The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-26
THE SUNDAY BEER MIDDLE
THE COMPLAINT THE KEEPERS OF
BEER GARDENS MADE.

Whit the Police Said and What the Report
ers saw-What the Rev. DIR. Tying Thinks
Of the Back Doors of the Barroorns.
The Sergeant of the Oak street police
station said yesterday: There Is not back
door nor side door open. Everything is closed
tight. They've been skirmishing all the m orning
and haven't made arrest" Shortly after
ward an officer WIS seen coming out OF an Eliza
beth street dram shop wipine his mouth. The
about 1t. In Chatham street an ofhcer W y
heard to ask a civilian to "come In aud have
Canal, police officer stood across the street OPP
posite the corner barrOOm vigilantly gazing up
NJ he sIds T Te sne 1nss.s Iiuh.tuue catered
led stepped out.
In the Fourth Ward back doors we're generally
open. Beer could be obtained anywhere. In
some cases the door was guarded, and the WIS.,
itor scrutinized before he was admitted, but
generally there WIS no effort at concealineDt ex-
cept the closing Of the front door.
some few OF the Bowery bars were closed. In
available, the blinds were simply lowered. No
Tear seemed to be entert ined generally tn u the
police would interfere with the barroons n they
kept their front doors closed.
. In the beer gardens, the case was different.
Nothing stronger than weiss beer and cider was
Sold save when AN occasional wcll-known friend
got bottle OF lager beer In a weiss beer sohoon-
or In quiet quarter. Police officers were sta-
TONED In most OF the gardens. In the Atlantic
Garden there were six. The proprietors were
indisnant at tie partiality Of the police In pay
luk attention To the gardens, dr1Nl0R
their Sunday trade out OF the city, while the
smaller bars were flowed 10 sell with i'm punity.
On the west side, liquor freely sold, In
some Instances under the eyes Of the police.
The front doors OF saloons were close 4, but
there was easy entrance at the side or rear. In
some cases the front doors were open, but only
frequenters of the house could get liquor. On
Tenth avenue, above lwenty-third street, there
was hardly store that did not sell liquor. and
the Tenth avenue gang were well supplied.
Near 1wenty-eighth street n boy came out Of a
store with a pitcher Of ale aud passed directly
N. IL
recton. In Tnirty-seventh street, within one
beer saloons In which lager was freely sold. At
the police station the officers sta ed that every
thing was quiet In the ward, and tbat liquor
was sold. III the side streets the sale OF liquor
carried more openly than on the ave-
nues. Tue usual placard, This bar closed"
proved to be an Invitation to enter and take a
quiet drink. In the Ninth Ward the law was
more faithfully observed than In any other local
ity on the west side. Further down town the
sale was In no wise restricted.
The Rev. Stephen ii. lyug, Jr., said last night
In the Gospel tent that he saw seven men 90
into the back door OF barrOom Yesterday In
side OF ten minutes. These back doors, he
added, were enir noes 10 the places OF the devil,
Justice Smith held Henry Mohrman OF ITO
South Fifth avenue for SlJC. for keeping open
lfter midnight on saturday night. Justice Blk
by took nnil for James Hughes Of al Grand
street, John Doefrschuck Of 81 RivingtOn
street. Henry Metz Of 2oj HviugtOn street, ana
| William Chapman Of Ill Boone street, for Sun
day selling.