The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-13
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TlIETALL-T TOWER BARR00M
THE TRTBUNE ENEvT SUNDiY
LIQUOR SELLING.

i"v Testimony Of Clergyman who Drnuh
berr IN the Tribune Rum Shop ou ~uu-
uny-Ihe Tribune Gin Milfa Defence.
ON Saturday morning the ofIlca of the
Excise tonmi sonere was 1lled with about
mum orically equal bodies Of liquor dealers and
temp rance men. anxious to hear the nves iga-
ton Of the complaints ag inst the Tribune b se-
inent barroom proprietors and the other saloon
Keepers. All the accused dealers were In tho
room with their counsel, Major james Hacgcrty
and ex-Judge Curtis. The Excise COMMISSIONS
ers were represented by Mr.. a. J. Roe. MIR A.
W Gleason. counsel for the iem ,er ince Br,
crhood Of Christian Churches OF Brooklyn, con-
Quoted the prost cutiOn.
Commissioner Stner read the complaints ac-
cusing Roster " Bial Of the tlll-tower rum shoe,
VIM. Bernbac Of the Pacific Garden, Of violnt-
ing the excise law by selling strong liuuur on
h sunday Aug. 10. They all pleaded not guilty,
ahu cN-Juugc Curits, Tor the re- pOndcnts, usked
tof an ADJOURNMENT until the next meeting 81
the board. lie desired tine, he saiu, to enable
MN 70 present IN proper form legal and con-
stllutionh question. A license. he said, was
personal property and no man could be de-
prlNeu OF ne, liberty, or property without due
process of law aud a trial 10y a Jury Of his peers
NO legal power wa lodged in the 30 lrd of Ex-
cise, bechuse no such rover existed IN tne
the citizen.
Mr.. Gleason opposed the motion for an ad-
lournment. Tie cOntenled that, the law
stood, the power To revoke licenses was vested
~ the board. and that the Commissioners had no
tlght ~ pass upon the constitutiOnalitv Of the
law. Their duty was simply to enforce It.
Col; a. Meyenbor1 Of BROOKLYN, who Ia a
ST 'nch supporter Of the liquor dealers, began to
speak. Major Haggerty asked him sharply for
Mhom he appeared, and he said he was there at
the request OF one OF the Tribune basement bar
room proprietOrs. Counsel for the defence told
MN IN anything but courteous tones to take his
seat, anu observing that his friends OF the tall
tower rum shop were shaking their heads at
MN, he sat down discouraged.
After short consultation with Commission
AN hall Brr. Haff
nounced that the board nd decided to 10 ON
with the compliant against ths tall-tnwor rum
ward of 80 Howard avenue, BROOKLYN. was
called 70 the stand and sworn. He te- titled that
on sunday. Aug. b. he entered the Tribune rum
sLoP by the front door. He saw several persons
1rihking' and others passing money over tho
pnero pr mere .des were we're seven boys In the saoon
served hiw with glass Of beer, which he drank
The defence tried to show on the cross exam
ination that the BROOKLYN temperance mon
came 70 New York as cOnspiratOrs, with tho
avoweu PURPOSE OF prosecuting the proprietors
OF the tall-tower rum snop, nut Mr.. Gleason OBJ
jeSsted TO the line Of examination.
Whliam Clayton succeeded the Rev. Mr..
woodward on the stand, and corrOborated that
witness drank gin Instead Of beer In the cross
examination he said that the Tribune gin was OF
very good quality
Mr.. Gleason asked whether the defence would
forego the cross-examinatton Of Mr. Woodward
Ia the cases against The Atlantic and Pacific
Gardens, and allow the testimony that had been
gwen against the tall-tOwer rum shop propne-
tors to stand for the other two trials.
Counsel for defence declined, and the investi-
cation was adjourned until "Wednesday.
The Rev. Mr.. Woodward and a delegation OF
temperance men visited six liquor saloons In
Long Island City yesterday, and after buying
liquor took the names OF the propretors for
presentation to the Excise Commissioners. MIR.
Cotter and another delegation visited several
siloons In the Eastern District OF brooklyn A
delegation from Branch No. | Of the temper
ance Association Of New York visited 49, ~, II.
ana IS south Fifth avenue; the Park House, at
Greene and Fourth street; the st. CLAIR House,
West Fourth street: 81 aud 81 Dleecker street
65l, Os2, 'ii, and I55 broadway. The names Of
the propnetors viii be gwen to the Excise COM
missloners this week.