The New York herald., 1872-08-02

Brooklyn Beer Men Acknowledgements Kaes.
ing Yssterday-The Police comrnis-
sioners Denounced.

The German lager beer dealers OF Brooklyn ana
the lovers of that beverage are highly incensed
over the action of the Police Board OF that city in
ordering their saloons to be kept closed on Sun.
DAYS. Last sabbath the Excise Police "ukaso" was
enforced with great severity, as they contend, and
several dealers In the Teutonc beer were arrested
and fined. They feel the action of the Commits.
sl0ners of Police all the bitterly because they
have heretofore believed that the representation
OF their nationality In that Board In the person o,
Commissioner Sigsmund Kaufman, would secure
to the Germans OF Brooklyn the priv.
nege OF enjoying their lager with their
families on the Sunday-the day OF rest with them
from the abors OF the week. But the mere fact Of
the arrest OF many dealers was not the only outrage
with which they had to contend. BY order, an
arbitrary ukase" they hold, the Captains of POlico
were forbidden to allow the Justices Of the Peace
the privilege heretofore enjoyed Of going to the
station house, and baling out those who were ar.
rested on charge of violating the Excise law The
consequence was that every dealer and barkeeper
taken into custody compelled to pass the night
in the cells OF the station house, and march with
the prison horde to the courts on Monday morning.
The Germans who felt thus outraged met on
Wednesday and determined upon giving public ex-
preston to their Indignation. call for a mass
meeting, signed by Colonel Urban, Joseph Strauss
promulgated among those who are most Interested
In redressing the wrong. The meeting was held at
436 Fulton avenue yesterday afternoon, and was
well attended. Among those present were Captain
Schwtzer, Albert Adler, John Kisse. Henry Miller.
S eSsersean ST Urch IcTh of the poce Frank ach%id
IL. Jack, H. Brechte, II. Davidson, John Wunder.
The meeting was called to order shortly after
three O'Clock by Mr.. John kessel, who explained
the object. Mr.. August Vollborth was then elected
Chairman ana made few remarks IN German.
during which he related an indignity to which he
had been subjected by the police on Sunday last.
He said he had opened the front door OF his saloon
so aS% IN ae ana 10 enter @ N when an oees Ger
Excise law. Subsequently, however, he was re-
leased at the police station. His saloon. he as
y serted, was not open at all for business.
The meeting then elected Mr.. Karl volman Vice
President and Mr.. B. Degenkolb Secretary after
which series Of resolutions denunciatory OF the
action Of the Police commissioners was read and
adopted.
promptly, and addressed the meeting in the Ger
man language. He said that he felt sorry that
there was any occasion for meeting OF this kind:
II this free land. Mr.. strauss referred to
ers as oppressive and tyrannical, and remarked,
in connection Herewith, that the difference be-
former city the Excise Commissioners issued orders
while in the latter the Police Commissioners did
that He was also very severe upon the German
mainland claimed that Kaufman had not done
his duty towards his fellow-cOuntrymen. He also
cOntended that 1t was the duty OF the democratic
Commissioner, Mr.. Briggs to oppose such an order
as the one that had been issued. Mr. Strauss
referred to the actions Of the police In sneaxing
into saloons by the side doors and insisted that
they had no right to do so. Why don't they arrest
other parties-politcal rOwdes and law breakers
"Ah, !" said mr.. Strauss, "there Is a Niger in the
fence" (''Yah, yah.') When a mans 'front.' door
was closed the police had no right to enter his
place and arrest him and take him from mis- wife
and family. mans house was his castle. The
speaker suggested the appointment OF commit
tee to ascertain how far the Police Commissioners
really had a right to proceed.
Then Strauss wandered. lie discussed politics,
and took occasion to express his preference to
Grant over Greeley-the latter OF whom he said had
once asserted that democrats were vagaDonds ana
thieves. He also spoke of the oppression Germans
were subjected to- and finally returned to the EN-
else law, which he declared was unconstitutionai.
He closed his speech by asserting the rights OF Ger
mans to have their lager beer on Sunday, as well
as any other day, as long as they were quiet ana
not dsOrderly.
Mr. WUNDER ignored politics in this matter, but
claimed the right to Sunday beer drinking
Mr. KEssEL, q delegate from the Eastern District
Society," briefly related the result OF visit OF their
commit tee to the Excise Commissioners. The Com
missiOners said that they had not prompted this
ORDER but that Il was the work of Kaufman and
JOurdan. He urged union OF all the lager beer
sellers In this matter for unless they were united
they could accomplish nothing.
Other speakers followed, and the meeting ad.
iOurucd about five O'Clock.