New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-01
ORANGE
rRY1Nc ro ENroRcE ME SUNDAY LAW.

TRYING; TO ENFORCE THE SUNDAY LAW
There was much excitement In West orange Oh
saturday night the meeting OF the lo"""F
committee 10 take action against the Sunday liquor
selling the famous Eagle Rock. "A crown VI
excited citizens filled the committee rooms, but "hrl
,h meeting was called 10 order the committee deciu'i
10 90 into executive session. and the crowd was
uncercmonou,ly hustled into the street IN the I"9'
of d!cnchirg mlnStOrm. Then the coWihio'ee "'N
up the question OF the enforcement OF the Suhdiy law
McsSrs. Drew, ShTImp and Mccall hvoreu H. p"'
Mr. Cunningham opp sed and Mr.. Otterbcin was on
the fence 4 stormy session Of two hours ensued'
during which the shouts Of the angry committeeman
could be heard by those In the street Finally IL was
dec ided to enforce the law, Mr.. Cunningham YOUNG
So Then o. doors opened and the drenched
and angry crowd surged into the rooms, filling them
70 sunocation. Then Henry d. Watts, the malIdSer
Of the Eagle Rock Hotel Company, addressed the
committee and asserted that Eagle Rock had been
made u target for the attacks OF rho committee and
the locnl PAPERS for weeks past. This, notwlth-
standing the fact that cOmplant had been maze
against it by any citizens. lie asked what was
proposed to BE- done. and told that the law was
10 DO enforced He replied that the committee could
drive their slaves I'm the rain for two hours, but
they could not drive him. He had hotel license,
aud he positively refused to close his bar on Sunday.
H. would not allow the committee 10 Interfere with
lbs prcioeaiycs in carrying on his business rs an
of The state the deputy sheriff. or constable)
be woud tho first that came on his grounds
to make arrest 10 Interfere with his business.
Chairman shrump rctorted: You'll have lots Of
chances for arr going 10 c!oec up the place, and
only Eagle Rock, but all other places in the
township
Mr. Drew asked him II ne sold beer on Sunday
lie replied: d" sell frrshmenis.7 At this the crowd
h0w-l with delight. the open and notorious
character OF the selling Is well known. Mr.. Drew
continued and said that the committee going 10
enforce tho law II it could. II he kept an orderly
luua, he had nothing to fear from the Township Com
mttoc
Yesterday morning a force Of special officers and
Committeeman Drew and ohTGmp went 10 the Rock,
but cooler counsel, had prevailed and the bars We're
olo-cd On account II the rain but few guests were
present.
llr. smith. OF the hotel company, said yesterday
Tint If they lad been disposed 70 eyadc the law they
could have bui.t q bar 600 feet long on the Rock.
A. 70 is, they run two bars there under one license,
one .n the hotel ard jlc other IN pavilion 800 feet
away. The company has offered 10 put up the license
fec for the other la, With the proyiSo that II the
curt az me september term DECIDES that the township
f. not entitled 10 r. the money Is to bc spent the
road leading To- f. lie Rock
Wet orange people arr almost unit tn the de
u4aud That t..- ~uuGay -'llug DE- stopped n Eagle
RY,h and an other place. ard b. + not thought That
'he u.uH- CEMENT ~ tlr place viii dare 10 oppose the
sentiment OF the pope.