New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-30
LIQUOR LICENSES FOR HOTELS.

THE EXcIsE BOARD MUST RErEAR THE BELL
WOODS AppIlcATIoN-A COMPLAINT AGAINST
THE COMPTON HOUSE wITHDRAwN
The question OF granting a license to William Con
nair. the proprietor of the Beilwood ho'e'' al
Twenty -fourth-st and Thir1-ave.. was again peiore
Judge Bischoff IN the Court OF Common iieas yes
terdiy The Excise Commissioners refused 10 grant
I. license to the hotc. proprietor some time ago,
upon the ground that 1t was not III pace 'o'
license. charges having been made against IL 10y s~'
eral Parkhurst agents. Judge BiSchoH' however re-
versed the action OF the Commissioners. ana dlrec'eu
them to rehear the application Charles r. HON
man. the counsel for Cornar. informed Judge MS
chofr that tie decision had been brought 10 the
notice of the Commissioners. but tnat 'heS hah "c
cnel 10 reconsider their decision Mr. 'oh"a'r u"
an affidavit declared that when commissioner "u'
ray was informed OF the decision OF 'he 'o"'' "e
said that under no circumstances would he SANCTION
the granting OF a license to any OF Inc FAST sue
hote,s.
Julius NJ Mayer the counsel to the boali' eo"-
tended that the Commissioners were Jusu"cu III
their attitude.
Judge Blachon then made an order requiring the
Excise Board 10 rehear the Application io' "o
license He said he had expressly avoided granting
a mandamus but II the Board dii not soon grant
rehearing he would issue mandamus to con'pei IL
do
Agent bennett. Of the Par6hursf society "auc
complaint to the Excise Board against the compton
House. at Th,ri-ave and Twenty-fourth-st. ana
asked to have its license revoked on tne s'ou III
snnearei before the Board yesterday afternoon and
announced that on the adv y, r Th the COM
paint because the evidence was OF me same
character as that in the case asaiSt I,nlraw Was
The Excise Board Yesterday sgnsi rsH ce%ss s
, sniI snors Mr. MAYER as counsel the bsAd
to whom was efe Trs The license to pace Where
sparrlng exhibitions were sometimes hs'u iiivr
that there nothing in the way oi s'"'''s
renewal
THE CASE OF THE CHINESE ThEAlH|'
Acting Captain Young. OF the Elzabeth-s' s'a-
ton made "A report TO the Police 'o'niI'sS''
Yesterday the complaint of Gnu rons "''o
others interested in the Chinese Theatre IN DoSe''
St that he was prosecuting the Cinnamon anu
interfering with what they say are re'if'ou" -.
vices at the Chinese Theatre on sunday "'sn''
The report told OF the arrest OF tho e'sh' "o'o' "
costume on July 81 and continued;
The theatre was closed last evening one zs'n as
result OF an inquiry made by J. IL iioila '.,hsr
would arrest Them for performing he was ~
formed tina, If heE aPPsarsd D So 'ms them but
II they appeared In the costumes they "ear oi,
the during the week WITH MASKS ' ham TO
arrest them. written protest was ser'en o on ',e
BY Mr. Hoanaer noy dam"s s " caused by the
closing OF the theatre -.
! president Roosevelt Informed his colleagues that
/ Fong had complained 10 nm hpo"' P'S ''"'''
nm SATURDAY. The Commissioners agreed 10 ct inc
Courts decide whether the performance gwen q,
,Ss f'h,nesc Theatre on Sundays was a violation
| OF Law OF not
ARRESTED FOR RAKING FLOWER BEDS.
joseph Icibcrtz thiriy-eight years Old VINO lives
| In a ncat little cottage at No. l.OS Prospec-aVe'
WAS rakng In his front yard Sunday afternoon
among some flower beds. when Policeman NC
! carthv OF the Morrisania police station. Passcd
and told him that he violating the sunday law
and that he would have TO stop. l'eiberiz mug
nantly refused, and was placed under arrest, lie
spent an hour In tho station before he was released
! on bail When he arragn'd In the Morr'shhih
! Court Yesterday Mccarthy told his story Mas'S
tra,e Crane did listen to any defence Dat aSNs'
m. uollceman: us that all the prisoner was do
ing?"
Eyes. sir
"I)o Won consider that crime
eft ~ n violation OF the law" Mccarthy repheh'
.'rhe prisoner IL Discharged said Magistrate
Crane and turning to the policeman. ADDED. Try
and use a little better judgment the next Time Eo"
come before me .., 1900. IA. ramao
Hilbert forty -four years old and Charles swsnsen
twenty-five years old. three hover-dealers OF Wool
lawn were selling flowers In the cemetery on sun
| day as has been their custom for years wheh
poiIcemen Nurtha and McNaly. OF the kingsbrligc
| noice station who were detailed In citizens clothes
| 10 look for violators OF the Excise law ar
rested them ...,... ,,o...r.,.
| When they were arraigncd yesterday Magistrate
| Crane said he sorry TO have 10 hoin thein TOT
| were placed In so bail each for trial.