The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
THE EXCISE WAR.

MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS YESTERDAY
LIQUOR DEALERS ARRAIGNEp-MR. MUNpY
CONF, TENTS THE HOTEL KEEPERS.
The board OF Excise met yesterday and remained In
session nearly all OF tho afternoon. Its time was
chiefly occupied In considering applications for
licenses part Of hotel Keepers and others Some
OF these were rejected by a unanimous vote OF tho
Commissioners. About seventy licenses granted,
nearly all Of them being for the sale beer while tho
remainder divided between hotels and storcs-in
tho latter case authorizing tho selling by the bottle or
measure but not TO be drunk tho Several
applicants for hotel licenses notified appear
before tho Board for the purpose OF answering such
questions as tho Commissioners may deem cxpcdicnt
to ask in order that they may satisfy themselves
garding tho good lath OF the party applying Prcsi-
dent Morton informed tho HERALD reporter that this
practice has invariably been observed by the Board in
reported doubtful by the excise Inspectors.
The application for hotel license by the proprietor
or summer garden and restaurant up town was laid
over the Commissioners not being satisfied that they
had The ssary &C Tor lodging guests
Another application from party keeping restaurant
and rooms containing beds also tabled, as " ap-
nc rcd 10 tho Board that no had not bccn In mo
habit OF receiving and lodging strangers and further
morc as he mad no hotel sign displayed, thcy did
think that his place camo up to the legal requirements
on which they could grant hote license. No ono
connected with tho Law and Order League called
the Commissioners yesterday, omission Tor which
they 10 be gra ciul.
THE LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE
Mr.. william H. Mundy, representing the Law and
day, accompanied by the young man. Bleekcr, who
caused SO much sensation when on the witness stand
a lew days ago. Tho lawyers visit was loi the pur
pose OF asking Justice Duffy TO reopen the which
had been dismissed because OF the disclosures as 10
the past career Of the principal witness He took tho
ground that under tho nov Code Blocker is compe-
toni bricf held with Justice
DUFFY, and 1t decided to postpone for tho
present
INDICTED LIQUOR
The following named liquor dealers indicted by tho
Grand Jury Tor violation OF the Excise law placed
at tho yesterday before Recorder HacKct AT Gen
ernl Sessions, by Assistant District Attorney Her
ring:-James Thompson, Edmund McCatirey Patrick
Nolan, Michael Cummings, George Sm0n Andrew
Dalton Anon Seilz Joseph Moore and w. W. Church
Ill The accused parties pleaded mot guty,'' and
the cases, IL was announced, would shortly be tried
During n conversation with Mr. Mundy last evening
he informed the wrtcr that no had Justice Flam-
mcr during tho day. aud that he personally, not
disposed press complaints against hote keep
because no had noticed In tho newspapers that
they now disposed TO respect the law. Justice
Flammor, in reply, said that he Qho Justce) no
discretion IN the matter, ana II the complaints
mancI there he would have to issue warrants the
OF the parties Mr. Mundy also said that he
tended to oncr. ut special meeting OF tho Executive
Committee Of tho Law ana Order League (nold with
closed doors at No n Union square last cvcninsl a
resolution setting forth that nasmuch the hotel
keepers now seem inclined TO respect tho regard
ing tho sale OF liquor on the Sabbath, II Is advisable
that the complaints made against them remain
stau quo and that the Efforts OF the society DO directed
those who arc selling without license par
ticularly the low dcns ana corner groggerics.