The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-06
THE EXCISE LAW.
Waiting for Some One to Take
Definits Measures.
ATMLESS ARRESTS MEANWHILE.
Precariorns Sabbath for the
Trade.

Hoard II is notorious that every saloon keeper yes
terday was on his goodsbehavior Instead Of keeping
their front doors open and dealing out cocktails
whiskies straight, beer and wine 10 oil comers
With very few exceptions the front doors were
.losed and tho regular patrons were compelled TO
skirmsh through bawsysAand dark passages TO reach
thor avorite bars In neatly all the precincts special
man vore detailed TO watch Tor offenders and tho re-
suit is that a hrge number OF arrests wore made
within tho twenty-iour hours.sndng At eleven O'Clock
Las, .venina All voiators arrested before O'Clock
yesterday were sent court and their cases adjudi-
Gated but those arrested later wore locked up over
night
rumor that caused great concern to saloon KEEPERS
was circulated down precincts last evening II
was in effect that tho agents Of the Society for tho
Prevention of Crime visiting we'll known saloons
and purchasing ale or liquors with view Of securing
evidence on which to apply to tho Police Justices TO-
day for warrants against the offenders II was in-
possible last evening to verify the runner. which 10
given for what II is worth
At ten O'Clock reporter from the HERALD called on
superintendent waling at Police headquarters, and
lsked for information "a 70 tho intentions Of the
police In regard TO the matter The superintendent
that far no knew there bad been special
orders issued, and there would be none during tho
night The matter had been fully discussed in tho
newspapers and until some steps were taken In
accordance with recep by the Excise Board
u would be improper designate the probable action
OF tho police
MUSIC, But NO LAGER, AT 0ILKoRE's
Dazzling and bright the lights At Gilmorc's
Garden last evening Elegantly caparisoned servtors
werS attendance and everything appeared to DO tho
synonym Of happiness. Yet, alas there was some
thing wanting. Tho programme was more Than
usually attractive one; still that something wanting
created yearning. There was~a vacuum and people,
whn N n A
rubicuud citizen said at the ektonuated bar, to
Attcnuatcd attendant ''Whskeyi" "Nein." 'No
whiskeyy" .'Nein-nothing bus lemonade, ginger ale.
soda water and weiss" "No lager becr'" "Noin."
There music OF every kind, vocal and instru-
mental, iu solos and concerted pieces. But with all
thcse molod'ous effects, the bar as liquid measure,
was closed-hermet,caiy,s scaled There
70 be madc thcrs. mo Hquor ?" suggested HERALD
representative TO Mr.. Kock, the manager OF the
freshment department at Gumorcs.
mo. sir, was the reply, we arc selling nothing
10 close tho bar, and am acting according to his
About this time tho orchestra had an interval As
OF the most learned In the made the
bar "Give mo beer y said the second Trombone
Give me two schooners" shouted the big drum,
the bar man. weiss be bowed cried trombone.
"welss be walIoped," yelled the bass drum, and the
little Kettle came IN with tho rattle, - say 40, too"
Gloomily tho officers OF the law, clad IN the majesty
81 their uniform. moved through the vast ncosurc
promenaded took in tho silver stratus of Glmores
Band with the cherries accompaniment Of cold
key no gin, no smashes or oobbiors noJusps or rum
Bours, dispensed over tho bar At GnoreA Garden last
night
Below will DO found reports OF the manner In which
NE law enforced in precincts visited last evening
First Prscinct-James Lynch, barkeOper. No 20
Fourth Precinct Edward smith, NO SO Oak street.
Fifth Precinct-Edward Rogers, No Az Greenwich
street.
Twcnty-seventh Precinct-Jaoob r. PeherbergeE
No. $50 Greenwich street; Christopher Lchtc No.
so Dey street, and William Fleming, No 1856 Green-
Fourteenth Precnct-Louis Colombo, Nc. o. Crosby
street.
Eighth Precincr-Frederick Maliza, No 90 South
Fifth avenue; John Van Glen. No. sos Greenwich
No 1S9 Spring street; Michael Meyers No. 90 Thomp-
son street Jno Meahn No 1852 Sullivan street Mathoso
Well No. "a VaricK street; Christian Hendrick No
2o3 Spring street; Edward Brady, No. 90 Charlton
street; Christian Howser, No. 70 Thompson street;
Mclaughlin, No. 80 Charlton street; Augustus Gew,
No 129 South Fifth avenue, and julius Roth, No. 223
Twenty ninth Precnct-Barnard Carney, No.
ssS Eleventh avenue; George schne,dsr, No
1919 seventh avenue. reesk RAJ" No ss
Broadway; ..; George Thorpe 90 No. Ae SIKH
Hubbard, No sos Sixth avenue; Patrick Mccain, No.
1873 West Nineteenth street. and Herman Burr, No.
sO6 Sixth avenue.
Nineteenth Preciuct-Patrick Lynch, No 773 Third
ivcnue; Francis J. Grimes, No: 1855 Third avenue;
John Campbell, No: sol second avenue; Frederick
Reyes and Herman Mayer, No. 797 Fifth avenue; Pat
rick Boyle, No al Third avenue; William Smith,
FIfsy.seventh street, near Third avenue John
seventh street. John Winters, No. l,los Third
avenue; John schneider Flftysix.h street,
ss THIRD r Avenue FIRST
avenue; George Schumacher, NO LAO Second avenue;
No I'd thprtf IN ms cho
No 1,lo2 Second avenue, and Richard Pcse aud Jo
hanna Kcrtzman, OF Fifty fifth street. near Second ave.
Eighteenth precinct-Goorgo schster, Of No 424
First avenue.
Tenth Prccinct-Patrick heenaus OF bayard and
Twenty drst Precinot--Louis soys, No. 5e5 Second
avenue. and Marks Sherk, Of, No PIG EaE Eoytieth
Eleventh Precnct-Ignatz Cohon, No ZIG East Third
Seventh Decentralization Roberts. No. lag East
Broadway.
The several police courts yesterday ovcrfled
with dealers who had been the victims OF Saturdays
exceptional police vigilance They were each required
awe bail 10 800, and The process in some o! tho
courts required great deal OF time
At Jefferson Market Court House thcrc were nearly
fifty cases arrest for Illegal sale OF liquor the cap
of the different precincts having gone 10 work in
earnest TO enforce the recent order OF the Commits
tor money paid the Excise Board licenses, and IN
every instance the offender required TO furnish
bail in 500 TO answer The delay was consequently
great, and only at q late hour many Of tho
unfortunstes enabled to procure their liberty. Fol-
lowing are the names OF dealers arrested in tho
rIous precincts:-
EIGHTH PREcScT.--David Mitchell, No 1876 Spring
street: John McHugh No ~ Leroy street; James
Qugley, No. l43 spring street; Parics Dcvincy, No.
s31 Canal street.
FrrEEsrn Eciscr-Charles Lude NO. "a First
avenue; Hcnsc Knicner, No. 81 Second avenue
TwESrIeTH PkEciScf.--Thomas Goodwin, No 32b
Tenth avenue; John Cavanngh. No. 45G West Twenty
seventh street; Michael Carroll No 4Ss West Forticth
street.
TwESrY.sISru PRECINCT. Henry Hahn, No. 100
West Twenty -ourth street; Patrick Hughes No. l5S
West Eighteenth street; Lewis Rapp No. l6l West
Nineteenth street, John McManus, No. !, IFS Brond
why; Augustus Gcrhardt No 10 West Eighteenth
street John Tappcn No. AL East Sixteenth street
Michael Lindsay, No ia West Thrtieth street; Owen
ncAiahon, No l95 Sixth avenue; Graticn Games, No
1891, West Twenty NTH street; Frank Vincent No III
West Twenty second street; Michael Noqulc No. +16
Sixth avenue; William Blake, No. 126 West Nine
tceoth street: John Appel No. jl0 sixth avenue; An.
sci W. Wood No 5i2 sixth avenue
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