New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE EXCISE COMMISSIONERS.


ON cmMr-TEsTrMoNY OF roiIcE CAPTAINS MD
EXCISE INSPECT 0Rs- COMMISSIONER sTiNER
DENIES CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
The Assembly Committee on Crime resumed
It's sessions the City Hall yesterday. Mcssrs Campoei'
Dessar and being present. Capt Mcdonnell OF the
Eighth Precinct testified that fe had Deeh to
oacs,ed by the Superintendent 20 prepare and
furnish the Police Department with list OF al
the disrepu,able places in his precinct when
he cid last month. Among these were scvorsi
TO tho proric,ors of which the Excise Commissioners
had granted licenses tn sell liquors No Excise ComniS-
souer had called him with the request 10 et
w. ON any liquor dealers In his precinct nut the EXCISE
inspector called upon him 10 obtain inoI I'D
regard to the character OF any of the houses where liquor
Ia sold In ike manner Cais Williams, Garland Aliaire
S,eels Uiman, Hidden. Pinckney. Mount. Murphy anu
McCuiagh aud Edward steven, special officer OF the
fifteenta Precinct sosed in regard TO their several
precincts.
Several Of witnesses thought 10 was very dhicu't
10 obtain q con ylctou for selling liquor. Capt Steers
advised revision OF the law, making 1t misdemennor
L. liquor exposed in without iiaehse Dy
which be thought much OF the evil attending the present
ryste4n might be removed. Capt Garland said that he
arrested several persons last Summer for selling liquor
ON Sunday and thoy bcd 90 BAIL but none Of them
have been tined He understood that he wac 30 make no
more arrests until should De furnished with another
list He thought the selling OF liquor ON Sunday vspce
ally strongly protected by poiiiich influence ana IL
wa diniculi 10 enfor 9 TIE law
Mr. Hess Of the Committee remarked that II was I'M
possible TO enforce tie Sunday Liquor law Ia this city
Capt Haddsn said there II places in hs precinct
where liquor sold vii cout license OF these l2 h
eaiibd receipts winch call Tor rs much money as Is IT.
oured for license. Ie hnd made arrests lie had
talacd WIN Justice Whrelcr Che sai1eai MO sd De
ut prefer tht the evidence should ne brOuSnl bc-uic
him by the EXCISE Inspector when lac would sSue
regular warrant iOr arrest o ule "henders
Capt PneLDey lad caused the arrest oil tue pctretoie
time aSo VINO were sclihe without
hcens. Of WHOM ODE had sirce ce's'1 dOlhS "uS.eSs
Dix DISCHARGED at TIC llme o. the alie' 10 ' az,
hold receipts hGm the Excise Commissioner anu .ao
rrmainrr lad b-e released SlUp Dai ,sici Ot they
Ta"Inas j. Womdover an exriso inspector, testified in
regard ais manner OF obtaining 'uiohist'On aoIIt ~.
ralndrd on what Ire SAW. Occasionally ho would hSA
some of tac nesDhocs When lie tUund a men VINO i'id
rrlore, M case 10 tie CoImSsioHers, but Ho ni"ays
H. would often perfume tbcm 10 take out hceh,c
la lis disIrci thero about zoo places TAcle liquor
was sold and was ihofeiCre inposnl,, u, no"
before be coald examine sal"cns anu II 40
ocpsdsleG the Place all Iighl. lie maze inquiry
about What nad occurred between las ySiis- lie ibd
received any special ms.ri tons iTCm tLe Col
ni.so5eFs IN rgad ms duty, but ne had pfUi'sed
tcm az g.cst IA acquiring nio $40 chaae
400 $40 ms Ina he Nynolb district wloh las Lad
cnargc in which liquor sold without license. vi
1So,ilSs Brady, another Inspector who had been re
cents snotd iestihrd he nag charge
OF sirIci containing between Too and 800 drinkiis
Pic q JOHN Icihaae, Inspector i,r ie se'tLth aid
4 a -
q on I.ce, hIs ..str.ct WLCrc liquor was S"ld
Of dch Lc Lad passed upon and Recommended an"ut
onehi. or The wnoe ulmber, Il mi IA DC lGat LOO
wtIc o ling without license. Capt McCuiaSh sa.C
taye vero about 6O places in has ietnct wIcfe qi"f
WAS sold. owe 100 lad no hc,Ise A1oat tine
VEGAS Az, by tao nupta ia oiidta. Lu al
re,L,t n jeEsDns selling NII-iOUl ictass''
hat IA were discharged, snd e md LTuere from ihe
Ans, q. tor t. akc such arrests
Stinr taen game Jcaoio tot tohnhttte
his qICst, To 0cty tHe stt'ciseht mac AT lc
lat reting, TIC effect mat ne hhd Caus e arrest
OF Id la womb ana placed her IN tse I'ihos GA
q is n l.Fk&
al tiU las. icsii' al ~ the cLuLCn Puk he
had RtNcr auhurlJti kluAel one ess 10 collect
tupuey HIN. he bad received Uher OF - Vn'
ptr the mel Bohrry,A ho HOad alice 10
naEe II rule o! tue buId NOT 10 grant a
Icaii q buc act saop, although WAS true t"s
there Is no Law against PAGES. There were Prod
LOO Embellishments al fuls Ad 'l.t ma iti0iAhd
HeLsrs. a. a # gglDtn- licenses. Ieirenc L.
lrSt lc a Lif buuk nsitd 10y ans INSPECTORS
ana aL>O 10 ponce fSIVito Al DUtLplg was rtsOdud
ayainst the IfaIc, the hc,IIse Eifinted- sOnt-
times tEcy had iDund the police rpoTts efiVnoSil'
Wa af. tilDor became CJlinssiaiior lac niIo-uced
ti,e SyStrln paying Ia lsi!DuInts. as natttr o
humanity the koc were unable 10 pay All al
oHic. lie tnousi hUweScr, thai IL miJi 10 DDt'ef "
abandon ln tBC IuGuTc. Huu ti&t Il nouAd it
well 10 ilsL.uat The !lspoCo.s 10 inquire o lie .O4ite
esi,a regarding the esanling OF prrsurs applying IOf
lceDs, b. a., -. =, -,
$50 las. 81 .Ich tie CtGlnISs Jnefs. Ior Tch Le OIL
tned uueIpt covering iccnse IOr ~bicA the ioo IL
SOD 10 ailAHi thun Ead 5SrCNtd BJ luitAci
I.snr ana uad paid iHOncy. as lie istd mover
iaade an a,ltciiun EcchsU 1ne COinihisoo tiCh
s1jvaii,tsi UnIl IA AIN. ON Iavsdly.