The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-29
ENFORCING THE EXCISE Law.
The Police still visilant and Detectives On
the Warpsth, and What they Did.

The saloon keepers were generally on
their guard yesterday against surprises by the
police, snd very few arrests were made.
Justice Smith OF the Washington place police
court, at an early hour sent out to the Captains
OF all the precincts returnable to his court a
despatch requesting, "If the Wholesale raiding
OF last Sunday Is to take place to-dly, you will
please send all prisoners before me at once"
In the afternoon the following named persons
were before this court on charges of viola-
tion Of the Excise law Barney Brady. 175
Eighth avenue: George Hillen. $50 sixth avenue (;
William Beecher, lE West Thirty second street (;
James Reed, "a West Third street; Frederic
Bartcll. IS West Houston street; Frederic wein.
brenner, 48s Sixth avenue, and John Keefe, SOL
west lwenty-third street. All were held In t1O0
In the evening Charles r. Bourguignon, bar
keeper OF william Sbreibel. East Twenty-sec-
opd street, Edward Kohlsr OF 22X wcst
broadway. Frank J. Carroll Of 124 Bleeckor
street, WIN. Snyder. Jr., OF l27 West thirty. hird
sost snd pa,ss Hogan; frpnk oes Louis
bsrkeepers at GilDore's Garden. were also ar
rested aud baied. Mr.. Herman Clauscn. the
brewer, became bondsman for the walters ar
rested ~ Gilmore's Garden.
John McSorey OF liS Clinton street, Brooklyn,
shlrkeeper In Mulberry street saloon, was the
nrst so-called vlolator Of the Excise law called
to the bar of the Tombs yesterday morning
koundsmsn Folk Of Inspector Dilks's ST. d saw
AhNDpiitf pptn tuo uOOt VI tut bhlOOn buOrtil
before O'Clock In tne morning. AT tho same
time a man stepped out. nv order of tho
roundspan, Patrolmun Wilson arrested Mc5or-
ley. There was no evidence that any beer or
liquors had been offered for sale, or that any
bad been sold at that time. The prisoner was
d charged, wit the hint that II might be pT oft
able TO sus the roundsman for damages in o.
CURED through wrongful Imprisonment. Patrick
EaRleton Of ~ Marion street, william Fred lex
son OF 1854 El'z beth street, and Martin Yost OF
Hubert and Greenwich streets, were also dis
ch trRed for lack OF evidence tnat they had sold
any liquor. Christopher Bussing OF 210 DOwery
and George Winfert Of IL Varick street were
800.
AT Gilmore's Garden beer flowed as freely az
though no Excise law was on the statute book.
had been forbidden by the police seemed to In
dure the thousands who listened to Onenbach's s
lively music to drink oftener than usual Twenty
Germans served those who drank at the bar. and
hundred walters served those who sat In the
garden. In the evening six walters were
arrested anu taken to the Essex Market Court.
Having given 800 bail, each returned to the
McDermou entered the barroom about " luck.
Meeting Mr.. Gilmore, he said," suppose we
must arrest somebody"
Go ahead replied the manager. Arrest
all OF our men u you choose. We have 100 walt
ers here to night"
But there are not 100 policemen here" said
the INSPECTOR, as he walked away.
The ooofs OF Alderman oauer's liquor store at
fOurth avenue aud Iwenty-siIth street were
open all dav, and liquor, wine, ale, and beer
were sold to all applicants.
The total number Of arrests in the entire city
was Ga decrease OF b24 from the number Of
arrests on sunday May II.