New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-16
EXCISE VIOLATORS HELD.
EFFORTS OF DIR. PARKHURsT's SOCIETY.

FIVE OF THE PRISONERS BOUND OVER FOR
TRIAL AT THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
The dlngy little apartment at the Tombs which is
called the Judges Private Room " was crowded
almost TO suTocaon yesterday afternoon when justice
Mcmahon sat to examine the six hQuorscllers charged
with violating the Excise law on sunday, FEBRUARY
- The Rev. DR.. Charles II. Parllurst was there,
occupying seat directly behind the Justice silver
Dollar smith also present. talking most oi u'e
time with Barney O'Rourke. Frank Moss appeared DIS
attorney for the Society for the Prevention OF crime
Tho examination resulted in the discharge Of John
Wendelken and the holding under bonds for thai IN
General Sessions OF Joseph McManus Thomas ).
LYNCH John Meyer Thomas j. sullivan ana hDe
Calm. -,
The examination began with the case Oh 'o'Nl
WendcIken lie is the proprietor of hquorS'ore az
Twenty-fourth-st. and Fourthave. The prosecution
said they were willing to withdraw the charges In hiS
as they had not sufficient evidence that the EXCISE
law had been violated. Justice McMahon "oHcu sur
prised and answered: "'Ihe examination must piV
coed II there Is any chance Of holding ms nun
nropose to do H." Grayson S. Pierce agent oi 'ne
society for the Prevention of Crime, VINO was the "o'
pIainant in all the cases, was the only witness lie
id mat no had gone into Wendellens place on the
Icbt ~ Febrrarv o3 Whether II was before or after
midnight he could not say.
Justice Mcmahon smiled as he said TO MI Mos'
Under these circumstances there Is nothing TOT INC W
do but discharge the accused
IN tho NEXT four cas.ss examination was waived and
tbe prIsoners were held in 500 each for trial at the
court of General Sessions. They wero Ihomas D.
t,,cb barkccpcr for Norris Tekul,hy, president
-, ,ho IIouor DcaLr,' Association, VINO mas
a louor store at No. 113 Park Row john 'oS
" Andy" Horns place, 40. 30 PARK 40" ''''p
McManus bartender for sylvester west NO. ~ bofc'
and Thomas j. sullivan. who IS in the employ Oh barney
O'Rourke at No. 80 ForythSt'
Whom fine case Of Abe" Calm, who was saiu 10 De
bartender I'm silver Dollar" smiths place al NO
.. Fssex.t WIS called T.. NJ Friend, The lawyer De
,pa,d = prlyate examinations in order that witnesses
might not hear each other testify. This was grau'eu'
MIR Pierce testified that he had gone TO 9imth pno
ON the night Of February - with Joseph "nhic"' vi
Lewis superintendent OF Mr.. PaIkhursts society anu
=. Mr.. Dare. They drank beer there for about ten
minutes and then went upstairs to the pooirooh' "'V'
hey played pool and drank more peel
In answer 70 a question by Mr. Friend. the witness
s,d he WAS employed by the Society for the Proven.
tion of Crime to obtain evidence. Mr. Frlehd ae"e"
hnv, much salary hc received. Mr.. Mos oh!ec'c''
hut Justice Mcmahon allowed the que''Oh ~ "
answered Fierce sad that he was PAD 20 li.o"'',
lie was next asked II he received anything adu'uo"u
70 be- used In collecting evidence. The "Ithes' S@'
he was allowed his expense.
r., the next question asked by Mr.. Friend. MI MOSS
Objected more strenuously than before. The question
YEA. DO Won receive money for the purpose OF IN
daclnc people to commit crlm"!' The JUSTICE "I'n
snllc sald: Question allowed" Mr.. Mos sun III
.i>tod that the question should not be answered say
Ing IL wa, mt of all reason that the queNilm 'ho"'
De- asked. Mr. Friend said he would ask the ln"suoh
In another way. After having Mr. Pierce ADMIT 'l''
ho knew selling liquors on sunday "ns I'D Vloia'l'"
~ t,,, law. he asked him II be- received his salary
for the purpo-e Of getting people 10 sell him whisky
Again an objection came nom Mr.. Moss, hIhlu ue
i5'riro ovcrf,ld the objection, and the witnessed
answered " Yes" =. ,-
Justice McMuhon s,iid that all he wanted to Know
vas ahother tie LIQUOR sold IN licensed pace
or not Mr, Friend proved that all the dnnKs 'ur-
ishod bv the accused had boon served III the po'O9h
,,btrh "a. mil ceus,d ThcreupOn Calm Wa, dis
charged on that complaint but Wa held on anou'Tr
,oTpalni Immediately made charging him with sell
ing intoxicating drinks without a license.
An,r the examination Or. IhrkhurSt vas introduced
IN bs Justice Tho later cXprs--cd himself rs pleased
and invited DR.. tnrkhurrt u call some morning Al'
have "A talh with him.