The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-19
STAMFORD'S LIQUOR FIGHT.
THE TOWN H5LL .tG.fTN THE THEA TIRE
or INTENSE ENtTTEMENT.
Liquor Dealers ton~irt~d and Fined. and then
their Prosecutors Arrested md Held To
Bsii-Tnik About Tarring and Featherina.

Bsit-rnik About rarring and fenthertng.
The Rev. J. NJ. Buckley and a strong body
| guard If his friends from the Citizens Associa-
tion mot the carly train from New York vt Stam-
! ford Conn. yesterday. to c~"ort Moses S,iurcs
M.ck"r. James Monroe fri-- ard William Muir
ray Waite IN safety to tho Town Hall.
! II was a field day for buckley. no less than sx
liouur dealers. WHO WE'RE arrested on Thursday
uigi; AMI ycsicrday morning being abo,ttuhc
| put on trial. Moses Squire, Meckcr and Will
| liam Murray Waite had successfully spcd out
about eighty liquor dealer in the Eighth Ward
! In New York without a failure. and IL was
fancicd that they wcrc invncible witnesses.
But n n result al tho days labors the Rev Mr..
Bnckley found his first ease lost and himself
and his detectives under arrest.
The trials lasted all day. aud the Town Hall
was crowded. Tho arrest of liquor dealers had
ceased to hc novelty. hence the excitement
was not so high rs on previous DAYS. although
there was feeling q bitter hostility between
the prohibition-ts and the liquor dealers that
! rereatcdlv threatened 10 break out IN open
! fighting. large middle class in stamford that
| is opposed 10 the tactics of both sides irowncd
| violence down. and n tolcrahlc degree VI order
| was preserved.
Justice Boil prcsid.d. The detectives had
done their work so thoroughly that most OF the
dealers deemed ii hest 20 waive trial. Among
ltl'fu Wd- Jhrllt" 'uHI'r W. Slultil, lTobTl'i'I
OF the largest saloon in stamford who waived
examination and was fined tl2u ON nine couniS
He appealed 10 the superior Court. The sam"
who was iinei siaG: ,Nndrcw =. Lines. grocer,
who paid sl1c q. VI Neeker. clerk for Weed
Brother. groccrs VINO Nas lined $50 ,,rorse
whr pGid a I'm. oi s2O; Ward & Parker. drug
gitt- who were assessed $50
| Tie first liquor seller tc meet the carefully
Prepared testimony ~ the detectives was Davil
J.. Moorehou-e. the new propreiorct the Union
| Lott hs 4tsHI IA
trial Wien District Attorney Schofold logan
70 read ths nuniercu~ sr.ciica''cMns ms ar'lns,
him. Mr.. Moorehou-c Interrupted win an i'm
patient wave Of the hand. and said. Oh. not
guilty on everything;
stocks detnc:ivcs was the suic witness ci.llei
by District Attorney Schut.ld. lie has the look
| 81 a workiuEman abou' - years 81 az. 'arc-
fully adjusting his Eyeglasses. b. took ont a
lucm"randum book and legan hiS Stcsumony;
lie said that he. nr-t drank in the Union Hotel
Ia "a londior,i Sii i and Nr. %i;hals drmk with
him. Tho witness ordered and paid for two
Iu-' II l. VI. h. buught ihr"r whiSkcS- ioT illiy
cent. On the ~ ot lanuury., at . o'clocss
=. NJ. he sot two glasses Of yhisAey and
nFsG at SSS, SSiocI r w. he LAD twS S wi ST sFey- S.
i@nip IT, nnG 2riCr va rHy On "%s Sa
Fri~- went successfully through an extended
fcrd. liz said that he had been engaged iy
Mecker t. 20 10 stamford. and got 81 day and
nj cSe9fSc' % S 2r sonE ,9InH wyr ad EsrbanT Esbng
desired to show that on the night of the 3lst of
December frss was abed AT the tim. AT which
Uniom Hotcl. Thercai The lawyers fcll TO wran.,-
ling, and a length the Court said. pathctically:
law nt this thing II was my misfortune 10 l.e
plned here. God knows wish wasn't here !"
Mr.. Barbour desired tn see Detective friss :
memorandum book. and the Justice decided
) thai he could see only certain entries. Another
"Gsntlcu.n" said the Court the Court may
hc \ fvol-probably lie l.. but shan't admit the
sir. schoh"ld hod no Witnesses to sustain
Fri-I. and after h" had sicpLsd down irPm the
1mnd all IN" p"l,gns wlii whom n lie nnd worn
; They gave a hat dcrial,o hi- Story. Mr. Moore.
house tcr'iIied that iris never so. i9u9r r. nis
I hsa, AID had hm walrhed ~ ne M tim ,.'',a a@
1 cordng to Frirs was tho bartender OF the holol.
swore that he never seryed lquot there; This
iorn.y OlmstcHd cor. .ent"d 60 n nolle proseGui
in the ca" 81 Mr.. Moorchou-c. and loud ap-
pau-e followed the first victcry.of the license
Next followed thc trial q A. q. Weed the
li"seS s1nircs WccIer was the peoples wit.
, ness. H. sworc 'hni he went TO Weed groce ~
and b'uei' evm' min ntgAi Mihce rie- ar,
e to Mr. wed
II can't sell it without a prescription" Mr.
! Moses then went to DR.. Geib but did not 500
him. and finally got the brandy withou, the pre-
Slr. Schoneld called Cecilia Meck"r, daughter
), Of Moses. prctty girl # Ii. who testified that
: she went To- DR.. Grib and got prescription. and
then went To- Wocd- and bought two bottle, Of
| ciarrt and some ale.
MIR. Weed having been found guilty. was fined
D | $50
The Rev. Mr.. Buckley and his detectives were
| accompanied down stairs 10 III" Office ~ Mr.
Schofcld 10y several OF thc gentler sex of STAN
o ford.
. On the whole Mr.. Buckley said lam sat.
h isncd with the day work. AZ that moment
i Constable sam NcCoun steppcd up aud showed
MIR. Buckley n warrant for his arrest Like
a warrants were served On Moses Squir.s Mc"k"r
= William Murray Watt. and James Monroe
Friss. Friss was accused Of perjury in IN" cnsc
A ~ Mr. Moorehous". and Of conspiracy loin'ly
= with the others in inducing John Eiordah, Jr.
Z n STANFORD liquor dealer. 20 eel li1uor The
/, warrants had l~cn granted 10y Iustlc" smith
o who had himself i, en- ilncd tI20 few hours
: before for selling liIuor.
= Late in the afternoon Justice Smith had the
- vitne>="- against him l@fpr" him IL prisoners
Il frl-s was held IN t3.On bail, and Buckley
: MeeIcr. and Waite in $500 each. Mr.. j. b
= Williams gav" tail for all
% The Rev. Mr. Buckley took his nrres' calmly
He -ays he has he.n arrested four times al
!, ready. and that an arrest does not alarm him
i He publicly announces that lie will keep on
J. with the work undemnyed
o Feeling against Anthony Comstoch's detec
y tives ran high in Stamford last night. and hints
of tar and feathers were frequent.
j. THE SENfTE IND HOTSE FXPENSFS.