Daily Republican., 1881-07-15
LEGAL LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
now THE NEW LAW Is BEING
ENFORCED.
Ballin Brady Doing his Best
Great Changes for the
Better.

"How do the people obey the new
liquor law ?" asked a REPUBLICAN re.
porter of Detective Brady to-day, meet
ing him on a street corner.
"lt is being very generally obeyed,-
you can notice that all around town.
keep very sharp lookout on all
suspicious places that are unlicensed,
and on all licensed places during Sun
days, and | am satisfied that the law
Is not now violated, except in small
particulars, where it will be extremely
difficult to obtain evidence to convict.
Come with me a few minutes, and
will show You practical evidence of the
good effect of the law"
The reporter then walked with Mr..
Brady down King street to Water. At
Second street a place was pointed out
that did not get license. "'rhere is no
liquor sold there now," said Mr.. Brady
pointing to the place. In front OF the
house swung the sign, tobacco, cigars
and boarding" showing the change in
traffic which had lately taken place.
Now all these places have been swept
out" said the officer as the two con-
tinued their walk down King street.
AS he said this he indicated the row of
houses on the westside of King street
between Front and Second. All the
places that sold liquor along here were
unlicensed and disreputabe and much
complaint had been made before the
law was passed. Now they are all
locked up.
Standing at Front and King a good
many saloon changes could be noticed.
In this neighborhood is a place which
was refused license at the last term of
Court. The sproprietor, being a law
obeying and order loving citizen, at once
closed up his place, determined to try
again. He put the key in his pocket
and went on visit to Ireland. He
will soon return and at the next session
of Court will again make application
for license, with a good show of sue
ceeding.
On the north side of Front street two
or three doors from King is a saloon
that was open until Mr. Brady's ap-
the proprietor went out of the business
immediately. Now it is being torn
down. The inside has been removed
and only the frame work is standing.
Two carts were backed up in front of it
to haul the debris of the building
away. AS if in mockery, the attrac-
tive sign of "Cool Lager Beer" still
hung over the door.
The change is most noticeable on
Front street east of French. Formerly
every one Of the houses along here was
a rum mil and none had been licensed.
Day and night the neighborhood was
noisy and disreputable and on Sundays
the scene was similar to that in the New
York Bowery. Now all these ranches
are closed to the public and the proprie-
tors have gone to hard work, probably
for the first time in their existence.
Mr.. Brady has certainly done himself
credit so far He has done what the
whole police force have heretofore failed
in doing, and people may expect this
pleasant state of affairs to continue. Mr..
Brady says that frequent complaints
are made to him that have NO founda-
tion. They are as groundless as the
Every Evenings canard about the Sun
day law. A day or two ago some one
wrote him letter saying that a certain
saloon keeper was selling on Sunday.
He caused the suspected culprit's arrest,
but the parties named swore they had
never drank in the place.