New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-28
POLICE MORE WATCHFUL.
ACTIVE IN ENFORCING The ENCloE LAW
JUSTICE TAINToR's SUMMARY DEclsloNS-MoN-
RIs TEKuLsKY DECLARES HE WILL KEEP

PTS TEKr.LsKY DECLARES HE We'll KEEP
HIS PLACE OPEN on SUNDAY
,o,,r. urde- tho latest orders OF Superintendent
Ryrnes to enforce the Excise law, poicemeh III
plain clothes active in every part OF 'ne wy
in the early hours OF yesterday morning iooA'"e "
liquor stores where business was BENG doii' al Wv
lation of the law. Superintendent Byrnes hiihseii
was abroad % see how the police were carrying ou
his orders and force OF Central Office detectives
made observations in several of the prechc's' III
spectors Comm. Williams and McAvoy were Oh INV
watch too and they had taken the precau''oh u
have policemen sent from some precincts INTO o'"er
precincts where they were not known IN orDV' '''oi
easily to get the evidence.
Many of the liquor dealers had taken alarm ana
had shut up their stores at a. m. but the ponce
made about sixty arrests for violations OF me EN-
else law yesterday morning Most OF the prisoners
were held to await the action OF the Grand jury
When Richard McKenna. of No. 1875 East One-huh-
and-thrty-seventh-st was arraigned at the
Morrisana Police Court by Policeman Patrick Reid'
however Police Justice Tantor examined the COM
plant and then said 10 the policeman:
what did YOU arrest this man for?"
Your Honor" replied Reid, Il went INTO the
place at 2:2O this morning just as eight men were
leaving McKenna told me he would not give me
anything. as he was going TO close up.
NO CHANCE TO EXPLAIN
We'll II he didn't sell you anything what did
You arrest him for? And not waiting for reply
the Police Justice continued '"fhe Excise law
plainly says that II is offence TO keep saloon
open after hours and before you make any more
arrests OF this kind you had better read the law
1he prisoner is discharged"
Thomas Daily. Of No 52l East One-hundred-and-
ffty-fourth-st.. was also arragned for similar OF
fence and discharged in the same manner
The decision by Justice Taintor may prevent
scenes similar to that which occurred In the liquor
store of William Moulds. In broadway near Thirty-
third-st early on Wednesday morning. dozen
men in the place after the legal time for clos
ing and several policemen tried TO get in TO make
arrests. The door kept locked by the sentinel
outside and The policemen remained to watch the
place The imprisoned customers and the proprietor
had TO stay in the store until after a. m. much
against their will Among the men were said to be
william Sexton. the billiard expert, and Frank
Evans. veteran actor.
HE WILL TRY TO KEEP OPEN.
Morris Tekulsky. president of the Liquor Dealers
Association, has called meeting Of the Executive
Committee of the association for to-day, with
view TO having the liQuordealers keep their places
open on Sunday without selling any liquor. He
said yesterday: II going TO keep my saloon In
Park Row wide open next Sunday. | shall not
sell any liquor that day. but If any one wants to
buy saltwater or cigars he will be accommodated.
The police will have right to interfere with me
so long as do n1 sell liquor. | do not know
If the other liquor-dAlers will follow my lead but
i think they should
Superintendent Byrnes had nothing 10 say about
the threats keep the liquor stores open on sun
day. but the police do not think that many Of the
stores will be kept open unless liquor is solu.
President Martin. Of the Police Board, was not al
the Central Office yesterday, and his clerk salu II
was not known that the Commissioner had re.
turned from Saratoga. Mr. Martin had heard or
the decision of the Superintendent to enforce the
said to a correspondent of The Herald at Sara
toga: III never has been and is not the in
tention of the board interfere with the Super
intendent in the performance OF his duties. lie
has now and all along has had certain duties pre-
scribed BY the law and by the regulations OF the
department, and he has been empowered at all
times to use whatever means he deemed essentiaI
in the prevention of the laws violation. We have
not wished to hamper him All that the old reso-
luton of the board intended TO prevent was
the general system of spying and deception that
we felt harmful to the discipline and morals
Of the force
MR. SHEEHANS OPINION.
Police Commissioner Sheehan said yesterday:
THE resolution in question was adopted before l
became a Commissioner AS understand the reso-
luton IL contains no restriction upon the Su-
perintendent from enforcing the Excise law or
any other laws. II does not say that policemen
in plain clothes must not go into saloons for the
preston of opinion of the Commissioners against
the spy system. 1t condemns the practice OF po-
lice officers inducing and tempting people to vio-
late the law in order TO make an arrest. The
resolution certainly does not deter the Superin-
tendent from enforcing the law.