The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-31
MR.. GREENWOOD'S WARFARE
THE P1SsIIC LIQUOR DEILERs VIM
MING 4 LEOIL RATTLE
The Conviction for Conspiracy OF Greenwood
and two detectives who got Ale from an
UnsuspectinE Hnrroom Keeper ON Sunday.


The Conviction for Conspiracy OF Greenwood
and two Detectives who got Ale from an
UnsuspeciinE Barroom Keeper ON Sunday.
Early last spring citizens OF Passac, Nj,
made war upon the liquor sellers OF that town.
To alleviate the thirst OF barely 1900 persons,
including women and children. there were
seven hotels licensed to sell all sorts Of bcver
agcs and thirty nine other places licensed and
nliccnsed-nomiually selling malt liquors. but
actually vending spirituous liquors rs we'll.
! That was deemed too much. especially rs the
| local ordinances supposedly governing the sale
| OF drinks were practically Il dead letter. either
| as regarded the making Of licenses compulsory
or in the suppression OF tho Sunday traffic.
| After several public meetings in tho temper
| ancc interest had fully aroused those naturally
| antagonlstlc to tho liquor traffic. active often
sivc measures were begun against the bar
room Keepers by Mr.. A. H. Greenwood. who
rcpudiatcs the title Of Rev" that has been be-
slowed upon him. and says he is entitled only
TO be styled "Exhor,cr." A local ordinance
provides for the punishment OF infractions OF
the Excise laws bv tho imposition Of $50 nnc
/ and costs. and awards to the person securing q
/ conviction reward of $50
Exhortcr Greenwood was DESTROYS o! wnging
| an effective war against the barroom keepers
| but did not wish to have his action tainted by II
suspicion that he was after the reward for con-
viclions. Hc employed one ofthc detectives ofthc
| Noew York Society for the Prevention Of Crime
| MIR; Waite. to procure the evidence he required
and. having obtained 1t. rendered II to the city's
| legal adviser. Mr. Thomas NJ. Moore. whom he
| requested to begin prosecutions against the
| hurroom Keepers. without, however doing so in
his lGreynwuOds 81 name or niioWng man any
| rewards Tor the convictions. Mr.. Moore declined
| to proceed in the specified way without special
authority from the City Council. claiming that
such course would not bc in consonancc with
the clear provisions OF the law. and cOnso-
| qucnty would be outside tho line Of his duty
| he referred the case to the Common Council.
| but they not seeming inclined to encourage the
| proposed war. failed to authorize him 70 take
| the exceptional action proposed. Mr.. Green
| wood then offered not only to give the evidence
| he had accumulated to enable prosecution. but
pledged himself to indemnify the city for any
| expenses incurred in prosecuting the several
| cases. In addition to renquishing the rewards
legally due 10 him in case OF convictions. His
account. began. before Justices Morton and j.
Is. Pudnez. suits against twenty-five barroom
keepers for the offence Of selling liquors with
out license In every case the evidence pro-
cured by him through the agency Of Mr.. Waite
proved sum cient to secure conviction OF the de-
icndnn's. who we're severav mucted in the
sum u $50 and the costs Of prosecution;
The barroom keepers counsel. Mr.. Codding-
ton. promptly carried their cases up. 10y certio-
rari. To the Circuit Court, where they have been
argued. but not yet decidssd Those suits were
made loud complaint Of the proceedings IA n
trap sprung upon them. and protested that they
had merely neglected. q little beyond the usual
time. taking out their licenses. Tut that they
had no intention Of cvHding that duty or In any
WAY violating the law. and twenty five Of the
vendors Of mat liquors. together with the seven
hotel Keepers, were promptly recorded as IL
ccuscd.
In the matter Of selling liquors on Sunday
| however II WAS still believed ny the temperance
| folks. and moro than suspected 10y others that
| tho liquor sellers continued 60 violate the law
| Their front doors were closed. but their back
doors We're open on sundays. From those
| lips and wearing satisfied smiles. On Sunday
nights lights cleaned from the iransoms over
aud the clink OF glasses reached tho offended
| cars Of many passcrs 10y on tho sidewalk.
tumn W 10 November. Then Exhorter Green
wood came 70 the front again. His former nc
ton had made MN very, obnoxious 10 the bar
room Keepers and their friends. aud there was
still in the community a spirit OF deep excite
ment and antagonism between them and his
hackers. the tempcran'e folks. Nevertheless.
the ENhorter prepared himself Tor now attack.
He again called upon the New York society Tor
, the Prevention OF Crime for their cooper. lion.
and they sent over TO him another OF their de-
teciives: named Moses Meekcr. On sunday
Nov. 3, 1873 Meeker. accompanied by his !rcnd
business ia Now York and residing on Jersey
d CIV Heights. entered he barroom Kept by a Mr.
4 and called for Refreshments, They ate oysters
smoked cigars. and obtained two glasses OF ale
which there Is no evidence that they did np
drink. Two or three DAYS thereafter suit was
hegun. before Justice Pudney. against Mr.
. ! in his being aeiin ln"d $50 and COSTS uuon tn
. evidence afforded by Mcssrs. Meeacr az,
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