The New York herald., 1877-12-10

SCENES AT THE COURTS,
surging crowd OF liquor dealers and their friends
and haggard after their sleepess night in the station
house All were indignant. Said one who was ar
getting monotonous don't mind getting taken In
once In a while but must protest against having 10
Ya1so. wake ns s0a house my sssuAr % lodging
dealers as to whom should bo ascrised the
~s 0ssm ~. Of es ads Some pitched r0una
hot shell at the Police Commissioners and many
blamed both indscrimnalely. An intelligent and
representative liquor dealer who had patiently listened
TO all sides at last broke in and In logical manner
took different grounds. Said he. "we liquor dealers
owc oil this Ia Judge Davis aud 10 one else; Tho
Pohce Commissioners are not so much TO blame alter
NIL, neither are the Commissioners OF Excise. They
must look out for their own heads They have been
as as. long ,.n as they could, and now they
ss a5s 9 IN
when the Court Of Appeals decided that The Law Of
1851 was the ono IN force to-day, was the duty,
They did commence IT, but found the mag
were taking different views OF IL. Then The police
the Grand Jury. The police didn't dare hold back
any longer That's all there is to it, The Speakers
argument was strongly dssented from by all who
had passed the night in the cherries cells.
Al Jefferson Market Court some hu ndred and fifty
prisoners were conhned In the pen TO await the magls
uatos disposal, sxty-nine OF whom we're barkeepers
and propretos arrested at various hours OF the night
previous ALI natonatles were represen ted-Ameri-
car. German lrlsb and even the poor exles from
Alsace being among the number Tho Court House
doors were scarcely opened before eagor throng OF
spectators crowded the benches and the court squad
for once found tho task OF keeping snccure
Indignant Teutons were loud In their CULTURAL de-
nuncations OF tho instigators Of the hquor rad
while the Irish and American element seemed disposed
to look upon the matter AZ the DaturaI result OF
the division Of responsibility between officials
The Judge seemed calm and undlsturbed, being prob
ably reassured by the familiar presence OF Alderman
Morris, who sat at the judicial elbow and intently
watched the proceedings. As each prisoner
ushered from the box into the court he pecrod
round aDxously IN search Of his bondsman. The lat
ter individual was usually promptly to be tound
was al once subjected TO an examination to his
sponsbiiity, though the amount Of the liability
was small 500 bail only being required
IN each case. The bOnusmcn being generally
atisiacory, tho prisoners were Al discharged
but SO great was the time necessarily consumed that
the Court was compelled to take recess at late
hour st leaving number oil Gases to be disposed OF
on reasscmbling During the recess, which lasted
from half-pasL until nearly three O'clock the ves
tiDue filled with dscontented citizens the crowd
constantly augment,ng with tho arrival OF bondsmen,
who had 10 be hunted up ut d late hour in the day,
and were IN NO better humor than their principals
with The authors Of their annoyance
PRISONER To-DAY-BoSDsMAN TOMORROW.
In some cases prisoners exchanged iavOrs. and tho
prisoner Of yesterday became bondsman Tor his surety
who later on had himself fallen the trap SGT for
ceedlngs terminated, and Jefferson Market Court
House certainly never saw . buster day. Among the
moro noted ana fashionable resorts which received
the Union square Hotel, kept by Thomas
Ryan; Harry HIPS Variety Theatre, in Houston
Sixth avenue and Thirteenth street. Barkeep-
arrested In zach OF these places
In Two instances .he attempt TO was me-, with
violence. Officer McLeavy entered the saloon No 567
Ninth avenue amt was assaulted by Henry Parker,
VINO tried TO prevent taking tho propretress
into custody. Parker held in $500 bail on a
charge Of assault Matilda Hoffman,. OF No. 532
Ninth avenue. also struck the same officer with u
billet OF wood while arresting her husband. Judge
Morgan reprimanded and discharged her
Tho Fiity-seventh Street Court was again filled
clerks were kept busy from before eight Til one
O'Clock attending to their casos There were seventy
precinct brought IN fourteen; the Eighteenth pre-
cinct, seven the Nineteenth precinct iortyiour and
the rwenty-hrst precinct, twelve Thirty-ono were
discharged aud the rest werc put under 800 BAH.
Jacob Hess, candidate Tor Register appeared as
bondsman Tor one OF the prisoners A wids-awake
bootDlack came in with the saloon Keepers and in
short time mado very near 81 He says he s per-
ecty willing that the Excise Law be carried out TO tho
utmost The endeavor stop liquor selling does NOT
prevent drinking, Ms was evidenced by the returns
from the precincts. From the Twenty first precinct
alone ,here were Ave arrested liquor dealers
In the Harlem Police Court only nue prisoners were
arraigned aud Judge Kasmirs held ali answer. In
the Fordham Police Court Judge Wheeler had but
ono case before him.
USwARRANTxD ARRESTS
Police Court and With his clerks, was early on hand
IN anticipation OF the large business some hily
cases were TO DO disposed OF, and tho judge, being
determined TO hold no prisoner unless the ev dence
was clear and indisputable that tho law had
been violated, subjected tho officer to
schail, Of No ~ East Broadway. was accused
OF violation OF the Sunday clause. He arrested
at about eight O'Clock In the morning The evidence
adduced proved that tho man sitting IN a room.
back OF the storc, dlinkng beer with u friond. The
front door was closed and no liquor or beer was ex
posed for sale.
"Do you ivo on that noorS" asked the Judge, ad-
dressing the prisoner.
~ do, Your Honor,n replied the latter.
"You are discharged. Things must indeed, have
come 10 serious pass II citizen be arrested in
his own house and N tho exercise Of his undouDtcd
rights, enjoying himself socially as he chooses" "
George Schmail OF No. 80 East Third street, was
discharged. no having proved that he merely
cleaning out his place. Richard MILAN, OF No 10
Madison street, and Thomas Layton, OF No. so Henry
street, were also discharged the officers making the
arrests having Lethor seen liquors sold nor xposed
Tor sale. Patrick Brennan, OF No IA Monroe street.
was discharged Tor like reason, as also John Haus-
Child OF No 6S Market street. Al about quarter to
one O'CLOCK AS tho doors were closing aid tue last
Gaze attended to, EXCISE Commissioner Owen Murphy
raped Tor admission Ho stated that there two
and asked that thcy have hearing. Tho magistrate
assented.
NIGHT COURT SESSIONS.
II was about quarter aiter last evening when
Judge otteroourg, With his clerKs George Roster,
Eugene ottsrbourg and Victor heimOurger,
mad reached the magistrate hour pre-.
vious that nearly one hundred persons
had boon arrested and confined in the Seventh Tenth
Eleventh. Thrteontn and sevenlsen,h precincts since
he adjourned court ut one O'Clock In the afternoon.
and after notifying his clerks OF the TACT ne fastened
TO gvo all the relief that was In his power
TO those 81 incarceraicd. As soon as tho
was 1T up and things were In working. order notice
named that the Court was In session Before eight
O'Clock the news had spread 30 fast only The
court room Was packed but the streets ad-
jacent 10 tho Court House wcro filed with
excited crowd OF people, most OF them
proposing TO become bondsmen for the prisoners
For tu hall hour tho excitement was such In the
court room that vory little business trans
acted Every officer wanted to get back 10 hts station
house and every prisoner, with his bonds
men, wanted 10 be presented before the
magistrate Immediately. Judge otterbourg
made several appeals 10 the crowd TO keep quiet for
their own sakes and finally sent tho Tentn
precinct lor six officers TO keep order In q short
time Captain Foley arrived with a squad Of men, and
the court room was soon cleared Of every but
officers aud their prisoners. The process OF taking
the afdavlts then commenced, the clerks working
they had never worked before. Al nall past
ten O'Clock ninetyiour aaidavits had been takcn
the parties accused afraigncd before tho Judge Mono
but the most positive evidence on tho part OF the
police officers was admitted conclusive Of the quit
Of the persons arragncd, and out OF tho nncty.four
fifteen were discharged.
PLENTY
About this time Captain Foley came to tho bench
and said to His Honor that he had orders from head
quarters TO send all prisoners arrested cour no
matter Tor what offence. as long as the Court
session.
IAN right, Captain said Judge otterbourg
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