New-York tribune., 1874-07-04
CAMPAIGN OF THE EXCISE BOARD.

SIXTY pEAIJ,Rs INDICTED FOR SELLING LIQUOR
wrruorrr A AIICEYsE-MARKED DECREASE IN THE
| EXCISE RECEIPTS.
The liduor dealers of this city endeavored TO
induce the me mbers the State Legislature during the
past Winter pass q law compelling the Board OF Elk
else TO reduce license fees The effort failed ana
the dealers thereupon presented similar petition 10
the Board of Excise itself Tie Board refused to grant
the application on two grounds frst because the state
Legislature In rejecting the proposed law, had distinctly
expressed It's opinion that the fees demanded we're
ust and secondly. the Board considered that IL could
not reduce the license fees certain class OF liquors
without thereby doing injustice TO hundreds of deal
ers who selling another variety OF liquors Inc
dealers chiefly desired the price Of the licenses for
selling and wine should not be much above In price
that OF the licenses selling agerbeer The course OF
Board greatly dissatisfied majority OF the hquor
Of the city, and the effect soon seen In the
hundreds OF added to the rolls OF the Liquor
Dealers Protective Union society OF little power previ
ousy The OF the Society advised their followers
10 refuse 70 take out icense and promised TO provide
funds for their defense the courts the police AZ
rested them the complaint OF the Board OF Excise
The members OF the Society were assured by certain
lawyers 1t Is asserted that the excise laws could not De
enforced and there defects in the laws which
rendered a conviction impossible. The advice given
by officers OF the Union has been almost universally
followed great contest in the courts with recall
ctrant dealers is the only course open for the
Excise Commissioners. comparison h the
number OF applications for licenses and the
amount OF money received by the Board during
May and June 1873 and 1874 shows the magnitude OF
the revolt OF the liquor dealers The Excise
Board was organized in May. 1873, but did not
receive any money for licenses until June T. during
the month there 39s7 applications for licenses for
selling uor and s512,7lO was received In MAY thls
year there were only 765 applications for licenses and
the receipts s593so in June 635 applications toS
959 80 receipts for she months, 1880 applications
aud sl2 29s 30 receipts There been therefore de-
crease this year of 1897 applications and OF t9i66 10
in receipts for The books Of the Department
show tat at present round numbers there have been
l6OO lie enses taken out; that 2301 are unex
pred and that 1000 dealers selling liquor without
a license.
In view OF these facts the Board have determined to
prosecute, IL necessary, every person who is selling
liquor in this city without license The names OF GER
tain dealers who have refused 70 take out license
were furnished TO Distrct-Atorney Phelps fortnight
ago. and he brought the matter to the attention OF the
Jury The inspectors OF the Board OF Excise SUD
denly appeared before the jury and testimony con-
cerning the gmt Of the dealers The Grand Jury nave
acted upon this information, and have indicted the io
lowing liquor dealers for selling liquor Without q
license
John cherry Rector and Green wich-sts.
Timothy Farrell, No 25s Water-st.
Patrick Farrell No. $50 Waterst.
James II. Farrell No. 777 Washngton-st.
Paul Fax. n Is ST. Marks-plaee.
John II. Mckinley. South and Fulton-sts
William c. Yorke, No. S25 Waterst.
Christian aLllmeyeL. No; No. l23 3. Greenwch-st-
Andrew Hay M. al2 Greenwich-st.
John Drake, No. q Barclay-st.
LOring NJ Black. No. IA Annst.
Jonn Kltt, No. 3l4 Monroe-st.
James Lane, northwest corner One-hundred-anddi-
teeuth-st ana Hhrdaye.
John p Dettinar southeast corner Wiett and Stan
Robert Peters, No 1913 Chrystie ST.
Robert DeLlccy, No 257 StantOn-st
John Mcdonald No. lO4 East One hundred andtenth-st
Henry M iSaSss Ssw@aR So So o,1 lilo Tnird-ave.
John seely, No. 7s Amlty-st.
+. W. West, No 100 Amity-st.
Lewis Luther Seventy tyseyeEthst, between First-ave
Terence Kielt. No. "a west-st.
James Reilly. No 3O1 East Forty si1th-st
L. McGovern northwest corner rnird-ave. and Fif-
Louis Bransen. northwest corner Thirdave and Four
Thomas Carroll, One-hundredand-th thirty drstst be-
tween Broadway and Tenth-aye
Thomas o. Sullivan, No. 1O7 Bayard-st. ,,,
John F. Walter, northeast corner One-hundred-and-
siXteenth-st and First-ave
Thomas Ryan No. 500 Broadway.
A. r Packard, northwest corner Thirty Slxthst and
s.:ssae 1..Sae Fagan. No. s21 Third-ave
Martin Nachtman, No. II Delanceytt.
G. A. Chambern, No. l,lI6 Broadway
herman Buddleman, No "A FrankIlnst'
James Shlels. No. 2l9 East Broadway
f. r. Wonder, No I41 Tnompson-st.
John H. Belts. No. "a Whitehall-st.
John Herkenreder, No. 4e West Fourth-st.
Michael Cramer. No 7O5 5ecOnd-ave.
ThOs Burke No. $50 Westst.
John ; Hiker, northeast corner of EiGhty-nnth-st
John r. Perry, southwest corner OF Jackson and
Grand.sts.
Bridget Ryan. No. 25s Mott-st
Henry Muller, No. l26 Eim-st. "
VIM Harris southwest corner Of One-hundred-and-
ffty-elghth-st. and Tenth-ave
Hiram Downs One-hundred-and- third-st. and Broad
way. . -,
Patrick Brady, onehundred andnfty -hfth-st., near
Tenth-aye.
Fred. Daggart No. 626 Broadway
II E. Oeters, No. l79 LexingtOnaye.
John Howard. No 81 MOtt-st
Pat. Grove, No. sc East Broadway.
Mark Langan, No. 67 James-st.
Richard O'Grady. No. l39 Madison-st
Commissioner VOOrhIs stated yesterday that the In
dicted dealers had ali given bail for their appearance
for trial In the Court Of General Sessions District
Attorney Phelps had promised that the trials would
speedily be begun II convicted, the dealers would be
liable to fine Of $3.50 imprisonment for year, or
BOTH If the Judg should desire to lnfict such pena
The Excise Commissioners II successful intended TO be
mercu Ito the dealers who had refused 70 take out
licenses under the influence Of bad advisers, and
IL such dealers should promptly take out licenses DO
complaint would be preferred against them in the
courts Commissioner voorhs also stated that the al
legations that Controller Green had procured the In
ctments against liquor dealers and that the Excise
Board had done nothing false. Controller Green
was Of any attempted persecution Of the liquor
dealers.
FUNERAL OF HENRY GRINNELL
The funeral of the late Henry Grinnell took
niaca from Trinity Church, which COM