The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-19
Sunday IN TIE BARR00MS.
p,sJ,rsS NOT SERIOUSLY HTNDERED
ny rEIR or PROSEt iIfON.


Rv t,.ucrnl order 200, issued by Supcrin-
,,I.,,, " ding ON Aug 3. 1877. the police were
,,rin l.l that It is n msdcmcanor to sell or
,y,aw,y any Intoxicating or malt liquor on
snnb,v. ani that II is tho duty Of every
.n,nbof Z the police force. Immediately and
v.,hor' warrant to takc into custody any and
nil p,r.,ns committing such offence in tho
rresen., " any member OF the police force"
1r.pe Tor Murrays office is in Elizabeth street.
facing ,Ao ronr " the Atlantic Garden and the
paHn Garden in the Bowery and Gus Theiss's
soi,,n al i5i Canal street. BY raising the
window inspector Murray and his aids can step
int, the Atlantic Garden direct. The two
houses have one proprietor At one Yesterday
;rv reporter walked into the garden.
throng If men and women filled the front bar
room ani ant at the little tables in the garden
proper The reporter placed himself directly
i'm front 0f the Inspectors private Office The
Inspector was there with his aids. Sergeants
Young smith. Williams Meakim. and oToole.
The reporter read General Order 900 and drank
a glass II beer in their very presence They
obeyed General Order 200. however, for they
did not SEQ any beer sold or drank.
In the National Garden. at 100 Bowery. oil
tho doors were open. and lively business was
being done Over the bar was hung placard:
"No intoxicating liquors sold" Two men were
drinking gin and four beer ut the instant that
tho reporter read the words. Three police
officers subsequently drank beer there. Belve-
dcre Hall at 23 Bowery. was filed with drink
era Of beer Elias 4 Betz's saloon. ut 9l Bow.
cry. was tnronged. and little boys and girls went
In and out with pitchers In front Of the FL
bridge street police station is j. Bauer's saloon.
Five men were drinking beer when the reporter
entered. Crossing the street. he found Capt.
Foley and Sergeant wartz at tho desk.
Captain. how Is the Excise law observed here
Today ?" was asked.
Every place is closed. You can't get drink
In this precinct" said the Captain. laughingly.
In Grand. Broome Forsyth. Edridge. Riv-
lngton. Houston. and most other streets in the
ward the barrooms were doing Il largo business.
Sergeant Laney was in charge of the Mul.
borry street station He said: "Fvcry place is
closed "a tight rs a clam she'll" The bnrrooms
In this precinct had their blinds closed md.
where there wore side doors. the front doors
were locked Inc Efporiigr i, ioYnd teree places
The Excise and Police Boards have Offices at
Houston and Mulberry streets. Joe Roe has
larrOom directly in front Of the Excise Board
headluar,ers Joe's front door was locked. but
by the side door anybody might enter. Along
side Police Headquarters is Dramatic Hall.
"Old Unger." as he Is called. did a large busi-
ness Two detectives looked through the win
duws of their office at the drinkers.
John schmidt kept his place open at 293 Bow
cry; THIS isa ta,2riie resort OF police ofiicnls
pc nd Of dr nc s,endpn's 9I sagday pSnt 9 n
franz Becker's barroom at 3Ol Bowery
=, Well. Captain. the reporter asked OF Capt.
MrCullagh. " how's the excise p
We are doing our best To keep 10 the strict
letter of the law. When "A policeman secs any
Tho band in the Tiyoli Gardens was playing
tersd. great number Of men Were az the ta-
hles up stairs. down stairs. in the billiard sa-
KEY aud gin flowed freely jacob Blank hall.
at 100 Third avenue, was crowded. Two Alder,
men. "A member OF Assembly and "a police official
were drinking beer there. The front doors
were open, but the blinds w'rc closed tght.
bnys AS"2g s 22} nnI NTH Hush KcrnsnA H'@ at Isl,
were well filled. The front doors family en-
frances and side doors werr AL open. hui tbY
blinds closed. There nre eight, saloons east Of
Third avenue in Twenty street in view
Of the police station.
Hows the Excise law to-day? p asked the
reporter oi Scrgt flaming.
Il was out this morning" replied the Ser
eeant. and could not Ind place where Il man
Three doors from the station l. saoon in
which the reporter saw beer sold Shorin Bor-
Iard Rrllly'- saloon Is nt FIRST avenue and
wenty- y-ihrl street. Ihcrr the reporter found
many politicians and others drinking.
was out all this morning" said tho veteran
Sorg tOlbrough OF the Thirty fifth street po-
lice. and not a place was open. They keep
Mar 10y. in Thlry-Hith street is James Rus
tels saloon. The side door was open. All the
W re 0atwardy closed. hut ~ evening set In the
lights shNue bright inside and the forms OF
Haw- The sunday law Observed in the Nine
,e.mh WargE ,uAle rIorl.r askcd of scrGt.
Every ulace is closed az tight - u drum.
The Sergeant rrpled mot an arrest Of any
.Ti io-iay., The a4sencag Of crime shows the
,Aat We VIII not permit of any violation Of the
,w. IA 4 = d.nt mink yon can set drink
III rracc Garden. in Fifty-eghth street, as
n very saloon III the pr.cin I. care was taken
tAhi ~ observer from the exterior could see
llNbpNy drinking at the bars.
In the inrse hotels there WAS nm outward OBJ
sgrSeita ~ ine law ana r9re2rh Of i whGre
among me ho'cs,' said a hnrt"n ler last even.
ns Ia yG e9n ,5; ~ bv all {p ~, @ w, ,1 al ans any Of
'7'i hIi " you re- II regular customer. or
hrow hpY n d2 i th,r" amt nny trouble.
IN was borne Out hy visits 90 several of the
tni"s. In the Asior House. the hnr in III"
vore oGt ~ Igit An old man entered 'r,' or his
morning drink, ami looked around IN amnze-
.a7li 'oiar.d waiter sienp Il up to him and
h'pm rs ono II the small sitting rooms for
t'hlem"n. Ou the sldrbonrd wa. an a-sor-
n"h, '"lli' s ana Flnss' r. tnI an oil,ndant
inn l''l at the marhl" illlos. q and
lIhi- WI -key and 'iiz r. two whi-kry
eoiN.AI7 he orders ran i'm uu. .l, 81 'ce-s ou.
f'lm We deserted. NoartNe ,l.,r stood ono of
tAe plnor7. Closed up. rir; been closed all
an. Ao sad. " but fy0u want d ..a-, oi sono-
thing. ST.. guess i'm be- All rieht" The IN
Iir li'H AvHuu" the cu eln-- TINT usually
a.! "ih- ~ bar Was slowed ouf N' SIGHT, but two
anl if.M the air Of the callers as they turned
away II was inferred that ih.y received hints
,.ht lni iIenl to u not distant room. The 81.
jam, kept an open bar, and customers wore
iumofu- In lhe Holman, Gilscy Coleman,
h.'i Nitar., u 'luINnleos. Brul-Wirk. Stur-
tttni uni windsor there wu- un difficulty In
,,.., ,hs iN r. ana n some q "m ih're was
J. I'i " lI7or hhr was l'a'urd bearing ~
.fI'f '.li..i btI Nli'-'l fA' il 10 guests.