New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-01
IT WAS a DRY SUNDAY.
4 STRONG PULL" WAS REQUIRED TO
GET \ DRINK N \ BARROOM.
EXCISE ARRESTS NUMBERED 2iO-HOTELs COULD
SELL WHAT THEY = PLEASED. But
'GROWLERs" WE'RE DRIVEN
OFT OF BUSINESS.


Sauntorng along what might be called the sirloln
section of the tenderloin district yesterday the re-
1rer picked up near the police station In West
Thlrtieth-st piece # paper which contained some
writing IN bold hand. The characters were as
firm and massive-' poling barrel of beer ana
was rlan that the VINO welded the Ten was
p bartender or the proprietor Of a liquor store
himself Is the reporter finished re- dins me
paper he heard the heavy tramp Of feet. and as
he turned to who It was belated citizen
shouted: That's mine"
"Oh." said the reporter.
Yes" said he that's mine. ! copied It ycs;'r-
day in The jefferson Market Court. Police Justice
Hogan quoting the law Abolt liquor places ana
I asked permission to jot down this paragraph, for
I'm in tine business myself
This is what it says:
Section 2S Rights Of officers on licensed prem ses:
livery officer authorized to make -rrss;.s n cfin-
iual process in any city or town IN Malch any
licensed premises are snatcd my arc @neT rPeH
by the license to be kept open for carrying on the
licensed business therein.
Its fact. boss" said big. tall member OF the
force. who vas standing only a ;ew feet oway and
overheard the conversation.
81 know IT," answered the reporter. lie then
said 10 the man Of liquor and The Of me club:
suppose the criminal code should contain section
permitting policemen to enter n house in when 1t
was known that man WAS going t. be Killed at
all hours Of the day ami night. except the hour or
the minute when they were fully certain hat the
murder WAS actually taking place. would that --
Never mind i'm. Jimmy" said the "cop.' as
he put his hand threaeninGy on The spot where
his club was. that fellow is Lexow man. |
think you had better move on. See?
This occurred early yesterday morning. for the re
porter had been around once after midnight trying
to do a little detective work his own account He
entered several barrooms in Thlrd-ave. and got
what he wanted. There some trouble. some
careful, scrutiny. and the remark OF the proprietor
who stool guard without, ana or one OF the bar
tenders who stood guard within the door, to the
effect that "Wr've got to he a little more careful
now" was both timely and well chosen.
CAPTAIN Strauss is slated for appearance before
the Lexow Committee. sill this doesn't seem to
disturb him great deal. for in the early hours
Of yesterday morning and throughout the day it
was possible TO get what one wanted within the
sphere of his authority. The reporter vent TO
place In Thrd-ave which is in Captain Strauss
precinct. The proprietor recognized him and let
him In. Two policemen were standing al
Joining and him 20 in and come out.
They were stalwart fellows. and their hearing was
good. In the stiffness Of the morning, and eX-
cept when the elevated Numbered by or the
cable pulled up with their creaking' rasping
noise. the sound OF the cash register as the bar
tender rung up the price of the rounds noated out
upon the air and struck those two pocemen-or
as they are called otlicers-with such force that
there came dnging in their ears.
Jus, then the reporter came up and said. IN ap-
parent good faith II suppose they are ali closed
up?'
"Oh." on. Of them replied ";he diyl wan at al.
is open to-day"
How about the drus-s;ores?"
''Thems worse" he SAL. Thin is al oren. but
The divl A inlns there Is TO drink a. al. a, AL
Il just got drink over there" said he reporter
We DID, i'll ye? Wei. now ye have cheek %
c,iu an tel So broke tn law. Now - havH
r.
u {, hadn't a been for hat. man might pass ~
for years an not know what Was gon' oa Bui .ook
D., this" am b. pulled Section Is oat OF his pocket
"of.rr" man III. r,p1rt,r-lt ,lckes one q these
fellows 20 b- Gale! OH cer-'you are IKE ine man
whose innrmtes w,re such ihtt nr "is oo,isei ~ 81
real b, h- sense Of touch aI- for tnl- purpose ne
haI o book with .sei letters. 49, 800
w 'ii Si'' n"' ,,,. ss,if'i.n diversion
"Ecct'sr." answered the reporter. as he kept
AZ respectful distance. because You ieel ""a'
Thr .ha!.s on the hquor-storc window We're
drawn closer stil. the rns ot the cash REGISTER
continued clear ami sharp AZ brief intervals while
he Policeman turned on his heel, and as be
marched up the block pulled out section 81 OF the
Excise law and began once more reading II. In
one respect a recort was made Yesterday and that
v.as mar no policeman In uniform coult get
drink Tbs was genuine grievance. of cours"
iay no more than could Rome he built up. but
II only far to Superintendent hFrnr- 10 SaE
,t,ennt to enforce the iNcse law IN New-York
broke the record for similar work on any SUNDAY
within tho last nfteen years. AM the record i
may he remembered. dates from the aimnistra-
ton OF Abram :. Hewitt. Who Wied TO step the fhe
sale II liquor SUNDAYS. but with 4 hostile 70
llce Department. rings OF hostile pohtc3hs ana
public sentiment that was slnggSh n, ana inert an
preston that lasted more than day.
THE "GRoWLER' TRADE / EMoRALIzED.
II IS not lbs The number OF arrests that We're made
that the work Of the department; is t. b" juIsed
1t is by the small percentage OF people who could
get served with drinks IN comparison with previous
sundays. when everybody could get served; and by
the physical examination which this small percent
aSs hri 10 ma IN hor1rst ..6au Of rarlnany
Han was duly mixed. shaken and passed oyer the
% ~ lsst and Il Vas the bearer Of this curious
vessel ana not the innocent tin itself that in
yar!by became The grow er after many truitiess
search Of "a pint" In the thckiy populated section
east Of the Bowery. whore strikes are frequent
abundant where the great majority know - much
about American institutions as a eat does about A
game OF chess. ana care about a. much. and "here
beer = al that Is drunk when there is any money
FOR drink. the 'growlrr' trade was almost com
ont by many Nho have recently arrived that they
when they had earned enough money 10 buy shoes
and retreat in COOL order - such centres OF ciyH
mountain passes OF Hungary and the Trans, lYanan
Alps.
tain Weigand This used u be Captain Crosss
place until the Police commissioners dismissed
him There y poHcenlam hdinru 'o'h III inns inns
station. who was an unwilling witness before the
IrNow Committee To answer the charges Of carl
Wcvncr who was willing witness. that Conn
WAS prosecuting him. tChu told the committee
that he went into saloon next door to the sta
ton. "disguiscd,' to buy. and obtain evidence OF
the infraction OF the Excise law The reporter
asked the sergeant II COIN was doing excise duty
yesterday.
Now anybody who is not known to the ayerase
Sergeant at the desk in "A police station in the
city Of New York, VINO Is not politician with
a pull" must be OF the studied insoence
with which the average citizen Is treated who dar,S
To inquire about anything. The sergeant was writ
Ing, and he continued writing loisurcly Tor some
minutes before answering. Then H. looked up. his
brows knit with anger and a Tammany s'Owl
sweeping across his face. he said almost ncrCely.
"Who are you?' The reported told him. Then he
began again TO write. and the reporter asked him
II many excise arrests had been made. ana he said:
why do you wish TO know" The reporter told
him.
About ten or eleven" he growled. without look
ing up.