The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-07
EXCISE EXCITEMENT.
Increasing The Army of Liquor Dealers
Under Bail.
IS IT A POLITICAL MAN0EUVRE |?
Permitted to Sell and Arrested
for Doing So.

Excitement ran high among the liquor dealers yes
terday the arrests OF the day and tho day before pro-
ducing tho most violent effects upon these worthy
members OF the community. The people who were
arrested were In every way calm than the dealers
who escaped and the simply was that with them
the agony over, while tho others did not know
how they would be the clutches OF the police
easy for liquor dealer to give bail In 500 at
almost any time; but the talk yesterday
everywhere was the respectable liquor dealers
were to be molested. II was curious
respectable liquor deaers''-and many per
sons found in II q sinister meaning 'Politics is at
the bottom of this thing" said one. at is Tam
many job remarked anothor tall the men arrested.
or nearly ALL are anti Tam many" 'Johu Kelly has
got up this thing to injure Morrssey," cried hun.
dred voices in chorus. Tan/iany were loud In
their denals oil all these /narges and Mortified
at the atrocious imputations There, for instance,
was General Spinola, who denied the calumnies
In the vernacular and improved the OCCASION
by delivering q short sermon the life and deeds
Of the Hon. John. So went the chatter all DAY
long, men taking sides according 10 their political
feelings. 1t was plain, however, that mere respect
ability shield for dealers who not in favor
with the ruling faction, while Tammany adherents, as
rule, escaped visitation of tho police How oil this
was it will take days. perhaps to unrave and 1t would
be singular II there should have been much smoke
without any fire.
Tho effort among Tammany politicians aud at the
office Of the Board OF Excise to place The entire
responsibility for the arrests upon the police. The
police on the other hand seemed to have well de
lined policy In making arrests The instructions OF the
Board TO the Superintendent, and on down 10 tho
lowest officer in the force, not only general, but
nd ma Tod nv for
political personal reasons OF two dealers in the
block Of equal responsibility, would be taken
and tho other lett No rule governed IN the matter.
and It was evident that the raid was neither tenn
perance crusade nor an honest effort to enforce the
law. The whole thing was that species Of oppression
which s always part OF police raidng, and It Is not
surprising that honest and decent men disguised
With It, ''It Is surprising" said intelligent liquor
dealer down town, 'that such thing be done in
q great city like New York. We arc all In The Same
boat and until the Board OF Excise acts upon our
applications all the places should be closed or all
allowed to keep open 1t much question whether
the propretors Of the great hotels arc entitled TO
license tho keeper Of tho meanest groegsry In the
Sixth ward and until the IL licensed and the other
Is told that he cannot be allowed license there should
be difference in their treatment" Much complaint
also heard In regard TO the sowness OF The Board
Of Excise in acting upon the applications already
before it. Thousands OF dollars have been paid to the
Commissioners rs license ices. and yet it was CON-
paned that progress made in the settlement of
the cases. Why," II asked. shou!d poor men be de-
prved $75 tor weeks perhaps for months they
were not TO have license in the end, to be
afforded protection in their business while their money
was in the hands OF the Boardy' Many other equally
pertinent questions were asked during the day, while
a. the Board Of Excise the stream OF applicants was
even greater than ut any time before Yesterday
day Of ANXIOUS fears aud doubts, and while tho law
and the court were discussed at learned length in
thousand gin mills honest people wero dsgustod and
indignant because fanaticism something
should be creating SO much unnecessary confusion and
CONSERVATION
The Board of Excise Commissioners were kept very
busy during the day and II was nearly vo O'Clock when
They received in fees from applicants $l.940
The money thus received Is not paid for licenses but
deposit required by the Board to DO paid at
the time Of making tho application II Is evident that
the liquor dealers have confidence in their ultimate
triumph their present trials, from the fact that
they seem none tho less ANXIOUS TO pay over their
money to the Excise ommssioners. Notwithstanding
such payment secures them no immunity from arrest
Is TAMMANy INTERESTED?
we'll known downtown LIQUOR dealer who was ar
rested in tho RAID yesterday said that the policeman
came In, asked for the proprietor and SAID that he
wanted him. 1t was mildly suggested that tho place
had license, and = receipt was shown The ofheer
ho mus. come along, the captain wanted
him. When asked II Other dealers near
had boen arrested the proprietor said that
none OF Tho German saloons his place had been
troubled aud to other liquor dealers as far as ho
knew, tho more prominent Of all who had been ar
rested yesterday friends OF Senator Norrissey
and here tho speaker mentioned several well known
Adhcrens who were arrested In TACT he considered
It IA raid Morrissey The Tammany Hall people are
doing it, anC their friends we're not touched. They
hoped by this to get them in line tor the next
Campaign.
Owing to the excise raids such sweterng crowd
oil humanity that which thronged the Tombs Police
Court yesterday Is seldom seen within the portals of
the Centre street Egyptian monument Every seat
was filed, and the aisles eemed with people. scores
were in the lobby unable to obtain ADMISSION. The
prisoners pen crowded to sufocalion ana
the private OF The police filed
Justice Smith took his seat at three p NJ. and alter
little speech or warning 10 the noisya began the dis
position OF the various cases All we're held In 500
bn each, and in every case save few the bondsmen
hand. Tho ew exceptionable bartenders
whose bondsmen failed TO make their appear
ance were paroled to find them Follow
dealers arrested :Edward Rogers No. 422 Greenwich
street; James Lynch, No. $40 East Forticth street.
Fleming, No. 1856 GreenwIcn street; Christopher Lich
stein, No. 80 Dey street; Jonn Van Drathep, No. $50
West street; LOUIS Coumeo, No. SO Crosby street,
Thomas Smith, No. a61s Oak street, Henry Burgman,
No. 90 Gold street; Edward Gurncr, No, 800 Pearl
street; Charles Brady, No. 70 Front street; John
New Bowery; John Langdon No. 67 Pearl street;
Mathew Beyer No 43 Cedar street; Richard Fleming,
Walker street.; John f. Dammoman, No PSI Water
street, Henry Clark, No III Roosevelt street;
Patrick Hesar,y, No. ia Roosevelt n, street. Henry
81 Centre (discharscd); William Smyth No 456
Pearl street, also discharged; Eugene WaIiiord No. ~
West street; william jennings No 16 Dutch street;
Michael Lynch, No. 90 Nassau street; William Fintze,
No 53l Pearl street; LOUIS Kramer No. IS New Cham
bcrs street, John Brakeman, No. GA Bcekman street;
John Henchman, No. s22 Pearl street, Charles Ahrons,
No. 40 Broadway; Peter Abers, NO. 20 New Chambers
street; Matthew Egan, No. VI Broadway; James Nc
Quade No II Nassau street; Herman Menken, No.
135 Maiden lane; George W. IRELAND, No. o.
Fulton street; Albert $. sch,erumack No. los
jonn street; Thomas Pursell, No 43 New Cham
bors street; Henry Krunce, No. 429 Pearl street;
Louis Cordcr No. AGA Pearl street; John Hubble, No.
20 Leonard street. Daniel whcan, No. 1851 Pearl street;
Herman wclsbrock, No. 15i Walker street; John II.
W. Butchcro, No lO1 Hubert street; Patrick Walsh,
No 453 Washington street; LOUIS Ohlicb, No. 2 Will
lam street; Henry Menkcn, No. 90 Fulton street;
Henry Rover No. lQ4 William street; Thomas Buger.