The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-20
4 CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
THE Great Ni-inkr Of the Jrmpe rnncc Pc"-
pie y" More E>"ise Muddir. Drunken
w~- Crime md me-, Disease Remedy

pie NJ more I~si4e hudNlf Uiunhth-
ucs- Crime md me-, u Disease \ Remedy.
While eating lunch in Kosmnk'- rcstau-
rnul. ON PARK row ON Tuesday last the writer
heard tho Hon. Ellis u. Srhnnhl talking with
Mr. Thoma, Downing. formerly w,ll-known
city contractor and politician. The subject Of
discussion WIS the cNci-o troubles. MIR. Schnn-
bel denounced thc arbitrary arrests Of rc-pccin-
Die people. who had shown their intention to
comply with The hW 10y paving their money for
licenses. and proposed a remedy So novel thut
it may prove Of interest to the public.
The c>sencc OF all crime" said he, lis the
intent 10 commit the crime No man will pro
tend the liquor dealers whose money was re-
ccivrd by the Board Of Excise intended to break
the law. Tho fact that they paid their money
shows that they meant to obey II. Their money
WIS accepted 10y the Excise Commissioners, re-
ceipts given. and the, had every assurance that
thoir Efforts to comply with the law were recog
! nilnd by the proper officials But how were
their Efforts really recognized? They were
raidcd like "a gang Of thieves and burglars. aud
| thrown into coils with fclons. ON sunday.
while the street. we're filled with church -goers
these men. with license receipts In their peck
| cis-clcar evidence Of their innocencc-wcrc
| dragged before Police Justices with Migrants
and cutihroas. and held for trial No hunora-
| bile man can san, ion such an Outrage Some
PREPARATION must be made, but the first question
! to consider IL how We are to avoid repetition
OF these disgusting scenes The Police Conn
mi--ioner- vino ordered the arrests knew that
the Excise Board held the money paid 10y THESE
mon. and that tncy were guiltcss oi any intent
| to violate the law
Hold ON. broke in Mr.. Downing. bringing
his heavy ctnD down upon the floor 90 1t isn't
| the Ioic, Connli-si 1n"r- who IRE causing nli
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