The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-10
EXCISE AGITATION.


JUSTICE SMITH PROMISES HIS DECISION TO-
DAY-PoLIcE COURT ABBAIGNAENrs-xaRs
7 ARRESTS.
The arrests for violation Of tho Excise law osrtin
ued throughout The city yesterday but TO muct ,es
extent than previously. Throngs OF applicants
tinued to bcsoge tho doors of the Excise Bureau.
clamoring tor their hcsnsss and the loud appeals
seemed to have effect Of stirring up the sluggxs
clerks and officials to a Of promptitude few IL
censes granted and promises made for many more
within a day or two. Another effect Of tho popular
clamor officials was the recovery OF Police Judge
Smith, whose physical condition. hong held up a.
for hts delay In rendering dsclsion suddenly
improved sufficiently to warrant him in promising n
havo tho document ready soon. A reporter agaS
broachsd him the subject yesterday. The magis-
tratc squared his shoulders and satd. 81 am feeling
much better to-day, physically, and think can
safely promise my decision within twentyfour hours"
The police continue to work quietly. directing their
Efforts moro to the arrosting Of proprietors low
saloons than those Of respectable fact proba-
bly, due to q broad hint from hoedquarterG Alto
gethcr, the excitement has passed away, and hope
now rcgns triumphant in the heretofore futterng
breasts OF the dispensers Of the "ardent" That the
excise question will form important element in the
November elections 10 generally understood Certain
is that the candidates working for the support Of the
corner Eroggeres must be sound on the liquor Law.
THE BAILINc PROCESS.
Justice Kilbreth 20 Essex Market Police Court had
twenty-five violation Of the Excise brought
before him ye& brday. But seven dealers
raigusd before Judge wandeIl at Jefferson Market
Court, much to the relief OF the Justice and the
clerks who have been kept busy during the whole
week making out bail bonds and commitments In
these cases In the Fifty seventh Street Court eight Of
the alleged violators held. Justice Wheeler, in
the
In tho Tombs Police Court about fifteen cases were
disposed Of.
First Prscinot.-Jesse Murphy, No. % Stone street;
John Gruer, No. 81 Beaver street; Charles Grinin, No
Halford Anderson, No 50 Beaver street. John Gowan,
No. los Maiden Lane; John Meyer, No. 20 BlackhalI
Dunn 81 Dsyeysier street; Herman Mesken 81 Maiden
lane; Henry Welibrooke, No. 13S Maiden lane John
No. a2 William H'nry snn NO q
From. street., and Frederick PrdackA. Ne 81 Nassau
street. were arrested and disposed Of through the
Fifth Precinct Michael heagher. No: l4s Hudson
street, ami Henry Rawak OF No 1876 Church street,
wero arrested taken court yesterday afternoon.
Seventh Precnct--Patnck G. Madden, No. 20 Hamil-
Eleventh Prsoino. George walters. No 500 East
Third street; Henry Reinhardt. No. 4S9 East Houston
Pn mo- S0d W.
Thirtecnth Precinct.-George Smith. No 27e De-
lauboy street; Francis Mcbride, No. 245 Delaney
street, Daniel Buckley, No. $40 Madison street;
Charles Made, No. 2es Delaney street; Louis wogle
Grand street; James Shoa, No 1858 Madison street;
John Brand No. 81 Lewis street; Owen McCoey, No.
6S7 Grand street, John Coleman No. 581 Grand street;
Patrick Glcn, No. SO. Grand street; Thomas Fell No.
$50 Horny street: August Tennett, No. so Lewis
street. George hpper NO 81 PITT street. and Michael
Fourteenth Precinct-M. OBrion, No. 104 Bayard
street, Daniel Hickhaus. No. 50 Mulberry street;
James Garrett No. II Bayard street; John Buam, No
IS Baydrd street. John Buner No. ITO Mulberry street,
Edward Burke, No. 1913 Baxter street, Henry GostiLe.
No. 81 Bayard street; John Troome, No. l42 Baxter
street.
Sixteenth Precinct-John Schroeder, No. 337 West
Twenty sixth street; Frederick Demarcst No. 4O4
West sixteenth street
Avenue A; George Maurer. No 62l East Sixteenth
street, and George Little, No. 40l East Nineteenth
street
Nineteenth precinct-John RahL No. 1,1Os Second
avenue; Christopher Reynolds, No. zoe East Forty
ninth street: John FinaD No Els Eat Seventy first
street. and Patrick kodden NO 800 East Fiftyfourth
street.
Twenty first precinst-Thomas Fay, No BAL East
Thirty fourth street; Thomas Donohoe, No $50 East
Thrty-ffth street; Ernest A. Haaren, No 800 East
Thirty ninth street John Dunn No $40 East Thirty
ninth street, and Thomas Murphy No. 2l9 East Thirty
ninth street.
Captain Foley, of the Tenth precinct, with platoon
OF oficeYs In citizens Dress raded the gambling
houses No. 1856 Bowery and Nos. 1877 and 236 Grand
The propresors OF No 2Se Grand street arrested
The gambling implements were all seized and taken to
the Eidridge station house All the places raded
"far0 banks.'