New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02
TOORHIS OTERRULES HOGAN
HE COMES DOWN HARD on THE VIO-
LATORs OF THE EXCISE LAW.
LIQUOR DEALERS WHOSE CASES JUSTICE HOGAN
HOLDS FOR TRIAI,-sOME OF THE RE-
SUITS OF THE DRY SUNDAY.

HOLDS FOR TllAlrSOME OF HE M
SUITS or TIE DRY SUNDAY.
Superintendent Byrncs and the police force are
TO have the support of Justice Noorhs. ana douD'-
less most of the other justices. in their declared
determination TO enforce the Excise laws In the
case OF Justice Voorhs this fact became evident
when in the jefferson Market Police Court yes
terlay morning he not only held the majority OF
prisoners who had been arrested on Suh"dS iO'
violation of the law but also held those prisoners
upon whose cases Justice Hogan had rclused ~
pass The corridors and rear rooms were cro""eu
Yesterday morning with barroom-kcepers ana po-
nccIncn. Police Justice Hogan, who ruled on the
side of the liGuor-deaers Saturday ana sun
day has gone away on vaca ton for two weeks
so that for a time at least there Will be no ciash
between the Police Department and that repre-
sentative OF the bench.
When the liquor-dealers saw Justice WORMS on
the bench they felt uneasy. The Justice soon be-
gan on the Excise cases. Michael sullivan, OF
No 400 West-st.. was the first Tie was arrested
at 1920 o'clock sunday morning. The officer VINO
made the arrest told convincing story against
Sullivan. and Justice Noorhis held him IN >lVV pail
The case against Sullivan was regarded as no
stronger than any of the others. and the summary
DISPOSITION of it delighted the police and struck
terror to the lcng line of bartenders awaiting ar
ralrnment Case after case was caHed-caSes SINH
lar to those which Police Justice Hogan had de-
clinod to pass upon-and prisoner AFTER prisoner
was held Justice Noorhs's disposition OF the
cases is considered triumph for superintendent
Byrnes and the police
In addition to the cases of Sunday there were
nine more cases brought before Justice Noorhis
Yesterday The prisoners were all held IN >lV' Dan
for trial in Special Sessions. In all there were
twenty-five cases. including those OF SUNDAY anu
yesterday and of this number only two deIeh'-
ants were discharged. These two were the cases
of Adolph Schnger. Democratic Assemblymah
District and Henry curtis. Inc
evidence in these cases was regarded as insuiil-
Gent"
Sunday was also a day of disagreeable live!iness
to twelve barroom-keepers of Morrisania loiice
CAPTAIN Creedon. OF the Morrlsania precinct hdue
twelve arrests there. on Sunday afternoon gang
Of Italians tried to mob Max Junker. Policeman
while he was trying to arrest the bartender at no
81 Morris-avc Several Italians bounced on Juhker
he G9 me aTrd thf men @q Sed for 1a
At the ToInbs Police Court yesterday there We're
seS BY eJg Justice Grady At the Essex Market PO
lice Court thrty-eight barroom,keePe'Ss ai.n o.,
tenders were arraigned before Justice snn's' ~
these an except seven were held for trial. -,
Harlem was a good deal dryer thdi u'u1I vi
Court. had busy day yesterday as result, In
all there were thrty-e,sht arresis 'or VAS
made by Thomas Harmon. policeman OF the o f,ll
Uniform. deliberately applied for drink at Ed-
ward McNulty's barroom at no. lbs u ~
as sfr ef BurFe he ID hrtysx prisoners for trial
Superintendent Byrnes had two sergeants OF po-
lice from every precinct in the city before nm
Yesterday at iSO p. m. He talked 10 them Tor
nearly half an hour about matters or dltcipIInc.
The rest of the sergeants Will be lectured by me
Superintendent to-day. Special policemen VIII De
detailed nightly in the future TO arrest DdTOom-
keepers who keep open after hours. -.
The prospective number Of Excise cases th a
may come into the General Sessions has ALREADY
caused a good deal OF discussion in the District
Attornev's office. 1t is held that II these cases
are dumped into the regular channels II VIII lia
tIcaly choke up the machinery Of the criminal
courts District Attorney Fellows SAID YESTERDAY
regarding the matter: The Legislature shouId
provide some remedial legislation IN TINS dlrrcuuil'
If All these cases are brought into General So,
sions IL will put stopto business. because VIII
be a physical mpossbility to get through win an
Of them As rule. every one OF these cases -
hotIv contested. The defendant has The rignt 10
demand a jury trial If ne wishes one. ShouId ms
be the rule in every instance there would be no
,sme left for felony cases. There Is way out oi
tho dircultv and that is to enlarge the juTlsdlc-
lion of Special Sessions b. allowing jury trials.
SUPERINTENDENT Byrnes said TO Tribune reporter
Yesterday relative to his crusade against the liquor
dealers 40 man set % men IS gong 20 STOP
me in this movement. Nothing hut supreme
Court Injunction viii prevent me from maintaining
Inc law 10 the letter. More than that the force
viii back me up in my effort to see that the law
al ned