New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-25
MORE ARRESTS THAN EVER.
POLICE ENFORCING THE EXCISE LAW.
ONE HUNDRED ASD TWENTY DEFIANT LIQUOR
SELLERS APPREHENTED.

The second Sunday under the new and rigid
police rule Of superintendent Byrnes was. from
the IQuor-selers and the Hauor drinkers
point OF view. the dricst known In the
history OF the city. The parchcd thrpats ana lurrS
tongues left from Saturday night were for the
most part unrclieved by drop OF sprtuouS moisture
1t is tribute to the vigilance of the police and to the
horoughncss with which rntendcnt Eyrnes'N orders
were carried cut that nine out Of ten du0r stores
in the ci tightly closed. The tenth rum seller
might try TO do a little business his intimate
friends and old customers but he did n I'm fear and
trembling With lights turned down. doors locked ana
look out scouts on the sidewalk And there he wa
lucky II he escaped arrest
As matter Of course. attention was mainly
diNctc1 10 the Nineteenth Precinct. and all
those interested in the subject wanted to see
just what Captain Mclaughlin would do. The captain
covered the precinct with special dnu in citizens
clothes each pain Of derapItation to detect
and repcr; every case oi excl violation In h.s bail
lwick. 81 far rs the uor stores concerned, the
orders worked to perfection, but again the hotels
by the cracker and cheese device. were able sue
ccS,ly cvade or rather 10 keep within the actual
letter Of the law In NEST ca,cs however, biscuits,
sandwiches or prctzels remained on permanent duty
at c.'h table throughout the day. and the men VINO
went into the cafe In search Of drink were not re
durc 20 through the formal p7etencc Of ordering
luncheon. II policeman In citizens clothes entered
TIE hotel hc saw wliscy vine. beer and othcr drinks
I'm prof sion a the table, but he also s1w IN" sem-
llance Of n luncheon. and was, Therefore powcrlcsS
10 % anything
on the East side Of The CITY Gmst and good order
were noticeable. Many thousands Of men. women
ana ckldrcn in holiday dros> wcre I'm tll" streets,
cnioyng the sun.hinc and lalmv spiinG iJr. TIC
liqnnr stores and bccrh0ps appeared TO be closed Ap
ysrranccs were doccItful a -Cmc Of The places. bnt
only customers we'll known 10 dealers were admitted
,hrouph the side doors Pitcher, Of beer were passed
ont through Railways. sometimes carefully wrapped
M I'm paper to conceal the contents. Along 1hirl-
ave- many OF the liquor stores had their windows GOV
cred closely By shades. and there were s'ntnel' at
| tho side doors. II evident that some Of th''
stores were crowded with customers. whose voices
could bc henrd by persons on the Sidewalk Two
policemen I'm plain clothes watched by a Tribune
rTortcr when they tried TO gain access TO one store
near Forticth st. The went 10 the side door ana Sall
| something I'm an undcrtOne 10 the outside watchers
who laughed rs they replied that no business was BE-
| ing done and that the place closed The pchce
men pleaded for admittancc and knocked on the door
! I'm vain II was evident that the men inside the
! store had received II warning signal
When the latest returns were received from the
various procInc's at Police Headquarters late last
night # was seen that there had been no lcs, than
/ l.0 excise arrest, during the day This Is by fnr The
/ highest number known at ,ime within the last
ten ycars The lis' T. follows: