Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-20
County Commissioners.

Another Hearing Regarding Objected
 Cases-several Cases Consfdered-De-
 eisions Reserved.
 The County Commissioners were again in session yesterday for the purpose of consid- ering cases objected to by the S. P. 0. Col onel Wright appeared before the Board and asked that the hearing in Kohn & Aal's case be reopened. This was opposed by MT. commissioners was reserved.
 At request of c. F. Bollmann, the hearing against William Knoth, 229 Grand street, who is objected to on account of having court record, was continued until Wednesday after noon.
 H. L. Spencer, 25 Union street, was ob- iected to on the ground that he keeps an as- signation house. Daniel DohertY, who was arrested at the time of the raid testified that he went to the house at Dr. Bissell's request to watch with Spencer, as the Post woman word in behalf of Spencer, and then the case was continued until afternoon. John Wood, of 113 Day street, told of an inspection he had made of James Mulvey's saloon. On a Sunday, he said, he saw five men go in and three come out. In an hours time about twenty-nine persons went in and out. He said that from the outside he could hear glasses jingling Witness said that he had no connection whatever with the s. P. C., | but that he devoted his Sundays in making 8 ! tour of the city to ascertain whether the i- quor law is violated.
 M. McManus, No p Church street, who
 was objected to on court record, the com plaint being no1led upon the payment of costs in the City Court, was heard, as was Thomas Smith of 52 Hudson street, who still | has a case pending in the Superior Court. | The latter is charged with selling liquor on beer license.
 | In the afternoon James Heffernan, of 58 Grand street, objected to for selling liquor to ' minors last winter, for which he was con- l victed in the City Court and fined $20 and | sentenced to jail for thirty days (settled in \ the Superior Court on payment of $30), was \ questioned by the commissioners. He de- | nied that the minors had testified truthfully
 and pleaded that he did not know much about the law at the time.
 The James Mulvey (293 West Water street) | case was again called, Policeman Pickering ! testifying. He also testified in the case of Mark Ryder and of Margaret Gray, being of | the opinion that all three were patronized on Sundays. Officer Gelston testified that he | did not think Mulvey or Ryder kept open af-
 ter 12 o'clock. The same policeman testified against Daniel Lysaight of Wallace street, ar
 rested in 1880 for keeping open his saloon on Sunday and selling cider to children.
 After Lawyer filling had stated that he
 thought the application of Charles Johns on
 meant in fact the application of Mary Knowl- l ton, and that he had heard that Wales O.. Hotchkiss and Mary Knowlton had been mar ! ried, Policeman Nichols was called to testify
 in the cases of Mary Knowlton and Mr. Hotchkiss of Wooster street. The officer did hot know who Johnson was, but knew that there was a bar in the Knowlton place and
 that she had the reputation of keeping girls,
 while Hotchkiss' place had the reputation of
 being house of assignation.
 In regard to Fl. l.. Spencer's place Officer Ahern said he had never seen men and women going into Speneers place; was on the beat six months; had heard that it was place l where men and women of ill repute resorted. He was engaged in raid there at one time
 did not find anyone but Mrs. Spencer and another woman.
 Officer Connolly was called in favor of
 MT. Mulvey, corner of Lafayette and West ! Water.
 The objections to Mr. Shay and Mir. Quinn,
 who keep.saloons in Katsch's block on George
 street, were withdrawn, while those of J. H. Tyler in the same block were held in abey- ance.
 Several cases were continued until next
 Wednesday afternoon, among them being J. H. Tyler's, Frank McHugh's, Charles Van
 Wyck's, Charles Johnson's, Wales o. Hotch
 kiss, James McManus' and Wm. Knoth's.