New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-29
EXCISE ENFORCEMENT.
A PLEA FOR THE PRESENT LAW.

PLEA FOX HE 1hESENl LAW
pH. CROSBY, IL oEGANIzING A BRANCH OF HIS
SOCIETY, EXPLAINS THE SITUATION OF EXCISE
M,rTrRs-CEIrIcrsMs OF The MAYOR, RECORDER
AND oIIIfRs.
4 meeting wa, held at Parepa Hall, at
Third-ave and Eighty -siXthst.. last evening ana "a
Yorkylc Branch Of the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime was ORGANIZED. The Rev Dr. Howard Crosby. In
his address alludod the importance of the present
crisis in New Yorks history and described the present
situation Of the Excise matter Tue decision Of the
Court of Appeals affirming the law Of 1871 ana tue AK
tation which onsued, were described:
''The law % 1877. Or. Crosby said is easiestt 10 en-
force. hotel l. an Outward ana Wis bic criterion. A.
ter The decision Of the Court OF Appeals the first imIed
neut the way 81 the police was tn mistaken action
ol MAYOR BY say mistaken, because he virtually sai
80 himself In Withdrawing the charges against the Police
Commissioner. II mistake t. attack nun on the
charge OF enforcing the law. tn. Mayor Withdrew ne
charges and, Therefore. pfon him. Yet 1t para
lived The police at the time For two weeks n was nearly
Impossible 20 gr drink. hut when the MAYOR o@n'd
his attack The saloouEccpcs took courage, and tnn
sand OF them took down one shutter at least. Then
they have been encouraged 10y matters NJ Alhant ahi
our condition Is just now nearly - bad as formerly II
the l. sators would only that they would not tinker
crogecry IN This city. Bat Mr.. Daily, Of New.
Yoik, represents fec rum a. Albany. lie SAYS
body Of good moral character u sell any KIND
Of liquor II he get license Now yon know very well
owen Gcogheean has Laugh n you please but the fact
i. STATED In his certificate. Tue getting the license de-
commissioners You know what KIND OF Excise Com
ruis,onrrS We generally rct. lOu know owen MURPHY.
Oug newly appointed CpmnsSinnei. ere good enough
but they may soon be- suppiant"d by some ore
Ike oar friend IN Canada. There could b" no appeal
from their decision nnd would he Tor tni Interest To
multiply saloons. That il the Ddly blIl 'or our daily
misery You IL places an Invisible and unseen cf
tcrion- moral character. TGcn the bi would cut OF
civil damages which a wife can now recover II "a rum
seller supplies her husband with drink when she has for
L:ddcn IT, Then the penalty for selling without license
would b. reduced from $50 and one Years imprisonment
to $50 and months mprisOnmcu The liquor dealers
are irving to execute flank movcmcnrat Albany They
tell the country members that The DAILY Bill Is only Tor
rs AM the wcakhlckci country mcinhcrs say, 'Nc1:
Ncwlork Is andcmoriun-a 7"aou' r, 1t Nii''e an.
save the state These men must know that we VIII not
allow IT, WHY should New -Iors he cursed! Let Us be
determined not To be cnrscd or be FOR the rest OF the
State
"Public opinion must be strong" Or. Crosby con
tnutd that the courts Will fear IT, also. There Hes
the trouble Look n this. John CosG"yc forfeited his
bail three times. Richard Iu.t1cc was lined once, ana
told by the Recorder that next time he would receive
the fu penalty OF the law. - we followed these men
up We found them selling liquor IN two Pieces without
license TO sell II even IN one. IhcY were
arrested aud indicted. The Recorder said Ia
Them. III give You week 10 find mitigating
cirri1,stanccs In week. the Recorder gave them
other week During the second week alsp they could
not find any mitigating circumstances Then ia"
Recorder postponed sentence. week later he post
poucd Il until next Friday. ON TIA d' u month ai'r
ihcy had been arrested he seniccrd one man 10 one
months imprisonment and the other to two months
Directly they went Ia Albany and Governor Robinson
pardonod them. Who're Is the mddlct 1t IL win the
mcut until they fear IT, Behold the Governor heading
the men break the law aud thus putting premium
vice. The courts iu~t he tod To- b-nVr themselves
believe In constant agitation until the matter ~ sails
facOrily settled"
d. crosby concluded his speech with appeal for
union, sympathy and support. The Rev. william H.
Merritt WHO wa, also announced speaker. NOT
pres, mt OF the death of his child. Before
..uouuiIg, The meeting adopted some resolutions.
calling upon the Judges ana tc courts 10 execute the laws
fearossy. ANA demanding that the Legislature should
not altcr The present law.