The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-11
THE EXCISE TROUBLE.

NO ARRESTS TO BE MADE AFTER COURT HOURS
II rossIBLE--rHosE OF YEsrBRDAR.
No material change occurred yesterday In The excise
troubles. Tho arrests about the in number
ss the preceding day and the applications for
licenses numerous as ever. Those arrested
gave bail usual while applying received tho
customary worthless receipt pending tho nvestigs-
ton. With regard to the receipt many liquor dealers
are beginning 70 express themselves In strong terms
"uf what good, they argue, is this receipt II does
not save US from arrest and why should we pay In
Dur money and then wait month until the sluggish
sxciss officials have completed their invesiiga-
tion Better 70 wait until the rush is over.
uss our money in the meantime and then We
have our license within reasonable time !"
Another serious Of complaint among liquor
dealers il the anagouistc views entertained by the
different police magistrates on tho question Of bail
Justice Smith will accept almost any person who offers
himself irrespective OF his real estote qualifications
Chattc property considered BY him all sufficient 10
Justify. Justice Wheeler, on the other hand, n0ds
1hat the bail be sound as IN felony cases. and
no rigdly examines all bondsmen as 10 thor properly
The justices range in their actions between thess
two extremes.
The decision of Justice Smith stl thing Of the
future although his .prostrated physical condition.
has again resumed It's proper functions. He says
however, that this morning without tai he will render
his decision The Excise Commissioners express
themselves confident oi Its being In their favor How
the temperance advocates who instituted the proceed
ings view Il only DO conJcctureo, none OF their
number having appeared in court since the examias
lion OF the arrested Commissioners
MORE ATHEISTS AFTER COURT HOURS
Yesterday morning superintendent Walling called
tho police captains Of tho various precincts together
aud made them the following speech IN relation 10 OK
GgNrLxnxx--l have sent LOT you for the purpose Of
giving you my IDEAS about the manner IN which
tnns have been out OF and bolieve that ex.
change OF ideas VIII do no HARM X
In the hrst instance, there are many who sell
liquor wthou, license, who had license,
;hcy intend TO obtain one, These the people
who ought 10 be looked alter pretty sharp But by oil
means try TO get The VINO owns the place. ana not
she barkcepcr. THO barkceper works one week IN
and the next week in another place. and ne ought not TO
bc arrested II the proprietor be The
who place without lcen-e year alter year and
makes application for ought to DO arrested
whenever he Is ound violating tho law; but, gentle
men, do wait purpossly unil after court hours.
Arrests at night look TOO much like persecution, and
though many Of these men keep disreputaUle places
they will try 10 create public sympathy and by ar.
resting pcctabe alter hours you will heip
these fellows in their object aud raise sympathy lor
people who ought 10 have neither license sympa-
iby
say Two. While have my views IN
reference TO it, still VIC ought TO place every magis-
trate on record, aud they, not We, ought 10 decide
When q man VINO holds receipt sells liquor. obtain
your evidence, make sworn statement before =
magistrate and let MN issue warrant But DON'T
u u
would not wait TIL night and lock up In a cell
this hot weather. All we are called upon IL DO is TO
fairly and squareiy between the law aud the PEG.
pic Mako test case. There is no need Of raids, no
need OF filing your station houses night after night
with ihess people We have TO act without Tear or
temcn, make no spasmodc efforts, but act steadily
and inteligsntly.
OI course my remarks about courts do not apply 10
vioators alter A. ii. Liquor dealers, II caught
violating ihs provision OF law, must be summary
arrested lmi press on your men that they must not
u TO-. a
arrest him ut night this should DO tolerated
10 not want any captain or oihcer TO persecnts a
liquor dealer but 10 act larry and squarely Thus
viii avoid complaints about persecution and still
our duty as we should do IT,
TIE COURTS.
The liquor excitement III and around tho Tombs
Police Court was considerably abatcd yesterday.
ABOUT twenty persons were brought Ia, ana in every
case the bondsmen were ready to bail them a
8, stem calling the has been adopted
oy sergeant woodruff, which slmp'nes mniters very
much and prevents delay OF tho Customary business
o. The Court
United states Commissioner Shields yesterday issued
seventy more WARRANTS Tor !,quor dealers who have
failed 10 pay the special tax OF SO.
WILLING TO RIGHT.
Yesterday morning Pnip Zlnk, OF No. 203 West
Tnirteth street, was arrested charge Of violation
OF The Excise law aud arraIgned before Judge Wan
deli. The Judge asked Gim what lie HAD to
that ho had had a license 10 Sell liquors
for the last three years Lust May. before his
license expired. he applied The Comm lss oncrs
oil Excise tor renewal aud they told him that con
sequence oil tie doubt EXISTING as 10 the construction
OF August he applied again anu pad n supposed 10
eniite hin TO inc right TO sell vines beers liquors
Judge WaLdeli directed Znk to affidavit euI-
bracng the above facts, which be did The Judge
ARRESTS YESTERDAY
First Precinct -Freueritk Patterson, No II Nassau
street; JOSIAH Cogaie, No. 81 Beaver street; r. W.
Gouldng, No. ic4 Pear street r. Saul, No. rs Pearl
street; W. Kciy, No. SO South street. ami William
w. No. 40 William street, we're arrested and taken
Fi..A prcc nct-Mlchael Greeley, proprietor No "a
I,uI hal IA.
censed, were arrested ana locked up.
seventh PrecincL-Hcnry tastain, No. 1874 Cherry
street.
Eleventh Prccnc-Jacob Minsler. No. 4O2 East
Tcutn street; Frederick Lassen, No 25l Stanton
Thirteenth Precnct.-iienry steinhardt, No. 143
Broonie street; james Curran. No Us Broomc
Charles Walter, No. IL Broomc street.
Alert Kiln, koise'n; No ls5 Clinton street: Henry
kraizenburgn, No. 63 Pit street: Michael WASH No
CO. Grand street; John Curey, No. "a jackson street,
Henry Hugkman, No 212 Monroe street; Aeury
s, bowolcnburg, No. 273 Monroe street; Henry
Van butcher, No 253 Monroe street; William Roy, |
No. ~ Monroe street. o,to Hackradt. No GIG Grand
street; Antony Buck, No. 245 Monroe street. Frances
Gallagher. NJ. 20 sheriff street; Matthew smith, No.
225 Monroe street, ana Frank Ryder, No. 81 Scanned
Eighteeuth PreciucL-John Dunn. No. $40 East
Twenty 6tu street; John Kelly, No 474 second ave-
nue.; John Batz, No AS First avenue; james Clark,
No. 422 East Fifteenth street Frederick jung. No 25g
avenue b, and John Cunningham, No 435 East Six
tcenth street,
Nineteenth lrecincL-W1lllam Leonard, NO. 3l1
East Sixtlcth street, nd John H. HOOK, No 3l3 East
Sixteth s. rect
Twenty first Precinct lam Drumming, No Gas
Second avenue.
STATEN
Rev. Mr. Lumis, pastor OF the Old Woodrow Metho-
dist ZIP scopal Church. At RossvIle has entered pro-
test with the Wcstued Board OF Excise against the
granting oil any more licenses TO hrs. Bunan. who
small dram shop, and who, ~ rs alleged, has
been selling liquor Tor past direct viola
lion OF the law (n0t having licenscl The Commits
soBcrs claim that Mrs. Bunan paid the license loe
l..o bad ham lnr trp.x
discuss on between the Temperance Brotherhood and
the Board the further hearing was postponed until
Tuesday next
IHE NEW JERSEY MIDDLE