The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-07
THE EXCISE LAW.

RAID ON aILMoRE's GARDHN-ADoUT THIRTY
BARTENDERs ARRESTED.
Last evening the Excise law exercised in Gil
more's Garden, in this city in very severe manor
II happened in this wisc:A rumor spread about early
IN the day that there would DO malo u determined
stop the sale OF all beverages in the above place
In order fully to confirm the truth OF this Information
a HERALD reporter went early in tho evening TO the
various public houses the neighborhood OF the Gar
den to discover whether the bars open, and II
spurious liquors. lager and other beverages DIS
pensed upon other days Of the week, that in
OF a discrimination against Gilmore's proper
par,son might be made. At Alderman snurs at the
southwest of Fourth avenue and Twenty sixth
street. the brilliantly lighted and every guest
calling for q favore beverage was promptly served
In tho saloons Twenty seventh street and
Fourth the same rulc held good, and there
nIectation OF secrecy although police officers
stood at the and in tho vicinity idly swinging
their locusts At the Brunswick the bar was closed,
but the knowing ones received their smulants under
the in tho rear. So ut tho Hoffman, ST. James
and the other hotels In the vicinity; but when the
lights began shine at Gllmore's II that
change had come over the police officers gathered In
little knots here and there as II the Garden was
under surveillance. Gay couples filed into
the wide corridors and gave life to the great walks
hanked exotcs, but the plash OF tho fountain end
the music Of tho cascade did not seem altogether 10
disspae thor interest In the anticipated raid. The
crowd increased and especially on the Twenty sixth
perhaps scventy-nve men serving out cool lng
beverages 10 the customers; behind them were
reirigcrators to Keep lager cool and safes to
away tho receipts, above them wore waving
the flags Of all nations, with embems from the
double eagle Of Prussia to the white elephant
Of Siam, and icfore them surging, thirsty crowd
who called for all the fancy drinks known TO the mod
votarics Of Bacchus. "Gin sours" 'Jobn Col
linsn and santa Cruz punches were mixed by some
OF She nimbe barienders while tho marvcously lin
gercu Teutons continued to distribute with almost
superhuman dcxterity layers 10 the right of them,
lnpe tn he n I'M
nous tread OF the police, un.cr Sergeant kasswho
acting in place OF Captain steers OF tho Twenty
ninth precnct-and then there was lull as II some
great national question was to be solved.
One light-mindcd young fellow bcckoned to
'Johnny give glass OF beer and be
rested" Johnny gave HIM glass and was
policeman, who said ominously, Come along Wild me
The cxpectant waiter seemed TO shit, his white apron
in scene snn vd in panG~'%o
What should have been the Wind outraged law
made broad farce Mr.: Koch, the proprietor OF
the bars, stood quietly by. He said to tho HERALD re-
portcr:-"Ths is too bad. Everywhere around me
liquor is sold openly rent my bars from the pro-
prieors OF this Garden pay my license, and because
there is political feeling against Mr.. Sheridan
Shook am likely 10 be ruined"
Mr. Edward G. Gilmore, the manager oftne Carbon, was
by and he remarked cooy They arc discrim mating
against US here we cater TO the most refined musical
taste in the city. Lock at our patrons; quiet
Germans and their families, who come here
TO listen 10 the works OF their iavoritc
composers and drink glass of lager II they wish
the vicinity where liquor sold is open the police
under the directions OF General Smith, raid Why,
sir, when he issued hts last orders against he
sitting under the tent Of tho Brunswick Hote and
prove IT,"
In tho midst OF the performance OF Rossins "Stnbat
Mater the writer three policemen IN uniform 20
10 the bar and order becr Immediately upon its beng
served the baenders arrested by these worthless
and marched through crowd OF jccrng lockers on TO
the sAtion house.
Sergeant Kass was spoken TO by a HERALD reporter
He maintained that he had given strict orders to his
and especially to make the arrests in Gilmore Gar
den without confusion or disturbing tho guests but
when Mr.. Stanley singing 'Goodby. Sweetheart
Goodby," and a dozen poor bartenders were he ing
marched of ~ prison the temper OF the crowd
OF the most amablc character.
In all there where perhaps thirty barcnders mr.
rested last night and the feeling Of Indignation among
the vast audience WAS universal.
The twenty -four walters arrcsied at Gmorc's Gar
den detained Mt the Twenty ninth precinct sta
ton house In west Thrtieth street, and Will he
raigned before n police magistrate at tho Washington
Place Police Court this morning.