The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-26
LIQUOR WAR In PLAINFIELD.
WHISKEY sOLD UNDER pRETENCE TII,1
1T WAS ron MEDICINE

Copspicuous Temperance Men the Sellers
What some searchcr. from New y,rs
discovered In the Quiet New Jersey CIV.
PlaiDiicld's 10000 inhabitants are I'm n for.
ment over u renewal Of the liquor war. Ina,
fall the License party carried the election. and
chose n majority of the BOard Of Alderman
pledged to grant licenses 10 all reputable an.
plicants The result has been the granting Of
licenses 10 number Of hotels and saloons which
hive nevrr before paid for the privilege thus
netting the city Government the sum Of $1,000
whore under the old temperance rule the ro.
ccips were only $500. On the 10Th of Februar,
last Gershom Frazee was appointed n spe.aI
police officer. for the purpose. rs IL alleged Of
fcrreting out the illegal selling of liquor. lie
sent for several private detectives from Nv
York. who went about the city in the Cumstork
fashion, buying liquor at unlicensed houses and
taking down the names Of the sellers
for prosecution. Among the PLACES via.
tied was the drus store Of Mr.. II. T.. Reynolds
ut Front street and Park avenue MIR. Reynnlls
Is known throughout Panilcld "a n loading
light of tho Temperance party and n stout op,
ponenl oI theli".nse system. II was whispered
however, that large proportion Of the towper.
anrc elemcntand certain members Of The Young
Mons Christian Association wrrc In the hnhH
Of buyiny liquor under the ~ So ~ medicine
On the 81 Of April Frazee mad" number oi ar.
rests. intending Mr.. Reynolds. Mr. H. ! Shw
another druggist, Charles Goeder. II German
lager beer saloon keeper. and others.
:, The rinl which came off before city Iuda
Peter II. Good. excited intense interest me
Young Mons Christian Association and largo
s1rti1n OF mo Temperance element supports ID
Mr.. Reynolds, who urged thNt he had sold the
liquor for medicinal purposes merely. Corpo.
ration Counsel Suydum prosecuted on behalf Of
the city. Among the witnesses was one man
who was ready 70 swear that he was in
tho ounce Of Mr.. Reynolds. Before tina
day ~ trial he disappeared, aud it was charged
q hs sIt o. Nn n n ffm
The defense ondcayored TO- show that Mr. Roy.
nolds had been mad the victim Of conspiracy
in favor Of the druggist. and fined the
saloon kcepcr, who Ind merely sold lager
OF license and a considerable proper.
ton Of the tomperance party as, unus,
ordinnnce oi Piaiuhrld especially forbhs
the sale of lguor for medicinal purposes "Nrei
on the prescription Of physician. ,!Charros
the interest. IT II alleged, Of tn" detected pnr.
ties. and H." WIS suspended from oIli'o by the
to Chief Of Police Dodd. Tho Mayor also on.
deavored 10 prevent the in"ulpatrd officer from
hut the minority Of the Common Counri! voted
Pwinne.l r.lice Ulcers Is s455a month.
was begun on Tuesday evening last. President
Alphcus Smith presided. and merchants. Inv.
yer-. and cerGymen attended. Thr license
pnrty were evitiently i'm the minority but The
party of the druggists made strong ight Tie
spec. lic charges against Fi.nzer were that he
had refused to obey the orders Of chief Doid.
and neglected. his regular duty in order 10 hunt
NJ evidence against liquor sellers. Thi- WIS
Mayor and Board OF Polio" hal ass ienrd tho
accused man TO this plriirulnr branch of dgty.
nossss were Joseph b. vale Mayor Of pain.
field. and a large property holder ~ J'rs"y
CtiH ihe thre. Aldermen rgmnos n, ne Board
FriZre swora positively that he had boon
authorized - work up the liquor caso-; That he
had found the druggists. VI 's-rs. Reynolds \
Shaw. To- be selling liquor In violation Il the
law; and that he had thrrcupon arrested them
Just as he had arrested o'hers for the same of.
fence. The charges against him he declared
were false, and trump"d W solely 60 pun.
ish him for detecting those promi.
without a ii,ense. The siai'n7oni- 81
tho different witnesses were rh""red Hul hissnd
nlternWrly ny "a" t"mp"rnn', ana lions" lnr.
tisans. ANA more than ono" On" mc"tins hlle
lair a. break up IN row. Frl1'e Indicated
prominent t"inp"rnne" citiHrn hy name, whom
he charged with being ~ the habit OF bnyng
whiskcy at k'ynplls's. The accused man IN
dlgnlnt'y denied the charge. amid loud cheers
from m" temperance crowd and Misses from
Counsellor Bolton summed M testimony 10
ins he ksSrnen Board of P 9G7 and oR,
city officials. He said they were called upon 'C
Determine whether there was one law lht
rich and another for tn" poor whether IA" ri'
temperance druggist WIS g. he allowed o. sell
liquor and IN" poor German saloon k'rl"t
lH'u lu, Ing ,lt 1aul' lllns VIM we p'3'
Police Ofli'nr Fr2ne. in forr'tug ouf the
offenders m high places had done nis 'iu'yic
the community. and dos rNrd IT, thanks instead
of these hu~ 'I'~- charges.
ON motion Of Alderman Brown IN" hoarl al
Journrd To- Tuesday next. when the case ,yiil na
finally Disposed of. A. tine li.r.ns' mon are ira
MAJORITY i'm u" board. 10 is cNpr ted tn Er4'a
Will b" acquitted
The li',usr men nrc circulating saiir.al ha.
Lads likctho following. mined against the alleged
temperance wonders oi strong drink;