The New York herald., 1877-12-07
NO TRADE WITHOUT LICENSE
Simultaneous Raid on All Sa-
loone in the City.
LONG LIST OF ARRESTS
What viii Become Of the Fund Received from
Applicants for Licenses:

were inquired ioL II none "ero sio"n
.hs proprie,ors werc respectfully informed
.hot they must close up their bars, ana after such
earning u they were selling liquors they were
promptly takon into custody. OF course very fcw
hcsnsss wsro presented, and roccpls Tor do
oosits on applications tor licenses wcrc OF no
ssc whatever The raid not confined 10
INV particular section OF the city nor to any par
t,cular class Of saloons Hotels only were uu-
uolesled. but all town the Keepers OF saloons,
from the lowest erado TO the highest were called
mon 70 cease business In the majority OF instances
tho demand wus tacitly com piled with, but in
many cases efforts made to evade tho vigilance
Of the police, and numerous arrests resulted
Such IN attack along the whole limo was not at all
expected by dealers or drinkers The special police
urdors published IN yesterdays issue, denoted an in
tsnton OF strict eaforoement Of Sunday prohibsion,
but that the .uo license law" should fin such sudden
execution last night Was little expected
~ IT CANE ABOUT.
Superintendent Wallng In the afternoon toegraphed
10 every inspector and captain to moot him nj tho
Central once At TOUR O'Clock conference was hsd
A. thai hour to determine best means OF carrying
out the provisions OF General Order No. 203. relating
10 the enforcement OF the Excise law and the prohoI-
ton OF hquor selling on sunday. inc sap.ains were
not accept the receipts issued by the EXCISE
ard IS licenses sell liluor, and were ordered 10
clote up every place where liquor IS SOLD that was
. NO. pronerly licensed strict orders were given
!. 20 suppress the sslc of liquor on sunday
Prssumcay The police captains at this meeting OBJ
: mcsnsed places at an agreed noun The surprised
dealers very thereafter found their occupations
Temporarily gone, and what had been 30 long under
discpssion aud urged so strenuously by temperance
advocaes upon the attention tho authorities became
all al once a serious reality.
WHAT STIMULATED THE POLICE ACTION.
As soon tho iull extent OF tho movement was
known ABOUT town II became tho general topic Of
:. conversation, speculation and heated debate. The
ob4dient dealers closed their places at the first
suggestion OF the police, hlied the town with their
ssortes OF what naturally appeared 10 them grcat
prety OF the lack oi warning under which hey were
compelled TO close their doors Tho one important
s'snsosAmHn puca,e m'na % was. Swhas ha. stirred up
iLs pollcef" and the answer was found
probability. One OF these that the sudden inspi
ration OF the department was the result OF the stand
ehsrS.s sroach. before the Grand Jury. The EXCISE
COMMISSIONERS have takon tho ground that It
was ihs'r promise merely to issue licenses
Ycctly enforced THIS Ihey sad was the duty OF tho
Police Commissioners, and, as claimed BY many per-
sons last evssing, the latter officers thus found them
selves position and determined 10
icSpeetor McDermot,, who was on duty at Head
ssartsrs last evening subsntiated this theory. and
when asked We meanicg Of the sudden deter. ,:
Csc commiss,onsrs. They had taken tho
money IRON the applicants Tor license and recsipted
their business, pending tho issue OF their
Es.ass Rasass However Suited the rospon
sib,ly by decninz TO assert the right OF the men
holding receipts TO sell liquors, and thus transferred
II to tho shoulders OF the Police Department. II
only rested with the police TO arrest ali persons
who sell lauor without license and since the Excise
Commissioners decided that In giving receipt they
Do not grant y license, the holders Of tho receipts
must either close up or DO arrested.
LOOKING DRINKS
Printing House square ana It's neigbborhood may be
taken example OF the rigid manner in which the
RAID was conducted all over town. Al the drinking
ttad Nv n VA
Ing, aud wherever thcro was q failure 10 pro-
duce license peremp,ory order WINS
Fvsn Fns As,or Hous. Frepces aud swesucy's hotels
had received their licenses and business in
cratic noor plate glass elegantly appointed
Ssioon, down 70 the dm-iisned basement 10 Chatham
street. there was great % snow o. IN, compIlanSs .nn
shades were drawn down, tho bars werc COW
cred up with white cloths. and all tho
tempting array OF bottles and glass were hidden away
from the public gaze. II wayiarcr inquired of the
policeman post for ''thc reason whyn OF this
iransiormason he was told with groat solemnity the
story OF the troubles and that II any OF these
owners OF drinking places who had closed their bars
. any a9u o Ss %no
wanted drink. He walked 0ravcy in, pretended
not 70 any change IN the appearance OF the bar
called for his drink and frequently got IL. Behind
closed doors and darkcnei windows at nearly all the
saloons drinking was gong on vigorously, and with
the additional peasurabe excitement that thcy wcro
sngsged in doing something that tho law had forbid
den.
Many OF tho liquor storo keepers In the vicinity OF
Police Headauarer who had evidently got the tp''
from somc source OF what was on foot closed up their
ma,o terms with tho proprelors were al
lowed TO enter. Others thoroughly alarmed
closed and locked their DOORS and early IN the
log an passer-by might be led by the
DARK. ned appearance OF the places TO imagine u was
long alter midnight. Almost WITHOUT exceptlon me
sne station houses. protested against being locked
up, and exhibited their receipts Tor money
Thor protests OF avail, however and each aud
every one was marched below Numbers complained
OF partisty shown 70 ncighDoring Dealers who wero
selling liquor under the arrangement with thcm
selves, but who were not mocsted.
lis this gcneraI,hIng. Sergeant" as.ed one young
man, who looked as though ne would like to annihi-
lato the oilicer who arrested him.
yes" replied the Sergeant, "a general order to
.Take 'sm all in, en-? Why don't you take In tho
hai-dosen places passed on my way TO Tho station
Tno sergeant madc no answer
.sOh IT'S sano old racket" concluded the young
man. as the doorman beckoned the prisoner to follow
him down whero score OF others had been sent be.
fore him.
Following is o list oi arrests made, according to
precincts, and reported up 10 midnight The great
majority OF tnoso arrested the actual propretot
few bsrtenders were taken whore tho owners could
Psxo Penalcr. No 70 Baxter street; Martin
Brunswick, No. 20 south street; chrisuan scnutz.
No 2o2 south street; Frank Nuneburg, No 2i6 Mas
ssu street; Henry Richie, No. ~ catharno Stree,
William Langley, No. 173 South street; Charles Guli-
man, No. 200 Pearl street; James Flynn. No 40
Pearl street; August Scnuitz, No $40 Pearl street:
Joseph Fob. No. AIS Pearl street; Richard condon
No 81 Catherine street, W. Myers Nos. IL and Is East
Brosdway; Roger Giiager. No 207 Chatham street;
Lawrsnce Reilly, No. 100 Worth street; Charles
smith. No. 622 Pearl street; Thomas Carrapbor, No
Chatham square; Peter Snyder. No 4ol Pearl street
Charles Fryngor, No 429 Pesri street.
PRECINCT.
John Dohler, No. 305 Washington street; Michael
Grssly, NO. 3S Thomas street
SEVENTH PRECINCT.
owen OsNtel, No. I20 Eust Broadway; Louis Hack
man. No 1871 Cherry street; Christopher Boyian No
I7l Madsson street; John Crummins, No. 45 Rutger
street ana FredrIck Rah, No. l04 Monroe streci.
= ErGHru PRECINCT
lanes LeaYy. No. 376 CaDa street; Fred Schultz,
No b2I Broone street. George Bemius, No. ~ Prince
ssrest John RusseIl No. ~ Thompson street; jacob
Hessisr No 90 sullivan street; Christian Bcosen, No.
a oosser sfreet William Dorr, No 2l7 Spring street
Joun Seevcr, No. 53l Brooine street; Philip Brown,
~ Is3 Prince street; Edward Montross, lsl Spring
I, rec. Ernest Cosd No. 81 Sallivan street; James
O,Br,sn. No. ISL canal street; joan Hena, no. Si1
I,soome street: Charles Koch, No $50 Prince street;
vsra Disnss, No. II Wes. HousIon street