The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-29
BRoOKLYNSSUNDAYNOTDRY
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viointsd Arourd the city unii-Even the
n y. L. Detectives f'und Eisht So
ionn- Oper-onIY y ght ENei-e Arrrsi-.
Had ukase by Mayor schieren Of BROOKLYN
been obeyed nil the saloons IN thattown would
have leon closed yesterday. and no saloon
could have been found oren one minute after
midnight Of Saturday All ofthe saloons we're
not closed however. and several saloons close
~ the City Hall had their side doors open and
did a big business. During the day several
srrests we're made in small saloons. but tho
police apparently took good care to leave the
large ones unmolested.
A COMMITTEES from the BROOKLYN Temperance
League called on Mayor Schieren on Saturday
and ask cd him to do something toward closing
the saloons on Sunday. They informed him
that nearly all OF the barrooms were kept open
on sunday. and that the saloon keepers were
openly violating the excise laws. The Mayor
toll the committee no would look into the
matter
After the committee had left Nj rcheren
wrote out along list OF instructions which he
forwarded to Superint endent Campbell OF the
Police Department The Superintendent sent
the orders to all the police Captains. The
policemen. when going on duty Saturday night.
were Instructed to keep sharp lookout for all
saloon keepers violating the Excise laws.
The first arrest was made at IL o'clock yes
terday morning by Policeman Hass elbauck OF
the Twentieth precinct. The policeman
caught Joseph Lang. saloon keeper at 534
BushwIch avenue. selling a pint OF beer to a
minor. John McKeon. ~ years old. q bar
tender for Timothy q. Hare at 4l0 Flushing
avenue: Patrick Nolan. 80 years old. bnr-
tender for Patrick Casey at 225 Myrtle avenue;
Franz Kellar aged 40. n saloon keeper at
679 Franklin avenue; Hugh Mckenna. "a.
OF 207 Bridge street. and George johnson. ~.
Of 100 Raymond street. were also arrested for
violating the excise lava Sam Zimmerman.
- years old. OF 225 Christopher street was
locked UP for preventing "A policeman from
srrestinE Sam SUPERB. a saloon keeper. at SUIT
ter avenue and Christopher street. During the
scuffle between the policeman and thinner
man Supero ESCAPED.
In .Williamsburgh nearly every saloon was
loon keepeTs rem9vsd the shades from In
pended. Not a few OF the saloon keepers, when
they got the tin on Saturday night that the
their best customers. and, asa result. some OF
those laid in small stock oil liquor or beer In
the sixteenth and Eighteenth wards. where
nearly all the PROVERBS nre and most Of the in
habitnnts are German. there was great indlg
patton sEainst the enforcement OF the e, Excise
ton ot tho city. while they had their places
closed up. conducted business In their apart
The men6ers OF the Brooklyn TEMPERANCE
League were in II Iubilant mood during the
meeting OF the organization in the Union As-
sembly Rooms. at south Third street and Bed
ford avenue. YESTERDAY afternoon. The at
tendance was, much larger than at any OF the
previous Sunday meetings. EHrly IN the day
the League assigned private detectives to diff:
ferent parts OF tho city 70 watch saloons and
report any violations of the Excise law. A. II.
Walker was Chairman of the meeting. He be-
gan his address with tho reading OF reports
from the private detectives as follows:
saloon at Kent avenue and Myrtle avenue open.
Twelve men ensered IN ten minutes while police
'sic"n Of casper Martin a, 7c5 ns Ka!b avenue.
Twenty two men enietnd ~ tlirty minutes
saoSn ct saS De nab avenue. Seven men and one
woman entered IN nttetn minutes
saloon ~ No lie kab avenue. Five men entered in
ssloon At so Myrtle avenue. Seven men entered in
saloon ~ ~ Myrtle avenue. SIX men entered in
saloon al i,OIc Myrtle avenue. Eight men entered
in hftcen minutes
Mayor schiercn." began Mr.. Walker nc
knowlrdgcd the receipt OF the various reports
that have hocn made at our meetings held n4
hundays from time to time, and from what
lave heard he has ordered that tho law must
lie enforced To-day In vi.w ~ this. every
Mayor"
gr !. y stCaF E, s,raase on Tho Necessity
Mayor Schieren has shaken up the police
force" said Mr.. Stearns and we should do
our best in assisting him to see that tho Excise
day and we all pay 10 God that he may con-
tinuo III" good work. 4 New York Sunday Is
rrS6E2n is me Tue Tenn 10 snSs
League believes In creating a public sen;i-
mont against the liquor tranic. We must CON
drink Il had for their health. Statistics show
that while an absainer liyca on m average
,hirty.fonr and halt i'i years Sicohoi is
poison nota medicine. and tho liquor traffic
10 nothing less than - lAwhrclkeE"
The hey. ;. IA spar also spoke.