New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-09
EXCISE MISMANAGEMENT.
WORK OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
knyoRASCE AND INEFFICIENCY OF TIFF POLICE
,xD rrspFCTORS.

keNoRANCE AND INEFFICIENCY OF TnF POLICE
AND THE INSPECTORS
Exc;se Commissioner Haughton was again on the
witness stand before the Senate Committee yestel,
day The list OF appolnesS o. t twentV County
democracy. six Irving Hall, seven 1ammany men men
and one Republican Mr. Haughton sald that tnepv
were formerly good many persons VINO soIu nduoa
holding only beer licenses but less OF this was zone
now MANY of those persons were conPeinleu -
take out liquor licenses The reven9s % 200 LSs
rie of the hoard is to require the production Oh Tue
internal revenue license before granting a llquot
license 1t was brought out that there arc auo'o
$1,000 houses of prostitution that are nov sellns
vine and liouor without license. Some OF these
nlaces have been reported to the Police Department
but netting has %
mo was done by the courts toward trying the I'M
licensed liquor dealers WHO were arrested. -,
Police CAPTAIN Michael J. Murphy, OF the four-
teenth Precinct testified that the places n ms
,,erinct having theatrical licenses were marry
Hilrs, the National Theatre, the Bowery anu ,ha
Niblos There were liquors and beer sou IN olie
National Theatre building, but there was no door
open between the auditorium and the par Ill =
door between the two had been pernanen f.
When asked by counsel whether he DelIeNcu ~
wonId be found closed at that moment. the WI
ness declined to answer. The committee SereelnI,
alarms was sent to the place, anu nn u0 Scrrrant
The committee took recess for an hour. oc' y
MT arms (;oss found matinee IN progress ~ t,io
theatre The door between the theatr3 anu aLc
bar-room was wide open tne "a, tha theatre were
%l IN and ont between the theatre and the bar
room CAPTAIN Murphy was again ca,lGu 10 'n n1
stand lie asked whether ne nd To- Ho o c r ~
Harry Hill selling liquor after license hau oee5 I'd
fused and replied that he had the piace WatcAG,'
hut failed to find that liquor was solo there re =
knew nothing against the Character OF JanVs II
DAILY who kept the place at No 1OS DoWT!S. ho
had never heard of him as prize lighter Ills ilatc
was the resort of laborels and Others VINO went IN
md bought glass of beer and witnessed sparrins
snatch or set-to Captain Murphy admitted that
there was shooting ARRAY in the place on August -
1854 and that Patrick j. OK was arreS'eu III ooii-
nectOn with IT. ,,-,, Ala u-b+
Sergeant-at-arms GoSs was called anu toiu "ha'
he had seen at the National Theatre.
Captain Murphy was asked whether he proposed
10 prefer charges against the policeman on duty on
the post on which is the National Theatre lie re-
piled that it was no part OF the dutv oI % W
10 enter the theatre, unless he was called m ana OF
course he could not see from the street tnaI inc
door complained of was open. .c i,
Meyer Knocker an inspector OF eHcise Zoo teStVr
places IN and about the BoweTy; lie was NueStIVheu
about No 215 BOwery. formerly kept ny uIlaLh
Lenihans. He reported iavorabIy on thls piaco,
The report of Police Sergeant William kass was
read TO him, showing him that 1t was the resort OF
confidence men, thieves aud prostitutes lie couil
not tell why he had not known tbs true character
of the place. Notwitlst landing Sergeant Mass re-
mort the place was licensed. In the present year
the place was not licensed, because he had made an
unfayorable report He did not know THAT II was q
violation of the law to sell liquor IN place whlch
had theatrical license and where theatrical per
formanceS were gwen. 49,. F.
Counsel for the committee received a letter from
Joseph II. Choatc as counsel iof M0n'Iouth ,b b:
armory sites asking that action III his case he
allowed TO stand until next week, when ne would
he able TO look into the matter. In reply CHAIRMAN
Gipbs wrote that " the committee III executive
session to-day yesterday has determined that the
matter of Mr.. Wilson is now in the hands oil the
District Attorney, and not within the province oI
the committee"