New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-09
LIQUOR DEALERS AND THEIR LICENSES.

POSITION OF THE EXCISE CoNMIsSIONERS-POLlCE
CAPTAINS AND JUSTICE MURRAY.
Satisfaction was expressed at Police Headquarters
yesterday account OF Dstrct-AttOlney feck-
hams opinion on the Excise question. Acting
Superintendent ThOrne said that the police would
continue TO arrest dealers who sell liquor under
Iceuses which have been annulled by convictions.
Thomas ! Dreamer counsel TO the Board of Excise,
declared that the opinion of the DlstrlctAt0rney IL
not binding upon the police justices stu ad-
here to my opinion" he said, - that the Excise
Board alone has power to revoke licenses"
A number of police captains addressed letter TO
Police Justice Murray, demanding an explanation
of his recent public utterances regarding precinct
management. A tribune reporter asked Justice
Murray if he intended TO reply 10 the letter and he
ouiTed he said good deal of unpleasant nOtoriety
from the matter and he wished 10 let II drop. lie
nroDosed henceforth 10 follow the opinion of Dis
trict Attorney Peckhaln, but at the same time lie
wonld hold the police strictly TO the law.
The Excise Commissioners yesterday rejected
about twenty applications for license IRON dealers
who have been lined for violation of the Excise law
on the ground that the places mentioned III the ap-
nlicati0ns were licensed. Before the present agta-
ton OF the subject the commissioners Issued mum
bcr ~ new licenses 10 persons who bad paid fines
for violations of the Excise law before their former
licenses had expired. If il is.hcld that snch con-
vlctionS anuuiled the old licenses, MI. Dreamer
saws the new licenses are worthless. and the Excise
commissioners may be indicted Tor issuing them
This Dhase Of the subject has caused much anxiety
in the Board of Excise. Dealers VINO recently Para
fines are urged by the commissioners TO procure a
decision of the question by the Court OF Appeals.
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1nissioners have declared that they will refuse to
give licenses TO purchasers of places already
licensed. Such step will make II Impossible for
convicted dealer 70 sell his business 10 person who
has not been convicted to procure new
license for his liquOT store in the name of some
friend or relative who may be the purchaser
In the Supreme Court, Chambers, yestei day, Just
ice Lawrence reserved his decision Oh the applica-
tion of Diedrich Fincke, who keeps IA liquor place
at No $50 Grand-st., for the continuance of Gem
pOrary Injunction restraining the Police Depart
inent from closing his place. The police assert
that Fincke's license has expired, and efforts
made week ago yesterday to shut up the shop
Fincke thereupOn obtained temporary injunction
enioining the police from troubling hum
Hcnry TOmfOhrde, q bartender III the liquor store
at No lOI West-st., in the Ionbs Police Court yes
ferdav was charged with selling liquor on the
license held previous to the filming OF the proprietor
for violating the Excise law. He was in the Gus
tody of Detective George Click, of the Twenty
seventh Precinct who stated that he had purchased
a glass of beer from the bartender. Justice Murray
thereupon ordered charges to be made against Click
before the Police Commissioners for violating the
rule of the department which provides that no
member of the force while on duty shall drink any
kind of liquor
Deputy United States Marshal Mlnnery. after
search in the country near the Bronx hiVer found
Francis De Vile. FTeDchman, VINO was charged by
the Internal Revenue officers with selling Ii4nof
without having paid the United States TAX Inc
officers who made the complaint were sent out to
look for an illicit still that said to be IN use Not
finding the still they bought glass OF beer az the
Frenchman's store and made complaint against
him. lie was held for examination yesterday Dy
Commissioner Lyman.