, 1872-10-21
The NEST DIVISION,

| In the West Division the observance of the
| law was almost uniform, the only notable e1cep-
| ton being in the case Of Zennischek b Matt
| hien's beer sa1oon under the Briggs House.
This was opened rs early as half-past o'clock
in the morning, the design OF the propretors
evidently being to make their defiance OF the
law as complete as possible. Both are Ger
| mans who believe that Sunday is no better than
any other day, excepting that they sell more
beer. Their trade, however, is not one:quarter
German, so that their action can scarcely be ex-
planned as intended to accede to the wishes Of
their customers. As theirs is the largest beer
saloon in the city, in point of business, they un-
doubtedly determined to make test case OF it,
HAVING PREVIOUSLY TAKEN COUNSEL
on the subject, as it is stated that Mr. 4. g.
Hesing urged and advised them to keep the sa-
loon open, in order, as he said, to see whether
the id Temperance people could interfere
with mans legitimate business" OF course
the police were soon aware OF the fact that
liquor was being sold in the saloon, but they did
no more than to ascertain positively that such
was the case, and also to secure Witnesses tothe
fact. Beyond this they did no:hing-not so
much as they could ordinarily be expected to do
On the Sabbath day. The locality Of the saloon,
the corner OF Canal and Madison streets, was
huol4 Ae6cILtA 0t LA6 tV1AC6 HULL A4u1n4AS W
night although large crowd vas gathered on
the sidewalk above, and the saloon itself was
completely crammed with drinkers and drunk
ards. Men staggered OF we're helped up the
by any officer Of the law. Your policeman
grasps but one idea at q time. The mon were
Instructed yesterday to watch the saloons there
fore they must watch nothing else. Their ener-
gies we're concentrated upon the saloon-keeper;
the drunkard was nothing to them. Twenty
murders might have been committed yesterday
at the corner of Madison and Canal streets, for
all the police had to do with preventing them.
The adventurous proprietors of the Briggs
risk. They can we'll afford to pay = fne Of 800
in the police court to-day, for their sales were
simply enormous, aggregating $3.50, and their
profits correspondingly large. The saloon WAS
filed with thirsty seekers after beer, and men
who usually drink but a glass or two sat there
and
the harder to get, the more enjoyable, being the
motto of the day. Seven or eight bar-tenders
lager flowed continuously. The spiggot was sel-
dom closed until the barrel was empty. The fact
that the glasses we're but three-quarters filed
seemed to occasion no marked symptoms
% S5 ss s asS psSs It ssa ssoat enie Sa
mast i o'clock the stock Of beer gave out, al
though two extra Loaf ds had been procured, and
it became necessary to turn out the crowd and
close the premises. This was accomplished with
much difficulty, as there still remained plenty OF
sour wine and rot-gut whiRkey. The proprie-
tors, however, dared not deal out these liquors
to mob already full Of beer, for the effect OF
lively awful at the time, not to speak Of next
mornings headache. The temperance cause tri-
umphed for time, but rs soon as @ fresh supply
of beer could be obtained the saloon was re-
opened, and business began more brisk than
ever.
IN OFFER papTs OF THE WEST DIVISION