The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-16
THE TRIBUNE RUN SHOP.
FRYTNG IRIS MANAGER ron SELL
ING moron ON sunday.

Tbe Apostles Of Temperance who Bouaht md
Drank Beer aud Gin in Jay Goulds Iiasc-
ucnt Dcridcd mud Threatened The Pro-
bibitOry IawS-IIorRcc Greelcy's Memory.
"Dozc temperance people, should be
hanged to a lamp post :" "Why don't you Kill
'em were the low spoken words that greeted
Messrs. Cottcr and IIaddcn in the Board OF Ex-
else unce YESTERDAY The room was filed with
German saloon keepers, most OF them quiet and
we'll behaved, others giving muttered vent TO
feelings which they could not restrain. Com
missioner stncr presided, and at his right sat
Commissioner Marshall Ex-Judge Curtis coun-
eel for Roster & Bial, managers Of the Tribune
rum shop, objected to the swearing Of witnesses
on the ground that the board had no right to
administer an oath. The power of the board
was derived from section Of the law Of 1870,
providing that on the conviction for the viola
ton OF any provision OF the att or the acts
amended by ", OF any person OF place licensed
the person or place shall forfeit such license.
The act Of 1857 prohibited the selling or giving
away OF any Intoxicating liquor ON SUNDAY VI
any inn, tavern or hotel, or bN persons llctilseu
and crowded that such selling or giving hWa.
should he punished IA a misdemcauo. pN m vt
more than twenty DAYS inn risonucnt The
board was endowed With no judicial iuncuonns'
and had no power 10 try a person Tor mlsde-
moanor. The Constitution confined to nm ac.
cused person the right to be trieu by Jury OF
The board ovcrrulcd the objection, and Will
Ham IIadden was sworn. lie testified
wa In Roster & nias saloon. IN tho Tribune ONCE
on SUNDAY, Aug 10, between II aud az oc ock several
ing nj the and two or three barkecpcis were busy
sd some people Who seemed to be coming from church
dropped III thc,t obtained sglass Of imported beer
l,,per nat j. Vas inpor ed beer II tasted likc ale
Etrn 10 he uref that heard saw others drius this
Imported pecr ana one man called for gin. one OF
10 esJudsr curtis I resi- e al 80 Greene avenue
BROOKLYN anu am eng iged in the publication of tenn;
WIN the Temperance BrotheThood Of Christian
maec several complaints aeans, liquor dealers II Is
not a par OF my duiy. met Mr. Cot,cr in Brookynny
~ iulweut 10 90 over To New YORK and asc' rtain
Nhcttr the ltibnns rum office was open. We hal
Ter woodwSd and CnySn Ne eTo s tne S Sq
snd walked 30 the Iribrns office. where We got our
drnk-, auu lcit have been a temperance man about
teS {sss III Az pb Roi cam an HPf "
en- and wnskty. ale aud lager beer
S.s 'lai rover derived from Our own experience
iiSser Ger. ID for nothing Az being ID tacre
n an a. W. nrsk was disinchued to receive any com
oliver Cotter, a nan Of medium size. with
black hair, pale face. and firm jaws. swore;
knoD the 4 ibnne ONCE. visited the shop on
at,cd Tor gor beer Tue OarAeeper said he had no
snrii'an e,,f on ial, PAT mai Imported 9.cr tod
u h,,r. one ~ mNse' one for Mr.. haudcu, one
Nj cotter Ia.d - cents forii ihaye been 10 tie
hqu business ucuiud the bar
,pr.i, lre,ume =, ae l. an expert.
NJ t.uer,I wa, IN the liquor busincs. for seven
~ su i '.,' ah, S9.w IN iaste ~ sroa- occr
q tttgr " ny and stronger tan la er beer. am
Iar'!i4n CHURCHES IN the city OF RrookNn aud my
ont
s.u w. receive larry o. 1900 a wear. and am
snt'' tcc.u.e wili not charge 1t. l cft lie liquor
s ,, i a. sYasac Ion 81 iis wrong anu that tor
Il a no ' sxe uu 70 .nSi e Ie,q Ras to ma
welt t. ibe ,tat'on house and from there back TO
&c ~ :. nf oihce aud tneu up the Buwery. stopped
T. the fic.ns Haricq ! aid not drine an, ihing tual
Iy tle t4stt aud smell.
This closed the testimony.
TX judge Curtis said that none OF the wit
we're IN tine tribune office on SUNDAY. Aug Is,
when the witnesses bought gin and imported
beer. There was no proof that the q rec per
,,eIlS ehgig IN dispensing liquors from the
!f1Htht bar that day we're there by authOrit, II
hessrs. Roster Bal such proof was ueces-
hfy 10 establish case against the Tribune
nloon He wa. not there To- defend SABBATH.
breaking, but he Was there to see that his
proof
MIR. Gleason argued that clear case had been
made cut against the Tribune saloon + r selling
mtoxichting liquors gu the sabbath DAY. IN yio-
lation not only ~ the law Of the Land, A law
made by our fathers and revered by their rh1l.
nreh' hui IN Violation OF those principles winch
Horace Greeley, the founder OF the Ncir YOt.h
iIDuH,' mo- nell 81 red. Not only outraged
law and The religious sentiments OF the people
uodden upon by the Tribune building sabbath
breakers demanded that this SABBATH breaking
be stopned, but the memory Of Horace Greeley
Wh9 had once been de anu Tevcred friend Of
NJ least one ~ the Comuis-i uners (here the
speaker glduc at Mr.. MARSHALL. Appealed 10
ln.n 10 stop sabbath rum selling la tue Tribune
Sfice.
Mr. Gleason added that the legal proof was
lar more than Sufficient to justify the board ia
Abating the nuisance.
Commissioner Stlner asked whether the other
.aloon keepers visited by Messrs C. tier and
woodward wished separate trldls. EX.Judge
Curtis said that they did.
All the cases were then adjourned until next
"Wednesday, when a decision Ia regard h the
Iflbint Office may be expected.
crowd oil saloon keepers gathered In Null
berry street to receive the witnesses VINO ma
estihed against MessTs Roster 4 ia After
IOme minutes delay Mcssrs. Cutter ana Wood
sard went out by the Houston street door.
ihei Mtfe nailed with loud ana decisive laugh
Vel, but no violence was offered.