The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-03
suNpAY,s sAnr OF pnrNKs.
The Germans and Police In Collision IN
Jones's Wood.

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Joucs'e Wood.
The police captains received orders on
Saturday to enforce the Excise law yesterday
and to report to-day oil violations. This man
date seems TO have been construed by the police
to mean simply that the front doors OF .ioons
must he kept closed. and the liqnor dealers were
apparently satisfied with that view. side doors
were Ponersllv open. Bartenders kept a sharp
watch for detectives, and strangers were often
denied the privilege OF becoming patrons; but
regular customers were served as usual. In the
principal hotels even the procaution against dis
Ruised detectives was not TAKEN aud the bars
were opon for business. Whoever wished to
buy in these places found no dirncultv In SPEND
Ing his money and the police did not interfere.
10 the German Tenth Ward scarcely saloon
was closed. In Houston, Stanton. Rivlngton,
Essex, Allen, and other streets many OF the
saloon doors were wide open, aud tho sale OF
beer went on without police hindrance. Other
places gave admission only by side doors.
In the lower part VI the ward several ineGec tunl
attempts were made by the police To Get into
| the saloons. Nearly all the saloons In the Sew
| enth Ward were accessible by the " family" en-
trance. and the 'longshoromen were the beat
| customers vet In the Seventh Pre- incl police
station the officer IN charge said that the law
| thcn ON the near corner, and a saioon opposite
had party OF customers vino had entered 10y
tho side door.
! In Jones's Wood. sIxty-clghth street, beervas
sold dufin1 the early part Of the afternoon. The
| grounds had been nirad nv the Alcomeinen
Saneerbundcs. and they claimed the tigbt to do
hs tneV plcnscd. soon after o'clock tho poi ice
| commenced making arrests, taking one bar
Keeper or waiter AZ n timc. aud II usu ,ily re-
! CURED two or three officers for each prisoner.
| Tnev were Invariably followed 10 the door ny
indignant Gerfnans, 9roaning aud giving decisive
! chec by turns. TINS con tinued until perhaps,
dozen had been arrested. the mombcrs of the
Sangerbund growing more ana more excited. a.
| the last prisoner W being taken out thcy rail-
He'd In frice threw tho officers out IN the street,
| ana barred the doors. A row seemed cert In.
Excited men gathered In gruups and vowed
thnt no policeman should again enter. and the
ofce.s OF the society mad all they could do to
restrain them. Meantime word had been sent
| To- the police station, and prOmptly Inspector
| Tnurne. Capt Mount. and twenty men marched
| to Jonea's wood. rhe doors W. re- found closed
but Ter short pafley they were opened aud
tue officers admitted. Following them In few
| moments came the reserves. aud there were
thcn about scvcnty-hyc policemen there.
! great crowd met thcn. hprting aud jccting.
| 1hc Officers drew their clubs, tut heyand
! pushing and crushing, and tho thrOAing
about ~ few indivIuuGi3 no damage was done.
a lNlein1n, President q the suCi-ty OOd on a
chair ami made s1Ort speech. al ing his
friends 10 use nhysic1l force, aud to VAT for
proper legal redress. lie was attcutiveiv It's
tened 10, heartily chr cred, and carried around
the citdcn on the shoulders Of his admirers.
Tho pruprictors PROMISED 10 sell no more intpx-
icatiuc liquor, and leaving half DOZEN oflirers
under com manu- ~ roundsngn 90 watch the
bars Cant. Noint Withdrew with the rost OF his
force. aud auat was restored.
You cint got Eias! OF lager for ten.
dollar note ~ this ward" said tho officer la
chsrcc AZ the bet ncey street st,tlOn.
On the same block la ger was being sold freely
In three places ana throughout the ward there
were hut few saloons closed. Ia front Of a
Grand street salnnn which vas cl,,aed A man
WIS stationed u direct driukcrs TO "A saloon noar
by' .wnicn WIS much fr quented, particularly
by nrcmen. The Nolk- 6 rden, Bowerv Gar
den, and several other PAGES In the IN
per psrt OF tho Bowory were not restricted
IN business hy the police. Ths first
uniformed policemen, and a sergeant. and Two
men were on duty NJ the Atlantic and Pacific
gardens vita orders to arrest any vOator -
the Excise law. At all OF the stations ~ the
fifst, Scrnnd, Third. + 'urth, ani:slxth WARDS,
the officers sad that tho order was being
strictly enforced and within eione's throw II
very ono of them, executing In the Fourth
W ri. beer was being sold Numerous placcs
wetc accessible only by side doors IN the Fourth
Ward, md caution " - displayed IN the admit
tauce OF strangers In a r. tel in the First ward
policemen stationed themselves on either side
the door.
you see" said the proprietor, "tbe station
aries are here, and must nut IN my curtains
But guess they are I % pretty good fellows"
He wa not disturbed.
Throughout the upper part OF the east side Of
the CITY y@sterday beer W - 20 bc bought. ON
Third avenue. from Fiftieth street upward, tho
front doors OF the saloons were closed aud
barred, but the side doors were ODcn. In most
widest extent. serving girls aud children. with
pitchers and pals. we're numerous, and 80 we're
drunSen men. In Landmarks Park. Third ave
nue.. "A policeman Was on guard at tao outer
gate. Passing him request for beer brought
forth from the water ntomat NO; !" hut m
orirr for "a stone with blue ring" brought
stone mug Of foaniy iutcr. In Suiize = PARK,
Eghtv-fourth street, no beer WIS to Toe seen out
Of doors, but following German guide
IN uugh various passage WAYS, and down Ozark
stairwavs, the investigator found - Oaily lighted
sun-cellAr where beer wa sold. H. Bellevue
Park. Eigh'ieth street. the sale MS UNI Iden.
A man m Centr |. RI asked officer # any
thing better than water could he obtained.
Yes, SIR said the uincer, " Go down there
tpointing to the CROTCH aud you can ret lemon-
adj soda. ginger ale, mad an lower tone) per-
haD- "a gliu,s OF lager
hen the sale " liquors is not forbidden
81 don't know about that; az any rate,
have mt seen am trouble made about it,
Wnl. Van White Of a. EIgntI Venue was ar
rested for violating toe law. In the YORK vila
Police Court he said It We b I'D that he should
be arrested, and his nrighbprs were allowed To
sell liquor without mobilization. lilo gave The
usual Oail Of $l9J. AIRS. MarY Bruckett Of n
Narick street was committed IN defauIt OF 500
bail.
The police made all together sixteen arrests.