New-York tribune., 1890-05-22

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Mr. Gale described tho steps necessary to the
Granting and revocation of a license. q tmhK'
aid Mr. wins. this witness will show that the pre-
lmlnary inspection to granting license Is done oy
the newspapers. Heres a book lie produced
ocy.,popcr scrap.book, which the witness said con
t,inci clipping made BY clerk Mr. WINS asked
o VIVA, voud harp.n II the c'rk dh not make Tho
Clipping. A-Tho record would be incomplete
o md ho Hoard would have To faI uA'H on lt' own
,nspc,tors' A.-Ye-. ar.
Vr G,ic described number Of books by whlch
tho Excise Board kept track Of applications appN
csr,s ard holders If license, and their records Inc
-v- TEN ~ books IL supplemented by map 'he "'
,ho books dated lS--. contained llst of prominent
and notorious places the Ahambra, the black ana
ro, tho rilou cafe Clark's restaurant the Cafc
richc Crcmorue Gar,cn. Imrich's Assembly Rooms.
tho Gr,d-on Ton, ,,oulds Harry llilPs. Richard Hls
| IN. U,~uarkct. Prospect Garden Palm "arden' the
French liadame's. and tho " sans souci.' lie asked
The witness 20 whether any OF these places were
licensed now. MI Gale said
Tho Back.and.Tsu q, not licensed. There Il an ap
rll,aton pond ug for don't know "Ned" Kelly, but
ia.c ho,ri ~ him. ard hayo heard u controversy BE-
ts.lu tar E,l.A tut-I1a pcop" ana sea h'"f AZ "
which OF their places shall De licensed nrst. but have
only lizard of 10 go general Ciafk' restaurant il
licensed That place Is IN shih'ave'' between 4hF'y'
| nr-,-.t and Thirty second 81
| % VII WON turn ~ thai, book and I'll us what i- tho
,f,orc ID, Clsrk's restaurant shown in the book A
IL Is described apparently resort ior bunco men ana
nt,.. - and there reference TO newspaper clipping
.ontning an account O, case In which man came 10
grief there.
.,,.e 800 tac usual form the license being IN the name
ndylGunf A.-Ycs. s!r.
lat 4. tho theory Of the hoard that places are
or indlvifuai-' A.-Both
S.p.o... mo l.r,on who licensed to sell in
.sIf. fon ~
rt Dali. license had been revoked either by the Board Or
,den, To- conviction: Is customary Tor some new person
o rasc Application to sell liquors In the asn''e.
/ ni,..f Yes, ,ir. when the Board licensed 'lark1
restaurant before 1t everything "a to character ana
,n-.a,nt- sine place that T. in the record book, IL
,r7tlv happens that protests against the licensing OF
l,.. ,r, made verbally and In writing To the Com
ni..ou.l. Tho protests generally handed 70 me- !
/ .,t.r them In a protest and complaint book.
Mr. Gale va, Instructed to produce the protests Of
/ Father r,vlor and of the Pauli>t Fathers and all
/ general protests. lie went on 10 say:
rnn,r rp,lo- protested against Increasing tho number
~ u,,a... bis .p,rsh. Tho protests are part OF the
/ Hoard. records. Tho Bo,rd gives hesflng-.
. .,Is Iyln--I, there ground in the case OF a
t,. l.. tars'. restaurant which the BOARD could
claim IGNORANCE - ~" "ient history of tho cnset 4
don't s,e amy. Licenses, however are ernnted To In
! tl,.tu,l. and u,ous~s are frequently changed.
wouldn't tir record, show that IN spite o these
change. ~ indtdlais notor"ty u great many ~
these rllrs remain, as great q, "'"r' p-i wond not
! -,r , great many. / don't know whether lmHchS As
.enily Boon. licensed or whether N" ''rdiron Is
licensed Tom Goulds licensed. Tn" silver Grill
B. now licensed restaurant. IN" inspector Is sup
.d ., visit th~ places personally. There Is no general
inspection carried after the c"ns" Is granted but twice
year au Inspector required 90 visit place and Re,
u. name number u the license ctc But that l. simply
for the purpose u checking the books and no inquiry Is
mad, into the moral character Of the place II Is not a
! police inspection.
| q Wo.ld Won say that the Board Is not responsible
until complaint has been undcl A. tAfor rcnection)-i
would not
o /, the practice ot Board 10 keep continuous
supervision oy, persons and places that are ccn'cdi A.
| 1t f. NOT.
In hc absence Of the police department there would
| bo mo- Inspection ~ all A.-No sir. Tho Board has
ma ,itc, aud not In q financial condition to keep up
an inspection license Is granted We inspect for
renewals may Doe that hyc or six licenses are granted
t. different year Tor th" same place. ana IN an
u.. ra-c- an Inspection is made. don't know whether
m ,po, ncnt of waitcrgrl, restaurant, is illegal or
not Commissioners Koch and Fitzpatrick voted To rrscind
the rule providing that place shall be- licensed adIon'
INC place ALREADY licensed. and the rule reScindcd.
! q Suppo,, a man who a member of the lroquols
club and the NarIagnnsctt club, and who tough
and frrld gamblers and bad characters. and who
had been in nght'. aud was district political
leader and had Other title, to fame should make an
,ppl!cation for "A license, would You an inspector
| r,,on,.,nd hm Of good moral character A.-No.
Dir.
o 80 license granted unless the moral character
~ the applicant Is good A-No, sir.
| q The assumption Il, that everybody in the liquor
bu-in,- ln New York Cty has good moral character
and general f1put1tion' Ayes. sir.
senator Fas,ett-If the record a Is not
u good character he does not the license
| A.-No, sir
q 80 Is place I'm tho city that has been
licensed aud should happen that the nccn>cc of
such place were not u good character snt 81
notori,x y bad character. IL because facts did
not appear ON the ,urface9 Ayes. sir.
Q-And bcebu,e he had been convicted Of some.
| mngl A.-Ycs.
Q-And the assumption that every Is innocent
until proved guilty. Ayes sir.
Mr. Wins undertook to state n hypothetical case.
/ surprising he was u bad man from Boston, whose
record wa, unknown I'm New York and who was 81. "A
good looking fellow naughtcr. wcldresscd, and could
rake up some New York people who would be willing
| to vouch for him. would he get a license without
further inquiry and without investigating his Boston
| antcccdcnts would he get license for some place
classcd ~ being Of notorious reputation say the
Palm Garden
i don't think they would grant the license" said
the witness quietly.
Assuming continued Mr.. lvlns, 4" that the Board
had made mistake and granted II license and assam.
| ,n, that / had fallen from grace -"
\ roar of laughter interrupted Mr.. WINS lie saw