The New York herald., 1870-06-06
HOW THE EXCISE LAW WORKS.
Attempted Murders Cutting Arrays Felonious
Assaults and Highway Robberies-sun-
day Rum-Livsly State Ct Things.

Under the law the verbal declarations and printed
pronunciamentos OF the new Board OF Excise Com
missioners the public was led to believe that they
would take especial pains to see that the law was
enforced in Its letter and spirit. For a few weeks
after they assumed the reins crime decreased, but
during the past two weeks 1t has been rapidly
on the increase. Some persons who have OBJ
served the workings Of the law declare
that there is very little attempt made by
many liquor dealers to close the Sabbath that at
at late hour on sunday morning they turn out into
the streets the scum OF the city, mad with rum 10
fight, cut, shout and kill.
AS the result OF twenty. four hours, commencing
Saturday night at ten O'Clock and ending last night
at ten, the following exhibit Is gven:-
LIQUOR STATISTICS.
The returns made to the Central office last evening
Of arrests for various offences, tracabe TO the Ex
else law, show one arrest for intoxicaon in the First
precinct, none in Second, one In Third, for intoxi-
cation and five for drunk and ds0rdery conduct; six
In the Fourth for intoxication and four for disor
derly conduct Fifth precinct three for intoxication
and dsorderly conduct: Sixth precinct. for ntoxi-
cation three, dsorderly conduct four; Seventh
precinct, disorderly conduct three, drunk and
disOrdery three; Eighth precinct, disor.
derly conduct three drunk and disorderly
one; ton, three; Ninth precinct, one for In
toxlcaton; Tenth precinct, two for dsorderiy con-
duct and one for intoxication; Eleventh precinct
four for intoxicaton and three for disorderly con-
duct; Twelfth precinct, one for intoxcation; Thir-
teent precinct, four for dissorderly cOnduct
Fourteen precinct, four for disorderly conduct;
Fifteenth precinct, one for tntOXlcatiOn Six
teenth precinct, one for drunck and dsorderly con-
duct, and one for intoxication; Seventeenth pre-
cInct, intoxicauon ana dsorderly conduct one;
Eighteenth precinct intoxcation one, drunk and
disorderly two; Nineteenth precinct, none; Twen-
tieth precinct ,ntoxication none; Twenty-rst pre-
one for intoxicaton; Twentythrd precinct, none;
Twenty-slxth precinct, none; Twenty-seventh pre-
two Twenty-ninih precinct disOrderly conduct two,
intoxcation one; Thirt.eth precinct, none; Thirty
for intoxcation E Total arrests for ntoxication and
dsorderly conduct, 81
CUT WITH KNIFE
At twenty minutes to four O'Clock yesterday morn
ing when ordinary mortals were asleep and dream
ing, John Carwin, OF 80 Oak street, was up and en-
gagged In fracas with Mary Hayes residing in the
same house. Tne result of the muss was that Mary
got dangerously cut with knife and had to be re-
moved TO Bellevue Hospital. Carwin was taken to
OF the Injuries.
A scALPING CASE.
John S. OConnor, OF No. rs Crosby street, printer,
was yesterday assaulted by John May in front OF No.
% New Chambers street. May struck O'Connor on
the head with some sharp instrument, cutting OF a
portion OF his scalp. An officer came up in time to
prevent further mutiaOn OF the unfortunate 0'Con-
nor and arrested May The prisoner was taken be-
fore Alderman Moore, at the 1ombs Police Court,
and locked up, the complainant being unable to
appear.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
The Twenty-secOnd precinct police report that O
few minutes after eleven O'Clock Saturday evening,
while Ann Brady, Of 457 West F0rty-second street,
was emerging from the grocery store at that number
she was shot by one Joseph Farrell of ASS West For
ty-second street, who Is brother OF Farrell who
rel had Just come out OF the lager beer saloon at No.
455 very drunk, and it Is supposed intended the bull
let for Christian Freise proprietor OF the lager beer
saloon, with whom he has not been on friendly
terms The wound OF the woman Is not considered
dangerous, although It passed through one thigh
and lodged In the muscles OF the other. Farrell
made his escape, but will likely be secured.
MAN STABBED.
Between twelve and one O'Clock yesterday morn
ing John McNespie, aged eighteen years, was found
by an officer of the Eighth precinct corner of Grand
and Greene streets. with severe stab wound in the
house, where the wound was dressed by Police Sur
Reon Donor. He declined to state who inflicted the
injury upon him.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
after two morning. Peter Ayland, ,of
and on one OF his ears by one John Shelly, during
fight in Cherry street. His wounds were dressed
Of apa the sSes qp easy a eat
one Thomas w.. Keeley, Of 60 Rutgers street, in
Churchills liquor store, l22 Cherry street, In which
Carroll Shelly and the barkeeper, Peter Walsh,
arrested by the police and arraigned yesterday be-
OF feoniously cutting Hyand was not sustained, but
Smelly and Carroll were held for trial on complaint
OF Keeey. Walsh was balled in the sum Of 500 to
answer a charge OF violating the excise
ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT TO TAKE LIFE.
About half-past nine last evening Thomas Gallag-
her, or the Twenty-sec0n ward, entered the saloon
Of James Gallagher No. 1853 Sixth ave-
nue., called for drinks swallowed them and
refused rel to laaldate ro his account account quar-;
the keeper Of the saloon stabbed him twice in the
cheek and robbed him of fifteen dollars The wound
is severe but not dangerous one The victim was
sent to Bellevue Hospital, and Tom Gallagher was
arrested and locked up in the West Forty sixth street