New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SUNDAY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ORDERS or TlIE POLICE BOALD-Tn,L OF CAPT.
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TIE Police Commissioners yesterday passed
resolutions setting forth the duties OF the police IN re-
gard to the Sunday law and com"aiDlng tIat OF over
800 persons arrested for violating that law none had
been brought trial They instructed ts inspections "a
furnish tbs District Attorney with the names OF wit
Desss To prove such violations They also directed that
policemen saould carry out the mandates OF the law
aud that In doing they should be IN uniform, and
should not take measures 10 induce or cOuntenanoe III"
selling or drinking OF liquors. These orders TO bo
promulgated before next Sunday
Capt Henry V. Steers OF the Twentynintb Precinct
Police was arragued before the fun Board OF Police Com
missioners yesterday afternoon charge OF neglect
OF duty in not enforcing excise law lmores Gar
den Sunday, May %. Robert Straban appeared as
counsel for Capt steers and Mr. Mclean counsel for
Che Board Inspector McDomOtt OF the Second District
testIhed that May 2S lac entered Gmoes Garden ~
020 o. ard remained until 1918 p. M Juing that
time he supposed bo lager bier dstrio-
the audience he asked for and drank two glasses
OF lager bier he saw arrests made during tho time
that he twas there, any attempt to maze
arrests; he believed that tho captain arrested,
or caused to 10 arrested, several persons
later the When crOssezanlned the Inspector
stated at tue 1went5 ninth fr'tlnct foce
kIatOn the evening OF saturday, MAY y, ana tntI
Capt ST. ers, af caung midnight roll Sud That ca
man should DC watchu ana NshSliI IA et,ns any
violations of ths Excise Law On his iost, ana lhal WhS
ever tney could gO INTO place without entering Sue
or uac door the, srUud outer and make arrests ne
oeslry mr. stralau Tor t.e defense admit that lager
beer sold IN GirnOrc's Garden OH the Ugh IN ques
ton, and asACd that the be dissatisfied on
the giuuBd that theIe had been an utter
failure to prove amy neglect OF duty on tho
part OF Cape. steers. To enforce suCh law uid
not mean prevent violation OF It, ii would De an
iupossiby the Dpal unent To prevent Violations OF
law. Tne law dad not make II man aloy upon 'he
pol &c and close up places whele the Excise Ia"
WAS ~ cSumably being V,oitiod. MI. Mclean canned
Tat where breach OF the law there was pre-
suiualy neglect duty. Capt. Steers then slated tat
lac had specially instructed his men 10 enforce te Law
strictly aud whenever they tat tuo
law was being violated. Mr. s rAan briefly suiine'i up
points, and tne referred 10 the run Board
AT meeting vi the Board OF Mauasres OF th3 National
Tenn erauce society yesterday No. 90 Readesi. rosO
luluns were unalmuuhy adopted thanking tie ponce
ogcals OF TINS eats for llcr efforts 10 IN
fos the LAWS of the state prohibiting the sale OF u;OA
eating liquors SUNDAY" and asserting that The con
certr and organized opposition TO the enforcement %
tine tine part of tnc LOad OF Aldermen aud oil
cOinIuiiOccs and ASSOCIATIONS OF politicians aud nluol
dealers is ior grave apprehension as tend
tns to anarchy aud rebellion"