The sun., 1892-03-28
SUNDAY DRY IN SPOTS ONLY.
HOTELS BAGGED THE SALOON PROFITS
Nv THE 7EHDERLOIN.

HOTELS BAGGED THE SALOON PROFITS
IN THE 7ENDERLOIN.
Guards nonbled 81 the siAe Doors IN Other
Precincts and Business Brisk - Ever
Passwords 10 Keep Out Farkhurrt Men.
Inspector Byrnes. Acting Superintendent OF
Police. denies that any extraordinary sys-
tenn OF raids on saloons that keep open in the
prohibited hours is contem plated. and that as
far as he knows the subdued air OF expectancy
that envelops the town is unwarranted. Ho
told oil tho reporters at Headquarters yester-
day that Of course the law would be enforced.
and then lie spoiled the majesty OF the utter
ance by adding. 'as 1t always has been.'
Tho Tenderloin district. In which DR.. Park
hurst lives. worried through its drycst Sunday
Of the present decade. 1t Is alleged that not
one OF the $50 regular saloons in the precinct
dispensed drop of liquor OF any kind after
l o'clock yesterday morning. but that is
an exaggeration. A good many saloons
in the precinct were closed however. The
embargo followed close upon Inspector
Byrness talk to tho Captains at Police
Headquarters on Saturday afternoon. Things
began to get lively half an hour after
Acting Captain Sheldon got back to tho station
house in Thirtieth street. Sheldon is an nc
tive Methodist. and he used to be Sunday
school superintendent He told the policemen
at o'clock roll call that he didn't want any
funny business from the saloons. and he re-
peated this at midnight and again at e o'clock
yesterday morning. He told the coppers that
each and every one Of them would be held per-
sonally responsible II any saloon was open in
the precinct yesterday. 1t appeared evident
that tho police didn't want any Of DR.. Park
o anday SssS sta m Ss
A sufficient number OF the saloons were closed
to make big boom for the hotels and res
understood what 1t meant whom u customer
i;d iM;nsed , the other eye great eat many ny q the
CAUSE caus" mem in Other other precincts rec v" were "s selling
liquor despite Dr. ParIhurst and his amateur
The tables Mt the Hoffman House cafe were
spread with white covers. and laden with IL
free lunch Of cheese and crackers for guests
wnea a
read before ordering: They don't have free
LUNCHES at Delmonico's.
Gs ss sS' Si$ Sss R
aS hs Ssa poe 'S ddn say nGns nns
and II pr. Parkhqrsts amateur detectives
tSsy didnt get tSsFs: Acting tastsin ST. Sheldon
by colored people lust after midnight yester
day. ard cops were out in PLAIN clothes on the
lookout for women who disobeyed the police
order to keep of the streets. Eighteen of them
night.
signed to the Broadway Theatre. the Park. the
VIII GTdsrs to enfs5fS the
The actors e and aeresses lad to
explain what they they proposed to do and
Kemp, told Manager Hill thai little lIecaicon:
eits ths ehiLd dancer Soadn execute any Of
and theatrical costumes were barred. soft
drinks we're served at Roster 4 BiaIs.
to be doing the usual rushing sunday trade.
with n larger force OF scouts ont than usual.
n some rases b was fSr
Parkhurst's detectives. who might follow clos.
on the heels ofa regular customer. had told ull
they would have TO say to the man at the door.
For instance. in front Of a saloon on Second
4 man aPrroachSSd him smilingly and said:
II" said Jakey.
door
There were fifty excise arrests all told. i,
BoWsry sa eeoek esa aa yesar e
s tT9 ths oM.y Sssa
One OF the mon was tall and we'll built. with
light hair and moustache and blue eyes. He
wore. wore dark dark. trousers; gus , gray overcoat. and
slight. with light hair and a smooth face. IIe
wore strped troussrs Wh.a bFo"n oyeTeoatt .t and
is sharpeest the men sstorped and looked
around All was Guiet. Then they moved close
to the window OF 4 f., saloon; bright light
stretched up as though to look over the cur
tains. The smaller man crouched in the
shadow OF the building.
From nearby hallway q man emerged and
"sen fhe s lis ey
were era bbed and hustled down Doyers street.
The bakers dozen took turns in kicking and
punching the strangers. At the corner q pell
with the Investigators ut the head. They
marched back through Doyers street to the
Bowery. Then they warned the men never to
appear In Doyers Bend again.
When DIR. Parkhurst was asked last night il
he knew two men connected with his society
who answered the descriptions Of the Doyers
Bend visitors. he said that he knew nothing
about the agents plans for yesterdays work.
Pell street yesterday morning or not. He had
men. he thought. who might answer their de-
scriptions, although he was not sure. The
police had heard OF the incident. but were un-
able to lind either the visitors or their hosts.