
Saturday Judge Putnam date President OF the
Seae PRESIDING su German o named en,en Mat os
charge Of maintaining liquor nui-
salce in Arlington. The offence was committed
before the present law went into effect, and con-
sisted OF his wifes selling lager beer to few Ger
mans In the vicinity, and the officer stated that he
did not think the man understood the law fully, ana
that II any person was TO blame IL was his wife.
The judge thought 1t was u case which did not call
for c!emency, and he imposed the extreme sentence
Of o fine OF fifty dollars and three months IN the
House OF Correction, and the man taken from
the court to prison.