The New York herald., 1877-12-09

nice witness no. 1 make on the stand-now swear.
ing that he's hotel keeper and In the next minute
that he's liquor dealer"
Ills II not true Mr Patterson. that your Board have
purposey delayed acting orpnany Of the applications
Ia iac intend 10 delay acon until the meeting OF the
rnr TROUBLES OF rnE EXCISE BOARD
''No, sir ~ the Commissioner vehemently replied.
ln the nrss place. when the licenses ran out In May
them renewed Il wasn't until the police made ra,d
upon them in August that they came 10 Then We
reouir"d Sy the INV Why. we wen, SO tar as to send
u notary public TO some respectable aoG prominent
men IN tho business, whose names don't care 70
meutlon 10 ask them II they wouldn't swear TO their
bonds before niu aud save them aud US all further
trouble; and what do you think they dids Why,
they actually went round 10 the police captain TO see
II they couldn't get out Of furnishing the bonds r.
'wnnt changes in tho license law do you favor, Mr..
COMMISSIONER
well, don't know. I'd allow beer, ale and light
wines % be sofa pretty freely ou. as 70 whskey aud
that SORT Of thing suppose y ought 10 bc placed
HcMoRs rnE DAT.
Besides the injury donc TO the liquor business the
10 many people who wen. 10 their old haunts OF bbu.
ous were actually denied giass oil catawba
or Of vichy. This happened IN most respectable
places-placcs, however, that wero certuiniy not
hotels A low Of the saloon keepers down Town have
actually gone 30 far as to put up three Dods, hotel
desk and baggage ofice but just think OF enforcing
this provision OF the law upon ali ana nquor
shops oil the cy-some OF them scarcely large enough
10 contain good sized bed besides tncir bar Then
there were hundreds anu hundreds OF restaurants
whore the customary gluss of ciaret or ale had
to DO drunk very iurivcy indeed or, II the pro-
prielor had taken fright wher0 u was entirely do
MED to tho customer The restaurant keepers ddn't
~ NIL disposed 10 put up beds IN their rcstau
creased their appearance OF respectabilily. "We,l
have bring our Lcds along in tho iuture" trio Of
customers said to downtown restaurant keeper
sand then they 'liAet you Keep TINS BAR One saoun
keeper had sign put over ms bar, 'Bar closed by
order OF the police. Hot cider anu seltzer nsndn
But somc OF the small venders were even airard 10
sal fhese beverages. that
Jealous policeman might mistake thcm Tor whiskcy
or GIN. And yet there was good deal OF drinking IN
town yesterday, and II Is doubtful II the increased
business OF the hotcs did not mako up amply tor Tho
stoppuge of those places tsat would hotels, OUT,
while tho poor man, in some cases, was kept out oil
his glass oil lager, the ricn "swclln could still nave
his pint bottle oil champag gne uudisturbed.
TAMMANy LENDS A yoIck.
The Committee on organization ot Iammany Hall
had something to say yesterday afternoon in relation
TO the Excise question committee WAS appointed to
draft suitable resolutions expressive fhc
OF that body In connection with the arbitrary OF
liquor deacr onsss Cn %s cqls.sa Of Assem-
@. L. EccIcsne, ex.Judge Quinn and Colonel Edward
GauL Tncy reported resolutions denouncing tho
forcea by The police and 81 mpahxing with thcir ei-
low citizens, who, 'althoush guilty oil crmc, aud
engaged IN legitimate business, were dragged from
their places OF business unreasonable hours OF
mig ht nd incaroeratcd without opportunity oil furnish
ing baLn Tho committee was instructed to
walt upon Mayor Ely and Commissioner Nichols
and lake ev ~ eirort 10 induce hese gent omen to
give to the present Exc,so 10 liberal on
keeutng in viow The rights OF an classcs OF citizens
until such timo Judicial termination bv the
can DO obta,ncd."
Remarks in accordance with the spirit OF the rcso-
lu,ious wore made by Comptroller Kelly, General.
Spinola, Judge Campbell aud oncrs when the
mi,tee adjourned. The meeting was hold, as usual,
with closed doors
COMMISSIONER NICHOLS on THE RAIDS
The special committee appointed to wait upon the
Mayor aud the Police Commissioners waited upon
Commissioner Nichols last evening, and found him
copnned TO hts residence by sprained ankIc. Ar.
Purdy, tho chairman Of tho committee slated 10 the
Com missioner that tho committee from Tammany
HaIl nad called upon h,m pursuant 10 a rcsoiuion 10
urgo upon him, as q Police Commissioner, and
the only representative OF Tammany Hall IN
that Board 10 hts influence TO mitigate far as
possible the harsh execution OF tho Excss law
enforced by the police. The stated that
he was glad 10 the committee and should have
boen at the meeting OF tho Com mlteo on
in The afternoon had It not been that he hai bcen
fned 70 his house for Two days BY an accident he
following interview bctwccn the Commissioner and
tho chairman OF tho committee cnsuod;-
CHAIRxAx--Wel Com missioner, we would like to
hear your Vows upon the Excise question.
CoxMlssIoxER-No one dcprecates the arbitrary on
forcemcrt Of The Excise law more strongly than my.
self For time the Excso Commissioners issued
receipts ior money without granting licenses Some
Of tue Justices recognized Tho receipts who others
reiusod in this conflict OF authority tho poloe
az the Same time 10 keep within tho spirit letter
oi me law VIZ. howovcr, wore confronted by
charge 70 shs Gsana jury % 2! Oyer and Terminsr BY
structed inquire into violations Of tho Excise law,
aud ndict all officials who ud not conform to the
strict letter Of the law and wo ono Police Commls-
souers) felt duty " Instruct Tho iorco
10 observe The law tho Cour,s had directed.
CHAIRMAN-Mr. commissioner, Is u iruo that the
Board of Police has specially Instructed its officers TO
arrost al unssemy hours OF the night persons en-
gagged the sale OF liquor, and keep them IN COM
CoxxrssloyER- Most en- phaticaliy no. No such or
dor was ever issued to my knowledge or with my
sent, and no one deprec.tes sucn wholesale raidng
the opinion that tho Board did not antici-
patio that It's instructions would DO executed
in n harsh and arbitrary mnnnsr. According
10 my view the purpose OF tho law would DO better
served by tho arrest OF accused parties In tho day
time during court hours, than night i trust that
on the convenng oil the Legislature just and cquit-
able EXCISE law will be promptly passed, protecting
the rights OF citizens engaged ~ TINS business and
hardsn,ps under which now labor Bus wisn 10
say tnat every action OF the Board Of Police thus far
counsel anu other eminent legal authorizes
Previous TO and alter seeing Commissioner Nichols
the commit made dlligcnt search for Mayor Ely,
and repeatedly visited the Manhattan Club, tho oaly
place where understood ne could bo iound, but
failed to sec him.
SCENES AT THE COURTS
The scenes at tho police courts presented few new,
features those enacted the first day Of the raid
but slight falling OF perceptibe III the number
were released without furnishing the usual bail Of
SI0Q rhe court rooms wero crowded, but there
no excitement. Quite l;tlle act Of herosm
fore Justice Duny, at the Tombs Police Court.
In ono Of Mulberry street Saloons when the officer
entered was yousg girl standing behind tho bar
gagged In selling liquor Her brother. hunchDack,
sat at table ncf py. Seeing Tho officer he jumped
to mis- sisters and said 10 the poceman III you
must make arrest take me- IL was l who
sold the liquor, my sister" The officer accom-
moaated the young man, and when tho circumstances
were narrated at court Justice Duny discharged the
brother An antithesis presented IN the case OF
German VINO. whom tho policeman entered on his
raidng mission. slipped from behind the bar aud
placed hts fourtecn boy at the counter his
stead Tne boy arrested and tho fhtnef went his
bail Next time" observed the magistrate, looking
ssernly At the father tou had better lot yourself bs
the viciim."
rhe Fiity-seventh Street Court was much quieter
than on The day before. About twenty pris-
opcrs all were arragncd before Justice Murray. or
these tho majority were discharged. Officer kynhard
brought forward prisoner whom he arrested at q
liquor storc Forty second street and Eleventh
nue.. Peering through window the officer
on the bar. lie entered, picked up the and
drank hcartily Of us contents Tho prisoner tncn
demanded payment Rynhard threw down ton cents
and made the arrest The prisoner discharged.
r Sixty persons arraigfcd nj Essex Market Court
and OF these sixty iour-hiths ot them produced
ccipts which they had procured from tho Excise
BoRPd within months Judpc smith who