Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-23
hHE SALOONS STILL OPEN
.0v THE NEW LIQUOR LAWS no
LATED.
vuday Night Scenes in Wilmington
bar RoOms-Beer for the Thirsty on
the First Day Of the Week.


The saloons are not closed as tight on
sunday nights as many who are unin-
terested suppose, or as Bailif Brady
appears to think.
Going out Fourth street on last Sunday
week. an individual who bore strong re-
sembance to an inebriated man was seen
IN emerge cautiously from an alley ON
Monroe street, near Fourth, which led
| into a lager beer saloon. Thinking that
he might possibly have come out OF a
saloon, representative of the JOURNAL
walked up to him and said ; "My
friend, can you tell me where thirsty
fellow can get glass OF beer " The
man addressed eyed his questioner for II
f.w minutes and answered "Yes d; go
right up there and, at the second door,
call for Meyer" Meyer was called and, ,
coming to the door, admitted the writer
and asked what the caller would have.
The liquor was dealt out and, looking
around, there were gathered in the room
about dozen conversing together very
quietly, and some were playing cards,
occasionally knocking their knuckles ON
the tables. That was all the noise. The
bartender was kept busy supplying the
thirsty customers, while a bright looking
German girl handed the beer around
The JOURNAL representative now
took his departure with the determine
tion to find how many more places there
were at which thirsty person could
obtain the ardent on Sunday. Walking
down Adams street and meeting friend he
told him the object of the writer's travels
.,,l bad hi In oil ". Ia.
readily consented and also offered valta-
Bile aid, being well posted concerning the
object OF the search. "See that place
there said the friend, pointing to a
saloon near the intersection of Maryland
avenue and Adams streets, that man has
no license; we will 60 in there and try
him."
After few minutes We We're admitted
but no person was in the room, save the
bartender. Engaging in conversation
with him he said he had been selling even
since the Court had refused him licenst
on Sunday as well as any other time. All
he had done was to close his front dooi
and take down his signs. lie said his
business had been good and he could
stand being indicted once or twice. His
sales the Sunday before had been about
four quarter kegs of beer besides Other
drinks. M..
Leaving this place We proceeded in
Fourth street until place that is no
more than a stones throw from til,
JOURNAL office, and is a hotel, was reached
Going up to the proprietor who was sit
ting outside my friend whispered some
thing to him. The proprietor arose and
followed by the two explorers, led tn,
way up narrow entry at the end doOl
he stopped and gave three short raps anc
said "John, it is all right" A bolt wa,
slipped quietly, admitting the visitor,
into room which was in almost tota
darkness. Simultaneously with tin
admission of the two men a voice wa
heard to exclaim: "ls it Brady :" 1'h
aforementioned John said "No, of cours
not" The voice came from the ba
room, in the rear of the one first entered
In another room, which was u sort q
sitting room, We're seated at least 30 per
sons. All the light in the apartment
was derived from two tallow dips, an,
one OF these was taken out when any ON
called Tor drink, the bar tender goini
to the bar only when drinks were calle,
for. Sitting at the tables were severa
city politicians, among them two City
Councilmen, who We're enjoying them
selves over glasses of the fOaming bever
age.
Continuing their rounds the searcher
entered place only a short distance iroi
the last one. Here fewer persons wer
gathered and less caution was observed
In here sitting at the bar was inembe
OF the Board of Education and n prom
nent physician, chatting to the bal
tender.
The visit being through here, ne>
came to place near Front and Market, i
which were gathered, at least, 25 persons
mainly OF the lowest class OF darke
The reporter was greeted with, "Dat
porter on paper. What am you ton
fellows doin' here i'' "Oh, we al
thirsty" answered the reporter, recogni
ing his questioner as a small darkey wl
is well known at police headquarters as
persistent thief.
Departing hastily from this low del
the atmosphere of which did not appei
10 be healthy for the visitors, they ne
stopped at a place within hailing iii
lance OF the f., w. x Is. depot. Ente
ing by a side door we were met by son
ai'i WIN dsheu us what we Walllt
We want to get in here" said ol
friend, placing his hand on the bar-roo
door. 1t was some time before we con
convince him we were thirsty and we
Just dying tor drink" and he 90
sehted to let lis in. But here the scei
changed, for quite a number Of perso
We're gathered about the bar, anol
whom We're two we'll known cOun
oihcers. The proprietor and his assista
We're kept busy dealing out drinks to Il
customers. From the statement of 4
proprietor it would pay him to give !:
every Sunday to keep open. lie said |
receipts had amounted for the Sund
before to Sls9, and if anything he h
done better yesterday.
This ended the travels for the nigl
and the reporter departed for home, ful
convinced that the well informed {
OBTAIN any amount of the ardent
sunday as well as ON any week day, fir
licensed as well as unlicensed dealers.
the Levy GOURT.
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