The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-31
EXCISE ENFORCEMENT.

ANOTHER SUNDAYS EXPERIENCE UNDER THE
NEW DIsPENsATIoN OF THE LAW.
There developments in regard TO owen
Murphys deialcation yesterday The police no longer
watch his wfes residence and his friends stu assert
that Inter he will return 10 "settle upn A
great pressure will now De brought upon the MAYOR
by tho friends Of the mum beress candidates for Muir
phys place.
The Excise Law vigorously enforced, as It has
been during several previous Sundays. Tho amount
OF drinking still very largo, but had % done
behind the barred doors and drawn blinds OF the
saloons and In the private Of the hotels, all OF
whose bars were outwardly closed.
At place the west side-thero was no direct side
entrance to the saloon but the hail door was open,
leading into the house Passing through tho hail the
ied into ,ns rear ersoa q .as lass- beer saloon
knock soon brought out stalwart German.
Cans We get glass OF wineYr
II dom. know. " tho man replied. shaking his head
''I'm no excise or temperance spy.n
''Nof Well, then. come IN" ana ne led the writer
through the roar room, which was evidently the nrc-
just laying the cloth Tor dinner, into the saloon IN
front. There was goody crowd drinking, smoking
this stsaithy traffic. Tor men would pass out through
tho bali into the street almost every and there
stand and compacentiy smoke their cigars.
On the BOwcry Two or three OF The largo Hgardcnsn
had so-caed sacred concerts,' and, as the doors
necessarily Wide the police COZ ld not
therefore, BIO hoodwinked, nothing was served but
CIDER lemonade, soda, seIzcr and similar beverages
Tho experience OF tho writer gwen above Illus
traes better than any extended description could do
the manner IN which the law was carried out Out.
wardiy II was rigorous enforcement; behind the
stealthy violation. Tho police despite the sue.
cessiul defence OF their officers accom- plished BY
Mcssrs. Wheeler, Erhardt and Nichols dad not scef
inclined 10 DO over jealous and TO poke their noses
into side doors and secret entrances AS long as a
place was outwardly closed tho law, administered
yesterday, was satisfied fcw al tho large and popu
lar drug stores had quite Grun upon them for whskey
and brandy 10 be used oil coarse, only Tor 'medcinsi
purposes" !.
Commissioner Erhardt having severely condemned
decoycd tho keeper into O violation OF the law the
police yesterday seemed 10 be careful not 10 repeat
this sly piece OF strategy. In fact the police we're
perfectly well aware OF the traffic. tho writer
who conversed with number OF ofiicers, could tcs.
THY, but they did not seem TO regard IL their business
TO pry into tho "true inwardncss" OF each saloon,
Tne Bible About the Bottlc' was tho name OF
printed slip published by the "National Temperance
Society," and distributed yesterday in great numbers
In all the drug stores and open shops Each specimen
copy gave tho auripg announcement TO lovers OF em
perance that thousand could be Ind for 81
ARRESTS YESTERDAY.
The following rs tho numuer OF arrests made during
the day IN tho various police precincts First =;
Fourth, s; Filth, Seventh, /: Et9nth. 8; Ninth
Tenth, Eleventh. L; Thirteenth, 1; Fourteenth.
Fifteenth, 4; Sixteenth, 4: Eighteenth, /; Nine.
tccnth, 4; Twcnly.hrst, l; Twenty second, Is:
Twenty.thlrd, /; Twenty-seventh, o; Twenty ninth
.; Thirticth, Ii Thirty .hrst, 8; Tnirty.sccond, L