The evening world., 1894-09-26
% " V u E0H En,
.SUPT. BYRNES
CUTS LOOSE:
He Intends to Enforce All
Laws Regardless Of
Existing Rules.
Says HE'LL WAIT NO LONGER.
The Commissioners Given Ample
Time to Act Upon His
Report
NO MORE SUNDAY SALOONS.
Excise Evidence viii Be Gathered
by Policemen in Citi-
zens' Dress.
Says HE'LL WAIT NO L0NGER..
NO MORE SUNDAY SALOONS.

Supt. Byrnes has thrown down the
gauntlet to the Police Commissioners
and declared open war.
He will, he says, go ahead, regardless
OF any rules laid down by the Police
Board, and will gather evidence against
saloon-keepers who habitually violate
the Excise laws. He has, he declares,
been hampered long enough by the rule
which governs the collecting Of evidences
In such cases.
In an Interview to-day Supt. Byrnes
made the following statement:
II propose to cut loose from every
thing that has heretofore prevented me
from exercising what have considered
10 be my pain duty In the enforcement
or the Excise Jaws.
THE Police Commissioners, BID a resolu-
tlon which ] mentioned In my recent re-
port to the Board. setting forth the rea-
sons for the failure of the Police Depart
ment to enforce proper respect for the
Excise law, hampered the Police Depart-
ment by forblddinC police officers from
obtaining evidence against saloon-keep-
ers while In citlzcEs' clothes. :
II have. / think. waited a reasonable
length of time for the Board to act upon
my report, and now ] have determined
larry in the matter Of excise Violations"
Mr.. Byrnes was most emphatic In his
statements.
He would now, he said, get evidence
rules prescribed by the Police Board.
II IT is necessary for a policeman to
wear plain clothes to get evidence,
plain clothes will be worn.
The Superintendent said that he had
already begun the war upon the excise
violators.
rigidly the Excise law with regard to
the, Sunday traffic, the Superintendent
1--WE will certainly do the very best we
IL nf this nana tnaUf
finds a saloon open and doing business
on Sunday he Is liable to dismissal II he
fails to report the fact to the Captain.
don't think that any policeman Will here
after take any such chance"
When Mr.. Byrnes's def was made
known about Police Headquarters every
hush which precedes a storm.
1nen there We're whispered interroga-
tions as TO what the outcome would be.
Some thought The superintendents &C.
fragrant character. and that there could
be no other result than that he would
be disciplined for this open defiance OF
his superiors.
Commissioner Kerwin. when asked II
It were probable that the Superintendent
might be called upon to answer TO 9
charge OF insubord l t6 SAG a,o.a -,,N
made by the Board for the government
Of police officers in obtaining evidence
In excise cases, ! am, however. with
hind him In the most vigorous enforce
ment OF the law that he can reasonably
suggest "
guilty OF an act of insubordination in is
suing orders such as he Is said to have
issued to-day II will raise an issue In
Superintendent will be very. severely dis
ciplined for this overt act"
Commissioner Kerwin intimated that
he sympathized with the position 61,,d taken .s
port him in his fight against any mem.
bers OF the Board who might attempt
to prevent, him from doing his duty;
what ne thought the probable action of
the Board would be. It Is claimed that
he also was in sympathy with the
nit himself. He said he did not know
that the order OF the Superintendent
was contrary to any rule or resolution
OF the Department. but II 1t was he was
The busy bee is not more active than
the metropolitan police Just now;
Excise violators. tramps' pesgaI
with zeal that is unprecedented. -
The immediate. moving cause TOT al, AZ
strict injunction laid upon, every in
spector and captain several days ago
by Supt. Byrnes that the law, would
have to, be enforced, let the chips ny
AS a result of last nights police activ-
ity, the Tombs. Essex and Jefferson .
Markets and Yorkville courts were fair
ly flooded this morning with saloon I
keepers and bartenders. tramps and beg
CARS, thieves and cut-throats and othes
law breakers. ranging almost along the1
whole gamut OF crime.
The total number OF excise arrests was ,
seventy-six, while there were no less /
than one hundred and three Migrants,
The LIST Of Excise Offenders In Jeffer- ,
son Market Court Is:
Louis RIehl 40 Seventh avenue; Oscar Will
ner 233 East Thirteenth street: George Basse-
mir II Leonard street; p, F. Gerbaeh, i5I West.i
Thirty-hrSt street; Fred Buck liza Ludlow street
William Mayer, 223 Tenth avenue; A. +, Ring0. /
i23 Eighth avenue; n, Schwarck. rs Bloom-f
neld street, Hoboken; George wenland, 2eS West1
Seventeenth street: William Bihu, 4s6 Weat1
Thirty-ninth street, and William Keys sl2 East
ThiTty-seyenth street. ~
The police doing duty in the Yorkyill6
district managed to make thirty-four
Excise arrests after l o'clock this morn
ing. The prisoners in each INSTANCES
were held for trial by Justice Meade.
at the Yorkville Court to-day.
The names of the prisoners are.
Cornelius zoAms, 1907 Second avenue; Thome4l
CAtrey. S01 Third avenue; Thomas Gun !1s Third
avenue; George w. Riessenberg. T55 Third ave-
nue.: Robert LonEhsad. $50 Third avenue; AnEn.t