New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-18
LAWS LENIENTLY ENFORCED
TIE PENAL CODE WORKING MORE EASILY.
FEW ARRESTS MADE DURING TIE DAy-woRK or
IIIE SUNDAY CLOSING LEAGUE.

FEW ARRESTS MADE DURING THE DAy-woRK or
| IHE SUNDAY CLOSING LEAGUE.
There were fewer arrests yesterday for violating
| the provisions of the Penal Code than on the two
previous Sundays. considerable number Of small
radesmen had procured iujunctions restraining tho
police from interfering with them their business
The liquor stores hal large trade. They were
| only nomnally closed the SIDE entrances being
| used by customers. Tic cigar stores in many in
stances were open for business the proprietors
claiming TO live on the premises No attempt was
made 10 Interfere WI h he sale Of newspapers, and
butcher-shops ish-s.alls milk.depots AMI grocery
stores were allowed to remain open until q. m.
The agents and members OF the Sunday Closing
League ondcavored to aid IN enforcing the provi-
Sons of the Code by pHrolng the avenues and
strerts, looking for violations Of tho law. The bar
ber-shOps did the usual amour. Of business until
noon, when they wers closed.
There were six arrests for violation Of the Sunday
laws reported from the police station in Elizabeth
ST. -Four of the prisoner were jews, who were sell
ing goods in their stores. Justice Murray, in the
ToLbs Police Court, discharge one Of them. and
the other three were admitted 10 bail. A Pole was
arrcste for selling secondhand shoes IN Baxter-st
lie had six Eorkmen employed in his store He was
locked up for the night No o.hcT arrests made
in that part Of the city below Canal-st. although
TRIBUNE repOtersaw many violations of the laws.
bar0er In New-st. who hld his front door closed.
bcckoned to men they passed his shop. indicating
that his place was open. The Atlantic Garden was
crowded in the evening. the lady orchestra"
giving two grand sacred concerts" the benefit
| of the German Hospital
| According to Captain Gunner, of the Twenty
eighth Precinct about twelve members of the Sun
| day Closing League wen, through the upper pre-
cincts Of the city with massachusetts on their
| arms trying TO buy household articles after
o'cok They went to cigar stores, but the pre-
prletoys were not selling to strangers and the doors
we noC opened After all iheirelorts," SAID Cap
tam Gunner - the members OF the association only
found TWO persons to complain of. They were gro
| GERS and were arrested. In both cases. the stores
| were clos ii Lcfore the po arrived"
| In The Nine nth Precinct, the members OF the
Sunday hos A League complained To the 8 rgeant
IN charge OF three stores that were open after o.
| m Officers went 10 the places but found only ono
open. Fnis was butcher shop at No. 81 Second
| ave. and Racnel Livingston, VINO was IN charge,
| was arrested. she was admitted TO bail III 500
| Daniel f. EIston of No As East Thirty -frst-st
a member TIE Sunday Closing League, called at
tn Thir Ieth street Police -. alton yesterday and
! complained that Joseph Laredo, proprietor OF Tho
cigar store at No. ,3lJ Broadway, mad his place
open. policeman went there and arrested Laredo
the officer started with his prisoner lor the
Jefferson Market Police Court. After proceeding o
shOIt distance Eas on ran OF and dis p leared.
notwithstanding the prOtestatioas OF tine police
man. Laredo was discharged by Justice bixoy.
henry ness of No. 547 Sec6nd-iVe.. was arrest ID
or keeping open his confectionery store, and taken
TO the East hrly-ifch Street Police station. Then
he produced what purported to Le an INJUNCTION Is
| sue Dy Judg ArlOuX, res raining he pJllce from
| in crfenDg wan hin. The document aid not bear
tn seal OF the court and III other respects appeared
iAlor.mal. lie was held by Captain Ryan, Who
went down 10 Poi e iiea quarters 10 consult with
SdpernCen ont Wallmg relative to the matter.
ine tram on the elevated roads were run slowly
when pas ing Il church o. WITHIN block OF "a church
during the hours of worship. Tao dispatcher at tho
SJdth Ferry station sal 20 4 TRiBUNE reporter in
me evening that tue trains had run at the usual n-
fnrxr L. A .lnr M A IN I'm
,ar as he knew The speed az whicn tho Trans
Went past church was lour miles an nonr, more or
| less, accOrlInR a the feelmgso! the engineers
| he Bower, had its wont aspect. Tie boot
blacks pied Their brushes indus rously, and every
one in the street looked pleaseh wIth tho way that
things gong. 1 he OnS persons arrested were
lew dehrews Tor selling goods Leopold Levy and
io,e Greenherg. of No. l0j Avenue-D; Moses Hy-
man and Cnlries Preger, matters ~ the Bowery,
| and APPEL Levy, q uutche, of Ludlow-st, felt tue
strong Ol the law l0r dIsposing of things for-
| bdden to be sold. Captain Copeland, OF the DEAN
cey-t. polce, ordered several cigar dealers To close
lac .. o,eirday night sixty-six printed copies
| Of functions rest anng the police from closing
cerCaln places ut tranc Oh sunday, were sent 10 The
house o. ouDerntenIenC Walling. On examining
| tnsm yesterday morhlng, tine Su.erintendent found
! tn.t ne InjuLc,,ons were made out at the order
| OF Juuge ArnOul. A curious feature of tho docu-
| menIs was tho absence OF the addresses OF tho
| pl,mufts and there was no indication OF their
| business except the following words, which were
| lhtcrpUlated in ink " 4 he same 10 De sold 10 DO
| eaten on the premsei" The superintendent sur
missed tnat thls referred TO the VINO sell
| zee cream by TIE plate. Under the circumstances
| he ternlled 10 take no action regarding the in
juno IONS. One of the plaintiffs was William
| ScnmItt. TIers five that name the
| Directory, and one of them dea.s in books aud
| another IN SOAP As no lawyers name accompanied
| .ne papers, .he police nad no mea ls of lraruing
| tho residences and businesses OF the plaln.lfs
IL Is sad uhat one lawyer secured the granting of
| these sXty-slX hJu,caOns at ~ apiece another
| lawyer ndying offered MS services at 5l5 each An
Alderman protested gtlnst the iat,er sum AS being
ner MaJesty's Opera Company gave grand
| Sd, oOncer," lasV evening at the Academy OF
slu ,Ic 10 :, good audience. I'VE find that concerts
VI ,h character are not prohibited by the Penal
| UOde' s;t "a Caplan eye. I'VE gave up tine affair
! last week pecan, 70 Ne ,ere not sure OF our ground,
ana ,siueS great many OF our singers were SICK"
reteI Marine, an Italian DOot-biack, wasreleased
| Dy Justice OtrenDOurg III the Harem Poce Court
Oh 9l bail. Tue poIce were IN quandary when
| .nry saw Two memUers Of the Bicycle
Cub glide noisele sly along SXtn-ave. In the aitcr
noon. aires; vr not 90 arrest was the question.
WLiie tney debated, the darI% bicycIists ydnisned
around >orncr and the poHce Concluded That the
| bicycle must be deemed a pryale eOnveJ aDce.
| An who knows" SAID one 0f the officers, but
tnaG tney were going for II uoctor!"
The Dedu.ifu. weather teuplcd large number of
| peUp,e To drive upon tnc aycnues but there was no
lat ence wItn tnelD, a. lar as could De learned.
Captain Keaiy ANA nis men. OF the Mnloerry-
places and liquor-sUopS IN tue Fourteenth precinct
| Oh the west sIdo OF the Bowe y, last
a,ght A;!nur oo- 5 GSo ooeH was rho arrested;
! at No 2lU Bowery. Aimed a. wallace was taken
| mo cus.Ody on inc cnaigc oI giving concert at
No. lU1 BJwery liz Canned that iC was sacred
concert. BOtn were vallsd aJ the ponce station.
IN YI00 George W. Dalton. bar,enuer Tor
." nanuy SPENCER, at No. Boz 6owery, Jonh Reao,
.artender AT No. 81 MOTIFS, and Henry Williams,
| Oh NO. ID East HOGstOu-s., were arrested Tor
| violation of the EXCISE law, aud were locked up.
| Lay tam Br0gan, oI the Mercer street Police, ar
| resied jacob AbeTie aC his theatre in Eighth
ST., aud aso has bartender Max SchOen;
| the former on charge OF keeping Dpen q
place uf entertainments, and the la.oer for selling
| nauoI. Bolu wele Daeu in 300. Joseph hne,nsch,
| OF No. Ds slAlb-ayc., ana ". NuOthres OF NJ. lii