The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-13
WAR ON THE DIVE KEEPERS.
WARRANTS issued ON yNDHC11IKNTS
AND, ARRESTS QUICKLY FOLLOW

Superintendent Moray Tells the Inspseters
ana Capitals 90 No Their Duty-F1vs Men
Licked Up II the Tesserioia Precinct,
saeiastne Tom 0euia asa Jshn Kelly.
The shooting OF John J. Wogan by Joseph
Selling. In front OF Tom Gould's dive on Christ
mas morning. is beginning to have its logical
effect Some Of the most reckless OF the dive
keepers have reached the end Of their rope.
and the police have been obliged to call halt.
Since the shooting some dive keepers have
been making pretence OF observing the law.
Others have paid no attention to the warning.
and have been seemingly more defiant than
ever OF the law. A few have closed for night.
and the Hole in the WALL" tho Excise Ex-
change" and "Kelly's" closed their assigna-
tion annexes and made great show Of virtue
The first indication that the authorities
meant business came In tho shape Of the con-
viction OF Billy McGlory. The night after he
had been sentenced by Recorder Smyth to the
full limit Of the law there were fewer Of the
dives open than on any night since the killing
Of Wogan. The Police Commissioners
took a hand In the shake.up and John
j. Brogan. the Captain of the Mercer street
station. who had SO long neglected to close tho
dens in his precinct. was sent to the Broadway
squad. Superintendent Murray sent for the
Captains OF several precincts In which there
were notorious dives and instructed them
that the places must be made to observe tho
law. The Captains reported that the licenses
Of about seventy places should DO revoked.
f end the SO to
That action was not enough to satisfy pc
public demand. and Superintendent ~
Yesterday the Superintendent had ana r
tak With , The Captains and with lnsped
aa rsssd f /" s ,fd
day. with the. result TINT q batch q indist:,
had anG sse s to sSs
Fl ssS ex stsp IN hs
Psa ID asnsss wS bsst xon s
plsS o, :DerSt|ons: Iais I HiSa was s' ,ol:
$ent Q, oydenee which Was tpds aid Seiors
the Grand Jury; a9d Mnon which the Grand
These the DISTRICT Attorney sent to me. and i
them the hands Of W
Cart. keiiiy o. the West Thirty. arst street sta.
bridge street station. arrested clever, persons.
Capt. McCullagh arrested Carey WEIGH Of
Hndrsw %sAesr sSs Bd%ef ~
Capt. Reilly arrested james Lynch Of 245
Thomss
ThoIm,as ol f Gould o. $72 Sixth avenue. and
Gurk. 253 Bowery. and Charles Smith. 1877
These parties will all be arraigned at the
at 10 o'clock, Al q them were indicted ior
for keeping disorderly houses else
1T is not q violation Of any confidence for
be made. It is but fair to the precinct police
to say that in all or nearly all OF these places
and in future shall hold the inspectors per-
sonally responsible IN these cases"
Capts. Reilly. Mccuilaeh, and creeden. the last
In the glory OF his new Captains buttons and
WIEN he
aay ho SI sss SsS
grave; As l. they realized the weight OF the re-
rss could was asi's and
Godd s s
sss$ II: been
ed by disreputabie Women. thieves. and bad
ieemen also testied before the rand jury to
violations Of the Excise law. The five prisoners
were locked up in the Thirtieth street station
fered themselves for each prisoner. and friends
kent running to and from the station With mes
Closed tight as drum. but Mceormic ik w and
Kelly's saloon were open. The renr room Of
Kelly,s place. where women congreeated. was
Carey WEIGH, P; Mccarthy. Andrew Nc
%a,d sssGs aq$ Hogan O.
about 5 clock: The others were arrested at
their places Of business shortly after O'clock
fSssy Of @ s
Last nisRt Wolehs Hole in the Wall" was
door to that effect There was not a light in
as as could i' S Be- The places On the 1 Bo%srs
TIE proprietors. In Mccarthys spd McAlsers
ana
the arrest Walters's was deserted and new
bartender: serving his first day there was as
iriends. but IN Smiths the BARTENDER sat on re@
high stool. all alone. and looked with anger Mt
the empty assignation room and anttnbles.
men; Superintendent Murray said that he
Justice saw fit to open court to take bail. he
house tho before
:, saloonkeepers Augustus Gnidon Of 135 Sui
Ct h S the ss
CAPTAINS Ryan and Mccullough and their pre-
Commissioners tomorrow; They were in.
structed to present any evidence they have to
show cause why their licenses should not be
AGENT EnR11CH ASSAULTED