The Jersey City news., 1892-05-16

his impending experience. when the heV'
Father Corrigau and DR.. Jenvey, OF SG.
Paul's Episcopal Church. were ushered
In. They said they represe nted the clergy OF
spokesman, said:-"We demand at your
hands the rigid enforcement of the sun
day closing laws. If you fall to properly
see to their observance, we Will appear pc
fore the Grand Jury to procure your in-
dictment."
"Well, gentlemen" said the Chief. "the
laws against the opening OF liquor saloons ,s
on Sunday are not the only Sunday laws
unenforced. If you insist that one set OF
harsh laws be enforced. other citizens
may demand that all the Blue laws oe
enforced. II any citizens apply to me TO
have these laws enforced, l Will be COM
PEELED to obey them"
The clergymen would accept no conf
promise and left without abating In the
slightest their demand.
HE CAME DOWN.
Chief Donovan therefore gave orders 70
all policemen that after midnight all
liquor dealers found selling should be ar
rested. The police warned every saloon
keeper of the order and Immediately con-
sternation reigned.
Many of the saloonkeepers visited Po-
lice Headquarters to assure themselves OF
the authenticity of the warning. and they
found tile hard news to be but too true.
The first arrest was made at
half past twelve. Policeman Foley
arrested John Marcenaro of No. 399 Park
avenue. He, the policeman said, dis
regarded the warning and continued
selling after midnight. At H. As Charles
Gerner of No. n Newark street, who
neglected to turn off the tap at midnight
was also arrested. All the arrests were
not quietly made.
AN OFFICER BEATEN.
D0li Cal ordt ha had
warned Patrick Reilly of First street to
stop selling looked in his window and
saw crowd drinking inside. He demand
ed admittance, and was told to ''go to
h." He placed his knee against the
door, and fell against 1t bursting it in.
Then he went to arrest Reilly.
The drunken gang jumped at the po-
liceman. He still held Reilly and dubbed
the crowd away. Reilly resisted on his
way to the police station and was dubbed
into submission. Gebhardt returned to
the saloon and arrested Patrick Bagley
whom he charged with assaulting him.
After this the arrests continued all day,
accompanied to the police station by a
hooting crowd of children.
THE VICTIMS.
The men arrested are:-John Bosh of
No. SOL First street, Henry Stappenbeck
of No. III Jackson street. Martin Goetz
OF NO. tU0 plTSU 6br6ct, oeOEB6 NoI-
rath of No. SOL Washington street,
John Nolan of No. 122 Willow avenue,
Thomas Jennings of First and Grand
street, Daniel Callahan of No. 310 Grand
street, John Eitzen of No. 206 River
street, Patrick Sexton of No. Sc First
street, Edward Patthost of No. "a Park
avenue, Mrs. Thalaeker of No. AZ Newark
street, Edward Henckler of No. ITO Grand
street; Cornelius Burger. of No: l31
Adams street; Frederick Fromm, of No.
522 Adams street; William Kaufman, of
Sixth street; David Won Wyck, of No.
1873 Hudson street; John Gibbips, of
River street; Peter Reyelt, of No. 666
First street.
TOUGH RUM HOLES.
The majority of those arrested are the
keepers of small and tough saloons IN the
poorer quarters of Hoboken. All the re-
spectacle saloonkeepers obeyed the order
OF the police and not member of the
Liquor Dealers Association was arrested.
Ali the men arrested were admitted to
bail in 500 by the Recorder to await the
action of the Grand Jury.
One result of the closing was that
panic stricken crowds were rushing to-
ward the ferries all afternoon and the
horse cars to North Hudson were crowded.
All the rigs in the city were hired out
long before noon and the city had p
strange and fearful aspect.
The clergymen say Jnat they intend to
have the same condition of affairs every
Sunday hereafter.