The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-28
THE EXCISE MONEY.

EXAMINATION BEFORE THE REFEREE coNrIN-
uED-AN IRoN-cLAD AFFIDAVIT FOR PUZZLED
L1ouoR DEALERS MURpHY's CHECKS.
The work of despatching postal cards to all the
LIQUOR dealers in tho city who deposited money with
the old Board OF Excise on making application ior IL
censes which they tailed receive, was yesterday
vigorously prosecuted at the Offices OF Referee j.
Potter No 81 Cortland street. in the consolidated
actions of George W. Morton and Jacob M Patterson,
Jr against the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty OF
New York, the German Exchange Bank and the
Pacific Bank, and that OF John McGrath and
John Bohmfalk against George W. Morton and
Others These names have to be selected from tho
thousands entered the excise books of applications
for licenses m liter requiring NO small amount OF
labor as the entries represent indiscrminatsy tho
names OF parties who received licenses as we'll as
those who did not Up 10 four O'Clock yesterday az
ternoon moro than Ave hundred OF those CARDS had
been mailed, each ono containing the order of the
Supreme Court notifying parties interested as to the
course Of procedure. About twenty five hundred of
such postal cards been printed for the purpose
indicated. The forwarding OF this Official notification
TO liquor dealers holding receipts, which many them
have long regarded as waste paper is operating
slowly to Induce claimants 70 appear and state their
case before tho referee.
OF those who presented themselves yesterday the
greater number their receipts checks III at had
becn dsnonOreu. others preferred retain the
evidences OF having paid monev to the OLD Board
Excise without receiving an equivalent therefor,
and lew consented TO leave their papers, receiving
written ack nowieagment Tor the same In the cases
oil al VINO presented claims yesterday the parties
were call upon the referee during
the present week. and complete their verifcalion OF
such cams in conformity with the Order OF the
Court, by subscribing to an affidavit which VIII
then have been prepared for their convenience
Tus done the party will have his claim July placed
be ore the re eree and need not further trouble hin
sell In the matter Until the form OF the af iavt
| lind. In knOW u holding
from the old Board OF EXCISE Will naturally evinco
timdity about coming forward 20 prove their claims
by the referee Will, pursuant TO the order
of the Court require the holders OF receipts
to state whether such receipts or any Of them
have been used, and II so, how long as license or
pr vilege TO carry the business tor which license
was applied for. Evidently one object OF this
mild form OF an .Gron-clad oath" Ia dis
cover such liquor dealers as have been SELL
It will probably be that such The receipt
dc Jaco, and that parties 30 using their
receipts can have no just or equitable CAIN on he
TO establish his Claim, comes Iorward anu
makes oath that ne has been selling liquor or beer
without license, must know that nc IS pIacipg him
self under the pitfail OF the Police Department. or In
the mc.hes Of the Law and Order Socety's net where
he Will be ned a strict accountability as sef-
accused vioiator OF the Excise law. It's not to be
wondered at therefore, that persons holding receipts
hesitate before appearing to present their claims.
The following additional claimants were heard yester
day
the German Exchange Bark, Drawn by owen Murphy
In favor OF the holder for S6 and dated Decsmbei 2l
1877. This party made application 10 the old Board
OF Excise In the autumn OF last year Tor liquor
license, and at the time deposited with the DEPART
ment Tue amount named above, taking receipt Tor
u. Weeks and months having rolled by without b Is
having obtained the promised license, be ultimately
applied Tor u beer license, which he received
on payment Of $50. Twcnty-iour hours before
leaving the city Murphy gave Palrstz the cheek IN
question as consideration Tor the money the liquor
deae had first dspos ted. The check was MOI pre-
scented before Murphy disappeared, hence the claim.
A similar check on the same bank, and dated Do
cember 49, 1877, produced by Louis Schultz.
This had also been given by Owen Murphy Tor the
sum OF $50 deposited application Tor a license.
THIS party also obtained beer license subsequently,
by paying $50.
John lanoney,. of No s22 Second avenue, filed a
receipt for $75, for which he had not received
license. Henry .uh, No. chanbsrs street, pre-.
scented one obtained under like circumstances
TOR $50. THIS was dated August IL. 1877.
5. Rheinhardt, No. 213% seventh avenue,
receipt $780, dared July 80, 1877; Robert A.
Brooks No. 100 South street, receipt Tor $50; T. J.
O'Neil Nos and 10 Cha street, receipt Tor SIS.
dated July 49, 1877; Daniel BridcnourR, No e35 West
Forty second street, receipt for $75 dated August
1877; A. Tiecemann. No 109 Broad street, receipt
for SIS dalcd July 20. 1877; W. Van B,Igcn. No 81
BOND street. receipt tor S75 dated July 1877, and
William OConnor NO. 14tl Third avenue, receipt for
g75 dated August Z. 1877,