The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-04
As USUAL IN GILMoRE,s GARDEN
How the Latest Of the sunday Night Raids
by the Police was Managed,

Some OF the thousands who crowded
Gilmore's Garden last night enjoyed the usual
Sunday night diversion In the barroom. The
active walters could hardly supply beer fast
enough to satisfy the drinkers. The counters
were flooded with lager, and the walters
performed wonderful feats In carrying
double handfuls OF glasses to the
tables scattered throughout the building.
About every half hour three or four police on
GERS entered the barroom, followed by a jeering
throng, approach cd the counters, and watched
for opportunities to make arrests. Wherever .
police ofnoer appeared noar the counter, men
rushed In before him crying. Lager" Beer"
and the of,cer, pushed hither and thither,
was unable to catch the walters 10 the act Of
supplying beer, although the nlied glasses were
tossed OF In his sight. The walters had the ap-
pearanos OF deftly avoiding notice. some draw
ing beer, and Others showing II quickly across
the counter while the officers back was turned,
and then folding their arms and defyng him
with a look OF mock innocence. The OH GERS
were often bothered ten minutes before making
an arrest, and they generally laughed sneepishly
at their own failures and seemed, like every
body else, to regard the transaction as a vast
Joke.
beer, the onicer beckoneu to MIN over the coun-
ter, the walter put on his co Il, drank three
four glasses OF beer. offered to treat his captor,
the officer, winding and grimaciug. through the
leering thrcne. When arrested q waiter seldom
lated to ke q the officer waiting Several minutes
while be seNed half a dozen customers with
beer, IN order to save his fellows from arreet |;
aud this proceeding was seldom stopped by the
officers. One waiter went 40 far prosuming ON
his captor's smiling Indifference, tnet u cashier
ordered him to desst and 40 with the ofhcer.
"Ihey oughtnt to take that man." said a
oasher, rs waiter was arrested It HE coun-
ter. mes one OF our regulars. We've got plenty
OF dummies on purpose TO be taken"
"A q.
the officers nearly all fell into amicaole conver-
sation with them while on the WY to the 1hir-
tieth street police station, but la the station
A familiarity existed between soms OF the
ON srs and their prisoners. One offioer called
smilinsly TO waiter who had just handed beer
across the counter, " Schmidt, come schmidt.
want you; come init me-"
Don't take him. ofhcet," coaxinely said tho
cashier, who had before depreclte1 the arrest
OF REGULARS" take that middle fellor."
NO" replied the omcer with knowing look,
81 taxes this feller."
At first the supply Of dummies" seemed to
be iDexhaustabie. but the repeated visits Of tue
officers finally began to deplete their numoers,
auo when, about lO o'clock. twenty-one arrests
had been made. there was lack Of attendants
to serve the thirsty tnrongs at tie bar.
"Will you bail themf' asked the reporter Of
Manager Edw I'd Gilmore. "Yes." no said.
they'll be:baed. ana youl see some Of 'en
back here selling beer again before long"
" The bail bonds are already made out" said
n cashict; that's ali right"
In the station the prisoner 4 names were taken
and they were locked up to wait for the "speci Al
midnight court In Washington place. There
Justice Flin mer sat untli MD niRht hearing the
cases as tney we're called and hxiDg the bail al
tlOO each At his side eat Henry Claussen, the
wealthy brewer, signing the bail bonds as fast ae
the clerk could make them out.
Around Giimpre's Garden were open, ed
saloons, with waters standing ready Tor Gus
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