The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-07
FILLING THE POLICE CELLS.
,ryvtRIfr CLOSING THE DOORS OF
gtRROOMs NOT LTCENSED.
Hundreds ,r Dealers Locked Up Receipts for
Money raid TO the Excise board not No.
tIeedas Protection from Arrest-The Hotels
s.re-nii, Inm oiested- Much Gruru bling.

st.,.v raid TO the Excise Hoard not No.
deed -. Protection from A Arrest-Tho Hotels
esnc-niy nmoiested-M Much Drum bling.
Srocinl officers in uniform last evening
notiiod nearly all the liquor dealers In the city
tet un,e,, they could show license permitting
them to sell liquor. they must stop selling. II
wss useless they said. To show receipts for
moncy paid to the Excise Board. for they could
not un Ter orders. recognize anything but q
uconsc without this. II ony dcaler tried
10 sell liquor. no would DO arrest
sd and his place closed Superintendent
Walling, acting under instructions from the Po-
lice Commissioners had called tho attention Of
Tho Captains TO General Order No. 203. which
hc told them must he strictly enforced. The or
der wis prepared 10y the counsel TO the Board
Of Police Under il the police are required to
make arrests for selling liquor without license.
or TOT 4clline iton Sunday. or between thu hours
of | and 3 \. NJ. or in any place of amusement.
In giving these instructions. Superintendent
Wailing 4aid that the Police Department would
no longer ~ the Excise Commissioners
Ios,ipu, "a. ln other words. that tho rcccipt for
none, which il required to accompany nm ap-
pllclion iol license would net be- construed IA
any evidcnoc that the Excise Commissioners
intended to grant "a license or as authority for
selling liquor pend ng the granting of u license.
No explicit instru 'tions regarding the carrying
out Of the order were given. but each Captain
wna given 10 understand that its requirements
must be fulfilled.
with the sense OF individual responsibility
growing out of the recent complaints against
Captains each one entered with zeal upon his
imposed duty.
Al about 81 p. NJ the proprictors of bar
rooms along Park row. Ann. Fulton. Nassau.
Chatham streets and the Bowery. including in
trmoLiatc cross streets. were notified that un-
less they could produce aliccnse they must close.
Each place was ablaze with light. every prepara-
ton made for II huge nights business. when the
police officer entered laid his hand upon the
bar and In voice whose earnestness was not
10 DO mistaken. said that not one single glass
more Of liquor could be- sold. Expostulations
were IN vain. and many closed their barrooms.
Around the Tall Tower Saloon" the chief in
t,rcst seemed 10 centre The officer on enter
ing approached Mr.. Robert Held. who was then
In charge. and demanded 70 know whether
liquor was being sold at that bar
Not much. Just at this moment am sorry to
my"Mr Hold answered.
Onicer-lou must close this saloon at once.
and not sell any more liquor. or shall have to
cashier nut we have receipt Tor monry We
paid tn the Excise Board for PERMISSION T. sell
LIQUOR. anl besides we keep hotel.
Oficer- Your receipt. SO far Ms 1t enables you
bscll liquor. i not worth ,he nap"r on on which which
" II Written. II YOU sell Hn'Nu'T EiNSs tl llluOI
lo,nirhi win certainly arrcs, you.
A. the officer moved toward tho door, he no.
sS sl ' Of ,S2n a to SfT Held dni dn a n"F thu hat t
must be removed; in fact. every evidence that
hggor WINS FIR sal" must he put out 81 sight.
Ctshier-But the prOprletors are not hcre.and
lam instructed TO Keep the saloon open until II
Ofi,er-I cnnnot help what your instructions
ar. mine are 10 see that you close up and II
you do not do it will haveto arrest you.
He turned again AS he started To the door. ana
Ia !. he Va no kl4il hl
In the morning. Ii must remain closed until
yon hayc tense TO sell liquor ..
CAsher-But how about the money the pro-
prietors Of this place have paid Tor the privi-
onl~r-I have nothing 10 do with that: the
bar must be closed. or else the place VIII be
In the absence o, Kostcr Bal the cashor
decided that II was best to close uu. According
" the guests were notified that NJ more liquors
ga Gs s ?Pa he S Which iy 5pyy
hqd Gsep @ p 9"I , GI S9' M wa was Spnrrisoa SprS Tho les
sse Of the bar. was not in when the officer
called Ono of the employees asked what should
ha done The head clerk said that they did not
LICENSE The bar was closed at o., O'Clock.
Along Nassau street all the tarrooms. with the
on II" ori"r Of the officer. Mr. Nuemuller in.
dlgnlntly denied the right Of the officer to close
his piay,. lie said; Il have paid my money
ior the right II doing business and will not
close hutwl fight the law under which you are
Tne officer said: Then will have TO arrest
Very we'll arrest; but will not close volun-
H. WINS arrested.
Along Ann street the barrooms were gener-
ally cl,-"d. Al Sandy SpenrorS, in complianc"
with the order Of the officer, the bar WAS closed
by drawing white curtains n front - II. Spen-
Ger had laii money 70 TIE Excise bboaTi ior
tional II ptrl escaped molestation. Places that
had moi t"en closed for years were forced to
A tn up the ives, side TO the junction OF
Sixth avenue an, Broadway. through the Madi-
son square region, thence down the Bowery.
Afforded good survey Of the entire situation.
The front door morality was very impress
sye Behind the drawn curtains the sas ltts
In crowds ~ drink On the side streets there
waa here and there closed bucket shop or
small drinking place. but the prosperous sa-
looms Oh the main streets and avenues were in
iull blast
None oi the large hotels up town were visited.
In the FIFTH Avenue the bartender said: No.
Eehhyeht s"on any, police. We've got the hrst
,IIn In ne Iiofrmon. St James GIlsesy, Coleman.
wore IN readiness but police officers called
naa ssI sh'm. n Tho rs-taurants, as & rule, IN We're T
shut w. G6ariiess Cha is" bgimohico S said. "They
sy Pn around w here 'os9h hay rerbhS1 bS
Iechso wouldn't wonder If they shut w our
d3wn down bar. We will obey the law
IN Parker-. In sixth avenue. two officers
shown hotel license hung high up on
Hs wall One 81 them WAS not satisfied til
u hti M!nibod ny and carefully scrutinized
II. Nearly oppo site inrker's IS CARRIERS billiard
room. Iecrllt was shown, hut no license.
Must close right away, said the police officer
fh- "sA!S We're turned down and a curtain was
drawn over the bar. but the thirsty billiard
PLAYER AMI outsiders as we'll, could get drinks
Of the asking
AT mo southwest corner ~ Broadway and
ihlrie!h street the saloon and restaurant kept
.psn WIN dniy receipt 70 show Out Of re-
sn'm - me feelings of the officer on the beat
he lhriirth street door was closed, and GUS
Dh rs were put tO the hardship Of going IN and
Guy by the Brpalway door
uuAi'hsh"r'- place. adjoining the Abemarle
mpl, wn- ordered to be closed A temporary
mp,l9P SIRE n was hastily sct up before the
"nh-t l1"r. hnt the police were lened.
~, pnnor and Murphys large billiard room
Or lHdway aud Twenty third street was not
mmS',"l Ai hll. The proprietOrs hold a receipt
n, hp lireneo. The bur did a good buaness
NHIshal ~ Fourteenth street and Fourth
sSy.nne. closed his bar early IN the
..S'hins, tn" beer cellar underneath had
~ ae ahi beer license and was not visited
~ sore oi saloons visited by SUN reporter
ccaHh, bnwrry not more than tn ird had been
ptli-d oh to show licenses. In the Crystal
naaHe concert saloon a solitary bartender
Vas arrrst1t. His place was NJ once filled and
tad Lon.