Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-31

by that time become filled with intoxicants and the pavilions have ceased their busi- ness. If all reports are to be believed the length of Beach street from point oppo- site the Railroad grove to O'Connel1's saloon is transformed into bowling and hooting bedlam, made up principally of drunken men and street walkers, among whom respectable resident can not go without being subjected to insult The cottagers appealed to the authorities of Orange, but as these have not been able to cope with the matter through lack of means, the cottagers yesterday took the law into their own hands.
 Messrs. Clark and Morgan, certain prom inent members of the association, went be- fore Superintendent of Police Bo1lman of this city and asked for police protection from the New Haven authorities. The superintendent stated that he had no juris- diction beyond the West river. He would, however, kindly loan couple of patrol men to the borough of West Haven if the borough was minded to bear the expenses. With this news the association went to Warden Crawford of West Haven and offered to foot the bills on condition that he would hire the patrolmen named. Ac- cordingly, at S:30 o'clock Saturday night Supernumeraries Doherty and Welch were sworn in by MT. Crawford as West Haven special constables. Yesterday from 1:3O p. m. to Il p. m. they patrolled Beach street from the Hinman house to O'Connells. During the same hours four regular West Haven officials kept guard over Railroad grove. No arrests were made either in the afternoon or even- ing. There were very few people about owing to the bleakness of the day and these, finding how dismal and cheerless everything was, hastened to get back to their homes. Not soul frequented the dancing pavilions, all of the petty restau- rant and peanut stand with only two ex- captions were tightly closed, and if any | liquor was to be had, it was only in the dark and through doors locked and barred | The water was entirely too cold for bath | ing, or at least the air was too chilly. MT. F. E. Morgan was interviewed Sun day afternoon by COURIER representative concerning the aims and purposes of the | cottage reforplers, who have beer much misrepresented by sensational newspapers. Mr. Morgan is very affable and pleasant | gentleman. He spoke to the COURIER re- porter as follows: ''The Savin Rock associ- ation has no intention of enforcing the old oppressive blue laws, as many people have claimed. We are not opposed to the Sun day horse cars nor to sale of food, nor to bathing when conducted in a quiet, orderly manner. We do object to the prevalent drunkenness and indeeency which are to be found here every Sunday and on the | evenings of weekdays. Why, the swear ing and cursing of the bathers can be fre- quently heard from my house, quarter | of mile away.
 | Carriage loads of roughs come over from the direction of Waverly Grove and drive at breakneck pace along Beach street, yelling and singing ribald songs. Every small peanut stand and pie counter sells liquor illegally and passes the bottle | over the bar with the eatable articles. There over thirty licensed saloons in this place within the radius of half a mile. We will raid all of these we can reach and have already applied to the county com missioners for the revoking of all licenses sold on the Sabbath.
 "Are you opposed to dance housess' wal asked Mr. Morgan.
 "Yes, am opposed to them, most em phatically. They draw the lowest class o1 people here and create more than half the hubbub there is at the Rock on Sundays.
 From three to ten thousand persons come to this place every day. We do not object to these if they only act in a law abiding manner as they would do at home. We are willing they should bathe, if it if done quietly and in order. People can stil get all that is necessary in the way o1 food and drink and can spend restful day here on the Sabbath, so that no injury ii done to anyone who does not make him self a nuisance to respectable persons. The Cottagers' association will be glad to pay the expenses of maintaining the police, ii good order is secured thereby"
 Grand Juror French of West Haven no ti6ed all stores, dancing pavilions and batf houses not to do business yesterday. Int hotels and larger restaurants were left un | molested.
 The grand juror was defed only by the keepers of two petty lunch counters in tht neighborhood of the grove. The better could be obtained by those who knew "th' ropes," in a number of saloons. The DO licemen will be kept on the beach nigh and day for two weeks. Next season it ii rumored that the borough of West Have1 will keep a regular police force, with { chief and six patrolmen. The authorities would undoubtedly have had trouble witt the bath houses yesterday had it not beer for the cold weather. The proprietors sa, they will openly violate the law the mex fair Sunday The outcome of the strug gle will be awaited with interest.
 HOTEL ARRIVALS.
 I port general slackness of business owing to the stormy weather of the past feV days. The Sea View is doing remarkable sixty guests in the house with all tn, rooms occupied. Recent arrivals at tn, various hotels are as follows:
 Sea View house-M. A. Lawyer, Water bury; Miss M Guilefoile, Waterbury; H s. Scovil and wife, Goshen; Mis- H. Foley, Middletown; Miss Mag gie Mccarthy, Middle; N. H Gum, Southington; John D. Loomis ant family, Sufield; D. K. Casey and Franl Barry, Waterbury; John Price, NewHaven William F. Wood, Meriden; Misses Cod, and Scarey, Middletown; Mrs. Margare Kennaugh and Miss Kennaugh, Waterbury MT. and Mrs. B. N. McAuley, Windsor Locks.
 Beach house-Misses Selina Lockwood and Dora Crofert, South Norwalk; Car Reesler, Melville Jones, F. l.. Hosmer Chicago; Charles Futile, Mrs. F. w. Lut and family, Miss L. Miller, New Haven ad MsS Navy B. Garsy and Miss Mary Windsor Locks; Roger Berry and Joh1 Berry, New York.
 Twitchell house-Mrs. George Hall ant son, Wallingfo1d; Mrs. William H. Rams com, Wallingford, s. H. Casey, Franl Barry, William o. Henderson, Waterbury William J. Sannoth and J. A. Smith, Hart ford Captain c. Butler, Columbus s. c. J. H. Twitchell, Milford L. Miller, Northampton, Massachusetts Miss Agnes D. Brown, Windsor Locks Mrs. J. P. Penrose, Miss Marguerite A Dowd, Miss Jennie E. Burns, Naugatuek Philip Hershfeld, New York; T. D. Hive J. 0. Kelly and wife, Louisiana; John W Glynn, Middletown; Miss Maggie Cooney Middletown; H. M. Wilcox, New Boston Mass. ~4 ----. ----- Alleged Liquor Violations.