The New York herald., 1877-12-18

the direction Of the Police both unfair and
In os % % ass % * int y s.
and feeling that the remedy is in the power Of
Resolved, Ths. His Honor. Mayor Ely be requested 10
In his toward remedying the said
the the %
asmaeh as lswabding citizens who have performed in
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remedy me said evil the Mayor Representing the people
action as will accomplish the result.
After the reading OF the resolution Alderman
Shields spoke q Tow minutes on the excise question
He said that all those who had paid money TO the
Board and had received receipts could now get
Il back IL they wished. All The trouble was caused
the Police Board whom Il was not necessary
tion. He bad asked 10 present the resolutions
offered TO the Board OF Aldermen that thoy might send
them to the Mayor, but he thought that the May or
had committees and received resolutions enough
on the subject already TO influence him he had the
power Intention OF relieving tho liquor dealers. He
was assured that he had and he thought the relief
would come soon The meeting then adjourned.
ARREST or TWO POLICEMEN.
Al the instance OF Mossrs. Sheridan Shook and
henry Caussn, Jr., representing tho Brewers Asso-
citation. action has been commenced through their
counsel cx-Judge Dttenhocfcr to test the validity OF
the arrests being made by the police or selling liquor
without . license This test is peing made ia the
Roundsman Edgar s. Slausen and Policeman
William spoiaco the compainan. in nth The :, case beng
twenty years keeping saloon and restaurant at No.
20s Church street. According to tho complaint IN the
case Finken was with his wife and children In the
rooms they occupy over his place oil business when
he heard heavy knocking on the street door
his place by hall door aud then opened the
outer door. As a0on rs he opened the door
seen any liquors sold there that day. and being an
swered IN the Affirmative he was at once arrested,
OF them striking HIM with his club ana the other pull
ing him by the beard and dragged him to the Leonard
street station house, where he waB locked up Tor
the night bartender Of Finken's was ais, ed,
and the two on the next morning taken before
Police Justice Fammer, who discharged them both on
tho ground that here was evidence that liquor had
been sold, as charged, mis- place. The order of
yesterday by Judge McAdam, and their bail fixed
a. ST. 900 each Following the granting Of the orders
of the papers placed In the hands of tho
sheriff
IN THE COURTS.
There were twenty Gases OF violation OF excise law
disposed OF in Jefferson Market Police Court yestcr-
day and six In Essex Market Court
Judge Murray opened the Harlem Poce Court at
midnight on Sunday and held six liquor dealers TO
answer. Judge Kasmire held five dealers at the
General Sessions.
On sunday night Judge Murray, at the Fifty.
seventh Street Court disposed Of thirty cases for vio
lat'on of the Excise law. The Court was opened
at eight O'Clock and WINS kept open until
all tnose who had been arrested up to
that time either held, discharged or
builed. The captains Of the different precincts
having been notified, hand with their prison.
ers. OF tho liquor dealers arraigned eighteen wero
held for trial and the rest discharged. The Twenty.
first precinct brought in eleven OF these Yesterday
the list was small, only hve being arragned.
BLEEKER AS A WITNESS.
were made in the rombs Police Court yesterday by
the young man Amos J. BECKER witness against
be remembered that he admitted cross -cxamlnu-
ton TO having served q term the Penitent ary.
Upon this - admission inn,a% Justice Duly postponed
day they were again called up, the mags-
trate having decided that uuder the new
Code the wtness' testimony was admissible. When
Bleeker took tho stand Counsellor Onver represent
ing tho prisoner, Mary Nolan, charged with selling
liquor without license elicited on KANT
the fact that Becker had served two subsequent
tences, OF months for petit larceny and OF
thirty days for drunkenness Tho prisoner swore
that she never sold Blocker any liQuor and In view
Of the conflict of testimony Judge Duffy adjourned
tho further hearing until this afternoon, when other
witnesses will be present
ARRESTS YESTERDAY
NINErgENTH PREcrxcr.-Chares Gross, No. 527
Fifth avenue William Koran, No. 9sS Sixth no,
and Robert Schooner, No. 867 Third avenue.
TWENTY -YiRsr PREcScT.-Thomas Boyle, No. 428
Third avenue and Michael Garry, No. 5s5 Second
avenue.
THRrEExTH PRECINCT William Father, corner Of
Broome and Sheriff streets.
TENTH PREcIScr.-Wiliiam Smith, No. IS Bowery.
sKvxSrH pREcIScr.-Wiiiam Miller, No. llo Mad
FOURTH PRxclscr.-charles II. Ginsman, No. 900
Front street.
OLIVER CoTTER IN BROOKLYN.
On Sunday the detectives OF the Temperance Broth
erhood OF Christian Churches OF Brooklyn effected an
entrance Oy the siue uOOrS 70 tno quor Saloons anu
lager beer Of twenty avc licensed deal
crs Alter pxrtaking moderately Of Intoxicating bev
erages In order TO satisfy themselves the Sabbath
clause Of the EXCISE beon absolutely violated
the temperance agents withdrew. Yesterday
the general agent, Oliver Cotter, presented
the names Of the following named licensed
dealers TO the District Attorney for the action OF tn
Grand Jury of Kings county:-Otto Dierking, No las
Court street; Henry ScDmut. No. 450 Filth avenue
Fred H. Eiskamp, corner Seventh avenue aud EIgh-
teenth street; Charles S0noman, No. 762 Fifth uve-
nue.; thomas Nolan corner THIRD and T~ enty-
fifth street; Richard Keners, corner Fiilb avenue
street; Henry Haseman, No. 1869 Fulton street;
1os,s 1usu' wessa%an No. Si FUTON
Charles Eitkamp, No. 1873 Fulton street. John FIN
Gates and Ralph avenues; Augustus Setback, cor
nor Bedford and Flushing avenues; Lawrence Nc
Goidr'cs, corner raIk % and Washington avenues
wag, No. 264 Myrtle avenue; John Nagel No 266 Myr
tie avcnue Peter J. Doyle, No. 35l Myrtle avenue
Garritt Cullen, corner Bridge ana Tillary streets;
Phip jaeger, No. 469 Myrtle avenue; Fred Otten No
34s Fulton street. William Bumnoif corner Huron and
Ernest e p sSsnn. .o' No. Isl Greenpons avenue. re
Mr. Cotor also succeeded IN incucing the EXCISE
Commissioners TO refuse the applications Of William
Schmidt, oil No. 10 Bond street; Lyons Il Eek, OF NO
327 Atlantic street. aud Michael Lave No. 132 Union
street, ior hotel licenses he says, that he Is bent
IN Brooklyn. He Is grateful for the
active cooperation tnat tho brotherhood has
received from the newly organized commissioners OF
police excise, ana feels confident Of his nDilty TO
have the shutters put up on several hundred sham
hotels before the lapse Ot many weeks Two more
suits have been brought against liquor Dealers unaer
the auspices Of the Brotherhood 10 recover damages
for violation oil the CIVIL Damages act Tho counsel
Tor organization brings the suit tree OF charge to
tho plaintiff winch fact furnishes IN itself great IN
centive 10 sue. Liquor dealers violate the law
selling strong drink to ha0itual drunkards or TO
minors A husband or q wife may sue to recover
damages for the loss Of the services OF his or ner
nubiai partner In lie. Any citizen liquor
dealer for selling to minor VI tho sixteen suits
thus far brought under the Civil Damages act by the
Temperance Brotnerhood the plaintiffs have not failed
to get verdict IN every instance
JERSEY CITY LIQUOR CASES.
The libel suit Of Frechodcr James Roche against
George Langworthy, the agent Tor tho Society for
the Prevention OF Crime, who caused be published
the statement that Roche kept dsorderly house and
hs had