Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-20
The War Against Liouor sellers.

The War Against Liquor Sellers. The County Commissioners Take Away
 Charley BradIey's Liquor LIcense-The
 Case of Bernard McGibney.
 Yesterday morning the county commits sioners rendered unanimous decision ok revocation in the case for the repeal of the liquor license of Charles W. Bradley, pro- prietor of the Florence House, and the bar room at that hotel was accordingly closeo' after being open for twenty. six years Ac- cording to the statutes the county treasursr shall, upon the revocation of liquor license, immediately bring suit to recover the full amount of the bond, and the expenses of the suit, after the bill has been audited by the county commissioners, shall be paid by the county. As the statute reads, it is compul- sorry with the treasurer of the county to bring the suit. MT. Louis Osterweis was MT. Bradley's bondsman, the bonds be- ing $500. Proceedings will probably be commenced at once. The law makes the decision of the commissioners final. It is provided that there shall be no appeal and this provision has been sustained by the Su- preme court in 8 case brought to test the COuSt4G0SAOA0AAby O4 tAhb dIA OGAcE 6eCt4OAS of the present license law. A similar ruling was also given by Judge Stoddard of the Su- perior court in another case. For the al- legged Sunday selling, which caused the com missioners to revoke MT. Bradley's license, there is now a criminal case pending in the Superior court on an appeal from the City court judgment fning the accused $1O0 and costs and sentencing him to jail. MT. Bradley feels that the commissioners have dealt with him too summarily. He has not yet decided what to do. As has been stated, he has been anxious to sell out, and he will do so as soon as he can do so at satis- factory price. Charles Daley, his bartender. has hired the store on the corner of Grown and Church streets, formerly. Oaks grocery store, and will go into the liquor business on l his own account about June l.
 BERNARD McG1BNEY's CASE. The county commissioners held 8 hearing | on the revocation case against Bernard Mo- l Gibney, of No. 80 Wallace street. MT. Me
 Gibney WAS not present and was not repre- scented by any attorney. Officer Gelston | testified that while he with Officers Driscoll
 and Grant were passing the defendants place | a few minutes past noon, two weeks ago, they heard voices andthe clinking of glasses inside. l Going to side door the witness mounted l upon Officer Grants knee and saw five or six | men standing at the bar in the saloon. As soon as he saw the officers peering through | the opening he hurried the men into the
 back room and whisked the beer glasses off l the bar. Then he came out to the officers, | and when Gelston remarked that he had quite | 8 crowd in his barroom, replied that there
 were only five of them.
 l Officer Driscoll was at the front door and l did not see the men inside, but he heard | their conversation and the jingling of glasses.
 The case was continued to allow McGibney to | put in a defence if he desires,
 | MORE WARRANTS OUT.
 Yesterday warrants were issued for the ar
 rest of the following liquor dealers for Sun | day liquor law violations: James Stanford, | corner of Oak and Factory streets; of Kate | Rim, 29 Oak street; of Stephen Faughnan,
 corner of Oak and Dow streets; of John Car ney, East Grand street. near the Gainesville
 bridge, and of Henry J. Reynolds, Rose Court.
 COnnecttcut's Citizen soldIery. The figures of merit of each organization of the Connecticut National guard for the month of April are as follows, based on drill | reports:
 First regiment, 85 S8; Company H, Oight Guard) 96.44: F, (City Guard) 9285; K, (Hartford) s9.45; A, (Germanias) s7.56; B, ] (Hillyers) 87.O7; G, (South Manchester) s. 85; E, (New Britain) 1866; D, (New Brit
 tain) 7O.21; Fourth regiment, SO.O1. Third | regiment, 79. 43. Battery A, 78. 62. Second | regiment, 77.72. Fifth battalion, 56 81;
 Company B, (Hartford) highest, s5.2S. Annual Excursion and Target Shoot. The annual excursion and target shoot of the students of General Russell's Collegiate
 and Commercial Institute came of yester-
 day.
 The excursionists numbered about sixty
 and took the 1O:4O train to Woodmont,
 marching thence to Merwin's Point, dis l tance of about 8 mile.
 The highest score, three bulIs-eyes, was
 made by Ira Everett Briggs, of Voluntown.
 Sloat, of this city, standing second. Alter
 the shooting the entire party repaired to the Merwin Point House and partook of a sump-
 tuous dinner. They returned to the city
 about dusk in the best of spirits, having had
 most enjoyable day.
 Another Sunday Paper i'm Hartford.
 The Hartford Despatch appeared Sunday
 under the auspices of Mir. Allen Wiley, who
 has published the Hartford Globe for nearly
 a year. MT. Wiley says in his salutatory
 that he had contract with c. c. Hubbard,
 owner of the Globe establishment, to publish
 the paper and was to have thirty days notice
 in case 8 purchaser was found, and was also
 to have the privilege of buying it himself | within that period. But he claims that
 short notice was given and he was allowed
 but single day to buy out the concern,
 whloh is now to pass into the hands of Mr. Hubbard as publisher and MT. Parsons, late of the Telegram, as editor. In view of this action MT. Wiley puts out new paper. Change Of Ptme-Starin's Line.
 Attention is called to the change of time on the Starin line which goes into effect to- day. Boats will now run at night, leaving here at 1O:15 p. m. and New York at p. m., Saturdays excepted. There will be no day boats from New York in future; the Corning will leave there Sunday nights as she did last summer. Both the Starin ard Corning have been overhauled, and are now in good condi- tion for the summers work. The Corning has been almost entirely rebuilt having new boilers, hull, engine and furniture. The Star in will make two trips week to Glen Island this summer, under the same conditions that she ran last year, beginning about the first of July, possibly the last of June. Thomas will furnish the music. Parties desiring dates may now apply at the office on Ehe