The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
DEFYING TIE Law.
Gus Reiber Operating An
other Vile Den Here.
TRICEED THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Thrice Driven Out He Hoodwinks
a Brother Saloonkeeper.

Gustav Reiber, the former proprietor of
the j. I. C. music nall on Montgomery
street. near Greene, which was closed
by Chief of Police Murphy because It
was a notorious den and a resort OF
dangerous characters. is operating the
J. J. C. music han on Grove street, near
Bay, without a license. This fact was
reported to Alderman Mitchell. of the
Excise Committee, and CITY Clerk Scott
this morning. Detective Colville Smith,
who looks UP liquor dealers who sell
without a license. was at once notified,
and Reiber's arrest win probably be
made today.
PRETTY CHEEKY, THIS.
After the Aldermen closed Reiber's old
den upon Chief Murphy's recommended
ton, he tried every means possible to Sc
cure renewal of his license. He ap-
peared before the Excise Committee and
had the effrontery, in face of Chief Mur-
phys letter of denunciation. to say that
he conducted his place IN Il moral and
orderly manner. Witnesses VINO had
visited the place and became disgusted
with the women. who appeared in abbre-
waited and greasy costumes testified that
it was an indecent resort.
in supplemental communication Chief
Murphy told the Aldermen that such
dens as were being by Reiber should not
be tolerated in any decent community.
The result was that Reiber was unable
to secure a license. He and Jacob Com
bossi, who used to operate q similar den
in the old Central Theatre, then pre-
tended TO sell out to one another with
a hope of procuring license. The Alder
men dropped to the game and again
Reiber was knocked OUT.
RESORT FOR BAD CHARACTERS.
subsequently he was caught in the act
OF selling liquor without a license. He
was arrested, and witnesses testified TO
having. seen women in short skirts en-
tertaining gentlemen friends in private
rooms off the stage. He was finally
driven out OF business. He next ap-
peared on the scene by opening con-
cert hall on Grove street. He tried. to
procure a license for ii. but the Alder
men, not considering him a fit person
to whom license should be granted
refused to entertain his petition. Then
a new game was tried.
Fred c. Chaplin, saloon-keeper, made
an application to sell liquor at the ]. l.
c. music hall on Grove street Chapin's
general responsibility resulted in a IL
to the, Aldermen that he proposed rum
ming the place in an orderly manner
REIBER'S TRICK.
AS soon as the place was opened il be-
gan to assume the appearance of the old
den on Montgomery street. Chaplin was
not to be seen there and it became
known that he had little or no interest
in the place. Reiber appeared behind
the bar, his wife handled the money
JACK Lynch appeared as the star noise
making performer, and the same gang
the customers.
CHAPLIN COT OUT DIsGUsTED.
p It It was disclosed tRis morning that
RI
cense for the place When the first
payment was due under the arrangement
Chaplin was hung up" He stood that
sort of thing a few weeks and then be-
ycame thoroughly disgusted with the
manner the place was being operated
that he removed his name from the sign
with the place and turned the license
over to the brewery, which is backing
Reiber.
Since that time Reiber has been oper-
ating under Chapin's license without his
consent. Chaplin refuses to have any
thing to do with the place and Alder
man Mitchell proposes at tonight's meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen to move
that the license be revoked.
A DISGRACE TO THE BOARD.
Il told that man. said Alderman
Mitchell, this morning, that l would
never grant him a license under any cir
cumstances. | will not allow him to have
a license now. He came to me with his
Wife TO try and induce me to give him
t1SCiioC. L t'tlitA II Is e SioSIsaCe TO ELe
Board of Aldermen to allow him to con-
tinue operating. The decent people OF
that locality want him kicked out of
there, and I venture to say that if any
member of this Board votes to grant
him Il license he viii be signing his pc
litical death warrant"
Alderman Dusenbery another MEM
ber of the Excise Committee said
Il will not vote TO grant Reiber a
license, and if he has one I will vote to
revoke it,
The Aldermen will probably succeed in
driving Reiher out of business and out
of town this time.