The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-10
HOBOKHN rum War.
Saloon Keepers Bucking
GrOcers---Are They as
Bad Themselves?

There was an unusually large attend
ance at the meeting of the Hoboken
Police Commissioners last night. Several
grocerymen who were accused by the
Hoboken Innkeepers' Association of sell
ing liquor without license occupied
seats in the lobby.
Policeman David L. Harrison was
granted one weeks leave Of absence
without pay. Then q communication
from Chief Donovan was read in relation
to the peculiar actions of Chanceman Nc
Namara, who, it will be remembered,
entered the saloon OF Gustav Hauser on
the morning of May % and helped him
self. The Chief, being asked for an ex-
PLANTATION of the matter, said:-"On the
evening of May 81, Hauser came down and
told me the fun particulars of the affair,
and said Aid Kathleen was there at the
time. had heard nothing of the matter
and called Rathjen in. He practically
substantiated what Hauser said Hauser
did not seem satisfied, and / told him to
90 before the Recorder and make COM
Llaint.
Rathjen was called, but Commissioner
Coyle objected, and said he did not pro-
pose to listen to any charge until the
policeman was placed on trial. This trial
may take place at the next meeting.
KICKING SALOON KEEPERS.
A communication was then read by the
clerk from the Hoboken Inn Keepers AS
sociation protesting against certain gro
cerymen selling liquor without a license,
and the names OF the delinquent grocers
were called off
John H. Meyer was the first OF the ac-
cused. He was in the audience. Mayor
Grassman called him up to explain, when
Commissioner Coyle arose and said that
he had been informed by good legal au-
thority that the Board of Police Commits
sioners had no legal right to cite the
grocery men to appear. He said ne had
made mistake in making motion to
that effect at the last meeting. Corporation
Attorney Minturn was spied in the audi
ence. and asked to give his opinion. He
upheld the stand taken by Commissioner
Coyle. A lengthy opinion by the Corpor-
alton Attorney was then read. In sub
stance it advised the Innkeeper's Associa-
tion to go before the Recorder and make
complaint.
MR. COYLE'S PLAIN TALK.
License Inspector Hayes was then put
under severe cross-examination by the
new member of the Board, Commissioner
UtZ, but nothing of consequence was de-
veloped. On invitation of Mr.. Utz julius
Schlatter, the mogul of the Innkeepers'
Association, was asked to say something.
Mr.. Schlatter started in to make
able effort was promptly choked off
by Commissioner Coyle, who said So Mr..
Chairman, rise to a point of order.
am a liquor dealer myself and am mem
ber of the Hudson County Liquor Deal
ers' Association. Ifthe association knows
that the law is violated let the members
go before the Recorder and make COM
plaint and not make this place the scene
of their complaints. They talk about
violating the law. Why, every one of
them is doing the same thing on Sundays.
This gronndless persecution has gone far
enough"
Commissioner Utz differed with the
speaker, but on motion of Commissioners
Coyle the opinion of the Corporation AT
torney was received and the liquor deal
ers ordered to 60 before the Recorder.
Policeman Daniel Fenton was fined
five days pay for being drunk and
reporting off duty half an hour be-
fore time on April IS. The light fine
is accounted for by the fact that
Policeman Fenton is one of the best
men on the force. Policeman Doorly
pleaded guilty to oversleeping himself on
May 16 and not guilty to the charge of
Sergeant EdmonSton of acting ''queerly''
on the morning of May 5. The policeman
said he was under the influence OF chloral
on that day. He was fined seven days
pay. The Board then adjourned.