New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-29
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
EXCISE VIOLATION IN JERSEY CITY

| TWO MEN SENTENCED TO THE PENITENTlAhf
FOR SELLING LIQUOR on SUNDAY.
Jndce upplncott Yesterday sentenced two bcer-shop-
keepers TO the penentiary for three months ana eo
them $3.50 each for selling liquor on sunday Inc
men were John McKeon, proprietor of a GROCERY III
Grovest near Fourtecntist.. and Thomas Furey' pro
pricor OF a similar place In Henderson ST. III phsshs
sentence Judge LipplncOtt said In part:
The traffic In intoxicating liquor IN every czeu coun'
try IS under degree OF restriction Inc reason VI
this time well understood to need any statement Of IT,
Ruin and Generalization both individually anu coec"''"
as a community follow the unrestficted uaihc III rum
crimes Of every nature the result principally OF "s
traffic. II there is any truth all in what those accused
Of here say fourhfths OF them are heie Oca VI
the use or Of Intoxicating liquors Inc Ss'e III
It's legislative policy has always r'stl', '' o
has from the first dave It, existence forolddn te ta
on Sunday No LEGISLATURE has dared TO repeal this at-
ter enactment or modify IT, Tho statute IA" :" 'S
State is habltualy and denany violated IN ths county
There here organizations, one OF the "s'h p"'l
which to protect who h1oitualy anu uc'n'S w
late the law and 10 shield them from punishment Ior sum
violations. The court. far as am eohcercu' oe
these violations Of should be severely p"h'0neu %
court has the right TO ask, to dcnshu 1h'' wv ~
sworn To execute tho shall do their duty IN this mat
, Thu, the Prosecutor Of the Pleas. with oil the powfr
NJ the State behind him, shall take such steps IN lh'
county az shall end at once this uni'"'u' anu "'
Ing traffic on Sunday and In this performance VI oS
,b court has the right under the specific power con-
ferred upon Us By statute. 70 demand ust ue P""or %
thoritIe OF the whole county and the Grand jury OF '
county aid 20 the extent Of the power corrru "P
them bv law this action be taken TINS "Nio WI"
cease az once and such punishment impo-eo upon "'
who are guilty will have deterrent erect III the iu'u'
The remarks Of Judge Uppnoott ana the so'''P
~ to sentence have created CONSERVATION among Dce
shop keepers. II has been so long since man "ao
been punished for eslling liquor on sunday ths cNoS
one IS wondering how II happened that tneSe WV
men were indicted at all. They did no more uH'i
hundreds If other liquor sellers do every Suhu'H'
The Board Of Frcehodcrs yesterday appoin'cu ~
W. w. Varick a member Of the County Board OF li'a'"
10 succeed It's president. Dr. l.. j. Gordon an eI'
nj Loriart's tobacco factory. The oniy oHcn'o W ~"
Democratic majority in the Board that Dr. "or"oh =
k,u,vn to have given, WINS that, as foreman 81 "'
Grand Jury he caused the Indictments 10 Oe "u''"
against the ballot box suffers IN the spring OF i7''
Tho Board also renppOnted DR.. {. Holmes McN'" ~
the Health Board Hugh Dugnn was r,,lpp lnu'r
Countv collector for two years, and MS bona "a'
ed -, .ynO 600 and his salnry Si,JOo. James J:
Gnnnnn was I,appOlntci County superintendent vi
Imiic Work, for five years. OF salary 81 s'1oo u
wear and his bond made $4,000; other nP
iginfmcnts viii Dc madc when the Fr'eh"lders meet
next Thursday
JacOb philips was found dead IN ms pa $500.
r,orninc AT MS home In ogden ave lie was quarter
master Of Zahrisde Post, e. A. H. Dch'h ""' '""''"
by rheumatism Of the heart