The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-11

THE DrALERs TiKING PRECrDENCE IN
mr. GRIND JIRY ROOM
r,,,c. t,Ipors Not to be Relaxed untt the
Law l. F.nodricd Test Ease Uci"rc
,,unur Davis Liquor Dealers Indicted
uu.t,... IN the Room at the xci.c Hoard.

Eu.inrss In the Room ct the Nci-e Hoard.
ry.Gov. Hoffman, cx-Shcrin O'Bricn, DR..
i,.n. horn. Police Dufv. and others. VISITED
H.. MAYORS mi vest rday in rcat on To the
ENist ri,ls Tn" Ex-Governor, who called al
Mlsnr fSs request. ln.ornrd the Mayor that
hrtud not the power - grant licenses e. scll
uqu0r F>-Shor ~ O'Bricn urged the Mtvor -
exercise hls influence against u REPETITION of
The police raids upon the liquor deal rs. Pm
~ good q t"niprran' man as any member ~
Nh. Law and order League or Or. Croshy's con
Germ the Nsh"rfr said. " I neither drink
ltpuurs NJ any kind nor use tobacco. Everybody
knows that there are many rcsps tahlc men in
thc liquor business. | bclicvc that they are as
much opposed To- Drunkenness ~ am They
iry To conduct their husin ~ properly. and cN-
poet 90 b. protected by the law. Thosc men
have asked me- 10 do what could to save them
from persecution. and I've come 10 see you
about ii. Many of these men are poor. and will
be- ruined hy this stoppagc in thor business.
They have pHid their money To- the Excise Com
mls-ioncrs. and have their receipts to show for
IT, lisa shame MIR. Mayor. thai they should
h. dragged to the police stations at night
think too Mr.. Mayor that the Police Justices
are too sir t. They ought to let these men 40.
and not demand bail when they are not certain
whether they ought to have been arrested or
not"
Mayor ry agreed with the eS-shcrifr that the
receipts of the Excise Comm ission'rs should We
respected. Hrworld do all that he could against
repetition of wholesale raids. especially 1t
hours when tho Police justices cnnuot hc found
Soon alter Mr.. q l'ren had Con". the Mayor
I,~eived a l'uer from Cooperation Couns'
Whitney in which tn. opiu'on IA cVorrsscl
that TIA" Nnntgumrric charter gave IN" MaNur
no mower To grant licenses for the sale of liquor.
The application NV eN-Judge Ditt.nhuefcr
rail nf fur Er... Ia a
bnrkecper. who had boon arrested for violating
the Excise law. was henrd by Judge Davis $50
tsrlay. Troch was in the employ of one Carl
Oru"mNnnnio " 'pretor OF n lodging nous ana
saloon nt 2p3 south street. which lndging house
Ord"mann applied for. his license ns an inn
keeper on the 9th VI June Inst. filed : bond
AMI PETITION ~ required hv law. paid $40. The
h""ns" IT," demanded. and obtained an official
! ''lut for the money. All these "a u appeared
on ~" examination before tn Pos Soc JUST 90.
Mr. Orirmann WIS told bv the FNoSa Commits
~ they had his li"ns.' r"ady. H. has. ON three
4 r'r"ni v.usions sin"" then. applied for his
WOULD give him nuiir" VII II his license WAS
rHiv. Tine money is ~ in tho han : ~ the
d,-ir, To- ."nuly Viii the law. an'itlatthis "a
bonn Nir Hupli alton. and NOT IN arrrnErr0s
Z" thr"r h'dr us an evasion Of the law. Thr
.Un 'rty for o.. uir'st and rnrmitnert "y-
judge piti' Mt oei"r said. n any NJ all eNi-fs
nur' %" lnuni 10 s., ton III ni the "a I. Bv IT.
go Dr. ard Unstable to arrest all persons
iNIul afuHlly N.atng tlr got. rhrrc i- 40
~ i.n.' t.i't tia pnh,'o mi '.r h. r. had war
.f. i..' urf"sf Is inst Nnn'. ~ az an under
tnr prl,.-itu- OF that a ,tiun. Tn" on me-
o. 'f-'i 49, ms t1' r'iat'r WIS sailing liquor
JuN-r pii'uho"ior continued:
'... obs. tNs o'o D, Wa cnntci Co., aud M, oi, one
81 "tlI.u NHNf Nt ilsu fm NuN point max
1u a a.an.i the r'laiori. in ne ans
'H BIN, B." 'fHniih 'h nee. and o." ,r uiua gene
.t, 49,. - is.'Aed or T. criminal enalu., .arc
La 90 lac. d. Do 4aI tIf|I lI.t.