New-York tribune., 1876-06-05
SUNDAY Law ENFORCEMENT.
A GENERAL oBsERvAXCr-scENEs AND ARRESTS Al
TIE HIPPoDROME.


Tie Excise law was generally enforced in
the city ycatc. day. Tic Atlantic, Pacific and other
ggr!eus were opcn visitors served with cider
uc-. beer aud soda wafer No liquor was sold Boo the cot
no. saloons the shutters wcrenp and the front doors wcrc
fastened bu side doors and back entrances were mcd
when tho police officers not in sight The hotel bar
rooms were closed although in side apartments and in
some OF The liquor furnished to persons With
whom the proprictors were acquainted. The interest
yesterday, however, cencrcd at the irpodromc. Shell
dan shook bad announced that he would obtain 200
or more bar,cndcrs, who would stand rady TO
take the places OF sucn Is might be arrested by the
police.
To an ordinary visitor at the Hppodromc last evening
nothing unusual apparent The rain kept away
many who otherwise would have been present, though
the audience numbered about 1000. From until ii
o'clock, while the orchestra was PLAYING under The
leadership of Onbach walters passed through all parts
OF the hall carrying beer and liquors OF all Sorts and
none OF them were disturbed. At the bar ui der
the gallery the sale OF drinks went on
brsBy and only close observer would have noticed
any arrests. Behind the bar stood ten men IN white
COATS anu with them were about the same number IN
black coats The method OF arrests very simple ana
convenient 10 all parties concerned Officers In citIIrhs
clothes paid the regular admission fee and passed
through hall into the bdrr0Om, where thcy were met
by special policeman in the employ Of the directors o
the concerts. This took the oioors to the bar and
ordered beer for them which always handed overby
one OF the men In black Thc batcnders then tod
10 put on their hats and 20 with the officers ana
they quietly obcycd. They were paid 90 cents
for their services for the evening, aud IA each
officer had TO leave the hall with ms
prisoner the expenses for arrests were the same nS tie
receipts from the Police Department None OF tae regu
lar barkeepers AT the gardens disturbed About 40
men iu black clothes were said he waiting sub
sttutcd for arrested baIkccpers Ou hcir services Wer
not required. up 10 O'Clock ohy 10 arrests were
pt,Ia and then
the police To stop the sale OF LIQUORS }
leased Among those arrested were the following VINO
promptly admitted to bail Juiius Banck Gc0rsc nhf
man. August GunAer g ore Evas & tlI'S NM. wil,I
Scdler William Lack Max Myers, J0lin MuIef, 'hie'
The entire number of arrests made yesterday for viola
tiuns the Excise law was La the Fourth Ire3ihe.
persons were arrested run Slht9, - s'tc"In Hi
ternib 2: Nineteenth Z: twentieth, II rweuty-second
8 Twenty NINTH u Thirty-lirS 10; Ihrtysecoih
H9ng i arrested were the foliowlng Louis wac,
ter oi Forty seeo1dst ana t3nr,haSe. S"' 70 tIis,p
A.; r. Dugan No 100 West Twen y-hths ~ k9IeS"ry
Tirtecni1s ~ re "i r. Davis No 75 Circenwich-ayc;
Henry BcauSen, No. 62l hudsonSti Ad"Ph A" inrnttf.
No 6J Ctrmine-st WIN. Frcshney, No. w llhds"h-ht;
ohn GuliIan No $50 BeeckcI-si; pairick Dcldhanty,
No. All West Thirtccnth-at., and I. W; Lamb No. 10
Washington Place Police Court, which was promptly iiI-
nishcd. -,,....
ing the saloun OF \. Uannamb. al No. lO2 Pnnce-s;
saw lianordrnking witbIn lie ordered the place
10 be closed, but was not ODeyed, aud aftcr 9p-
tanning evidence against me pIoprh,Gut"r T,So
men Immediately struck the officer with n char ana
bottle. whcn Officers Brewer ana Henry, who beafn ths
went Ia his assistance. The proprietor tht oceu
the doors ana all occupants upon the bOlicemeh
and had wtcsted TN r clubs from them and were beating
them when a number OF policemen. who were returning
home from the station, hearing the uproar broke open
the doors released their fellows, and took to custody
tne proprietor his wife, Thomas Clark, and Andrew