New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-21
HOTELS AND GROCERIES.

NESS.
There was no excitement apparent at the
office Of the Commissioners OF Excise yesterday III re
erence to the charge delivered to the Grand jury on
Adv nv Judge Davis When THE TRIBUNE reporter VaVu
nj the Excise Office yesterday afternoon ne iouu o
President Morton and Commissioner Murphy iuo IO'
mer talked very freely regardto Judge DAVIS 0 ~
and the duty and work Of the Excise Board ne s"'u
"Judee Davis must have been greatly mishiormeu as
a.. tba facts when no stated that there were o.oOo
Icensed inns in this city, in the judgment OF this board
Tho fact L. that since March 81 when the Court OF Ap
meals affirmed the Act OF 1857 only 15i7 licenses nave
been issued OF these only l2s have been Tor INNS ~u
tbozipg tho sale Of intoxicating liquors TO be drank On
tie premises. One hundred and hfy are seeOhueiasS
licenses allowing storekeepers to sell liquors IN GUAM
tries not 10 be drank the premises; ana l'Zo9 are
lcenses Of the third class, allowing the siNe
OF ale and beer only. Three beds dout maAo
a hotel. All that we are required ny Id"
10 do is 10 be satisfied that the apphcam
for such license intends to keep ho'el lof
+be accommodation Of travellers. with beds and bedding
necessary or not less than three guests. When man
sppes for license to keep hotel he has 10 make y"
AFFIDAVIT 10 the effect that he Is capable OF AeePhs
hotel and intends keep that he mas aeconnou"
lions necessary less than three guests ana '
he has good moral character. In addition 10 'hlS no
Inust furnish bond We then investigate the matter
through our inspectors. Ot course We AIe n0' iNfN
10 do 1t in person.
"I think that Judge Davis has simply done his duty
concluded President Morton Gin calling the attention OF
the Grand Jury to this matter His statements III refer
ence to the fruits OF nemperance are substantially cor
rect Whether the percentage OF crime which ne az
trbues IN this source is the same as that determined by
the experience Of Others is nmaeIia The question 49,
what can be done 10 diminish ntemperance Win that
question this board has nothing 70 do our dutS Is
SIMPLY TO issue licenses in accordance with the laws
Violations other sections Of the act whlch
gives the authority issue licenses we cannot punish
IN a
The yolaors OF the law can be reached either through
the corporation attorney. who exact civil pehay
or through the criminal officers who can punish the
violation as a msdemeanOr by a fine or imprisonment
The fact that keepers put up tba
they keep hotels does not even prove 'ud 'neJ
hive received licenses"
Attorney Phelps said yesterday 70 TRIBUNE
reporter that no steps had yet been taken by him TO
bring violations Excise Law before the Grand jury
The proof OF such v0lat ons was being obtained ny III
Crosby's Society, which was composed OF discreet ana
reoutable men; and when the proper time came the
proof would be placed possession of the Grand jury
inc l1(se ~ i win fLe law and then the
question would arise to how far inquiries ma" peth
made by them each case where license h"d oeeh
Dr. Crobv last evening said that he fclt much pleased
with The very admirable charge 10y Judge DAVIS nc
thought both toe Judge and the Distuct-Attomey saw
lie distinction between the Society ior the Prevention OF
Crime ard tuc city Law ana Order League. ne htl no
sympathy whatever with the local Law. aha Order
League. He said that hc did not approve of interfering
with the h0,clkecpcs, for he thought t1e iL.y9'Iy
~ them confDmel Vth sunday law. and that those
who did not could induced 10 DO so better 10y moral
suason tlan by i c5, l "nn ina Not mil Two
OF these sc"undeis nave been sent TO pIsoD
In fear Of our society lie said the city LAW and ord
League was dsowncd by DR. Darling, the president OF
the state League. aud that the &c ertm received ny MI
Efuudv. eaying ave stand by you, was ONLY prt Ol
tae dspasa written by pr Darling pT c5Gy o soye
Mnndy We are one. We should get on the same plat
form better commenced at the bottom We stand
By you"
EXCITEMENT AMONG LIQUOR DEALrRs
Judge Dtyiss decision has reused another excitement
among tie liquor dealers It only their representative
men, however TIA: show signs OF it, The minor dealers
have committed their Interests TO the hands Of the
various committees and associations. while they can
not precisely see the way themselves, yet they con-
fdontly believe that the managers viii discover means
IIer ~ fes uSTor dealers various COMMITTEE
saii yesterday. THAT it hard 10 tell what would
happen next d" have talked he reIna' ked, with
nuinbcr Of saloon keepers today and YESTERDAY who
90 ne for advice They a. I'd NOT know what 10 90
and toil tuem h"lnlhE coIu DC uoie AT l9' w. Al
We do be quiet ana wait Tor Someillnc 10 turn
up. We do the best We can 10 he lawabGnk citizens,
take all sorts OF licenses and comply IN a sorts or
regulations then, the nrsi thlng we Know, somebody
Hrcakcrs again II vigorous proceedings should De taken
by any Of the auAoitlS AGAINST u.s. daTe say we sal
Henry CUNNINGHAM, another Commute nlan' said
We are not greatly eAci'eO, aAl VIC I9h "plISlehd
meets equitable law will be presented, which we hope
yin settle ali i. trouble II, in the meantime the men
IRE mocsted, they viii sue tie Excise Commissioners.
Inc Temperance people can never a-iee among them
selves. They quGrrclng among hensciyes already.
Dr. Crosby down because ne prosccutes the poor
both rich and poor Well. it's living for hundy and
that's al De lie goes around drinking ~ the
looms just like ans body else Everybody knows just
whet Muudy wauts--moncy aud noiorcty.
W H. Mundy said tnat be had expected Judge Davis's
charge In regard 10 the trehCd hotels would b. Just
what had been. The enforcement Of the law would be
insisted upon He should proceed he said, before tine
Grand Jury ard the indictment Of the EAosc Com
Inissiouels as soon possible Mr. Muudy complained
somewhat at Justice Planners delay in issuing war
rants for the arrest Of the tlsi-cass hOcl-lcepcrs
Warrant. were issued Yesterday morning AGAINST
reno DtlmOncu, Of No. % BrOadst.. tEaIlOs Lewis
No 1873 Chattau-st William and Theodore Kramer pro-
ulic0rs OF the Atlantic Garden i'm tie B0wery: james
Pigeon. OF No 1jl Clathau-St, and others. These
were duly served and those persons asked TO come
heforc Jut.e DnV al 8 d. In We were not arrested at
all sir "s1d Mr. DemouicO, as lie eat 30 the TuOmbs
room i'm a not very amable frame of mind TiccpscV
Finally, the accused called before Justice
Duffy Mr. Mundy appeared against them with one A.
with selling liquor without license said hc bad pr0ucr
license he sun,osed Tho Judge decided 10 bol Kim fd
answer in 500 bail The examination Of the other
same witness, all We're hcld 10 answer i'm he
same amount Charles Pigeon, No. l5I Chatham
ST., accompanied by James Odycr counsel.
a j. Tleecier deposed as before. The counsel then
TUNED SHARPLY MIN, and asked IL he had ever been
arrested and convicted for felony To tins Mr. E.cckcr
yep,,d that hc had that he had served lis term I'm ME-
pen.feut laIv and not been paidOncd Thercunon The
counsel demanded that the testimony be refused and
Wr PIGEON dismissed Mn Nuudy d AIRED he had moi
Known these facts gard 60 Blocker. hut be argued
that the COurl records must De produced prove them
perhaps ne sand, Blocker dd not know what felony
The justice said be should take time for cOuSid
erE0n and consultation, and dismissed an the prisoners
parole unul he should send foI them Ggeu.
Justice DuflF declared euplatlc;uiy That he wished
some law could be framed that would settle all these
questions H. Nundy rc2firned MS ignorance Of The
facts IN regard 20 Beecker's career. Whatever Mr.
Beocker had been IA the past, Mr.. Mundy said
certainly an upright Christian man BOW. The witness
spaOn stood IN great drops his forehead during tine
gdestoi lhS ~ us c,lhee 10 s'y ahy'4S further est