New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-04
TO CONFER ON EXCISE CASES
POLICE COMMISSIONERS AND THE CITY
MAGISTRATES.


DISMISSAL OF TWO COMPLAINTS AGAINST BAR
TENDERS DIspLEAsEs MR. ROOSEVELT AND
HIS ASSOCIATES OK THE BOARD.
At the Police Board meeting yesterday letter
was received from Secretary McChntock' OF 'he
City Vigilance League OF the With Assembly DIS
trlct commencing Acting Captain O'keefe' or the
Macdougast. station for his efforts to enforce the
excise law in his precinct on Sunday. secretary
McClintock also asked the Commissioners TO sus
rest some means OF dealing with saloon-keepers
Who defy the police on Sunday. The matter was re-
ferred 10 Commissioners Parker and Andrews
The question as TO whether or not the night SUCKS
should be restored TO the policemen was discusse'
II IS contended that the police cannot MAINTAIN or
der without Them All the Commissioners FAVOR the
proposition. 1t referred for further cohs'u
GRAFTON 10 Commissioner Grant VINO Is cna''i","
NJ the order and Discipline Committee IL Is p'oo
aha that the night sticks will once more be prousht
into service. ,..
An amusing incident occurred when Commissioner
Parker read a memorandum made by PRESIDENT
Roosevelt upon the back OF paper that was SUI
mitted He inquired: what does this mean anu
then read aloud: wants 10 Kno" WHAT - ~ ~
for his bottle" go ,r,.
.1s this an Excise case?" he said with a twinkle
IN his eve as he glanced at President Roosevelt
II move that the paper be referred 10 'he p'es-
dent for Interpretation" remarked CommiSsioi''
Andrews The president musei ior lie" i'iihU'0
he
word "bott,e" several times. Then he hnany ue
cled that the word was brother instead OF Do'''e
and that some man was anxious TO Know wha'
should be done for his brother
Capta,n RYAN. of the Highbrdge station, sent
rcport 10 the Commissioners which stated 'hat ~
uceman O'Brien. of his command. last sunday ar
rested the proprietor of hotel on Seasw'cA-ase.
who allowed LIQUOR to be sold on the veranda OF HIS
hotel The prisoner was arraigned IN 'ne -"V'
risania Court but City Magistrate Corhei o'S
charged him on the ground that he couid sell nq"o'
IN any mart of his hotel except the barroom When
,ba renort was read Commissioner Parker saiu'
"Mr. President. l think this matter s"ouiu DC
referred II is a. case where the police court neu-
tralizes the efficiency of the police wouid ihe u
have It referred to Commissioner Andrews ana III! =
aI will do So" answered the president; and
have several other cases OF the SAM he foowed up
Decisions of this sort simply make the e"of's u
tne Poneg I Roosevelt had another Of similar
nature produce: Captain Inompson, VI ' renortea
and sda. james
iast sunday arrested Frederick Benin. bartender
ISp .a West Onehundred twenty hfth-st The
policemen get drinks without STylg as te"
discharged the prisoner the ground that IL Deiis
a hotel he justified in selling ms rfpUI, was
President Roosevelt sent letter YESTERDAY aIter.
City Magstrate tIan nnr, wnS 1res
ing for a meeting of the Magistrates and the Poiice
commissioners
cether regarding the Excise law, THIS step IS
nrompted by the action OF two Of the Magistrates
in discharging persons arrested for excise violation
where the police contend they had case against
them. <..-,oo, or
Acting Chief Conlin Yesterday afternoon 9r
had been doing duty in the Tenderloin precinct
for long time to other stations and sent ten Cthe
ten men which the Chief has taken out of the
Tenderloin within a short period
I've want some new young blood in the Tender
loin" said the Chief. ut is important precinct.
and Captain Pickett has been greatly hampered by
ha wing a lot OF men around him who have been in
the precinct for years These men have become too
familiar with saoon-kecpers. and performed their
duties in a careless manner