New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-09
THE Ia w OPENLY VIOLATED.
POLICEMEN HAVE AN IDLE SUNDAY.
BARRoOMs DO 4 THRIVING BUsINEss-sUpERIN-
TEXDEXr GyRNFs SILENT.

TENDENT BYRNFS SILENT
There plenty OF evidence In the city yesterday
tina: the police had settled back into the old rts or
carelcSsness and Indifference which formerly prevented
an effective enforcement Of the Excise law on SUNDAYS
The pretencc c1forcng the law against Sunday liquor
selling was Kept up but IL was little better than arcc
ANY observing who chose 10 walk past the liquor
stores In the streets and avenues where they are
thickcst could not fail that most OF the stores
really were open TO the public. although the front
doors were closed. The tightly drawn shades ana
the sight OF passing In and ont OF the side doors
proved that the LIQUOR traffic going on undiShroeo
1t possible for stranger 10 walk through INC
side doors and see crowds Of men drinking ~ inc
bars in some Of the places. while Mt others the hpor'
opened OILY when the familiar faces OF regular
customers appeared the pecp-holc which has been
bored in nearly every family entrance since Iho"'
Byrncs became superintendent Of Police 'c'"S'oI.
ally n man plainly unhcr the influence OF liquor coud
be seen passing OF the side door OF a corhcr
grCggery. Pitchers and pals OF beer were carried
out Of shops with no attempt at conccaime u
Along Third ave. and In the Bowcry' "hcI" ~"
interior OF many liquor stores could be Sech '""e
the open fanlGhts by persons riding on the cleN"''
trains, the violation OF the Excise law seemcu W o
general
The explanation Of the wholesalc disregard Of the
law was found in the fact that the police cap'ahS
had rot sent out any policemen in plain clothes 10
get evidence Of Illegal nqnor selling. and the hi""
dealers knew It. The word had feen passcd aions
the line that all police spies had been caiied 'n'
Only policemen in uniform were p'rm't'cn 10 on
force" the law Yesterday. A Tribune reporter wit
messed "A startling example of sch enforcement "'
d liquor store within sight Of Police headquarters
He had observed mel filing In and ont Of sd"dooT
Of the liquor store and had noticed that 'he oo"r
evidently open and shut by some person III
side the place. Wishing to make closer exam
nation. the reporter walked TO the door 1t failed
M
cut. in the door. Looking through the hole the
reporter saw a human eye. Then the reporter tried
10 omen the door but found IL fastened lie went
a little way off and watched the door from point
where the eye at the auger-hoc coud not see him.
several went to the door and walked III "'.'o"'
trouble Presently "A policeman In full UNIFORM
walked out Of the door strOhlng his mustachc !" d"
manner that indicated removal OF moisture.
A man who had fallen the sidfwak ana
had broken his nose when I've was TOO
much under the influence Of liquor to
walk straight. went 10 the McrrerS'
police station 10 get surgical aid YESTERDAY IL" Saa
le was John Cavanagh. Of No. 13J Wavrrl'y fm''
Half an hour before noon stranger VINO see'heu W
be inscnsibe from the effects Of liquor. ~ from the
effects OF a fall was found the sidewalk In front
q, No. - Elzabch-,t. and was carried TO The
Chambers street Hospital.
II the police Of the Nincccnh Precinct arr making
any strong effort to enforce the Excise Ia" 'e'' VIA
little or no evidence of II yesterday Every "h'f'
along sixth and seventh II was evident th"' 'hc
Tammany whisper" had potent effect III p"raP A"'s
the energies q the to obey superintendent
pvrncs's orders 4 few OF the liquor stores Ncr"
nchtlv closed beyond all possibility of deception.
But I'm four out Of five OF the more notorious csthb
ushments the little side door was again In evidence
as in the old days and inside on tie bar rf'IH'S
trade vn, carried on from forenoon To midDi-ht IN
Open shameless and apparently secure defiance Of ne
law In the afternoon the police mace TWO Arr'H, IN
thc precinct John Kenny bartender IN thc liquor AlH"
KEN, by leo David Nugcnt of No 900 sevcnth-avc..
and Henry IL .h who Is employed by Dicdcrick fon'k'
" IL was notlcablc that the big liquor storcs did not
begin open operations unl after Captain McLhhShyl
hsavv mIstache sellknlt ngur, aud steel gray eyes
ara nrctfy familiar everyone IN The precinct by IN,
time and while he WAS around hi. men did ih"F dn'y
and ,hr nGunt men were obliged to ply their trade IN
- ,tealthv fugitive way. With the captains rciufn to
the station early In the evening SLAIN ave "''"'
again ~ quiet ~ chuithNAd. A.. ....,.. and
cheese nerfugc yesterday and their g",ts were ah'
10 call things by their hight names ana sr' "" "c
Superintendent Hyrncs was at Police Headquarters
for an hour I'm the afternoon. When asked "bput
had not been able to make extensive ob'rrVanoh'.
lie would give no opinion ana max" u" Hlh'nl,l.
as the manner in which the police were performing
''' The ~ork accomplished by thc police Yesterday, i
coqucntly illustrated by the iG'%inE %, sH ,v
first Precinct, o: second. ! Third; o; t@nr,h' -
Fin, o: sixth o. "ycntn o Eshlh ri,,,,.a,b nln'h'
Fourteenth. >; Fifteenth /; sixteenth, seven.
tenth; o. Eisl,enis o. rSanty',ardad Ninfl'nGd
Twcnty third . Twcnty-third ul,Pr'inct. q,
twenty wem fonrih. = rwcnt, nm ): rwcniyixth =:
twenty seventh. l. Twenty eighth. o; Iwcniy ninth:
;rib,rty "third' /: Thirty fourth o. Thirty nm. o.
' Ty rgi 3S a' srost, it Sil Be rc,srSa srs9
willie the decrease from the number received on
sunday, April -, Is g..