The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-28
EASY GOING EXCISE WAYS.
INSPECTOR WILLIAMS GIVES THE
HKNlTORS STRAIGHT TIPS


1uv Meelory,s FlourishinE Lieutenspts-
They're All GOOD Mon-A Procession OF
Excise Inspectors Who Don't Know OF
ADv sinful Men In the Run Busines-.
ponrke Cochran was on hand when the Fas-
sstt committee met yesterday. There was an
IntImation In the testimony OF the previous
dav that somebody had got $4,000 fee for
eating a license for Hillen's place. on Four
teenth street coupled with the testimony that
Mr. Cochran had been one OF the lawyers In
that case.
I'm the first place." said Mr.. Cochran, 1
was not the attorney in the case. but was called
in merely as counsel. and In the next place l
didn't get $4,000. or half OF It. or one-third OF
It. for my services"
SENATOR Fassett assured Mr.. Cochran OF the
oommittses distinguished consideration and
ho withdrew
Police Inspector Williams took the witness
stand impressively. in full uniform. He de-
scribed the limits of his district, which con-
eists OF the east side OF the city below 10th
street.
That is the most difficult district in the
city, lent it2" Mr. WINS asked.
well. it's pretty lively" replied the In
spector, with modest pride.
He know nothing OF Gombossy's place, 294
Bowery. except that the Captain OF the pre-
to law and always closed at midnight
o-whut 10 tho character Of Jacob Blanks placer A.
Somewhat mixed.
o-How mixedi A.-wel. there's respectable persons
20 there with their families and therosa lot that amt
respectable disreputable women and such, along with
about town and sightseera
Q-Do you think It proper place to be liceusedf A.
Well. there is good music there and q great many
people 20 there who can't afford to 20 to tho Metropolis
tan Opera House II Jacob Blank runs his place In
l.t,t
'o.-sapposns tina. his placowere run in such way
eashs 'pS pA Theres o '5
SodsG s4a there u deSand and her. must Be-
supply Thee women must have roof oyer their heads
II. town s s nisSs Who VIII sleep
% sSHn B"wsry
:S gas s Sh psHp bad anous suppose " II their
u.DTheso guides are generally detectivest A.-Not
often H., Arc S.6r s9% ~Sd syF
he det.rIires ana are not ""'
ng% ps1s1 on S. s., S5ses called
AITnoush, that IT was gS', , sSopt
osood ssn aGe soma mat men ensns eo5ss DS
dence. SwOre out warrant and arrested everybody
8-,nnoT., op,n6i , A- 1o"
81 ts license; tho owners got bail and went right
n S9ff hadn't license you could close up' A
SX5o such place.: good for the nsIEhborhood in
Q-Are they a detriment to the community generality
In them than on the street and then there are some
Neutrality-suspicious. thai run TO that sort OF thing
2.You tGtt there are parts OF the city that this
MGLoRI's FLoURIsHISG LIEUTENANTS.
Q-lnspec,or Hart of the Excise Department reports
that the applicant for license at this place OF
hat SThey Ps
tender and bonncer; Walsh and sullivan are their
!%I.The license is to William Bush. A,-Nsver heard
Walsh as the owner and he was held as such
10 be- soon on The f" d
He Murphy sssa s0s for d.%s
there, in regard 70 hat place Capt MccS!issh and
on. Wealth. od 1ne an nsT
leading from no place out TO Eleventh street and
S. an
E.nteS to keep that sort Of people a" fst away p9se
Ssa;a :sSd max IsSsy
s:D!
y: license h.d been sT.n!sd anss.:,sp$ Commit
tsnse eighteen Tor stealing MTs Do Barry ds
,;g%
sss Gspaa or ss I'D Twenty ninth
einct; Yea az: for eleven yeare
SstyeeS i~shy third thirty third s'rsosi &@
S Of S ps. of s
they've an e6anesd hands since there 't'e1
E.soI!s nv Yoff XSEns fsSis ]: vim !Hs sSaTIs
an. The IS
thS offenders e. Imprsonmsns you'd have to have
two years and then plead guilty and get on with
sop s sfnnf q Nv ri fa. smS
practically stopped now.
,,QGsince the Reform Club attacked itI A,-So. sir:
policeman club that did it.
TOO MUCH EVIDENCE.
The. Inspector, was questioned about the
said there was such selling but he couldn't
tell to what an extent it was carried on. He
b ad seen liquor dealt out In such houses.
Q-Do the persons who de al 1t receive any pay for
ssy pay for AMI 'SH''%s: 'h'S E'' SSaI
sapP99slaG you saw Liquor passing in tia.
prssu%s sSs.s ,hsss tSins% 49, 'H'u.4
have tried To- 6ncs sent one q my house in
,. made s "x1 N e% to h1 S S he b dis
sions vim odceF e he rssaE presiacs who had
tho excise
;s st HGis sss s44se
So9u forty drinks apiece during the day They'd have
had Pretty good lag when they got back the Of
flee. Idont believe tho story.
Capt. Williams insisted that with the police
making 100 arrests q week tho excise law was
being very well enforced. Speaking of the
difficulty In the detection Of Violations, he de-
sorbed one place In the Thirteenth precinct
where. on Sunday. by going through back
yard and to certain place. one may find
would make it swing around, and glass OF
beer would appear on another arm. The po-
time without ever getting evidence enough to
make an arrest on. The improvements In
spector Williams had to suggest welo making
imprisonment instead OF fines tho penalty for
violating the excise law and tho licensing of
buildings as we'll as mon. SO thar the landlord
would have direct interest in the place, this
be granted to q building after there had been
one revocation for violation OF the excise laws.
A VILE PLACE THAT HUNG ON TO ITS LEASE.
G. Styles Ely, q retired merchant. President
Of the Wetmore Home for fallen Women, on
Washington square. testified that the officers OF
that institution and the residents In it had
nrotAatad apainst the licensinp NJ a placa Mt