The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19
number haye never tried to get a license or pre-

nuinpsr nave never tried 70 get alicense or pre-
tley VIII carry on their conraband trade in spite
OF he circumstances OF the entire people
already given Is that according TO the statistics
furnished by the highest authorities in the city.
srven;eights OF tho crime nndthc pauperism In
as the cause. Another fact OF Importance IL
,not Tor tlis yast mass OF pauperis'n and crime
IN New York city. that comes right from the
groggeries. you and have to pay in our taxa
ton and one of the main reasons for tho heavy
taxation OF property In the city Of New York Is
Now. this evil is growing upon us. We need
not po very old to remember when we could
pass through tho streets Of New York from one
emu u the other. and not meet one tramp or one
square from your domicilc without meeting ga a
dozen. And they all tell the same story.
Now,, what plans are proposed 70 meet this
giant eyil among us take it that in all times
oi odn qpIie e. fNctemGnt 4, Ike the present IN con-
to prohibition Is that Il Is contrary to tR;'tg tR;c com
enacted that Is contrary 10 the conscience Of the
tnobmunhIty teanbns n.y. i demorSlizes the people; 1t
ss asT Ro Il oW 1--WE tRs hsyS constant 9So Of dis
who with an immens2. pressure upon his office.
is always zealous and faithful. We have a Re-
vote because et that Ee wss osen prSSp gWar 70 70
strength in the defence OF Justice Applause. j
Anu yct with all these good qualities in our
them"
Or. Crosby said that he understood why the
District Attorney and the Recorder might be be-
widcred by the oxcitoment among these people.
who are calling for n repeal OF the law and
might think IT their duty 70 give i the go-by as
much as they could until the Legislature meets /:
but. he sld. our Logs aturc Is not going to
change this law. Tho voice OF tho honest pso.
rnwdyism, and it Is going 70 he made known.
We are going to seq this thing through to the
cpd, md y9n. Mr., District, Attorney. and you.
Mr.. Recorder. had better believe us when we
tell you that this law is going to remain. lAp-
plause Let no false notion Of the public good
(for will give them credit for that motivcl le-
ter you for ono moment from enforcing this
law. on which the welfare Of the community de-
psnIIs
officers Of the law at random, ! will read TO you
some extra = from book that will be- interest
ing To- New Workers. THIS book from which I
read IL ono Of the rerOrds of our society
John Cossrovc. $40 Washington street. and
John Loo, his barkceper were arrested. An
called TO the court, but did not appear. Tho
hondsnen were called, and the bah forfeited
for $500 each on the 9Th Of last o ctohrr,' Do
you know where that bail is day which was
iorfeitedY Why. II is In the Same pockets that
i was IN before 1t was forfeited. Somebody
tober Coscrove was indicted by the Grand Jury
again. and warrants served, on the 2jth he
was arrested and held in $1,000 hail for trial
They might ~ we'll have made it million. On
third time. on OF. % the fycise Commission
ers hai rejected his application FOR license. so
that here there was no receipt On Nov II he
was arr, sted ior selling liquor without a license
and held III $500 bail. On the 9TH Of December
he was brought before the Recorder. pleaded
guilty. and was rcmanlel for sentence on the
1lth. On the llth he was brought up and or
dcrcl 10 bring IN afildavits for u mitigation of
the sentence. And to-day he ZONES before Re-
corder Hackott with his ulilavits which Of
course amount to nothing. and we bring for
ward counter afldnvits that he wns selling
liquor cvrry day last wcck while three inlict-
ments were hanging over him; and. added the
Doctor with indignant emphasis. Recorder
Hackctt pystponrs the case indefinitely Now
am willing 60 think the beet 81 RecQrler
Hacke't; but | think there is n little eynlana-
ton needed there 10y the citizens Of New York i"
DIR. Crosby nstnnced two other cases. that Of
Richard EuSts of &c Thompson street with
Michael EaeGn. his barkeeper. and that OF IIol-
land O'Brien. who. he said. keep two royal
rum holes, one at Thompson and Houston
streets. and the other at Canal street and South
Fifth avenue. Of which under similar clrcum-
stances. Recorder Hackett made u like disposi-
tion yesterday. Now do you see where the
middle isl" he asked " do"
DR.. Crosby went on to charge that the society
had placed number OF cases in the hands %
the District Attorney, among them ten violations
Of law In Forlham. only eight 81 which found
their way before the Grand Jury. While
have very strong personal regard for Mr..
Phclps,' he said, vet there is some Leakage in
that office that Mr. Phelps ought 10 look after
There seems TO be something wrong. especially
as those two men whose cases never appeared
are very prominent politicians in the Twenty
fourth Ward.