The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-15

,Ey iOEhERS EMPLOYED TO GET I'VE
DlNtE AGAINST THE DEALERS.

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DlNtE IGiINST TNE DEILERS.
r,sp. YinbornteIS Set. aud What was Caught
4 Town In tpronr-Ihe shctin Of Fair
neid iounty and Posse 10 Protect Wit
ncsscs The Town Han Made ATRIAL Room.
INUc ordinary business was transacted
g. stamford. Conn. yesterday. for everybody
nnher attended the excise trials or gathered in
ln,l, groups in tho streets to talk over the
,nm.u.n The Excise law OF Connecticut
i.Nai 4 lo'nl otton. and the towns Of STAN
ford. N,tvolk. and Now Canaan have rofusod
l. Icons, thc sale Of iuioN i,atng liquor in any
form. Tire law prohibits the salo of alcohol
even ilr u-1 In spirit humps, or liquor whom
ranoti'l py aphysician's PRESCRIPTION. In the
leu- n Wlirh lcen~es have been refused the
salrof liquor has been continued without them
j. tn.flli it so increased that it is estimated
Ua''horr wa- one burloom to every forty-siN
tlItirhHh'tauts.
tf.rr. an organization wnf c1octcd hy tom
.p,rm.', m %. tlr. j. u. lloyt was elected
rro-ii0tl other Offices were nliod 10y Influential
ri.n. al ga .umm.uec of min. anl suh-com-
miti.c b., l'rer were formed tohring the oh'nd-
crs TO Justice. Oitnis subcommittee the Row.
Nr EufAiey Methodist minister. WIS the lend
Or o.. -''ic'y published % call inviting wives.
rotN'r. duu.htrrs. and sisters To- gather oVi-
t.n.rYf inllugrnoui- ~ tlO law.
M,.fisn'. d-ugg - and .ro'ers were selling
/. ''. domestic Iurp0 AMI lquor whom
urlen lni flr .t was accompanied ty ply -i-
cAn, ..lIpiion unI th hotels were fur
r-ln. iluor 10 their eu s'4 although their
bar r. closed. The pnyaiclan- # the town
rlr,,y reu-rd 70 grant ira- r.ptiou for liquor
whom asked for by their patients or by tn 'se
with whom they wrre a'quainteh Th'eonilirt-
in. interests Of tho town. social and business
werr ulu@ go orfwinol that 'Ao iair auNilmrics
ol tine Temp 'ranec organization r'fG-cd to di-
Yalgot, tl.e oll,rre of the society the evidence
that hoypYbcd up. cS"ri gron, ,pfom.-e that it
Tlrr tlc Rrv Nr. bu'kley de,ided to import
snu- 'r1m New lorh. lle consulted with An
thlnS O'H'-fo' IS. and a- result two. apparent
|, rn-p 'iiNl', we'll dressed travellers applied
f1r irl-Inr- in N" ~iNmi ri House ON Tho
cyrnlr- 90, y ''cmh"r. Tley chaiied pleasantly
witt Igi lurl Parker and with Mr. Jov
the lcft lu-l before going 10 bed they COM
Ilan'i ni bong wet aud cold and asked for
'Ur-a w'rn told that the bar WAS scd. and
t.Af no llnlr WIS sold on the premises. Fippl-
toirrNuau-t'dc cCnd.tnu 90 IN" tiN'y that ihey
Ncrc gwen som" brandy from the private bottle
G. the proprietor. They paid for 1t. drank il
with relish, and retired. Shortly ufterward
d. .-e men. who gave the names ~ VIM. Murray
In stamford tn,ifs rttioI down With their fnml.
build =. aud cultivated their neightvrs assid-
shortly before Christmas old Nj squires
who had made himself thoroughly at home in
Nerl- grocery. the largest in the place, went
T. buy materials for Christmas pics and pud-
dnes He houGh, raisins. citron, and spicrs
nni then, as II struck 10y sudden thought
sad Oh hy the way, cant YOU let me have
pint ci brandy for mince pies 7" When
except upon physcians PRESCRIPTION, he
rallied loudly at the law; Then he 80, a pre-
Shortly nfterwHrd his daughter went to the
same store, and asked for bottle Of claret and
at home and wanted something with which tc
entertain them. In spite Of her plcadings she
could not obtain the liquor until She too pro-
Meantime another stranger appeared on the
ecene. and lodged in the hotels. lie gave his
WAS sweys reedv 10 drinH On N"w Yeers nay ny
these three visited Mr.. Morehouse. landlord Il
The Union Hotel, and many other OF their new
aud drank whenever asked or whenever
iheir hrond hints that drink would be acceptable
About this time the liquor dealers u Stanford
Hrre warned. anomynonsiy from New York.
lhai thc sp2iters, WI. r. NJ Mu,ray waite, Moses
working IN Stamford.
The spoilers were quickly identified and
forced 10 quit the town but their work had been
d4ne. and their victims were cntrapued.
Last week several warrants Of arrest for yio-
latiQn Of the Excise law were granted. and yes
tcriny the trials were begun.
On SUNDAY evening mass meeting was held
IN tho VI thodist Church and the HeV Mr.
In The wort. and inrt,i thcm All a. intend the
trials Yesterday. H. said that some fault had
l'"n found with thr means employed 10 bring
He "n'nirrs "a justice; tut hc assured his
h,ar"rs that the cnl justified the means.
II was 'p"rly Snid ln stamford yesterday that
hut for ihl presence " Mr. Iowis High sh"ril
a. Fari'ld county, and p $50 - twenty-five
H. %. . tiers m git lave been treated roughly.
-, ir 'Airis were called = irH IN the great